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  • 24 Hours of Rapelje 2012

    I knew it was going to be hot but I didn’t know it would have a definite impact on the weekend. Going into the 24 Hours of Rapelje I secretly was hoping for a new distance record for 24(ish) hours. And on my side was a course (a new one according to their Facebook page)…

  • 75th choice

    I cant contain myself. The wait is over. The 24 race is out of the way. I know I have to post a race report, maybe tomorrow. But for today I am hitting the road with my fat bike.  On tap this weekend is a fat bike adventure with my partner in crime. Two weekends…

  • Couple steps back

    You have to love days like this. You think you have a handle on your recovery and even get to bed at 10 the night before.  Then you get a whopping 9 hours of sleep.  You should feel great.  Instead you drag your ass out of bed and stumble through a small breakfast.  Then you…

  • Emerging

    Sometimes you come out of something stronger then you have before. I feel like I am ready to train some more … ok ok … rest first.  Want to ride (bike is broke … booo) …o/o

  • Molded

    A 24 hour race goes on for days. When you shut your eyes all you see is single-track. You do not do a 24 hour race it molds you.I am just now learning some things … not even related to racing.

  • New beginning

    It is nice to make it through he night in a 24 hour race. It is like re-birth.

  • Cracking

    The heat in Rapelje is 103 on course.

  • Goose

  • Super stud

    Today I am packing for the 24 Hours of Rapelje. And at the same time posting some photos of last weekend.  As per the usual this year I pre post photos and write a little something.  Then later when i can I post it. I am thinking about crossing paths and in a 24 hour…

  • A river runs through it

    Mo and I camped at Fairy lake. Upon arriving we went to work. Mo secured the fire pit area and where we were going to eat and then left to scout a food hanging location. I was in charge of setting up the tent and getting the accommodations ready for slumber. When we were finished…

  • Discovering love

    It is so cool when you discover a new love. You suddenly realize that “this is f’n cool”.  And then you propose to do it again.  A lot. Last Saturday I met Mo at Battle Ridge for a bike pack trip up to Fairy Lake. I choose my fatty bike just to see if I…

  • What about fatty-packing?

    Let’s just say my bike ain’t no featherweight. Feels like 50 pounds, easy, maybe more. Didn’t weigh it, wouldn’t you know – all part of the glorious chaos of learning this bikepacking thing. I gotta say, though, I’m smitten. It’s the freedom, man, the open road (well, mostly trail for now). Speaking of mobility, gotta…

  • Fairy lake success

  • Three fold

    The plan today is to ride up Bridger Canyon to Battle Ridge Pass. From there I will meet up with Mo for a ride up to Fairy Lake.  We will camp at the lake and bike back to Battle Ridge tomorrow.  I will then bike home of course.  The goals are two fold. One, to…

  • From here

    Name Miles Est time link M Trail 5.7 32 min http://goo.gl/maps/ONgc Sypes 7.4 46 min http://goo.gl/maps/hHZn Sourdough 8.8 51 min http://goo.gl/maps/ZHQ8 Leverich 9.1 60 min http://goo.gl/maps/VzAm Middle Cottonwood 9.6 63 min http://goo.gl/maps/gfAI Bear Canyon 10.6 66 min http://goo.gl/maps/10E9 South Cottonwood 12.8 75 min http://goo.gl/maps/vbOV Moser 13.4 91 min http://goo.gl/maps/Yzkv

  • Dentist

    Last night my workout took me up Sypes to the slopes of Baldy. On my mind was this mornings appointment.  I needed to have some drilling and filling work done. I thought about how long it took me to come out of the fog last time.  They say it takes a hour or so for…

  • Pure form

    A big nap made all the difference. So much so that I felt good enough to do a core sessions and bike out to the M trail last night. I then proceeded to do a spiritual trail run. The sun was setting and a big storm was wrapping around the mountain.  Just interfacing with it,…

  • Under the weather

    I called in sick yesterday and today I am not much more productive. I thought it was allergies but I learned earlier today that “others” have been out with a “cold” so there you have it. But with spring raging outside and the Tour Divide on the inter waves even under the weather is beautiful.