Note to blog master at: http://sickboy.dyndns.org/blog/
Stop being a wuss and fix your blog.
Or at least post your racer blog links so I have something to read at work.
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Cross or mtb?
Which should I ride for my return to Chequamegon this year?
My cross bike or my mountain bike?
My cross bike or my mountain bike?
Saturday, August 19, 2006
A piece of humble pie
It all started some 3 or 4 years ago at the Powder Monkey when I got my first taste of DNF. The course was much the same as it was thie past weekend with the little exception of a slight drizzle. It was just enough to make all the roots and rocks super slippery. I had raced here a few times over what's now 16 years of racing. But that day 3 or 4 years ago was to be my toughest race. Guess I couldn't hack it with all the real mountain biking conditions; rocks, roots tight twisty single track, and long climbs.
So the only monkey this weekend was the one on my back. To date this has been my best season but I knew that all the races leading up to this point were, for the most part, easy. And knowing that this was the race that started a series of DNF's for me, I'll admit it, I was concerned at the start. I thought I felt pretty good. Enough to think that I could actually do well, maybe top 5 overall. Au contraire.
From the gun up the first climb I was gasping for air. Not good. Lost contact with the main group before reaching the summit. This was bad 'cause I knew that the single track would string things out quickly. Halfway through the 1st of two laps I knew I was in trouble. Then Cory Gross came up on me and I told him that I wasn't going to let him get away. Well, I let him get away alright. I felt like that basketball movie were the pro's got their skills taken away from them. It was like racing as a beginner. No offense to beginner riders. I just felt like I was racing two levels below normal. Shortly after that the Grizz came up and blew right past. He's like the Randy Moss of single track. He was up until he picked the wrong line and went ass over tea kettle. I came down a rocky decent and he's just getting to his feet and putting his shades back on his face. This was really too bad 'cause he was smokin'. So we rode together for the rest of the race .
8/30/06
So I started this entry weeks ago and am now getting back to finish it. When I started this entry I was kinda thinkin' that my mtb season was over... Well I've decided to try and hit the St. Cloud race after Chequamegon. I figure that course might better suit me and that I might be able to make up some lost points, not to mention get the Monkey off my back, again! Besides, after the St. Cloud mtb race I'll be bidding farewell to mtb for a year and focusing in on road racing.
Oh yes, the transformation has begun!
So the only monkey this weekend was the one on my back. To date this has been my best season but I knew that all the races leading up to this point were, for the most part, easy. And knowing that this was the race that started a series of DNF's for me, I'll admit it, I was concerned at the start. I thought I felt pretty good. Enough to think that I could actually do well, maybe top 5 overall. Au contraire.
From the gun up the first climb I was gasping for air. Not good. Lost contact with the main group before reaching the summit. This was bad 'cause I knew that the single track would string things out quickly. Halfway through the 1st of two laps I knew I was in trouble. Then Cory Gross came up on me and I told him that I wasn't going to let him get away. Well, I let him get away alright. I felt like that basketball movie were the pro's got their skills taken away from them. It was like racing as a beginner. No offense to beginner riders. I just felt like I was racing two levels below normal. Shortly after that the Grizz came up and blew right past. He's like the Randy Moss of single track. He was up until he picked the wrong line and went ass over tea kettle. I came down a rocky decent and he's just getting to his feet and putting his shades back on his face. This was really too bad 'cause he was smokin'. So we rode together for the rest of the race .
8/30/06
So I started this entry weeks ago and am now getting back to finish it. When I started this entry I was kinda thinkin' that my mtb season was over... Well I've decided to try and hit the St. Cloud race after Chequamegon. I figure that course might better suit me and that I might be able to make up some lost points, not to mention get the Monkey off my back, again! Besides, after the St. Cloud mtb race I'll be bidding farewell to mtb for a year and focusing in on road racing.
Oh yes, the transformation has begun!
Monday, August 14, 2006
Wiken Wimps @ Welch
Well what can I say. No WWW this year. I knew I wasn't ready with the lack of training but I thought I'd do better then 7th. Oh but I'll take it. It was nice to make it back to Welch after 3 years of missing it for various reasons.
And the rain/downpour was something I haven't experienced for at leat 10 years. I'm just glad I had the Wall behind me before it really came down. Poor Grizz. He got the pleasure of dragging his mud caked bike for the last lap. Sorry man. Once that rain came down it completely changed that race.
I was pretty pleased with how well I rode under those conditions. I was able to push myself without loosing control thus putting more distance on those behind me. Speaking of behind, Dan started kinda late do to his lack of shoes that he realized after picking up his bib#. He went all the way to bloomington and back starting some 20 minutes in arrears to the group. Nice job anyway Dan!Next up Powder Monkey...
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
H WooD Dakota Tech Race
Source: www.rally-live.comHad an awesome time tonight. That's a fun course-- my first time. Maybe I didn't race the smartest race, but I wasn't there to doing anything big. Just check the legs for this weekends mtb race at Welch. Looking back I'm kinda kicking myself. It would have been fun to see what I could have done if I would have stayed in the pack or gone off the front. Either way I was happy with my perfomance. So happy that I think I'll trade-in the knobbies next year and just focus on racing road. Since the Grizz didn't show I don't have any pics, but here's one that shows how I felt.
Friday, August 04, 2006
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