My plan this weekend was to try and hammer out 3 tough rides in preparation for the 12 O' Muchy race next weekend. Every thing was going fine until I picked up a cold along the way. I spent all of last night tossing and turning and blowing my nose. If you ask me there is nothing worse than a summer cold. Despite feeling tired and crappy I showed up for the ride this morning. The ride was a lap of the Granogue course followed by a tour of Brandywine.
The group was huge and full of some of the fastest folks around. fatmarc, Kurtee, Blair the Super Fast Canadian, Todd El' Presidnte', FFA Amy, John W, Jamie, Green Trek John, and riding in later were, Les the International Man of Mystery, Mike Yozell, his wife and the dude on Phil Wood Kiss Off.
I took the lead around Granogue. The course was in awesome shape, and even though I was feeling a little under the weather I was having fun. I didn't feel too bad at the start, but once we hit the Koppenberg, it was all over. I kind of dropped to the back once we hit Brandywine. Even though I was still having fun and wanted to keep riding, I thought it best to call it a day. I just hope I kick this cold by the weekend.
Sunday afternoon Rachael and I went to see the new X-Men movie. After reading some not so good reviews I didn't know what to expect. I must say we both really enjoyed the movie. Tons of action and few new characters, that I thought were done very well, kept things fresh. I would definitely recommend this movie to whoever was a fan of the first 2. After the movie we hit Victory for some dinner and a couple of mighty fine beverages. Rachael went for the Dark Lager and I had a couple of the Triple Pilsners.
Well I must go try and get better,
Cheers,
Buddy
Monday, May 29, 2006
Sunday, May 28, 2006
You Have To Stick The Landing...
My plan for the weekend was to get 3 hard rides in. Saturday was White Clay and Middle Run. We had a strong group; Brent Biddle the Ti Domi of Cross, Green Trek John, Jay Jay, and Fitzy. My plan was a steady tempo kind of ride. It started off good. I felt strong and tried to push the pace a bit in the beginning. This feeling didn't last long. I tried to hammer through the Judge but there was just too much traffic. You see, there was this 34 mile marathon trail run going on, and I thought we were sick. Even after we were out of the running traffic I still felt like shit. No matter how hard I tried I just couldn't get it going. Brent was riding really strong but had shifting issues so he bailed out. We hit the Boundry trail and John just blew by me like I was standing still. I haven't had anyone do that to me all year. He and Jay were flying up the climb. After that I decided to just settle in and try to ride my own pace. The rest of the ride was pretty uneventful.
Lately I have been working on my flying. It isn't going all that well. I am like that 80's TV show where the guy can fly but h
e doesn't land very well .
You remember The Greatest American Hero don't you. Today's flight was not my fault. We were climbing up the double track to the Ruin's trail at Fair Hill. I was feeling good when all of the sudden, something seemed to grab my foot. Rumor has it, that even though I was flying through the air I kept pedaling, unfortunately this didn't help with the landing. This is where my problem lies. Last Friday night I got air courtesy of the Indo Board, but couldn't stick the landing, Last Wednesday I hit the fucked up bridge the wrong way and did a nice flip but just couldn't stick the landing. I gu
ess this just proves I am no gymnast.
fatmarc led a great ride today. Joining us was the K Man, Spot Paul, Ted Logic, Fitzy, and Little Ben. The ride was nice and steady, well until we hit 5 Bridges. Marc always attacks when we climb 5 Bridges. Today I was able to caver his attacks, which makes me think he was holding back. My old Pal Spot Paul, who says he can't climb was on my wheel most of the time.
He even said to me,"You Don't want it to come down to a sprint". I took a page out of Todd's book and said," Don't worry Paul, there won't be a sprint. I have to say there is nothing like talking smack with your friends, and after all Paul started it.
Well I have to try and shake this little cold I picked up so I can go out and get my ass handed to me tomorrow.
Ta Ta For Now,
Buddy
Lately I have been working on my flying. It isn't going all that well. I am like that 80's TV show where the guy can fly but h
e doesn't land very well .You remember The Greatest American Hero don't you. Today's flight was not my fault. We were climbing up the double track to the Ruin's trail at Fair Hill. I was feeling good when all of the sudden, something seemed to grab my foot. Rumor has it, that even though I was flying through the air I kept pedaling, unfortunately this didn't help with the landing. This is where my problem lies. Last Friday night I got air courtesy of the Indo Board, but couldn't stick the landing, Last Wednesday I hit the fucked up bridge the wrong way and did a nice flip but just couldn't stick the landing. I gu
ess this just proves I am no gymnast.fatmarc led a great ride today. Joining us was the K Man, Spot Paul, Ted Logic, Fitzy, and Little Ben. The ride was nice and steady, well until we hit 5 Bridges. Marc always attacks when we climb 5 Bridges. Today I was able to caver his attacks, which makes me think he was holding back. My old Pal Spot Paul, who says he can't climb was on my wheel most of the time.
He even said to me,"You Don't want it to come down to a sprint". I took a page out of Todd's book and said," Don't worry Paul, there won't be a sprint. I have to say there is nothing like talking smack with your friends, and after all Paul started it.
Well I have to try and shake this little cold I picked up so I can go out and get my ass handed to me tomorrow.
Ta Ta For Now,
Buddy
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)