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Cherish

Well, up until about 10pm last night, I’d have to say this past weekend was definitely one of the greatest.  That was all thrown out the door though when Lizzy started throwing up last night and constantly whining.  I thought at first she might have had just an upset stomach, but then she was throwing [...]

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More or less the same

Things have been pretty much more or less of the same on the training front. Been riding the cross bike on the snow covered roads. Much more fun with the new powertap on her. Put in 3 hours Jens factor 4, on Saturday. It was snowing pretty good all ride. Even found a super fun [...]

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Hardcore 24 Course Recon

Well, it’s that time of the season again. Time to dig in and get ready for the 24 hour solo effort this coming weekend at the Hardcore 24 in Naples. It’s at a completely new venue this year, Ontario County Park and thus it’s a whole new ballgame. The fellas at Park Ave and Groc [...]

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Getting ready

Been lagging a bit with the blog posts, but things have been super busy. Summer racing and training is into full swing and the push is on for the Hardcore 24 next month. 5 weeks to get in some heavy training and bring my form up in time for a solo effort at the race. [...]

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Night Rider

Last night, hooked up with the Hollow-Geneva Crew for a night ride out at the MPH. It’s been quite a while since the whole gang got back together. It was a rippingly fast blast of a trail, thanks to Suzanne who had gotten out and leaf blown the whole entire network! Lizzy even got to [...]

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Living for the weekend

Living for the weekend

Yesterday, I made the road trip up to Vail, CO to visit some family. It was really cool to see them and hang out and go out to dinner. They live in Georgia and I only get to see them every few years. Had a great dinner, then walked around the ski village a bit. [...]

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Two fer’

Two fer’

Man, yesterday it was crazy windy here in Boulder. Although temps were decent, the sustained 40mph winds with 60+ mph gusts kept me off the bike. Luckily, monday was a nice day and I put in a nice recovery ride to keep the legs stimulated. Seeing as today was such a nice day, but I [...]

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Lookin’ on Lookout Mountain

Lookin’ on Lookout Mountain

It was a bit chilly this morning, and I wanted to grab the mountain bike and get out for some fun. I decided to take Lizzy with me and head down to Lookout mountain. Basically and up then down. Starting in Golden, climbing up to Windy Saddle and then to the top of Lookout Mt. [...]

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Gateway Ride; then some hiking with the Lizzy Girl

Gateway Ride; then some hiking with the Lizzy Girl

Today, was the Boulder area’s big weekend ride: The Gateway Ride. Temps and conditions couldn’t have been better. A good sized group of maybe 30-40 showed up and it was gametime. I rolled over a bit early and tooled around while I waited and the group slowly formed, I decided to use the facilities, and [...]

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Skiing with Lizzy

Skiing with Lizzy

The past few days have been quite cold. There’s still a bit of snow on the ground and in my never-ending quest to stay completely off the trainer, I’ve strapped on the xc ski’s a few times and even hit the gym. This week is a rest week for me so it pretty much works [...]

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