I am sitting here watching Sunday Night Football. I haven’t moved in like three hours, just lying here without a thought on my mind. An ice cream container sits on the floor, empty. The apartment is a mess, but I don’t care. Tomorrow is a new day with nothing to do. My 2008 racing season…

I am sitting at work, refusing to be productive. It is sunny outside, and all I can think about is going cycling. Finally, I give in and walk out of work, telling the boss that I can no longer work and I have to go outside to play. The sun was shining its golden warmth…

Well, the beginning of winter is one step closer as we all gathered at Ed and Laurie’s house to see each other one last time for this year. The Thursday Night Ride Group had its year-end party tonight, and it was a good time of fun, food, photos, movies, and stories of yore. I used…

Sitting here at the coffee shop, I’m completely brain dead. I have to come here to call mom and dad for our weekly talk. My home internet is unreliable, thanks to last weekend’s debacle with my landlady. So, as my conversation nears its end, I find myself staring at six photos for over an hour,…

Just rolling out of my makeshift couch-bed. I’ve been lounging here in Missoula, battling some mysterious abdominal pain and intense sweats. I’m half-convinced I’ve got scurvy, or maybe I was nabbed by aliens for some extraterrestrial experiment. Anyway, as I shuffle off to bed, I figured I’d keep my promise of a nightly blog post…

I’m finally home and attempting to blog. Hmm, what to say? First, you must understand why I was as grouchy as a bear with a thorn in its paw today. Yes, I was irritable, but with good reasons. The main culprit is abdominal pain that developed after Saturday’s race. When I arrived at my friend’s…

Just finished the cross race here in Bozeman and fell in love with the course. It started out the usual way, but before long, you were getting sprayed with mud and dismounting for a thick clay-like mud run-up. Once remounted, you navigate a slippery side-hill section before a power climb. Some wiggle-waggles in an upper…

When I am racing I am always fighting to catch an opponent and without faith I don’t think it is possible. There is a point though when you know it may not be possible but it is important to keep the faith. As a spectator my heart is into certain competitors and their ability to…

Friday I packed my backpack, bike, and extra wheels and I hiked to the Van Buren Street Exit. It is there I met up with a band of travelers know as Team Muleterro. We headed to Kalispell to brother Mule ERock’s brother’s house.  Get that? We arrived and was bunked out in a pop up…

Hi from chilly Missoula, but luckily, we’ve got sunshine. It’s brisk, with the trees showing off their colors. Perfect for a night ride. We’re gathering at Blue Mountain Recreation Area at 6PM, aiming for Hayes Point. That’s me, Larry, Alden, and Ed. Feel free to join. Remember your night riding kit and something cozy. Hope…

The weekend ended with a trip to the Big Dipper Ice Cream joint. Lets see, how did it go.  Hmmmm. Saturday was the Rolling Thunder Cyclocross Race and that was real hard.  My TNR friends did show up and that was cool.  My team came over from Bozo and had a great time too although…