out of a daze, but its a side show

the 50 miles is a side show for the real game

results posted here

ok so yesterday was hard, i know what im getting into so thats why i dont race 100 miles. im totally crushed 5 hrs in. maybe its the 1 bottle of gatorade i had, or the 1 gu. 8 or 9 pounds lost in 5 hours constitutes dehydration and 20-30% loss in performance. i have a problem drinking properly if you cant tell.

i could barely walk to the car. i blew up pretty bad and it was ugly. tour de homes wooden bridges. walking. barely moving. seized up and blown. so there you go i raced the side show. the real men did the 100, and they finished 5 or 6 or 7 hrs after me. thats hard core. i dont like pacing, i dont like going slow for hours on end to conserve energy. i got my miles in and it was a good day. 50 degrees and cloudy, nice rain in the AM to keep the dust away. stage 2 climb into jupiter is a bitch. 1 hr plus straight with hardly no break. team big bear sucks ass. (name of trail)
nail driver is welcome. deer crest into lower spin cycle area dv national dh course is nice. smooth and about 15 mins of straight dh recovery.

im sure the prospector was loads of fun. not to mention stage 4 and 5. you guys are sick in the head and you might see me line up with bg next summer. its easy to say now. 364 days for that wish to come true.
some guy from denver was a minute behind me the whole day. everywhere i would look back i could see the guy, dangling back. never got up to me, but sure made it hard to cruise. i pinned it from the gun and led the whole way point to point. its pretty cool to not get lost.

so its time to sprint, you know up stairs, up steep embankments, barriers. time to chase bart around in 5 minute circles trying to match the speed and agility.

so i went to the park today and yesterday showed miss julie how to do this



















so she started not knowing how to do a wheelie or get over a curb without crashing. 2 days in now check it out. the sly pain cave. i should have gotten some pics of me on the 18" hurdle. i was clearing it without missing a beat. oh well maybe next time.

if anyone else wants to meet at the park we can make a game out of it and bet like vegas. anyone can come i'll show you how to look like bart the beagle





















20 pound full suspension. every pound negative counts.
ya those are reynolds carbon tubular wheels. yes glued on NO TUBES tires. if you flat your done.
some dont like the idea, but i have raced on these all summer and used them hard. the same wheelset for the last 4 months of hammering. i like them, and i have to give them back tomorrow.
mtn bike season is done for now, well the racing is for awhile. thanks to chris eldevick at reynolds for letting me beat on them all summer. i have no complaints.