Snow?

You have got to be kidding me. Needless to say, this motivation stuff is being tested. By tested I mean I'm going to ride the rollers. Not too much else to report so far this week. Working on team stuff for next season (and starting to get pretty damn excited about it), some homework, some food and generally enjoying myself. Hopefully this snow will be gone by tomorrow so I can spend some time riding outside again. I have an itch for a nice long ride. I'll sign off with a few photos courtesy of Joel and his dad. If you feel the need to see hundreds of pictures from any race Joel attends, check them out.

Notice the smiles. Nothing like some bicycle derbys in the mud to get back in the game.

Checks that crowd. Plus it looks like I am actually going fast.

Re-motimivated

Sandy is back. Not entirely sure what happened or what clicked but I'm back. I am still slow at the moment, but I suddenly felt the urge to put an effort in and thoroughly enjoyed my race day. Needless to say, I hope to turn this new motivation into some solid training. At the moment I feel great. Thanks to all who I had some good conversation and motivating with after the race. As a denture commercial just told me; bye bye ooze, hello seabent. This speaks to me. Now to get some season plans in order. Big ideas, time to put some into action. I also hereby promise to be less sucky at maintaining this blog.

Rain

So looks like a muddy cross race for tomorrow. I'm not sure how I feel about this. Normally I'm all for some fun in the mud, but I'm currently not really feeling it. Needless to say, I'll probably be there anyways. On the other hand, this cold and miserably rainy weather has reminded me that winter is approaching. Not to mention, I realized today that it is not only October, but near the end of October. No idea how this nugget of information got by me. Apparently I'm calendar challenged. But in the end, I got some rollers to start riding more. Who knows when the urge may hit. In other news, I need money. But that's normal. Working on some riding plans for next year... but more on that later.

Update on nothing

First up. For those nervous about why I have not been posting exciting and cool news... sorry. I just don't have much. I have been spending more time then I ever thought possible doing school related stuff. I'm pretty sure that in the last 3 weeks, I have done more school work than I have in the entire rest of my academic career. On the plus side, I don't half-ass anything. On the negative side, this time last year I was riding 20 hours a week outside with not a worry in the world. Given, I am probably still the most stress free person you have ever met. Time is tight so my training is going commando, I am getting itchy to train. Snuck out for a hike on Sunday in the Gats, ran today for an hour (running does suck, but requires less light than riding) and will hopefully ride again tomorrow to prepare for the Kingston cross race this weekend. I love the Kingston course from last year, and will attempt to avoid the same hospital visit after. Hopefully see some of you there!

This one is for Sheri

It was recently brought to my attention by an alert reader that I have neglected this outflow of my thoughts for a period of time. Perhaps too long. On the other hand I have done very little other than be sick, rest and not ride my bike. In fact until today it had been slightly over a week. School has been busy, and generally I have been taking advantage of this fall rest period. I did race the first OBC race at Brittania. Things didn't go as planned, though it was not due to a lack of training. Maybe more due to a lack of sleep and an untimely first lap crash removing me of use of my front brake. This lead to a chain of events. And by events, I mean more crashing. Though may I add, I crash with panache. I skipped the madison due to some bailing partners, a few beers too many the evening before and some lingering sickness. Either way, some time away from just riding has done me some good. But alas, I can only stay away from my 2 wheels for so long. And so without further adieu, I bring you a new season.
Step 1: Find a team. EVA-Devinci is no more. Too bad, another good team is now a memory. Good times were had, and I'll miss those boys. Though I'm sure we'll see each other around. Cycling really is a small world.
Step 2: Ride my bike. I started again today. Another day of gravel road exploration. Some sun and good times. Training this time of the year really has no structure. Do something active. I also hand planed a 12 ft 7 inch x 7 inch pine beam today. That would be 2 hours of pretty decent aerobic work. Plus my arms will be huge in no time.
Enough has been said about Svein (not that his incredible ride doesn't deserve it) and the dopers, so I'm going to keep this post upbeat, and on track. I'll leave you with some pictures to make up for the lack of posting on my part.