Bedrock & Paradox

I’m missing a substantial chunk of the middle of the race, but some healthy integral pieces remain. The results are encouraging, and show just how great Topofusion is at quantifying human performance. This is the first 17.6 miles of the race, minus the first ~1.5 miles (forgot to turn the GPS on). Very encouraging data;…

As if Arizona hasn’t been sunny enough. Gotta store up Vit D for a move north. 24 hours of recovery was mandated after the Spring Fling; by 1600 on Monday we were Joshua Tree bound. We found a campsite that evening, and when I slithered out of the truck to pee early that morning was…

My feet hurt. *according to my own, unofficial, count.

March 18, 2008 Hello David, Congratulations!  You have been initially accepted into The University of Montana’s MSW program for the 2008 fall semester.  Your application materials have been carefully reviewed…. So now I wait for “a letter verifying the final decision”, and then get ready for a real winter, it would seem.   :)

..today, from Woodchuck and Carol Ann’s.   Some things from the past few days: -all you can eat $21 sushi!  Amazing, amazing, amazing.  Serious rice baby for me last night. -riding some of he selections from B’s fine, fine stable (I have pictures). -sky in J-Tree.  (Sorry I-wyld folks, I should look at a map…

This is the face of fun, from Friday. But fear is on the horizon. The C2M 100k is by far the biggest psychological challenge on the schedule this year (so far). By the math, I can do it; but the unknowns are vast. The distance certainly, but the night without sleep will be a good…

Friday (until the GPS got turned off when I went otb ~5 miles from the end): Strong contender for best ride of the year thus far. Strong group, burly, brilliant riding. National, baby. And yeah, we averaged around 11-13 mph up the road (miles 14-18). Awesome party after. What a great park. What great people.…

It’s gonna be a haelluva weekend. AZSF starts (for me) early tomorrow. Then off to California. That, and getting with the program at work before a vacation is always problematic. Too much to do leaving all the kiddies with plenty to do, and confident of my eventual return. So, I may or may not have…

Zipped over after work to facilitate some MTBR Arizona Spring Fling promotion, and make sure the trails were still there. New stuff to me, most, that will be featured on the Sedona BFL. It confirms my suspicion that it’ll be a true mother of a race. I got 20.8 miles and something like 3400′ of…

I noticed this hidden gem on the Cheesteak’s blog earlier, and decided it needed to be highlighted. This would be back in the summer of 2004, escaping Moab summer heat in the San Juans west of Ouray. Summit of either Coffee Pot or Tea Kettle, two little easy 5th volcanic sub-peaks along the ridge near…