Bedrock & Paradox

I rode the Whiskey 25 course in 2:56*, and I’m happy about it. I felt slowish on the initial road climb, and just slow on the singletrack climbing. No way to not go seriously anaerobic on those damn waterbars on trail 48. I got off and walked a couple times to keep my eyeballs in…

The question about my lethargy this week: is it related to fatigue, or laziness? Luckily this afternoon I decided it was the former, and thus went for a ride. 305, time trial. Too bad I forgot to actually turn on my chrono, or I’d be able to be more exact. My best guess: 35-6 minutes.…

When I got home from work I took a short nap, and eventually roused myself and went out for a ride. Some singletrack exploring, lots of road riding. Legs are most certainly not back at 100%. (What’s taking so long?!) Little Trans Iowa action. Note golf course. 15 minutes from home, and 1:45 into the…

Royal Arch Creek M and I sat down and did some math this afternoon. Wednesday the 30th of July will be my last day of work. The next day we’ll head north. This will give us a couple days to pull the drive, convenient move-in time, and a few weeks to settle in before I’ll…

Anyone have a membership to Backpackinglight.com? I’d love to mooch this article. This is an informative link on the subject. TR on the second page. Man I want one.

Changed the title to be more appropriate. I have been accepted to the University of Montana, for real. The acceptance card will be in the mail this evening. What a huge damn relief. I even fixed up the SS, cut the steerer, and replaced the roasted rear tire. Accomplishments! In short, and to keep adding…

The revolt of the slave in morals begins in the very principle of ressentiment becoming creative and giving birth to values—a ressentiment experienced by creatures who, deprived as they are of the proper outlet of action are forced to find their compensation in an imaginary revenge. …its action is fundamentally a reaction. -Nietzsche; On the…

Team Arizona leaves in a few; clothes are packed, bike is ready and ready again, beer will be bought soon (on the way to the dentist): only thing left is to eat. There’s multi-grain french toast under those mangos, strawberries, and coconut, somewhere. Good luck this weekend.

Things like this force me to ask, how the hell am I going to pay tuition and buy skis?

All that can be said: IT’S ON! Got out for a bit over two hours on the reborn monkey this afternoon, and it would seem that no excuses are left to me. The legs are firing on all cylinders. It wasn’t the best ride I’ve ever had on 305, but it was stronger than most,…