Anyone else look at the cyclocross calendar lately? (this is only for Portland area) August 24th: Kruger’s Kermesse Farm Crit 31st (I would assume): Kruger’s Kermesse Farm Crit September 3rd: Alpenrose CCX Clinic 7th: Kruger’s Kermesse Farm Crit 8th: Vanport[...]
Archive for June, 2008
Team ride + track + cx = dead legs
The story starts on Friday night. Our team had it’s monthly last Friday meeting at the Lucky Lab, where I consumed a decent amount of beer (a pitcher), which was then followed by a few of us migrating to the Gypsy, where car bombs were the name of the game. Thankfully I elected not to [...][...]
June 6th, 2008 - 9:57 am § in Cycling
105 no more & how to buy a bike
I’ll admit that when I go to bike shops for test rides, I still feel like I’m in the dark. OK, I know what component level I want, I have a vague idea about wheels (as in, those are important and expensive, I should see what’s on there), and I know when a bike will [...][...]
June 5th, 2008 - 10:48 am § in Race Reports, Racing
Race Report: Mt Tabor #1
Well, what can I say. My legs were in it, but my head wasn’t. Just goes to show you can be the strongest rider there (I wasn’t), but if you have no plan and sit on the front, you’re doomed to a mid-pack finish. I learned a few things, or should I say remembered a [...][...]
June 3rd, 2008 - 9:40 pm § in Running
Still running…
Wow, looks like I’m sticking with the whole running twice a week thing. It’s a strange thing: 80% of me is totally fit and saying “hey, let’s go! This is easy! 30 minutes, I could go all day!” And then 20% of me, namely all those muscles that stabilize everything while [...]
June 1st, 2008 - 7:03 pm § in Race Reports
Race Report – Silverton Road Race
Well. Let me start out with some blog excerpts from last year’s Silverton race. This race was my very first race on a bicycle, other then a triathlon. I was nervous, I didn’t understand teams, or road racing, or really much of anything. Wow. All I can say, is this was not a good introduc[...]
May 7th, 2008 - 10:00 am § in Uncategorized
MTB Short Track Series
[ June 30, 2008; July 7, 2008; July 14, 2008; July 21, 2008; July 28, 2008; ] out at the PIR Motocross course. hell ya![...]
May 7th, 2008 - 9:50 am § in Uncategorized
Silverton Road Race
[ June 1, 2008; ] Will update when flier is posted.[...]
March 15th, 2008 - 9:49 pm § in Uncategorized
Elkhorn Stage Race
[ June 20, 2008 to June 22, 2008. ] holy crap.[...]
