OK, I don’t normally post my poetry here, but I thought I’d shake things up a bit. Yes, it’s true! I write poetry! And I’m not, in fact, sixteen. I often set out to write lyrics or stories or a bits of a novel, but what ends up happening is something entirely different. I can’t remember who said it, but Poetry is like a one night stand, Short Stories are like a romantic interludes, and Novels are like marriages. I guess we can see where I stand on this scale. read more
August 24th, 2010 - 8:28 am § in MTB
Mountain Bike Oregon – or how I became Ice Cream Girl
I went to Mountain Bike Oregon last year with a big group of Portland Velo team mates, but back then I was a normal paying guest. This year I was a guest of a guide, which meant I got in for free, but I had to volunteer and I couldn’t take any of the shuttles. [...][...]
August 16th, 2010 - 9:34 pm § in Race Reports
Rapha Gentleman’s Race…the final chapter
Part One Part Two I haven’t done a lot of road races in the heat. The last race or ride that was anything like this was Elkhorn 2008. When the temps are above 90F and the mileage and course are this brutal, the bottom of my feet burn like there are hot coals in my shoes. My [...][...]
August 16th, 2010 - 9:57 am § in Race Reports
Rapha Race Part Deux
Part One Mindy shakes her head at us when her and Jeff catch up with us at the bottom of Pittsburg. Our fearless leader is not feeling well; he has the shakes and looks pale. Nearly out of water, we continue on with our eye for another store, but drop him almost instantly. [...][...]
August 16th, 2010 - 8:39 am § in Race Reports
Rapha Gentleman (and Ladies’) Race, Part One
When confronted with something like 125 miles, 6000+ feet of climbing (mostly on gravel), 95 degrees and a race team full of people much faster than I, my tactic is simply to not think about it until I’m on my bike and suddenly it occurs to me Oh shit what did I get myself into. [...][...]
August 9th, 2010 - 11:49 am § in MTB
Stress and Mountain biking
The past few weeks have been filled with an ungodly amount of work stress (and will continue to be for a little while). I’ve been pretty much either eating, sleeping, working or riding (which, as a side note, has kept me within my $40/week going out budget). On Saturday I got home from a four [...]
August 3rd, 2010 - 10:21 am § in MTB, Race Reports
Short Track Finale
What can I say? I had an amazing race. My original thought was to again just soft pedal the first lap to save my back. But as we lined up to start, I thought to myself: fuck it. I’m racing. I wasn’t even last coming to the first corner and managed to not be last the whole [...][...]
