Cupcakes And Nerf Darts

Cracked my noggin on a barrier, gave myself a two day headache.
Dodged the nerf dart machine gunners on the top deck
Wanted a cupcake feed but could not see...
Stayed on the gruppo while wigglin and swervin'
till I could see again.

The LARPD was lotsa fun this year, a definite change from the MTB courses I also like but don't really do well at, some tactics and some luck came into play as well as some fitness- those last two races with the back steps added in were hard and wasted me for the Sunday effort, but who cares.

Shane and his posse really worked hard this year to improve the racing experience and with some small sponsors and some more attendance this thing could hop.

If you haven't been since the VeloBob days with 3 small cones, one piece of caution tape and a old 2 x 8 staked up with concrete stakes, you should check it next year.
P.S.-
Oh yeah, I'm gonna pop the jersey a bit, first one I ever won with all the stud and studette athletes running around these parts, It may "only" be the LARP, but I'm still stoked.
Congrats to all the series champys!

At The LARP.......

There were cupcake feeds....

Elves racin'

Even the dawg was in the spirit....

Hecklers and racers alike were decked out....

Troy passing the grownups on his new bike.....

Kenny rolling up the line and channeling Cancellara a bit here, passing about five guys in this corral section, suuuhweeet!

Fun Fun Times.

Houses of pain II

Time to hunker down and torture myself a bit indoors..... All used other peoples' junk in this HOP, a old TACX set up ,just for me, a Craigslist track bike jumbled together, and a hand-me-down TV in the corner.
The weights and Concept 2 I got in a blind auction when a company down the street closed.
Turn up the tunes, move some laundry to the side, and get down.

Coach Troy killing me with a oldie but goodie VHS tape today- yessss.

Sufferface

Kenny getting that shoulder into it- yes, the steps are back at the LARP.

Kenny has improved soooo much this year, I think his road season will be a blast!

Troy and his new cross bike! Much improved from the old ginormous full suspension beasty-bike!

I never took my camera out today at CCCX, with the nasty rain , but Jasmin and Lainey had another great battle on two wheels today, trading the 2 spot back and forth, a classic battle between solid climbing fitness and awesome technical skills on the downs.

Classy stuff.

Both the LARP and CCCX were filled with mechanicals snafus for me, rolled tires, loose bolts, and crappy pedals.

A super bunch of buddies helped me out both days, though, and I was able to finish both races.

It takes a large helping of suck to appreciate the good sometimes great days where everything goes right, the holeshot comes to you without effort and the Heed tastes like champagne....

Enjoy the rain, peoples!

Houses of Pain

This one is at my work, I like coming in a bit early and pushing some iron around.

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Finally after a month layoff with the latest weird graybeard injury where I popped a few ribs out , I was able to get in a light workout with no pain later-
Very grateful to be back.
Dr. Rich always seems to put me back together again,
Thanks,
Rich!
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Roll Them Miles

Took a break from the racing this weekend, instead we caught up on things, actually hung the Christmas lights before December 24th, did some riding with a couple of talented teens on a cold but clear Diablo, hosted a great houseguest, and hit a team ride today for some more miles.

All good.

All relaxing

Recharged and ready to go.

Sporting Some New Duds

BASP #4 - Golden Gate Park, 2008,
originally uploaded by Cyclocross Magazine.

Picture by Andrew Yee at GGP- I stunk it up bad in many ways but had lots of fun battling for 19th place.

Putting on the new duds still feels kind of like dressing up in fancy clothes, fun and I like it a lot but a bit unsure of how to act in these new situations.
Change is constant whether we admit it or not and challenging myself to be a better teammate and better racer is good stuff for the soul.
Five years and my first cycling team, I'm gonna miss the red ones and wish them the best of luck.


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