Been a while

Well it has been a while since my last post I know. I have been keeping busy with work and getting ready for some fun in the sun as well and I don't mean the 13hrs of Santos (I wish that's what I meant!!) However I have been fixing some computer issues and trying to get back up and running here for about the last two weeks. I believe I have resolved the issue and am now trying out this new feature on MS Office 2007 where I can type the blog post in a word doc window and publish it without even going into the blog site. Seems pretty cool if it works. Well I am finally trying to finish my degree as well 4 more classes and I will have my B.S. in Criminal Justice – taken me a lot longer to get there than I thought it would when I started it back in the fall of 86'! Yes that is right folks 21yrs (only 18 of those in the Army so far) and more than a few deployments later I will actually accomplish that goal. Anyway I am looking to possibly hit the trail Saturday or Sunday morning probably out at Arrowhead so if you're out there I Will See You on the Trail!

Transition Time

Sebastian Says "what up?"
The Pizza Cutter has left the Bike Store!


Well it has been a slow couple of weeks around here since the Pig Race. Since I have previous vacation plans for September I won't be participating in two races I was looking forward to, Tsali and Dauset. So I figure I will start the transition period this month and get my training year started early still working on the details but I should get some pretty good training in with hopefully a full GSC schedule next summer. Anyway just taking it easy for now going to do some running and weight training and just ride for the fun of it for a while. So if your out there and riding I Will See You on the Trail!

Prespiration at the Pig

Phrase of the day- "Wow its Hot!" I think I heard Bruce make that statement about 100 times today - that was the understatement of the Summer. White wave started at 0930 and by 0940 I was sweating like it was cool I could only imagine what the Sport/Expert racers where feeling as I watched Charles and Noah do their 3 laps starting at 1130. I finally raced the hardtail for the first time ever after 4yrs of nothing but FS I took the Vertex-70 out and placed 6th at the Pig, my best finish in any event since I started racing(Things that make you go hmmmm). The support and preparation for this event was outstanding as was evident by how well the course was groomed and marked. Also excellent was the motivation provided by the volunteers that were all along the course cheering on the riders. My start was a little slow but there was plenty of area to pass and spread the field out before entering the tight twisty single track(I love that stuff!). I managed to get in the dirt in a loose rocky are of the trail on my first lap but otherwise kept it rubber side down for the entire race. Cleaned Chandlers Challenge on both laps, not in the Big ring like Charles did though(You Stud!). In my group Ron Fields placed 2nd to a serious sandbagger - anyone who can beat Ron by 2.4min definitely is sandbagging if they are in the beginner class! Monti took a 2nd in his Sport Class, Jesse did a strong finish in his class as well not sure were he finished, and Stan finished 1st for the Grandmaster class all had outstanding races. Charles and Noah finished strong especially considering neither of them has raced all season. I hung out to help clean up a little bit but even with all the water I was drinking I still had a headache from the heat and had to bail before the banquet. It was a great day overall and a good finish to the GSC series. I missed my goals for the season but am already looking forward to next year were hopefully I will be home enough to participate in a few more races and eventualy get on the podium. Unfortunately I will miss both the 13hrs of Santos and the 12hrs of Dauset both events I would like to do solo but will have to wait until next year to see if I am around for it. Anyway i will probably just chill out this week and hopefully hit Dauset twice before I have to depart for a little while so if your out there and riding I will See You on the Trail!