Wednesday, December 29, 2010

The year 2010
















Well hope each and all got a thing or two of what they wanted. My Christmas was good in the part of the country where it all got started. i stayed in Carlisele Pen. which is full of American history, old buildings,military instillation's,and some nice folks here and there.





I had no real idea of the civil war. I think what I learned in the wattage days was glossed over. To go on the battle field at Gettysburg and go thought the tours and the battle field itself was way more en lightning and true to the story and feal of the state of totol carneige that the war brought on.





I stayed at the Carlisele barracks with the war collage being there. We stayed in the Washington hall where George had once spent some time and saw museum in foe on just a few peeps that had attended her like General Schwatzcolfe, Hauige, Westmoreland and many others versed in the W word.





Guess most peeps new of the discombobulation of travel out east this last week and yes we were affected to the point of one day lay over in a Hilsborrow area and off to Chi town the next day then accidental placement in first class from there to Portland. i was treated like king for a day with Mom like flight attendants at my every beckon call. I could roll like this with bloody Mary's,omelets with the break fest works, tea , water and the washing of my face and hands after. The last part little untrue but the rest point on . I felt like top self.





Once back in p-town of course it was full on drizzle that really is a down poor going on. That's ok it was much warmer like a sauna compared to the east and so green again. take care all tell next adventure. ML

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Croos is over an life gose on 2010





















Well now that it's over I kinda but not really miss it. I am sort of a mamby pamby about the cold,muddy ,rainie and sometimes snowy racing and training but that's just me and sometimes ,not often I am into it all the way.






I rode in stuff here in green oh Oregon sometimes that would make a preacher type of person swear. now that it's in the past I'm just wondering could or can I ride in these elements again. i did pretty good the last two years in the Oregon region especially sense I'm so dam spoiled with Arizona in the winter and Montana in the summer ridden.






My age group at nats was so stacked. I new going in of peeps like the King Ned O. Then last years champ Paul Curly. Gary Thacker year before champ and then there were the surprise guys like krice,Smith and Root. For our age group even and up the guys are really bringing it.






I was on the front line at the start with Ned and company. maybe I put to much into the hole shot but being up front usually keeps you out harms way and for a quarter of a lap that's how it was and well yes it felt good but I was in redlines ville. by the time we were on the backside of the coerce and had just got back on a stretch of pavement Pale Curly went blazon by and I was in recover mode but should have passed him right back knowing we would inter the dark forest and single track portions of the coerce because of snow covering the rest soon. Curly was running tricked out front tire with little or no tread for speed so when we went into the first fast lefty of the mud slicked corner down he went taking up all room from inside to the ribbon boundaries. I came to a complete stop with him spinning up and back on with the race and our short gap from Ned and the rest caught. Krice went fast around both Curly and I then Ned which I didn't try holding off or cutting off from taking the single track away from me.






This is were the hole race went from i was really in win mode to loosing my groove , rhythm and killer instinct to just survival mode. What is up with that???






Back to the race so in 4th now and all the things above just going on I was passed by two others putting me in 6th and off the podium. I didn't give up but just couldn't getting it Rollin again. I considering the quality of races I was against I'm pretty happy with 6th but not so much so I'll be back cause that's what we do when we have the passion and lust for the podium and us boys and girls that never wanna grow up or slow down.






So each and all hope you get what you wont for Christmas, are good yourself and the peeps around you and Happy new Year. Cheers...

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Fall gose on
















Well now what to say or not. It's been a sort of uneventful couple of weeks except for a cross race here and there on the weekends. it has rained so much here in gray wet Oregon that I think I'm noticing some webbing developing between the toes. But when there is a nice day ,it's celebrate and put as much into out door fun,training and other out door stuff as one possibly can and so now the effects of that have caught up with a cold in the head and going down for the lungs. This is the way I roll I start racing more,training smarter with good interval work outs and having some results like Barton park last week . having to start in around 50th out of 64 and way in back of the front group I moved up to 5th for the finish and felt all fussy with this tell guess from being all wet muddy and cold to long after that race and not really resting well two days later the bug is kick en-so down time.






i did just sign up for nats and will race with some legends like Ned Overend and many other past nat champs so I better mend up quick or hide well. hope to see some of the Montana peeps in Bend should be fun. Bring the boards so we can get some nordic stuff between the races.












Take care all and down a lot of turkey next week ML

Monday, November 8, 2010

To Montana and back ...
















Well now life is still good and all . I took flight well actually drive from Oregon over a week ago up to Issaque,hung with Danyel and fam then next day off to the center of the universe Montana. Really started missing it and the peeps in just a month.






We know than rolled in and headed for Byarn brewery for dopple bock oh my 2 maybe 3 and things seem way better and can accomplish anything attitude sneaks in.






So head twinge that night up sort of early to catch the Scarfe suby express to bozzoe town for costume mule cross. the coarse rocked with everything but mud and I'm always good with that. I had my old tricross bike with way to high of gearing to peddle my massive carcass up the ahould run hills. We being the 40 plus masters raced with the 1,2,3 group and it was good time mostly cept for the sram rear derailleur going fragelie with 4 laps to go and 3rd was were i would stay after moving up close to the ghost like Scharfe. The Mule cross gang were very entertaining ,the hole was festive and fun to hang and chat.





The rest of our week in Zoo Town was full of good visits,dinners,drinking and blue bird awesome rides and company during. The fall colors were some of the best .





I no more than came back to Issaque with Danyel and Payton then I was up with a late start from there headed towards Salem Oregon for the E-Z orchards cross race.may ed it with a half hour to spare before 50 plus 35 plus B race ,just right.





So off we went 12 or so old guys and 24 or so young dudes in a muddy tight turning face clubben trees every where. The guise,ruts and muddy climb after the barriers were spots I kept lossing ground and would make up for it on the straights and some corners when I wasn't falling in my not so favorite corner 3 times-what kinda charm is that other than I finally kept it up last lap. So 3 times out of 6 laps , not so good. Did get 2nd behind legend Steve Yenne .





They were right by the orchard store with everything look en good after the hainess exertion. So I know I have lots of work before nats looking at sign up today and finding out that the man Ned Overend is in my age group along with Yenne,Griffits ffrom oregon and many other previous nat champs in there so shit better really buck up ...

Thursday, October 28, 2010

fall around us 2010
















So boo or something like that. It's go time this weekend,anybody scared yet? I do like Halloween more than the other celebrated days it just seems more festive and fun and not so dam expensive.





I have been on a tear for a few weeks doing at least one epic ride a week and some red line stuff h ere and there buttttttttttttttttttttttttt haven't raced in almost a month now. I know What The... Lasy not a I can't breath cause the mud's to deep kinda guy. i was getting souped up to do go time this weekend but blew something apart in the left leg and turned a sciatica thing into a storm of hurt by doing hill repeats running-Stupid me running helps but really sucks toooooooooo. Over it and will just see maybe no nats this year.





I have hung out at the beach around New Port with some stellar weather,lots of beach walks and some great freashhhhh sea food included daily. Also hung out in the Portland area for a weekend and most have walked every street up there. There are some cool things going on with lots of diversity and color. i went to the Chang hi tunnels and learned that drinking or doing opium in the day day could end you up in a dark oh tunnel and later out to sea after being bought by some high seas captain--shit not good. Saw many parks in and around the city with condos and apartments near by,it has this very comfy down town vibe like Zoo-Town. There were peeps every where. They have at many spots these food vinder trailers serve about anything. I went with friends to Russel Crees grand opening of Upper Echelon training facility on 17th Ave near the water front,there most of been 200 peeps there.The place rocks and will have yoga, biking physical therapy,massage therapy and work out instructors with pro and semi pro backgrounds.





Well what to do today i got a window yesterday with maybe 4 hours of ridden before the clouds opened up again . It has rained over 5 inches sense Sunday dam half montanas yearly. Gotta start taking double doses of that vitamin D. Take Care All ML...

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Time again for the continued Vision Quest 2010
















So just keeping up with all the info on the net ,blog and etc. is like being a random traveler. It works though and keeps myself and others up to date. but another thing it dose is makes me miss the peeps and the going on in these different spots.





The Zoo Town cross and life style is rocken as in Seattle where I was visiting Danyel and fam last week. With watching Payton the 3 year old gran daughter throw down in every aspect of growen up,she is fun. i road cross and pavement and really got lost one day with Danyel in their Tiger Mountain paradise of ridding right before the monsoon like rains hit for 2 days and nights . I would have maybe raced at Beverley Park in Seattle if not for the very ugly conditions but most of all the flat rear tire on my tubis from to many black berry bushes in western wa. this made it easier to wimp out to the 8 inch mud spots all over the coerce.Maybe i;m old enough to know better or just didn't wont to do a complete bike rebuild like most had toooooo.





on the way south from Seattle i noticed a few mud caked bikes on roof racks headed back towards Sea town from the Rainer school race part of the cross crusade series,they were beyond recognition of make.





I've done a few great road rides here around Corvallis Oregon , one being the kings Valley to Monmouth back to Corvages. Another being Corvegas to Alpine to Alsea Falls over to Alsea back past Marys Peak and back. Both being around 70 miles with alot of great scenery,good roads ,little traffic and a hole lot of up and down.





I went to what Corvegs has on Wednesdays for cross and that being kinda a clinic like with proper barrier movement off and on , cornering , bumping and start skills. I need refresher in some of these areas,ben getting lasy and some bad habits. They also have a high school program going in Oregon something like what Procter has going and is good to see some of that great talent coming out of the involvement from peeps volunteering to help the generate and develop the talent.





Off to the coast this weekend. no racing again oh my . Trying this move this year in coming in a little later and more intense red line and interval stuff. i still do not know what really works for me but it is fun tryin and mix en it up.





Take care all ride hard and fun. ML

Monday, September 6, 2010

End of a short summer
















Well hi there kinda have to remember how to do this. So much has gone on this short time summer. hope everyone did a thing or two they wanted.





I didn't race much this year but when i did I had a blast with team mates,Z-man and all other races. I have to say just one thing about being out there with other racers and that is i'm always learning and a flayler at times and say or bark out a little at others just tryin to help improve or keep it real and safe for others ,cause we have day jobs and in my case half a year but still just wont people to stay safe learn it and use it.





With not so much racen I have ben in skatter mode around the state ridding and hiken in recreation mode. places like P- Burg ,Granite gost town , George town lake, all over Zoo town,and to the coast to a place called Isaque where joe and Danyel live now right next to Tiger mountain with all it's recreational ridding and hiking opratunities it is the bomb.





Well all ride and live on...





Friday, July 23, 2010

News and maybe not





































So hi and all hope all is good in your worlds and the beat is goin on. The summer is on full heat mold and peeps are every where dotting the land scape like hungry little sun worship and sun deprived do'ers.








I recently went Granby Colorado and did the Mt. bike Nats. The place pretty much rocked except I don't rock,breath or ride very well except backwards at 9 thousand feet. poor me but some do well especially Bill Schultlz and Frank Gonzales they just do it like a bunny. The coarse was the most suicidal ruff and dropy coarse ever. Not liked by many but some. So after this disaster I'm out as far as any other courses like this or the elevation that just turns my body into worthless slow motion.








With that life goes on and once again i will maybe get schooled at the State roadrace this weekend. But kinda in a morbid way I dig this racen shit so off with the bad taste and with the passion and the love of the fun one most of the time has.








I have also Benn kinda of a work en slave this summer and even if it;s just for the summer it is tuff on my freedom and energy to do other things, oh ye another poor me sense I'm on a freaken roll. Alright no more cry baby Cadel antics. I;m not pleased with the tour standings with Conman leading the Schluckster in a un respectable as he has getten but it has had some fire works and fun to watch the ass clowns on the mountain top stages. Bye for now and take care.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

So another day.
















I have bean on the work path latley which is good if one wont's to keep the gear locker happy and get the gift that keeps on giving to ur self that is.





So I haven't raced much at all this spring I have bean on some great group rides with some of the peeps in missoula.





Either the race thing or the just humble and go out trails or road it;s all good and I for one enjoy this most of the time but their are moments it seems like work and isn't fun much at all. that just means take a moment and get your self back to the reason ur doing this sort of thing in the first





keep on enjoying.





I like all the enthusiasm towards biking that one sees almost every day around Zoo-town so let the fun begin and keep on given,

Friday, April 16, 2010

Rock on Rebiaux 2010
















Oh myyyyyyyyyyyy after sinus infliction for a week and a half and only ridding the trainer occasionally I try and jump into one of the tuffer races in Montana. We had maybe a group of 23 or so juiced up old guys who were mostly early 40 something verses us rellices of racers.





We started out so calm I thought I was in some ones easy lounger and loven life but then the hill then the gravel that seem like boulders at times or tire cutting edged 2 inch tire destroying rocks. I think Alix was the first of many to go,dam those rocks.





There were many attacks and some looked destine to go but always the strong man of the group would be the reel back chosen ones. There were to many strong legs in this group for anything to go tell the end.





We got a group of 5 towards the end , there would have ben more except for all the punchers. Our teamie John the flash was felling the leg ach for to much fun in Moab then thee was Z-Man loosen the necessary tire pressure to ride on and then was brooksie brig en to our group of 5 with 4 others so the number of nine up and to the finish. The super strong rider from Polsen mike the leg breaker did it to all 8 of us up to the line with just Dave l. and I hanging to his hairy back. With the new found patience this year I missed a good jump opportunity again and had to fight hard back on tho their spurt just getting second and no rock again,really wont a rock . But it was a fun fun race and a great group of guys to trade pulls , spurts and dodging of many hole making rocks.





So this week is in the books as my second consecutive work week. I think I can do 5 and half more months. I am so dam spoilt. Good weekend to all. ML