Let's see if i can get this to work... Should be a vid of the big bro crossin in KC. Not much going on here. Still in healing mode and the boy has been sick so no BMX. Enjoy the vid!!!!!!

welp, not much happening. Still wounded, bmx has been rained out for the boy and i missed a beautiful day to race cross. The big bro dominated and won his class by a half lap. Damn that boy has talent. Always funny to hear him talk after a race how bad he did/felt/etc. umm, dude. ya won by half a freakin lap! You rock, don't be so damn modest! ok, if you had ran a different tire pressure you could have lapped the entire field instead of just up to 3rd...lol. Starting to feel better. i think i will take an easy lap or 2 and either roam swanson or tranq just to see how it feels. crap, i don't have a helmet yet. Gonna have to go in a order my new one soon. I seem to like knocking my noodle around lately. Oh the freaking lawn mower croaked too. Haven't mowed in a month. landlord is prolly gonna toss my ass to the curb if i don't get it done soon... It's almost time to start pulling all the crapola out of the garden too. Gotta get this carp done before yard waste guys quit coming...

welp, boy got 3rd friday night and took home a trophy. i went out sunday to work on jumping the doubles. got the finish line jump dialed in. figured i'd head for home after a run thru the whoops. big mistake. can't tell ya what happened. i don't remember a thing but waking up on the ground. concussion, whiplash, torn rotator cuff and bruised ribs. and i broke my freakin helmet i just bought this spring. stick a fork in me, i'm done. once i get healed i am going to be in cruise mode just putting in nice long slow rides. time to tweak the base and try not to lose the power i have right now.

hmmm, not much to post. Da boy crashed again at BMX. Wicked digger hitting some marbles in the first berm. Got up and shook it off tho. He is getting tougher.

Spent 8 hrs clearing Platte sunday. Have blisters on top of blisters. Hoping for a big crowd for the sunday bacon ride as the lodge closes this weekend and the buffet is over till spring. Got in a solid ride wed @ platte with the bike way boys. tossed the chain twice into the 16t. can't wait for gears next year. It is gonna rock. i'd love to get it under 20lbs if possible.

day of fail..

went to manawa 12 hr and died before 6 was over. It was too damn cold and i forgot my tights. Cold knees locking up in the first 4 laps. not good.... rolled up in a blanket for an hour to warm up and went and tried to ride more. got in 2 more and was in severe knee pain both laps. not worth blowing them up this close to cross season. need more road/cold temp riding....

hmm, not much to post aboot. Got some decent rides in. The Kula has developed a nasty dry creak. Like a broken frame creak. Like i already broke my Explosif this year, breaking another Kona would suck. If you can break those, what's next? Bike Way is pulling the cranks and bb again and see if it is a broken frame, broken crank arm or what....

Tried to race bmx sat, but my wrist is still hosed. Can't grip the bars right to jump...

Kid took 3rd friday night and bought the farm on the triple. Did pretty well getting up and getting moving again. Managed to finish the race and qualify for the main the next heat. He is getting better each week. He had no chance sat tho. Got stuck in masters expert. Dude was knocking off 36 sec laps. It was amazzzzing...

went out for a cruise with the bike way guys tonight. we ran around platte till dark. wrist was sore so i went pretty easy. matt threw down thru the ravine and lost it over some rocks. got his head, shoulder and hand. so as they always say...wear your helmet!!!!!!!!!!!!! it could have been really nasty had he not been wearing his helmet. we'll see how he feels this morning. otherwise it was a solid ride...

think i'll go back to the bmx track tonight and play some more....

welp, kid ran his 2nd race tonight. He was once again grouped with the 16-25 experts because there were no other people in his class. He got wooped pretty good as expected, but wants to keep going after it....

i'll give him credit for sticking with it. He is getting faster and hopefully some more people will join his class. gotta get myself healed up so we can go out and practice some more...

welp, i did it today...

was showing the boy how to pump the rhythm section at the bmx track and ate it hard. I went for one last run before we left and hammered up to the tabletop before the rhythm section. Snapped the chain going up the face and went over the bars and down the backside. Got both knees, right one looks like a cantalope and doesn't bend. Got my thigh, arm, shoulder and both wrists to boot. Had a big ride planned tomorrow. we will see how i am feeling in the morning....

time to get ready for the boys race...

went and played on the bmx track tonight for a while. It was nasty rough and hard to hold speed. Think i am going to hold off till sat to try a race. Going to practice more sat morning and maybe drop some gear out of the bike. 46:14 is a bit much on a rough track but i was still spinning it up pretty good. We will see how it goes sat morn.

went out on the roadie tonight with some cat3 boys. that was a humbling experience. i figured all the ss'ing this year had gotten me strong, but i was mistaken. 2 guys hammering tempo at the front and me hanging off the back doing everything i can to try and close the gaps. One of the other guys with us is a guy i can drop at will in the dirt. He did a great job hanging with the fast guys and this time was dropping me no problem. Guess it is time to step up the road work and start grinding some milage. I have power and endurance on dirt which to me would seem harder. I forgot that on the roadie the pedals don't stop. very little cruise time, more constant movement....

dang, kinda forgot aboot this thing.

Well the season is over. Ended up 3rd in the series and won the state championship in my class. Not bad for a 40 yr old smoker on a singlespeed. Gotta say it was fun and i am looking forward to next year.

Metro 12 hr is next. My teammate might be backing out, so it may be a solo effort. 12 hours at manawa on a ss. Sounds good to me....

gotta score a cross bike and give that a whirl as well. Seeing my bro stomp butt every year is good incentive to get out there and play with the boys. Now to find an inexpensive ss crosser. Gonna have to do something to keep my rear in shape now that i am going to have to bump up a class next season. Might be time to dust off the roadie and get some miles in this fall...

Gotta quit smoking too. Daughters track coach let me have it. She said that "i was slowing my daughters speed because of second hand smoke." First i don't smoke around my kids, second i kicked ass as a cat 3 roadie back in the day and am still rolling well now. She replied "imagine how fast you'd be without it." Crap. Point taken. Time to give them up....

gotta get the youngest out on the trails more too. She is wanting some more junior medals next year. Said she is going to own that state champ gold medal next year. She probably will. Tough little sucker she is, damn fast too....

MetrO Challenge Racin

did my first mtb race in aboot 20 years this weekend. it was freakin sweet. got 4th in beginner and my bud got 10th in intermediate in his first race. time to start getting in shape for the rest of the season. it was a blast to race again but i have a long way to go....