Finally, a weekend on the bike

Getting there, day by day

The Losing Side of a Mental Battle

2010 Extremely Tentative A-ish races
Cherry Blossom Stage Race 22-Apr-10 Cascade Chainbreaker 9-May-10 Silverton RR 16-May-10 Picketts Charge 27-Jun-10 High Cascades 100 7-Aug-10

Finally, foam rolling actually did something
I admit I was skeptical that foam rolling twice a day and icing afterward would actually do anything for my knees. After years of problems, I’m pretty pessimistic when it comes to overuse injuries. Well, I’ve been keeping my workouts very light, absolutely no running, no hill climbing, no intervals, and that combined with treatment [...]

Anyone have some spare knees?
Looks like I missed posting about Astoria weekend as well as the PIR cross crusade race. I wonder why I didn’t feel particularly motivated to post…oh yeah. All three races sucked. Bad. I felt like I had been through the meat grinder during the Saturday Astoria race. Every hill was a challenge, I quiet simply felt terrible. [...]

Autumn Progress
I’ve been making progress on all fronts the past month, with a few missteps, a lot of success and a plan to move November into overdrive. Cyclocross & Interval Training This season has been great for me, something my placement doesn’t necessarily reflect. I’ve had a few really solid races, where I pushed myself to the max [...]

Race Report – WA County Fairgrounds
The course was slick; our tent was set up right at an uphill, off-camber section where many people were wiping out. I was praying for a deluge right before our race. Given that the course was entirely flat, the more technical the weather could make it, the better. I was nervous before the start, my stomach [...]