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...

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

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...

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.

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,

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

More News 2010

Here I am in beautiful Montana one moment then traveling after just a few days there like the gypsy I must be. I enjoyed my two days in Missoula so much I had to leave. What really happen was arrival,unhook from the home on wheels quick visits with friends and fam,off to the great brew pubs of Z_Town especially some long awaited cold smoke at the new and wonder full Kettle House then over to Byran Brew for Dragons Breath and Doppel Bock, then to Sa Wa De for the curry and white wine ,then by some confusion to Harold's Club with two Corona finding their way down my throat. Oh shit then try getting up heading to Missoula Bike works after greasy Press Box breaky to ride with the crew to Clinton and practice race.

Yes I did all this and raced sorta competitive but I'm 56 not 26 like I was imitating so now it;s bean over a week of kick ass cold and sniffles to ridding through it on the verg of falling over sick,what the hell. I'm sorta like like demo man with the help and body sometimes but do I like life and the peeps in it so bring tell it's not there anymore.

I will be back to work next week for real so my end will probably get kinda quite so the rest of live on your style and some of mine. Cheers to allllllllll....