23 March 2008  |  Misc

Trail Riding

Awesome ride today- rode down through Lory, over to Bobcat, did the Ginny trail loop and rode back up through Lory. Ginny was in GREAT shape, nice and tacky. Not too many folks…  |  READ »


20 March 2008  |  Misc

When to Say When

Some days sucking it up just isn’t worth it. Yesterday was one of those days. Our plan: a hard 4 hours. The wind had other plans for us. It was the most frustrating…  |  READ »


18 March 2008  |  Food

Iron: It’s important!

This year I am part of the UCI medical monitoring program which means I have to get a bunch of blood work done a few times a year and send the results in…  |  READ »


17 March 2008  |  Misc

Two Weeks

One more week at home, and two weeks until the start of the season. I’ve been getting in some good training, but there is always that voice in my head that is pretty…  |  READ »


9 March 2008  |  Misc

Bo’s Pictures

I am so bad at taking and posting pictures. Bo however, is great at taking pictures. Check out some photos he took when he and Mom came to visit me in Ghana. (I…  |  READ »


9 March 2008  |  Race Reports, Races

TT

Raced the Frostbite TT yesterday. It was super windy which made me wish I had a TT bike (it also made me wish that I had something else to do that day…). Riders…  |  READ »


8 March 2008  |  Links

Technology

I recently received an email from Netflix asking me to take part in a survey on technology. After the survey I felt like a caveman- apparently I need to be more concerned with…  |  READ »


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4 March 2008  |  Misc

Dusty’s Spare Time

When he isn’t hard at work, Dusty occupies himself with all manner of activities. Including fashioning helmets out of orange peels for tiny dogs.


4 March 2008  |  Misc

Pooped

Today was day 2 of a 2-day training brick. It felt like day 7 of a 7-day training brick. Yesterday’s ride was tough, but I felt good and strong. Usually the 2nd day…  |  READ »


2 March 2008  |  Misc

Back on the Trails

Since it is extremely windy and pretty cold outside today, I have had plenty of time to reflect on how awesome it was yesterday. Ben and I (and everyone else in Fort Collins,…  |  READ »


21 February 2008  |  Misc

C’mon spring!

Ok, ok I know it’s technically still February, but this nice weather is such a tease! I am itching to get out on the MTB. Went for a ride today to check out…  |  READ »


19 February 2008  |  Misc

Crazy statistic

Just finished my book. Here is a pretty crazy statistic: The federal government now pays more in interest on its debt than it does for education, health care and homeland security combined. Crazy.


19 February 2008  |  Misc

Maxed Out

No, I’m not referring to my ride today (although Dusty and Ben took turns making me suffer), I am referring to the book I am reading. It is called “Maxed Out” and it…  |  READ »


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16 February 2008  |  Food

Wild Mushroom Tamales

Yes indeed. I love tamales. I love mushrooms. So the blending of the two was something I should have come up with on my own, but instead I found a recipe in my…  |  READ »


13 February 2008  |  Misc

Good Hard Day

Got in a good hard ride today. I was pretty tired from the last few days, but I still felt strong, so that was good. Ben, Dusty, Waldek and I headed up Rist,…  |  READ »