This year has been long. And really hard. I’ll just come right out and say that. Hard. I’ve worked more than I can stand to remember, with the sort of urgency that perhaps only mortgage-laden, non-salaried, self-employed folk with laid-off significant others can appreciate. It was good and hard. Really. People close to me got [...]
Continue ReadingThe Wend Cyclocross Diaries 1-3
A few people have mentioned that they haven’t seen the Wend Cyclocross Diary videos yet, so I decided to post episodes 1-3 here for easy access to all the racey goodness. By way of background for anyone who just tuned in – I write a little online column for Wend called the Cycling Diaries. Last [...]
Continue ReadingSherwood crushes souls.
I’m on a few major deadlines this week, so I might not be able to pull a full race report together but this is just to say – thank you. You on the hill with the screaming. You at the creek crossing with the cowbell. You in the River City tent with all that urgency. [...]
Continue ReadingPDXcross back at it and lookin’ sexy with a new site
They’re baaaaa-aaaaaaack. ‘Cross season started over the weekend with Pain on the Peak and while I had to miss it due to a family obligation, I hear it was brutal, rough, and HOT. Brutal and rough are rad, so even though Hot sucks, I’m giving this race a gold star for coming out of the [...]
Continue ReadingCycling, Cyclocross, Racing, Running
It’s time to run.
Yep, that’s right. It’s cross season and all the little cycling boys and girls are getting ready to make mud pies and sprint up little hills while bicycle-toting. Besides the fact that I L-O-V-E the rain (you can throw punches at me next time you see me for saying that, but it’s true), I also [...]
Continue ReadingThe Nationals are Coming! The Nationals are Coming!
No, really! The rumors have been confirmed – Bend will host Cyclocross Nationals next year! (And the year after that!) There is a really long press release about it, but I’ll cut to the chase because that’s how we like to roll ’round these parts. Tentative Dates for 2009: December 10-13 Race Director: Brad Ross [...]
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