Of Death Marches, Grime, Fog, and More Grime

I mentioned to Tommy a couple weeks ago that I still wanted to ride cross bikes after the Krugers race to stay in shape for Providence...I knew I mentioned it to the right guy! Sun I went on what Dorfer termed the "Death March" with Tommy, Tad, and Dorfer. Rode down to Stumptown and headed from there up into forest park. Did a solid ride in forest park before we got down to Germantown and out to Hwy 30. Tommy, Tad (who are both incredibly strong) and I continued out to Scappoose rode around the trails out there for a while then back into the wind on dirty 30 into town...it was windy, grimy, wet, muddy, and above all SWEET! somewhere around 60 miles probably by the time I got back out to SW...I think I left the house at like 8:30 and got home some time around 3ish. It was a great ride and a beautiful day to spend on the bike. It felt great to get out, be sore, tired, and make myself a big dinner.

Went Skiing on Sat with Hector which was epic too! Had first tracks down Jupiter Bowl. We were standing there at the ropes waiting for the patrol when we heard lots o' hooting and hollering at the upper gate...good enough...we dropped in the bowl and made turns on it for the first time this season. Had it to ourselves for a few more runs before we headed in to Jacks woods. Hit it hard, stopped for burritos in Hood River, and cruised the gorge home. It's nice to get up on the mountain. Its so easy to forget it winter in Portland sometimes. The grass is still green in my yard and I still need to pick up pears in the back. It really changes your perspective when you can drive an hour and be in the middle of winter making powder turns on the first day of the season with no crowds...What is going on! We seriously would get on the chair after each run and just laugh at how ridiculous it was that conditions were so good and we were just doing laps down the bowls.

Did a little painting at the ol' casa, wrote up a big lesson plan for ESL class, french press, studied, cleaned the bike, more french press, didn't clean my room, made a huge veggie burrito...sleep.

Crazy week at school with the break coming up and I have shit tons to do before I leave Fri night for the east coast.
Hit the rollers hard on Mon and Tues...I am digging the rollers lately, it seems like the only way I can get time on the bike. I usually don't get around to it till like 10 at night, but its relaxing to set it up out in the garage and just get into the zone of pedaling for an hour or so. I finish with a good stretch and call it a night. I'll do some commuting between work and school and hope I am feeling strong this weekend. It's been grimy, wet, and extra windy on the commutes...I have to listen to music while I ride to give myself that little extra motivation...rocked out to some pixies this morning...that did the trick.

Here's the forecast for Providence...not what I was expecting and probably not to my advantage, but none the less, its gonna be rad. Should make for great spectating. Gonna get my cowbell and pink foam finger on.

Good deal, lots of shit to get done still tonight, enough of this. Gonna get up at 5:30 and ride the rollers before school. There I said it, now I will have to do it.