Today started with a short(ish) road ride, followed by a pick-up ultimate game; it only took a year, but I finally found some ultimate players in bakersfield. A few weeks ago, finishing up an extended commute home, cutting across the CSUB campus, I heard the familiar cries of “UP” and saw two sets of sevens on the field chasing the disk around. I’ve joined them a few times on weeknights, but this morning’s Stagnant Air warning in Bakersfield, shortened my road ride enough that I was able to join the Saturday pick-up game. I know, it makes no sense. Unhealthy air cut my road ride short, yet I still went out and exerted myself further. Not very smart. Since then, I’ve hidden from the smoke-filled air by staying inside pouring over piping diagrams.
Working while friends throughout the country (and beyond) are doing events that I’d rather be doing.
Emily, and her teammate Kirsty, are competing in their first endurance mountain bike stage race, the BC Bike Race.. They’ve finished Stage 1, and hopefully they had a good time. I look forward to joining them for Stages 6 and 7 later this week. Going to Whistler without taking a bike (although, a bike rental and lift ticket have not been ruled out).
Matt and Jeff are just up the road in Fresno, competing in the ,Climb to Kaiser, 155 miles, 13,500 feet of climbing. In some of the worst air to hit the region in decades..
Mary has overcome snow, bear tracks, swollen legs, and fatigue and is holding her own in the Tour Divide, where race leader Matt Lee has already crossed the CO/NM border.
Ed and JJ-Yo are undoubtedly out exploring some new ridgelines and singletrack in Colorado somewhere. Your blog is full of new stuff that I’d love to come ride.
Dave is recovering (hopefully) from his bronchitis, and looking forward to conquering Leadville on his fixie, and he has a place to crash in Bakersfield if he ever wants to make it out this way (maybe before or after the SS World Championships)..
Hill and Dave are shuttling Apex :rolleyes:
my friends are out living their dreams, riding their bikes, searching for their physical and mental limits, while I sit here, eating my Cascade Creampuff entry fee, thanks to an injury plagued 2008. I’ve felt good lately, last problems with my knee were over the Memorial Day weekend, so hopefully, I’ll be able to maintain a semblance of training to compete in the Tahoe Sierra 100 ..
Wow, people are busy on the bikes this year, aren’t they?? Sorry to hear the knee is still giving you problems. Take it easy. It really does pay to let it completely heal. In the meantime, enjoying the events from the spectator point of view can be fun and very entertaining.