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Sea Otter Classic :: Timing Problems Screw the Athletes
I’m sorry but there was no excuse for the timing problems at the Sea Otter Classic. To put it bluntly, the organizers, the timing “officials”, and the USA Cycling “officials” f*cked up beyond belief. The Sea Otter Classic is supposed to be a professionally run racing event. Being a racing event, timing of the athletes…
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Check Your Tube’s Packaging
So the other day I got a flat on my training/commute rear wheel. It blew up about an hour into a spin on my rollers. Then on Saturday I got a flat on my road ride. So yesterday, before leaving for work, I pumped up the rear wheel (the one that blew on Saturday’s ride)…
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Sea Otter Classic :: Polar S710 HRM Graphs
The Sea Otter Classic was this past weekend. It was an epic racing event, as it always is. I will be posting my race reports soon. For now, check out my heart rate monitor graphs from the Road Race, Circuit Race, and XC events. Cheers! Road Race Circuit Race XC Race
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Race Report :: Central Coast CX Spring Series Race 3
Date: March 10, 2002 Event: Central Coast CX MTB Race 3 Category: Expert Men 35+ Time: ~1h51m! Argh! Laps: 5 Distance: 25 miles Place: 5th Field: 8 racers! With Sea Otter Classic quickly approaching, I decided to get some race time on my good ole mountain bike. The Central Coast CX crew threw together a…
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Tugboat Limbo!
I just had to post this link. Check out this tugboat doing the limbo! Thanks to kottke.org for the link.
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Race Report :: Monterey Circuit Race 2002
Date: March 9, 2002 Event: Monterey Circuit Race Category: Senior 4/5 Time: ~1h22m Laps: 12 Place: 3rd! Field: 80+ racers I will have to cut to the chase for this report. I finished 3rd! :’) Ok, now that I have that over with we can move back to how I ended up placing so well.…
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Race Report :: McLane Pacific Cycling Classic Road Race
Date: March 3, 2002 Event: McLane Pacific Cycling Classic Road Race Category: Senior 4/5 Laps: 2 Miles: 46 Place: ~15th There must be passion to make someone wake up at 4:30am on a Sunday morning and drive 2 hours to race. Yes, I’m addicted. But, let’s not dwell on that fact and instead focus on…
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Little Story :: Skunks and Bikes
Here’s a little story about skunks and bikes. I was on a weekly group night ride up in the Marin Headlands. It was skunk season so the critters were out in force and without a care for bikes or people. The group was riding down a fire road when, just ahead, a skunk popped out…
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Sycip adds to their 2002 team!
Sycip has signed me to their 2002 team roster! I am very pleased to be a member of this team. The company and the people behind it are top notch. I recommend you drop over to their site and browse the beautiful custom bikes.
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Race Report :: Cool Mountain Bike Race
Date: February 17, 2002 Event: Cool Mt. Bike Race Category: Veteran Laps: 2 Miles: 20 Place: 5th Bring on the cold weather and lots of rain! :’) That tends to be the way it is at the Cool Mt. Bike Race. I left the bay area at 6:30am with Sarah and Jason (two other “cool”…
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