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  • Physical Fatigue Lessons

    Reading about facing discomfort really resonated with me today. The phrase “Surrender to the pain. Then learn to surrender to the good. It is there and more is on the way” speaks volumes. Lately, I’ve been feeling extremely fatigued and bruised, and my instinct has been to seek comfort, like a leisurely bike ride with…

  • New Ride Posted – Pattee Cake

    Man, what a ride! My buddy and I were out shredding the trails last night, starting at 5:30 and pushing on just as darkness painted Missoula a deep purple. We finished off with a legendary huckleberry shake at the Big Dipper – talk about the perfect reward! We covered 16 miles in about 2 hours,…

  • Western MT Hill Climb

    I’m back from today’s race to the top of Pattee Canyon. It is a great sunny day and a low turn out had my hopes up for a big finish. But, it was not meant to be. Today’s Winner! Place: Definitely not 1stTime: 15:4?Distance: 4 milesEl. Gain: 840 feetGoal: 13:00 (2,5:30,9,12:30) My goal was to…

  • Night Before The Hill Climb

    2004 Hill Climb Saturday Night Live is playing on the TV and I am about to slip into the sack for a night of rest before my start time of 10:09 tomorrow . I m trying my best to stay up and get no sleep.

  • War at the Fort Part 1

    Well I lost this battle but the war is not over. Tonight was my first cyclocross race out at Fort Missoula and I got pulled from the race for being lapped. I started out behind the main pack untill it split into two groups. The wann bees (me) and the pros. I dropped my chain…

  • Morning Before the Race

    I just got a cup of coffee going but this morning I am out of soy creamer so I put a little soy milk in my brew. Yuck! Oh well, what can you do. Tonight after work is the first Cyclocross race of the season. I don't have time to get nervous because I go…

  • Crossing Pattee

    I Have just completed cleaning my cross bike after watching an episode about Glacier Park on PBS. Tonight's ride took me over Pattee Canyon Road and then down Deer Creek road. I finished up coming back into town via the Kim Williams trail. It was only an hour and twenty minute jaunt but all I…

  • Epic Weekend Planning

    I have chose the wrong day old from the basket this morning and now I am almost enjoying a mystery muffin with my free latte (I earned it from the way to go club ). I am sitting on the south wall at the Break Espresso enjoying my free beverage and also looking out the…

  • New Cyclocross Bike Finished

    As many of you have noticed I have been mysteriously absent from the ol blogger since last weekend. Oh yea! I got 3rd place in that! But that is not the big news this morning. I finally got some sleep, cleaned up the house, and am in some form of consciousness this morning. You know…

  • A View From an Igloo

    As I lay here watching my breath float away and listening to pelting snow on my tent walls I feel the need to blog. I just finished putting together a hansom looking snowman on the picnic table. Well I think it was a picnic table! My friends are settling in for a long winters nap.…

  • Sore Throat

    On the verge of taking off to Salmon Idaho this morning the sore through that has been plaguing me as of late is still with me and worse than ever. I am hoping the all the irritation from the fire smoke wouldn’t get this bad but it looks like I could end up suffering long…

  • Rain, Finally … Way To Go Bill

    A couple of days ago, I arrived home for lunch aboard my single-speed Trek-erizer! As I prepared my pasta, the mailman stopped by with a package. “More bike parts,” I thought to myself. But it was not. Actually, it was a package from the Way To Go Club. Every week, I log my commute miles…

  • Cyclocross Bike Project Part II

    A week ago I scored a decent deal online for a cyclocross frame and since then I have been trying to piece together a rag tag cyclocross bike so I can compete in the Missoula Cyclocross Series this fall. My Fetish frame arrived yesterday and I spent the night putting what parts that would fit…

  • To Helena and Back

    Hello from Break Espresso (a more expensive break now!) where I have to my right a big cinnamon roll and to my left a cup of coffee. Out the window the sun has started to light up downtown Missoula and the foot traffic is bustling in preparation for the Farmers Market. I am sitting here…

  • Cyclocross Bike Project

    Hello from my apartment in Missoula where I sit enjoying (as much as you can do before a stressful job) a cup of coffee. I am about to get up and start breakfast preparations. Before I do that I thought I would blog my latest project … a Cyclocross bike. This fall I want to…

  • Wild Rockies Racing Series

    Hello from the Break Espresso. I am still looking for comments on the new navigation menu functionality here at the lodge on the left. It is also interesting to note that the Sidewinder trail is almost catching Snow Bowl for top local trail. This morning I stumbled upon a racing series that is way more…

  • Bitterroot Resort Race

    Today’s race at the Bitterroot Resort, aimed to boost real estate sales on Tom McClay’s property, was the penultimate event in the MORS Series. Despite the light smoke and a grueling climb, the race felt short for beginners, only a 20-minute lap. The expert trail led us through McClay’s land to the Forest Service boundary…

  • Back From Lone Peak Revenge

    Hey from Break Espresso, savoring a muffin and coffee! Just set up a page to gather Missoula’s favorite trails. Came back from Lone Peak Revenge, part of the Montana Off-Road Series, and, well, finished nearly last due to a bike issue. My bike frame got here Friday, but it lacked some bits, especially the unique…