Category: N.O.S.
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What I Did on my (First) Summer Vacation
One summer vacation is not enough, norms of our society be damned. One of my first orders of business this week is to go into my annual negotiating session and get an increased salary and a guarantee of more vacation days in the future. Or else. Because vacations are my friend. I get itchy. I…
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KMC Bikes
So just what does “monstercross” mean? In the first, I had to come up with something to call the race. Otherwise, it means many miles of gravel and dirt roads, some buff and bumpy singletrack (buff in AZ means a different thing, hence the different descriptors given to the Rainbow). We had lots of different…
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On the road
A quick run-down of the week thus far: SatKMC. I made some mistakes to learn from, but overall was very happy with my ride, and had a great time with friends new and newer. The post-race BBQ was ideal, and Dave and Brian’s rides give me something to aspire to, next year. SunHung out with…
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And so it begins…
The Great Divide Race starts today. It promises to be a good ‘un. Jill is already talking some big words, and Curiak himself has said that “his hold on the record is measured in weeks.” Big, fat start list, too. I’m mostly packed, with last minute laundry drying on the porch at home. M is…
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One more email
Hi Dave,Good point about our late “suggestions.” Planning anyevent is stressful, and I’m sorry for adding to that. For what it’s worth, I found out about the rideyesterday morning, and got my note out to you as quicklyas I could. Regardless, you deserve credit for being ableto adapt so quickly.But I did get the message…
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Today’s Drama (with Golf!)
So, Troy Marino emailed me last night with the closure of the AZT through the Warm Fire burn. That was doable, and a blessing in disguise. Then I received this (quoted in it’s entirety with permission): Hi Dave,We saw some information on your blog, and thus I wanted to bring yourattention to a couple concerns…
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Huh? Or a lack of skin
Why is it that the silly and innocuous posts get all the comments? Me no get. I’m just going to presume I’m above my audience most of the time. Another boring evening drinking beer. Hung out with M, made fun of Outside’s new startup mag Go. It’s a bizarre blend of GQ, Maxim, and an…
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(boring post)
Teaser for Hairball. You could be here, this weekend, eating a sandwich at 0800. I’ve hit back onto a good cycle this weekend, one I maintained well earlier in the year: spend the weekend getting thrashed, then go to work on Monday, start chipping away at the list of grading, writing, etc, attend the afternoon…
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Whooped
I had a fantastic day riding with Chad on Elden. One of the best I’ve had in a very long time (KTR weekend excepted, another category). Before the KTR I felt pressured to prepare well, after I was afflicted with a post-race malaise. I’m shaking that off, finally. The one thing which did not go…
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Gettin’ whooped
I’m gonna be hurtin’ Monday morning. This morning I got out to test the fitness for the Wahsatch in two weeks. Went up 62 in 38 minutes, a good 90 seconds off my best. It wasn’t easy, but it’ll do. This afternoon I rode Granite with James and Paul, folks I’ve known on the net…
Bedrock & Paradox 