Alta on SLED COURSE 2007

What to do with snow! It's been a while.

Red Bull Ride The Sky Crash

Duncan and I we're able to volunteer this year. Last year I raced it, anyway. The Thrilla crashed, I had the radio and called it in. Glad your ok Rich!! More pic's in previous posts. I'll have some vids to add later.

Reb Bull Skyway Sky Ride 2007

More......Duncan actually was on tv "perk n play" When you see the newscaster woman, click on having trouble seeing video for better clip. Dunac almost got run over!!! Lots of good vids and links on UTUBE (like this one). The ending is good. Here's a few pics. Video's later after I turn mine from sideways, .

Crosstraining...4.25hrs of Snowshoe

THEO, broke trail at 8:00am. 1.5, 1.25 & 1.25 hour laps plus back to lot. 4.25 hours non-stop snowshoe'n in what started as foot deep freshie. Salted nut roll and bananna for breakfast, then 2 powertype bars, 3 scoops of sustained, a gel and 60+oz of water on trail and still hungry for lunch post!! By latter of 3rd lap was feeling a bit noodle like. Feel it now a bit too!! Nice. Monday is now a day off. If all goes well, Tuesady will shoe theo again at lunch.

Horribly Hilly

TRAINING: Pace w/last year. Last few riding days we're great. Yesterday before storm it was grueling wind w/studded MTB....loved it. Oddly feeling quite strong, able to hold for almost 2+ hrs. Perhaps weights helping? Did many rides with a few near 3 hrs in 2007 so far. Soon commuting to work w/lunch time weights will bring next phase. Will ride in white stuff today, starting to feel the gym work from am. LET IT SNOW: MPLS looking @ 4-12 inches this weekend. Fine. I'll ride in anything, it makes me feel like I'm winning the race when others are on trainer, gym or eating. Snow shoes fun too. HORRIBLY HILLY: getting on my nerves, open up the registration already!!!! SKYRIDE: Definetley huckers given pref, no biggie, Dunc & I to volunteer.

Chequamegon

My Dad & Amy will do Cheq16 again. Duncan is old enough....he's submitting app too!!! After 05' I said never again....just not interested after 6 yrs(unless you have tandem bike to borrow?). I'll watch lil' brother, sister & gladly enjoy local trails. While looking for pics...I just like shot of Duncan over the gap. Maplelag 06'

Beaver all Nighter, SICKROCK

So I went to Beaver Creek boarding, ended up in MOAB!!! Friday I met up w/some local sota peeps at Beaver Creek, CO. Somehow we had slopeside rooms. Pamper city baby. Non-stop laps on carvers & double D mogul runs. First time on board all year, did many non-stops. No need for peeps, shoes or backcountry goods. $85 a day lift, rip off. Sota gang went home Sunday leaving me at Beav all alone. Well, not for long. My Vail buds answered and we tore it up. Mach 5 down groomers pop'n everything. Off Mtn Sunday for slopeside après vu big time, then bowling in black light in Eagle til midnight then......since conditions wern't worth a hike......my buddy says want to go motor or mtn biking in MOAB?? I say yeah to both. Motor bikes got complicated, so we left Vail area at 2:00am for Moab w/MTN bikes.... ....7:00am Monday we we're past Fruta, past Arches Nat'l park, past the rado river into Utah looking at SLICKROCK. 55 degree weather, sunny, I called it "SICKROCK." We did the full 12 mile loop, way cool. We saw Arches Nat'l park, and many cool crags en-route home. Yeah, I hurt all over now. No pics. Back in Sota. Later....