My motto is simple- you have to get out to find out. I love to get outside and get moving, the activity is just a consequence of what I'm feeling, the weather and what my friends are doing. I ride mountain, road and cross bikes. I've done 13 Ironman races. I ski alpine, AT and nordic. I SUP and surf, though both pretty poorly. Trail running is a blast, and of course camping is cool. But getting out isn't always about getting outside. Get out of your comfort zone at work and in your personal life. Take on a new project, make a new friend or just try that new restaurant in town that always smells good. Enjoy your life, you've only got one shot and the clock is always ticking.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

'Cross racing begins tomorrow!

While most of you think this time of year is known as Fall, many cyclist call it 'Cross season. The funny looking bikes, jumping on and off the bike and leaping over barriers has started. I've been on my cyclocross bike 5 or 6 times, have already improved my mounts and dismounts and have set up my schedule for the season. It will be heavy early on, then a break through October, which is really the heart of 'cross season but I am traveling 3 weekends in a row, then back at it for November and maybe early December.
Tomorrow's race is up in Copper Mtn., so it shouldn't be too hot. Cyclocross was meant to be run in cold, wet and possibly snowy conditions, so racing in the heat and dust can be brutal. I am hoping that my fitness from the 4 day Steamboat race and that my new found skills will carry me to the front.
Either way it's going to be fun!
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