Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

Pretty darn hard to have more fun than riding Lowe's Creek with four PUGS. It really dials in your handling skills! The energy it takes to turn out 11 miles of single track on one of these beasts borders on ridiculous.

tis the season

Now that the Christmas holidays are behind us, it is time to get down to work and dial in the training for the 2010 season. I am signed on for another year with power training guru TJ Woodruff, which should be fun in a painful kind of way. My training plan will be geared towards the BC, 7-day stage race, which is held the last week of June. 24 hours of Nine Mile, Dakota 50, Cheq Fat Tire, Ore 2 Shore, a few WORS races and a few road races are also on the books. Most of the training will be done on the trainer until the roads clear, except for PUG night at Lowe's Creek (feel free to join in).

Going to start things off on a good note with a week long training camp in Tucson the second week of January. I have a race scheduled the first Saturday of the trip then a few road and mtb rides and of course a trip to the top of Mt. Lemon. The trip will be a nice way to split up the winter and allow me to stay focused till spring when Jim and I will be ramping things up with some killer weekend training rides on the cold, sloppy roads South of Mondovi.

Gave my legs a little Christmas present after everyone went to bed. Had to make sure I remembered how to spin the pedals. Race form is a ways off, but the legs seem to still have a little Diesel power left. I will try to get some power files from the training rides posted on a regular basis along with some video from the Pug rides. Thanks for tuning in and happy holidays!

Tough Times

Blood Bank

Things aren't going so great right now. My father had a heart attack on Sunday night. My mom called me at 3:30 in the morning and I got in the truck and headed 4 hours down to Saint Luke's in Milwaukee. At one point his blood pressure dropped to 50 / 40, which is really, really bad. We are thankful to be in the care of the best heart doctors in the state. He is currently listed as critical, but stable. His heart is being assisted by a balloon pump and a bunch of meds. My sister and I gave blood as a way to give back. It was a first for me and it felt good to do something for someone else. Reading Lance's book "it's not about the bike" for some type of hope and motivation.

Any thoughts?

This or.........

This???
One of these steeds will be added to the 2010 stable, but the decision is harder than I thought. Anyone have any thoughts?

Crazy Bright

Finally received my two new Pro1200 lights. It is amazing what 2400 lumens looks like in the woods. They are every bit as bright as a halogen car head light.

My official training for the 2010 BC Bike race started this week. TJ has things starting off pretty mellow with 5 hours on the trainer and 7 hours outside. 8 months is a long time to work towards a single goal, but the training will definitely make the race a lot more enjoyable. I'm headed down to Tucson for a week long training camp with TJ the second week of January to break up the winter riding. It should be a good time as we kick the week off with a MTB race in Phoenix.

Holloween ride with Chad Sova

The one and only Chad Sova. He may be fast like a pro, but his kit needs some serious work. Chad, Jim, Matt and I had a great night ride at Lowe's Creek followed up with a stop at his girlfriend's friend's apartment.

He better stick to biking, she pretty much kicked his a$$ at the table.

We also had the opportunity to watch the "single ladies" perform live. Thanks Chad, it wouldn't have been possible without you.

'Nough Said

3 rides in 3 weeks!