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