The Krugers race was sweet. Spent sat setting it up and driving around the OBRA truck. Dorfer took some sweet shots. Definitely check out the set...Some of my favorites below.
It was beautiful weather all weekend. The course was incredibly muddy and sticky (Check out how much mud piled up on the photo above). BikePortland.org has a great report and some amazing photos too. What to say, I had a fun race. I raced with the A's which was definitely different. I managed to avoid a big pile up in a crash on the first corner, got stuck in the mud lots, pushed myself really hard, got stuck in the mud some more, did a lot of running through the corn maze, don't know how I finished, but I felt like I put in a good effort. I was shivering for about an hour after cleaning my bike...It was cold, muddy, and a hell of good time. Did some clean up and rolled back into town to return the truck.
Didn't have the energy to clean my bike sun night and I still haven't given it the cleaning it needs. Work is crazy, it's the start of a whole new trimester, new kids, new classes and grades from last trimester due. I had to bring a bunch of camera equipment back and forth so I didn't get my commute in. Been hitting the rollers a lot instead. I don't know, it feels like an hour on the rollers is a better workout than my commute. I guess part of it is the sweating my ass of because I am in the garage with no airflow. By the time I get home it's too dark to do a real ride anywhere. Had an amazing dinner down at the Blossoming Lotus with a bunch of Veloshop peeps on Mon as a sort of going away and fundraising dinner for Molly who is heading to the east coast, then to Belgium to do some racing...Sweet! Had to work at school late tues night, came home and rode the rollers till about 10:30 ate a burrito and called it a night.
It's been cold and clear. This morning on my commute once I got to the trail I ride I turned off my lights and just checked out the scene...the moon was super bright in the morning and there are all sorts of really cool shadows in the woods. I pass a golf course on the trail and I could see the whole place, pretty amazing.
Been hitting the airborne hard and eating as healthy as I can. Not getting nearly the sleep I need so I gotta get on that...I almost fell asleep during our break in class tonight. I went and sat in the lounge outside class and I really could have just taken an hour or two nap. Gonna make myself a bean and rice burrito some chai and call it a night real soon here. I felt really strong riding home from Lewis and Clark...it was beautiful out, cold and clear, I was on the fixie and I just pushed it on the hills thorugh the neighborhoods and felt good.
Food is calling. Dinner and early bed...so much to do in the next couple weeks...Meadows opens this weekend!
Roller Tunes:
- Gang Starr
- Blackalicious
- Tribe
- The Game
Put a little preview of a vid that I am working on up. Check it. Takes a bit to load and is not the best quality due to compression.
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