Tuesday, August 26, 2008
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Saturday, August 2, 2008
monthly post
Man I have been failing as a blogger lately. Luckily Ty has kept up the posting. Good work dude.
Been a crazy month- made it back east to do some races and get a small vacation in. Vacations are never as relaxing as you hope and I didn't really get a whole lot of rest/down time in but did have a great time. Had two OK races back there- not my best days but not my worst. I suffered like a dog in the hot humid weather for some reason. Maybe I am getting used to the nice dry climate here.
After the Mt. Snow short track I packed up my bike and flew to St. Louis MO. for a sales meeting. I finally made it back to Salt Lake Wednesday night after a few days of too much drinking and lots of shitty food. I worked Thursday in the office and then left bright and early to Jackson on Friday to work up there and do the ICUP race. It took my legs a lap to wake up from a week without riding but they started to come around on the 2nd and I managed to get away for the win. Sunday I did this dual hill climb thing. Nothing but a whole lot of suffering there- and the "mtb" portion climbs a road for 35 minutes. Then 5 minutes of dirt road and 6 of 1 track. A cross bike would be the ride of choice there. Sammi came up for the weekend and we went up to Teton National Park after and swam in a lake. Cold but nice.
I worked Mon/Tues up there and drove straight to Solitude to see what I could salvage in the overall standings up there. If nothing else I have solidified 3rd- not too bad for missing 2 races.
All that's left me pretty worked- just in time for Outdoor Retailer this week. Yahoo! Here are some random pics-
this guy wandered in to our camp at sunrise
han and i after a weekly vt. race
looking stoked after windham
and this is what i miss most about VT besides the fam...
Been a crazy month- made it back east to do some races and get a small vacation in. Vacations are never as relaxing as you hope and I didn't really get a whole lot of rest/down time in but did have a great time. Had two OK races back there- not my best days but not my worst. I suffered like a dog in the hot humid weather for some reason. Maybe I am getting used to the nice dry climate here.
After the Mt. Snow short track I packed up my bike and flew to St. Louis MO. for a sales meeting. I finally made it back to Salt Lake Wednesday night after a few days of too much drinking and lots of shitty food. I worked Thursday in the office and then left bright and early to Jackson on Friday to work up there and do the ICUP race. It took my legs a lap to wake up from a week without riding but they started to come around on the 2nd and I managed to get away for the win. Sunday I did this dual hill climb thing. Nothing but a whole lot of suffering there- and the "mtb" portion climbs a road for 35 minutes. Then 5 minutes of dirt road and 6 of 1 track. A cross bike would be the ride of choice there. Sammi came up for the weekend and we went up to Teton National Park after and swam in a lake. Cold but nice.
I worked Mon/Tues up there and drove straight to Solitude to see what I could salvage in the overall standings up there. If nothing else I have solidified 3rd- not too bad for missing 2 races.
All that's left me pretty worked- just in time for Outdoor Retailer this week. Yahoo! Here are some random pics-
this guy wandered in to our camp at sunrise
han and i after a weekly vt. race
looking stoked after windham
and this is what i miss most about VT besides the fam...
crest from the house
headed out early from the house, up big, down crest, down millcreek and back to the house. Sweet ride up big before it got too hot, good times on crest. Unfortunately Alex stacked it super hard on a loose corner (no stitches this time!)
pretty crowded day on the trail
alex showing off the squirting feature on his new hydration pack
check out the crash aftermath
dust and blood
back home and ready to hose off
pretty crowded day on the trail
snack time
alex showing off the squirting feature on his new hydration pack
check out the crash aftermath
dust and blood
back home and ready to hose off
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