Woot! Woot! Back in the saddle again.

Had a blast @ Albion hills this weekend.

Chico racing Summer Solstice 24 hour race 6-10 club/company team was fun.

Surprised myself with some respectable lap times, considering I've only had 1 ride per week since Paris to Ancaster.

The course was set up perfect for outta shape single speeders like me.

Had a wicked fun time with the SHCC teams and families in attendance.

I look forward to more saddle time in preparation for CX season this year.

I'll post up my GPS of the Solstice course soon.

Until then,
Keep those big wheels rollin"
J

Just another sunday ride!

Hooked up with the guys on a SHCC group ride.

Tom McD, Jeff K, Derek McC, and Young Andrew.

Hit the canal path out to Linclon st in welland and came back down Effingham.

I know why they call in "F"ing ham. I was spinning my ass of on the back side.
Fixed gear and big hills don't mix well.

Anyway, had a good 2 hour early season ride.

Things are going as planned as far as training goes.

More strength work is needed though.
Core and plyo are on the agenda this week.

Gonna figure out how to post here from my phone later today.

Hopefully pictures to follow.
J

Training resumes.

Back to training.
Things are going good.

Getting fitter everyday. Err should I say more fit?
Just gotta hit the gym more often.

Captain Lightning and the Under Dogs are registered for Summer Solstice Race in June.
Should be a blast.

Later
J

Lost!

The desire to train is gone.

replaced by the desire to sit and hold the couch down. :-(

Time is short,
or is it fatigue?

Hopefully tomorrow I'll get back in the habit of riding again.

always tomorrow.

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG Time no BLOG!

WOW!
Can't remember the last time I blogged.
Thought I woulda' got deleted by now. Any HOOO!

Had a good easy MTB ride on the St.Kitts single track trails. Misfit was rollin' good.
Great trails for the end of Oct. We are so lucky to have such awesome trails just out our doors.

Sadly no CX this week end. Gone out of town on business. But I might sneak back for Sunday @ Kelso though.

Interested to see how a race with an additional 19 gears goes.

Training in the rain tomorrow will be gloriously craptactular but fun. No one ever rides in the rain enough to fully appreciate it.

More blogging to follow in the future. Hopefully pics too.

A little trip to the archives of my 7 year old computer to clog up the internet a bit more for ya.

Name that celebrity with mechanical failure.


KEEP IT ROLLIN'

CDMBR Rocked.

Well, when I awoke sunday morning I felt like crapola.
Nixed the idea of rockin the Cave man.

Since I didn't get a hold of a fork to replace the cracked Misfit fork. I rode my monster cross Specialized Single cross with the Panaracer Firecross 45's.

The race was a blast. Right up until I flatted in the first section of single track. Musta pinch flatted. I guess I shoulda put a bit more air in the tires. Well after fixing that, I tried my best to catch every single rider that passed me and not to get caught by the fastest in the 2nd wave.
I ended up catching a bunch but the 5 min lost was never to be recovered. Seeing as I am not in the prime condition I had hoped to be in.

I tell ya the course was pretty grueling. It never let up on ya. Not really flowy, more technical and grindy. Especially on a cx bike geared at 39X18.I can't complain. I love suffering and pushing through to the end. The 2 laps just flew by.
I ended up surviving not getting caught from behind by Garage Monster Marc Risdale.
Pushed hard enough to stave off cramps until the last 500 meters on the road. I musta finished in about 25 overall and 4th in the SS cat.
Afterwards I had a great time chillin with mini me and all the good company of the SHCC and the other visiting racers.

I look forward to training for CX season and the up coming Hot August nights 24 hour MTB race.

Later
J

A trip to the pain Cave?

Well it is the eve of the 2nd Annual CDMBR. What is in store for the race?
I imagine a good time in the woods suffering on the bike.
My fitness is not as high as last year so I'll be hitting the pain cave a little more than I'd like.
MEH! What can ya do? Just suck it up and go out and have some fun.
Thinkin' of rockin the Caveman race kit. But the hair is the worst for getting in the way rippin it up. What did I say earlier? Goin' out to have some fun, so I guess the Caveman it is. The only real problem I have is how do I incorporate the Lightning bolt into the get up?

I guess we will see tomorrow.

On another note, I just came across the schedual for the Southern Ontario CX racing season. That's just what I needed to get fired up and start training more seriously.


Regardless of what bike I ride or how fast I go, tomorrow is gonna be a fun day on 2 wheels. Hangin out with cool peeps and racing a great course.

Later!