At some point in the near future I will post up all my write ups about Santa Barbara. It was an amazing trip that thoroughly tired me out, although to be honest I had much more energy at the end of every day then I thought, and by the end of the week I felt [...][...]
February 7th, 2010 - 4:44 pm § in Deep Thoughts
Looking out over Santa Barbara
I see palm trees and green spread across the city I see the ocean and smell the salt in the air I can see sailboats and large white rigs dotting the water I hear exotic birds, hiding in the palms, calling to one another I feel the cool breeze and warm sun on my skin But there’s one thing I [..[...]
February 3rd, 2010 - 7:51 am § in Deep Thoughts
Age: A pre-mid-life crisis
I felt old for the first time ever today. I received my new 2010 OBRA membership card in the mail with my upcoming age printed in big black letters: RACING AGE: 27 Gulp. Thank you OBRA, I’m officially going through a pre-mid-life crisis. I’ve been in a strange head space lately, pretty m[...]
February 1st, 2010 - 9:07 pm § in MTB, Ride Reports
Mountain bike FAIL; Lacamas Lake FAIL
While I’ve had a lot of janky bike moments on the trail in the past (“oh you appear to be missing two of your chain ring bolts”), I’ve never actually been forced to turn around because of them. Well, there’s a first time for everything. The weather didn’t look pre[...]
January 24th, 2010 - 2:11 pm § in Ride Reports
Big motherfucking weekend
Saturday morning I decided I wanted to have my legs ripped off. I wanted to hurt so much all I could think about was each pedal stroke and how only through extreme concentration could I keep from vomiting all over my handlebars. And so I went for my first race paced team ride. It was a [...][...]
January 22nd, 2010 - 10:07 pm § in Deep Thoughts, MTB
Ode to Forest Park
When Brett was killed, I rode my mountain bike in Forest Park. When me and A broke up, I rode my mountain bike in Forest Park. And, now, today, I rode my mountain bike in Forest Park through a few inches of slippery rutted mud on fire lane 5, giggling as I almost went over the edge [...][...]
