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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

FSC Race 2 - San Fernandina

Busted Bottle Bracket Prevented me from racing, so I took the HD Camera out and caught some really good footage.

Enjoy

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Thursday, September 24, 2009

Video - FSC Race 1 - Gainesville

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

The Scott Spark 10 is "HERE"

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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Riders 2 Minutes

It's been a long time since I been on the line at a mountain bike race. As a matter of fact, it has been 18 months as my last race was the 2008 Hospice 100. So, that nervous energy that happens at 2mins is going to have extra meaning, and my ego is in check, and I'll explain why.

It's been a very long time since I'm posted, and I know people haven't been here much, and it's my fault. It's because I have been busy running my business, but I have a nice break to train now. Too bad the FL State Series starts this weekend, and I"m totally 1 month behind my training.

I do have some good news. I just purchased the Scott Spark 10, and I'm going to reveal it at the 2nd Florida State Series race. I just got back on my Mountain Bike after doing a tremendous amount of road, and I don't have my skill back up to par yet. My ass and hands are constantly tender after riding Markham, and I'm reluctant to do back to back days right now. But I am getting faster every time I go out and rider, and when I have put in a nice block of training, I will mount my new steed and get ready to see if I can play knock around boy at the front of the Expert Group. And I"m not telling any of you ho's how much it weighs. It weight Thousands of dollars.

Some other news is I have joined " Alex Bike Shop ", and they just might have the strongest riders in the South with regards to Mountain Bike Riders. Jorge Cortez can ride right alongside the Pros, and I think he if favored to win the 0-40 Class of Experts and he and Rodney are going to do some wheel kissing this year. Danny, Luiz, Adolfo, and myself are all experts so racing together is going to have an "Astana Feel" to it. With 4 riders riding in 1 category racing together we have some type of advantage even if we are not the strongest. So I am interested in seeing how that plays out.

Am I strong enough to hang right now? "Hello No", and if I raced right now I would hang with the front group for the 1st half of lap, and then shut it down and ride my own pace after that. So I'm going to take a different tact. I'm planning on doing the Time Trial Saturday at Gainesville and at least 5 laps that day. I'm going to opt out of racing on Sunday as I"m absolutely sure that I don't have 5 laps in my legs, and more importantly, I don't have 5 Expert laps in my legs.

I had not really planned on trying to do any real damage this season, and was having fun riding my road bike and not getting banged up on the Mtn Bike, but a couple of incidents mid-summer really kicked in my competitive side in gear, and now I want to see if I can get my campaign going after the Gainesville. So I cranked out the Colorado Altitude Tent, which was in a box for the entire time I was in North Carollina, and now it's set-up in my office. I'm actually writing to you from 9300ft. Correction, 9340ft. I have not really had any real block of time in the unit in August as I have been out of town every 5 days for the last month.

Now, I don't travel for my job for the next 5 weeks, so I'm going to work "High",

and ride the trainer "High", to get even more benefit


And hopefully get my mountain bike skills back in time to show my face at the Race No. 2, and slowly put myself in position to finish top 5 for the season.

I also have some archive footage from the 2004 Florida State Series, and the video below is Quietwaters. I will be putting up more archived videos, and in addition I will be creating videos at the races this Season with my New Team, which is by the way, the "BOMB"

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