great day to skip work

Attack!
Slaying the Skogsloppet

So yesterday I skipped work to go ski...nothing new, just that there was a great race to go do. The 15km Skogsloppet. The conditions were great. Cold snow, warm air 100 skier field and a great course. The Rossis were running yesterday and my legs felt pretty good, perhaps the fitness is coming. I ended up 5th...super stoked on that!

this guy is going to the world championships

this guy is going to worlds

This blog post is an electronic high 5 to my man matt shriver. He was recently selected to represent the United States at the world championships of cyclocross.
I am here to let you know that you should go to his website: www.mattshriver.com
and help him get to worlds. The bummer about being selected is that he has to pay his own way. the good part is that he is selected and you can help him out
Go to his website. You can donate $$$$ or buy coffee that goes towards helping him go to worlds.

help a brother out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and if you cannot help out, send this post on to some of your friends

Thanks!

built but...

Check out the brakes

ready to roll

One thing has made this build incomplete. I got the wrong crankset. I got SRAM RED bb30. I just need the standard outboard bearing crankset...so in the meantime I have got some good old 7700 DA cranks on ther.

yummy

2009 Specialized Tarmac SL

Oh dang, Look what showed up at my house! I cant wait to build this sucker up!

Cold and Sunny

Yes, its 11 degrees and I am sweeting like a pig!

There she is, Devils Peak. You can get views of this peak from about 300 degrees around. The avi danger is high near it, so the resort doesnt groom track out there much...but you can see it from just about everywhere!

The last two days of skiing have been great. Really cold, like starting out at 11 degrees and super sunny. I love it when the snow is so cold that is freezes to the trees. Typically when its sunny out the snow comes off quickly. The snow on the surface must have been super cold, because the crystals where standing straight up like razor blades. I think that is called surface hoars conditions, slow skiing unless you pick the right ski.

winter is here

We ran into these two

Winter is here. There is a ton of snow, pretty low snow in fact. But yesterday was a beautiful day, cold and sunny. Hollie and I went up to Royal Gorge, www.royalgorge.com
After an 18 month break from skiing we hit the trails. IT WAS FANTASTIC. I quickly remembered how awesome our life is!
Off the couch I ski raced today. I did the 10km freestyle event at Pacos fun race. surprisingly I won my age group, MM2 and ended up 12th over all. good times.

In way over my head

Saturday ride. Sam, "The Man" took me on an epic today...and I was in over my head for about 25 miles of it...big time. We did happen upon some awesome riding, weather and views.

This picture was the easy part and does not look as steep as it was in this photo. I got my ass kicked on this steep, first gear, minimal line, ass bouncing around. Loose, technical and unforgiving.

Yes, I was worked. I stalled about 3 times and dumped it twice. I cant believe how tired I was. Good news: I got through it and I think I am a better rider for it. I did a little damage to the bike today. The throttle cable is not working properly, the right fork leg is leaking oil and my headlights are going on and off when I clutch. weird. But the 640 handled everything (including me) and we got another high route done bfore the snow!
Now I am drinking beer and waiting for my soreness to begin!