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2008 Cincinnati UCI3 podium

12 October 2008  |  Race Reports

Cincinnati UCI ‘Cross

This weekend I headed to Cincinnati for 3 days of UCI racing. Two of the days boasted equal prize money for the top-5 men and women, so I was happy to come and…  |  READ »


Mom's famous "prostitart"

6 October 2008  |  Misc

Dessert

Used up the rest of my berries making this tart (my mom’s famous “prostitart”) for Gary’s birthday: I cooked the crust on the grill (still waiting for my new stove). I am now…  |  READ »


Raspberries

3 October 2008  |  Food, Links

Pick Your Own Raspberries

Picked 3.5 pounds of delicious raspberries the other day- for $10! For those of you locals who don’t know about the Whipple-Mueller Small Fruit Farm (on vine between Shields and Taft Hill- call…  |  READ »


1 October 2008  |  Misc

‘Cross Ride in Lory

Cross bike + Lory State Park = FUN/1 flat tire = still pretty fun. That’s about the extant of my math these days. Had a great ride yesterday- never ridden my ‘cross bike…  |  READ »


30 September 2008  |  Links

Good Documentary

Dusty and I watched an awesome (and scary) documentary last night called “Hacking Democracy.” It’s about the problems with electronic voting machines. Apparently the companies that make them are very secretive, so NO…  |  READ »


26 September 2008  |  Race Reports

CROSS VEGAS!

Having a ‘cross race during interbike is a great idea because it gives us all a reason to go outside! (Otherwise we might be inside for days on end…) This year’s ‘Cross Vegas…  |  READ »


22 September 2008  |  Misc

Epiphany Ride

Last night I got back from Napa valley in California where I took part in the annual Clif Bar “Epiphany Ride.” It follows a route that Gary Erickson (the owner/founder of Clif Bar)…  |  READ »



13 September 2008  |  Misc

Austria

I’m back in Europe for the last World Cup of the season in Schladming, Austria. The course is pretty typical European World Cup- straight up, straight down but less technical than usual (of…  |  READ »


The Great Wall at Ba Da Ling

2 September 2008  |  Misc

Some Photos From China

Team USA’s lodging in the Athlete Village: Some of the gardens and ponds on the walk from the dorms to the cafeteria: Of COURSE there is a McDonald’s in the cafeteria (there was…  |  READ »



The local fauna

28 August 2008  |  Misc

Korea Training Camp Photos

Doing the tourist thing: Fresh sushi at the beach: sea squirts and sea cucumbers (I probably should have tried it, but didn’t) Local flora: Local fauna:



22 August 2008  |  Races

Day Before the Race

Today was the last day to pre-ride the course before the race tomorrow. The course had dried out a ton- the only part that was still somewhat sketchy was the long steep downhill….  |  READ »