Cursed Curse

I got nuthin'.

Problems compounded on problems.

Bailed before I got pounded by them.

Sometimes the wisest tactic is to retreat and regroup.

The course was good--wish I could've experienced the whole thing.

Instead became drunken awards ceremony jackass...second time this season.

Move along. Nothing to see here.

Build and Shakedown

Put together the Lenz Leviathan on Saturday, had a rain-aborted ride attempt that evening, followed by 35 miles of fun on Sunday. I think she likes it....

Breck Epic

This was forwarded to me by the Perry County mob:

http://www.mountainflyer.com/news.cfm?itemid=243

Pics stolen from the article:

Yeah, that's Kuhn

Yeah, that's Tomi's bike

Colorado in July

Lots of locals in the Rocky Mountain State right now.

pic from the team blog

First up is the Cyclesports Fast Forward Devo crew that are out there for Mtn Bike Nationals. Looks like they're having a good time and a good road trip. Has to be an awesome experience for a bunch of teenagers to have this opportunity. Mad props to Zach for making this happen. Young guy with big ideas and the cojones to pull them off.

Second is the Breck Epic.

pic ripped from Tomi

Anyone following this?
You oughta be.
Some great blogs and pics up and about.
Go HERE for the event site and stage/overall results.
Locals Tomi McMillar and Mike Kuhn are out there doing what they can at altitude.
Tomi is, of course, fixed, while Kuhndog is running a 2x9 setup.
Rich Dillen (Team Dicky) is another good read.Jeremiah Bishop and Travis Brown are duking it out in the lead for the whole enchilada.
And, Harlan Price is sitting 8th in the Solo Male category. Not bad for a bunch of lowlanders.

A Great Riding Week

Especially after dealing with the aftermath of Big Bear.

Two great mountain bike rides Tuesday and Wednesday with good people. Back is behaving. I'm happy.

Tonight it's the roadbike from Mechanicsburg to the house after work.

Three days of riding during the week? That's been unheard of so far this year. Pretty pathetic when comparing to past years. The other night, we were discussing past years when we pretty much rode every Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday, usually until dark. Road, Mtn, Road. Clockwork. Then a longer road ride on Saturdays and a longer mountain ride on Sunday. Ah, the halcyon days of the past...

This year? Always seems to be some reason we don't. Trying to work on that for the second half of the season. New roads help on the roadbike. I get bored quickly on skinny tires and drop bars.

Oh yeah, random thought--I wish I would've been cognizant enough to register and plan for this back in January.

Residuals and Visuals

I'm trying to hold on to the quarter notes...

Big Bear 2009 is in the books. This year's version was a 4-Man Vet team. I am finally old enough to not race against 19 year olds. A curse or a blessing? Don't know. I'm apparently getting older, but I am not so sure about wiser.

Donna's Women's Sport team climbed to the top of the podium, as did we. Not bad for going into the race with no preconceptions about placing. As I told Don before my first lap, "Just going for a ride."

My teammates were great and our support was incredible. The other teams (MBM, SSOFT, FredRock) and friends around us really made the event. Not even the banging portajon doors could ruin it.

I tried to control my effort throughout the race. Thoughts of last year, my back, etc., always rolling through my mind. I did the whole thing on the rigid SS (well, there is a Thudbuster on it, so not really totally rigid.). The bike was good, the gear was good, not sure how good it was for me yet.

It was a good race. I was glad I helped introduce a few new people to 24-hour mountain bike racing. I'm glad they had good races.

Not sure what else to say. The residuals are catching up to me. Stretching, exercises, heat, ice, NSAIDs, repeat.

Hoping, watching, monitoring, evaluating.

2009 Tour de Cure MTB Challenge

Helped out with the first ever ADA Tour de Cure Mountain Bike Challenge this past weekend. marked course on Saturday and helped with the motos and logistics on Sunday. No one died and most had fun. I call it a success.

Tim Roden, event director.

Lee on a mountain bike!

Thanks to Uncle Don for the pics.