Worlds Collide CX

Well on Saturday was the official first Cyclocross race of the season with the Worlds Collide race in Heber. There will be 2 more races this fall at the fairgrounds and it should be plenty interesting if it rains/snows. Saturday was plenty hot with the temps still in the high 90's and that ain't exactly cross weather. With a new schedule this year, the singlespeeds lined up after teh c's, where my man Neil put in a solid effort for his first cross race. My game plan was to hang on with Steve and Racer and see what happens. Well when the gun went off if suddenly changed my mind and shot off like a rocket. I won the first lap prime, made it half way through the next lap and proceeded to drop my chain on a bumpy grass section. In the cluster #$%@ of trying to put my chain on I was passed by the top 5 and only managed to chase back number 5. Of course I dropped it again and then I new that was all she wrote. The top three were Steve W., Matt O., and Jason L. Jason held in there strong for a solid third place in front of a hard charging Racer G. So I took a little break, tightened the chain up and lined up at the back of the A's. After 25 minutes of hotter than hell heat and eventually getting lapped by Bart G., I threw in the towell. All in all a great workout to complement the volume and endurance training. I don't feel too bad considering most of these guys have been racing since March and this was my 2nd and 3rd race of the week and the year.

Only 7 weeks to go till Moab and it seems so far away. Thankfully on Sunday Emily and I got out for a ride in Park City. You can't beat a Sunday morning ride on great singletrack with your partner.

Way to go on Saturday Suedo and way to hang with the young gun.

24 Hour Circus in the Desert

In an attempt to keep my family and friends a little more up to date on what I am doing, I am going to try this route. By no means am I claiming to be a professional blogger but hopefully I can share some stories and photos of my adventures as I get ready for the 2007 edition of the 24 Hours of Moab. After giving the whole Solo 24 Hour race plenty of thought over the past few years, I have laid the cards on the table and am going for it this year. I'm already registered, so that means I am committed this time or that I should be committed. It all depends on how you look at it I guess. So between now and October 13th I will attempt to keep you all a little more informed about what I am up to. This is my first 24 Hour Solo attempt, so it's gonna be a kick in the pants.

Oh yeah, I am truly working on the article and hope to be finished early this fall.