Rich (my brother) and I just beat the rain today. He wanted to get into shape because he plans on doing the race at Pontiac Lake in 2 weeks. He rode my road bike and I road my mtn. bike. It worked out good because he had the advantage of speed on the road bike. We did one long lap and one regular lap of stony and ended up with 16 miles. The second we pulled into the parking lot the clouds opened up and the rain came down.
Yesterday I rode with the group at stony as well. We only did 2 long laps but it was horribly windy and cold. Those 2 laps really felt like 4. Wish I could count my miles that way. I won't ride till wednesday if the weather is nice. Miles to date 232 I'm posting MY miles so no one would question my mileage count... even though I'm dead last in the competition now. If anyone ever decides to question me, I'll have proof and a file that documents all my rides.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Today I rode with the family. Brandy, Jen, Art, Matt, Rich and I went to Stony Creek. I saw Pauly at the parking lot and chatted with him for a few while the rest of the crew started their first lap. I had my road bike and did 2 laps alone while they did their first lap. We took a minute break and then I rode with everyone for my 3rd lap. For the first 2 miles I rode single legged to work on my strength but was pretty bored with that. After we got back from that lap, Jen and Art decided they weren't gonna do another lap and I was a little disappointed because I wanted to keep riding. They told me that they wanted to see how fast I could do a lap. So, I went to the bathroom and by the time I came back to the car, they all had taken bets on my time. Brandy thought 18 minutes and everyone else went up from there. I said if I beat their lowest time then I get the money... a whopping $5. Well I did the lap in just over 17 minutes. Pretty sweet my average on that lap was 21 mph... not bad for my 4th lap that day. Thanks doubters! This years mileage count now up to 196 and I plan on riding some more tomorrow too!
Thursday, March 27, 2008
2007 Race Season (Beginner 19-29)
| April 15 | | 1st |
| April 22 | | 9th |
| May 6 | | 4th |
| May 19 | 12 Hours of Addison Oaks (29 & under solo) | 5th |
| June 3 | Hanson Hills Challenge XC (CPS) | 2nd |
| June 10 | Bloomer Park XC (USAC XC) | 1st |
| June 30 | Stony Creek | 2nd |
| July 15 | Ruby Campground XC (USAC XC) | 4th |
| July 29 | Stony Creek TT (CPS & USAC TT) | 1st |
| August 19 | Fort Custer TT (USAC TT) | 5th |
| August 26 | | 2nd |
| August 29 | Maybury Chapter Benefit XC (CPS) | 12th |
| September 9 | Stony Creek XC (USAC XC) | 3rd |
| September 23 | | 2nd |
| September 30 | Pando Challenge XC (CPS) | 4th |
| October 20 | Gruber’s Grinder XC (Intermediate Class) (3disciplines) | 1st |
| November 10 | Iceman Cometh Challenge | 5th |
2006 Race Season (Beginner 19-29)
| August 20 | | 10th |
| August 26 | Maybury Chapter Benefit XC (CPS) | 26th |
| September 10 | Stony Creek XC (CPS) | 10th |
| September 24 | | 9th |
| October 20 | Gruber’s Grinder XC (3Disciplines) | 2nd |
My first blog!
Well after seeing so many racers had blogs, I've decided to make one myself. I have no idea if anyone will even come look at it, but I think it'll help with the motivations for two reasons. For the first reason, I will have to keep updating on all the things I do. Second, people can comment and tell me that I "rock" or "suck."
For starters, I'm up to 172 miles of riding since January 1st. I feel like I'm behind this year. Other than the weather being worse this year than last year, I wasn't able to ride for a while because I was so busy with my physical therapy. Oh yeah, and I had to wait a while to get my bike all fixed up since I broke a bunch of pieces riding thanksgiving in the Allamuchy mountains, NJ.
I haven't really had the energy to ride either. I've been on medication for a while now that I think* is making me tired all of the time. It's probably because my body has been trying to fight an infection for the last 6 weeks or more.
Nobody ever wants to ride with me, and I think that's also taking it's toll on my ride log. Riding by myself is no fun. However the people I want to ride with, don't want to ride with me because to them, "I'm really athletic." I think I'm this way because I've trained, not because I was born that way. I'm so sick of this "lazy" nation. I try all the time to motivate people into riding, and I've done an o.k. job at it. They all have bikes now, but don't ride enough. They won't get better riding once or twice a month. Enough of this, later.
For starters, I'm up to 172 miles of riding since January 1st. I feel like I'm behind this year. Other than the weather being worse this year than last year, I wasn't able to ride for a while because I was so busy with my physical therapy. Oh yeah, and I had to wait a while to get my bike all fixed up since I broke a bunch of pieces riding thanksgiving in the Allamuchy mountains, NJ.
I haven't really had the energy to ride either. I've been on medication for a while now that I think* is making me tired all of the time. It's probably because my body has been trying to fight an infection for the last 6 weeks or more.
Nobody ever wants to ride with me, and I think that's also taking it's toll on my ride log. Riding by myself is no fun. However the people I want to ride with, don't want to ride with me because to them, "I'm really athletic." I think I'm this way because I've trained, not because I was born that way. I'm so sick of this "lazy" nation. I try all the time to motivate people into riding, and I've done an o.k. job at it. They all have bikes now, but don't ride enough. They won't get better riding once or twice a month. Enough of this, later.
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