and so it begins
today i rode 75 miles in the rain on my road bike. today officially starts my real training for the season. meaning a lot of things.. i'm going to focus and stop messing around. diet and dedication change as of today. i've got an ankle (from c4p) and knee injury (from a high speed bike crash) that are really bothering and scaring me right now. i basically can't run. so i'm going to train on the bike like i've got a full season of 24hr solo mtn bike races... and if the knee never comes around then maybe i will.
baja travesia expedition adventure race: the last baja travesia cyril, seegs and i won in 69 hrs on about 10 minutes of sleep (see my old race report). i was supposed to race it this year with rick baraff (salomon silly rabbits) on march 23rd. rick's been very famous lately: hammer nutrition catalog, oakland magazine and this january max muscle issue (?!). i had to bail on him because of my injuries... it's really bothering me. sorry rick. we'll get out there and race together at some point.
baja travesia expedition adventure race: the last baja travesia cyril, seegs and i won in 69 hrs on about 10 minutes of sleep (see my old race report). i was supposed to race it this year with rick baraff (salomon silly rabbits) on march 23rd. rick's been very famous lately: hammer nutrition catalog, oakland magazine and this january max muscle issue (?!). i had to bail on him because of my injuries... it's really bothering me. sorry rick. we'll get out there and race together at some point.
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Interesting that Rick claims he "unofficially" won Nationals in 2006. His team "cheated" by taking a prohibited route. Since when does cheating constitue being the "unofficial" winner? What a crock!
a 75 miles ride is the start of your training...? wow!
Hope the injuries let you go soon enough to run all the ultras you planned! At least you CAN bike!
i actually hadn't read the article that i posted with the picture of rick until you posted bill. not sure i would have mentioned that, but they raced hard and have a lot to be proud of.
and yes! i can bike, and paddle! matter of fact i'm going for a paddle on the beautiful lake washington and lake union right now!
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