Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Memorial weekend

This was Memorial Weekend. It was fun and very productive. We had a epic Road Race on Saturday. It was 44 degrees and raining hard. We did 12 laps. On lap 3 it broke down to 7 and then on lap 4 it was down to 4. That was it. Almost everyone quit because of the cold. I think us4 and 3 people on there own was the only ones that finished. I finished 4th. I was so cold after that race.
Sunday, Jordan and I went for a 2 hour ride. Then Amber and I picked up a new Dryer for the house. Then we went down to the park and flew Cadas new kite. It was really fun. Its been a long time since I've flown a kite.
Monday, Adam and I went on a 2:30 mtn bike ride. That was really fun. Its been along time since hitting offroad trails. My new 29er Orbea Alma is super sweet (22.6lb) What a sweet ride.
Trails are in pretty good shape overall. Little muddy in spots. They were better than what I was expecting. I finally started weather proofing my decks. Front on done and half of the back deck. Looks so much nicer. It matches our hottub perfectly. also me and Cada cleaned our bikes in the front yard.

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Spring Stage Race, Done!


We had great weather this weekend. The first event was Friday night at Hiland Road Hillclimb. That went pretty good . I finished 3rd behind Yeaton and Jordan. I held a good pace and no one could bridge the gap. It was a solid effort. Saturday morning we had a Crit. That was more like a short road race course. We finished in a group. Jordan, Peichel, and Madson took the overall top three. It was 50 mins plus 2 laps. It was also a good effort. A few hours later we had a 15 mile TT. That was a tough race. I felt Ok before the race, but couldn't get my heart rate up. So, I started down the road and sure enough thats all I had. I couldn't get my heart rate above 172. Thats about 10 beats lower than my normal TT effort. I was beat down. I think I finished 8th. Madson, Jordan, and Peichel finished in the top 3. I ended up finishing 5 overall in the GC. Not to bad, since I blow up in the TT. I feel like I'm still off since my crash 5 weeks ago. Hopefully, I can get a few good races together in the next few weeks.
The one cool thing is that Kaladi riders took 1,2,3 places on every stage and on GC also. Good results for the team. Let you know how Moose Run goes.