This Day.......

Ultimate Hillside Champ

12 of 13 2012 Hillside races. I missed one. Was traveling for work. It's tough to get up there for every race! I also raced through back (rare4me lower back issue), back (self induced crash off skinny), wrist sprain, bloody race start crash (I finished!), hillside duathelon, family schedule yadda yadda. Blood, sweat & fears. Made it to as many as possible no matter what!!  Hillside a favorites so easy to go for it. btw Sue claims Trophy made with ceramic lining of a water heater. She does cool stuff. Tina unveiled.  I'm bringing trophy to my shop Angry Catfish. Catfish knows how to take care of ya!

Dirt Bag in Da Bag

Another hundo complete. Today. Race has a lot more tarmac and circles than I thought. Flatter terrain. Still a good time. Organized well. Low key. Lots of food to enjoy before and after. Great cookies, awesome chili. I went 44x16 on the cx. Not enough time to change ss gear. Highlights: Catching back up to the lead group, losing the lead group, many of us at a dead end, I was offered and drank a malt at mile 70 and 103. Oh, and the pain from not riding much was definitely a highlight!! Legs didn't cramp but had that sapped empty hurt feeling only gravel endo can do. Last hillside race tomorrow. Costume required. See you there.

River Has It

The river still rocks. The two big logs I found last year remain. No Name and Eagle, 2pin lined up a new 35 footer called Hot Dog. Stair master and I found a new log called Not No Name. Walking the tree over creek with fat bike with only handle bar lights for the first time a bit of a pucker. Up and over alternate exit still good. What else. I still need to find the freak out teeter. 3+ hours messing around at night, down by the river. All good! Shantytown, the new age version in Bloomington still works for post ride fuel. Should I ride 104 on the pug at dirtbag?

Back after Crack

60 Miles West To Hutch, celebrate good health

It's been a while. I checked out, normal late season check-out plus cracked up this year.

Let's just say this year has been full of idioprofen and motrin moments. Well nothing too serious, not a moose-acre just crack. First point, seems this year focus was on family and work, and that's all good. Kids getting older and 4 week long trips to AZ for work, all good!

Looked outside to see if Leo and Friend made it, yep my boy Leo fixing a flat

So I focused on uber fun when available this Summer. Like road crashing on gravel with wood at Hillside (scabby scabs for weeks). No meds required there. Somehow I cracked my hand. Nice lump finally healing after Chequamegon weekend. Couldn't lift a cx bike.

Also managed to just race at Hillside while also work'n through a lower back issue (huh it's been years). Still no meds. Then after 5 years or more without a motrin moment I created one at Hillside. In a stupor I wheel'ed off a skinny at 1:00AM and slammed onto my back, on a root none the less landing. I can honestly tell you I sneezed 12 times in two weeks. Like a butter knife into the back. Still hurts. Yep motrin moments. Take as needed.

Thanks work, nice pad over golf course at foot of mtn trails. 

Train all day, work some but mainly play at night! In AZ heat and Mtn's. See the trail? Getting dark....

The 4 week long trips in 4 months trips to AZ for work we're great career learning and killer great rides at night. Love South Mountain!!!! Especially at night with lights. I have it wired! South Mountain, AZ "At more than 16,000 acres, South Mountain Park/Preserve is the largest municipal park in the country"

Nates cross country. THE RIVER LOGS ARE CALLING. Snow or Motrin???