Today was pretty cool, Evan Travis and I did a great ride on cross bikes. We rode some dirt roads and singletrack and regular roads with about 5 flats between the three of us. County Road 3 was really fun, the singletrack was fun too, but we flatted there so it wasn't as good. It felt great to be on the bike, just like home! I still need to run through the gears and soap it up a bit too. I really missed riding the IF, checkout ifbikes.com are the nicest bikes especially if you actually ride them, as in get your ass off the couch and get out in the dirt and really hit it. Singletrack on a cross bike is really fun if you can ride a straight line and follow the contours. The views were great out on the trail, nothing to be seen but rolling hills and some clouds that looked pretty cool. Sometimes you need to get out in the middle of nowhere to appreciate how good you have it. I hope Joel keeps winning his clydesdale races, I really like to hear about the courses and races, they really have a great system there and seem to supply a great service to their racers. In the results there is a link to a photo of the racer in action! Pretty sweet system! Beckham was fun this afternoon, we played and took number 1 for a swim in the creek, it was really hot today (80 degrees) so Jackson really needed a swim. The last hour has been steady thunder and lightning and thunder, all while we are watching Shark Week! The program on right now is Anatomy of a Shark Bite really cool footage of shark attacks and recreations of attacks with robotic sharks comparing forces to real shark evidence.

Today was pretty cool, Evan Travis and I did a great ride on cross bikes. We rode some dirt roads and singletrack and regular roads with about 5 flats between the three of us. County Road 3 was really fun, the singletrack was fun too, but we flatted there so it wasn't as good. It felt great to be on the bike, just like home! I still need to run through the gears and soap it up a bit too. I really missed riding the IF, checkout ifbikes.com are the nicest bikes especially if you actually ride them, as in get your ass off the couch and get out in the dirt and really hit it. Singletrack on a cross bike is really fun if you can ride a straight line and follow the contours. The views were great out on the trail, nothing to be seen but rolling hills and some clouds that looked pretty cool. Sometimes you need to get out in the middle of nowhere to appreciate how good you have it. I hope Joel keeps winning his clydesdale races, I really like to hear about the courses and races, they really have a great system there and seem to supply a great service to their racers. In the results there is a link to a photo of the racer in action! Pretty sweet system! Beckham was fun this afternoon, we played and took number 1 for a swim in the creek, it was really hot today (80 degrees) so Jackson really needed a swim. The last hour has been steady thunder and lightning and thunder, all while we are watching Shark Week! The program on right now is Anatomy of a Shark Bite really cool footage of shark attacks and recreations of attacks. I wonder what Tim did today after the race...

I am beginning to feel like a somewhat recovered cyclist, first a nap this afternoon and then a little ride. And then just sit on the couch! I started getting the cross bikes ready today, a bit of love and some soap and they will be ready for some serious work. In the meantime I need to look forward to the next local series race and get another win. I have had bad races but still managed to get some good results, I need just need to get the bike ready for the next one combined with good climbing legs and I'll be there! Beckham was great today we hung out all day, and then we had a cool evening with Shaubie. He was awake for the contacts this morning, and pissed off! It took a lot more work to get them in today, it sucks seeing him cry and be miserable. I hope Tim didn't get rained on today.

I didn't really talk about the races result on wednesday night. I was third but my legs were good compared to how I was descending. I tried to race the descents but they were so long that I just rode the mand tried not to fall too many times. Tim G won, that is awesome, he deserves it! I tried to just climb well and stay seated to mimic good cross form. I felt as though the pace I climbed was pretty solid. Beckham had a good day, we went up to the BOEC so #1 could swim. Beckham was reaching out to touch the pine needles on the trees. #1 was swimming into the middle of the pond and taking his time to swim back and of course play keep-away with me! I got a nap today! It was wonderful I think I slept about 40 minutes. I need to do more of it. Good ride today, not as easy as I wanted but pretty good Evan really wants to do double up on the cross rides this weekend. I hope to do one, but we'll see which one I can actually do. I still need another day to recover.

I hit a tree with my left shoulder blade/upper back on the one of the descents on wednesday, I didn't fall just raked across the tree. It was a section where the trail was going across the hill and briefly went up hill before returning to its trajectory across, well there was a tree on the leftside that the trail went around and I didn't go uphill enough and raked myself over the broken branches on the trailside of it. It hurt alot after I did it and now coupled with the other falls from the race I feel pretty much like shit! The trail was great it just needs time to mature and smooth out a touch. Check out www.mavsports.com for a review of the races so far. My legs are pretty angry and my body is pissed too, cross rides this weekend over miles of dirt road will be a feat! This morning Beckham just didn't want to be out and about, we went into town for coffee and he was pissed off in the car and then inside Clint's he was fine, then in the car he was angry again, now he is sleeping, odd kid!? We went for a walk with #1 and he was pissed off the whole time but after we got home he was cool. I think we both need a home day! I'll do a road ride in a bit to continue my active rest period, I think a few days easy will be all it takes to get recovered, active rest is always better than passive I think! What do I know? #1 will get a bath today at some point, he really gets jealous when Beckham gets one every night and he gets nothing. Today is a dog day as much as it can be with Shaubie working. Also we (me, #1, Little B) are going to help Travis with his house, moving stuff around and being there to give our oh-so-valuable opinion!

I have been going over the list of things you look for when overtraining is a possibility, well I have about 5 of them! I know the summer races aren't my first choice for success but I still want to do well enough to win the series up here. I think that if I rest and recover well this weekend I'll be in good shape to win at least one more of the races that remain. The next one is a good one for me, I haven't been lower than second, with a few wins in six or seven tries. Cross is close! I think after I recover from this block of training I'll start to run. Jackson will like that! This morning Beckham slept through his contact lens installation, it was the weirdest thing, he just layed there asleep while I put in the lenses, odd! More later today

Alright, I have to get a break somehow, I am sick of waking up and being pissed off at the clock. After tomorrow I take a break for a few days. So tonight I goto bed at 8.45 and try to sleep almost 8 hours! I rode today with Evan and actually felt good on the road bike, the legs aren't bad it's the body that needs rest. Overall a much better day than yesterday, just less shit working against me. Tomorrow is a good course for me, lots of climbing and most of it hard service road stuff. We'll see what happens, another win and the series is just about mine! I wonder what Tim rode today...

Today was a bit too much, I really wanted to ride the course for wednesday's race but the day just didn't let me do it. Traffic on hwy 9 trying to get to Frisco was bad b/c of road work and so I rode to Silverthorne from Frisco and that was my ride for the day. I had to pickup the car and pickup Shaubie at the store. At least I got to ride some singletrack to get there. Oh well, Beckham and Jackson were great when I got home. Both of them just made my whole day better by being themselves! I am so tired, bed now!

Today was almost as good as yesterday, saturday was better b/c I got to ride with Shaubie. Anyway on the am ride I did 3.5-4 hours on the mtb on the CT and other great singletracks. The ride was pretty cool, I started from home and rode over the hill to meet up with Jeff and Evan. On the way Jackson was with Shaubie and Beckham on the trail and he followed me for a mile or so before I realized he was back there so I doubled back to bring him to Shaubie. The trail was perfect, just enough moisture in the ground to make the trail tacky. A great ride! Then in the pm I had to bring the Subaru in for service so I drove it to Silverthorne and rode home in the rain with Travis, it was great, a nice steady rain and the path was empty! I got to hear all about France and the food and the Tour! Pretty good stuff!

Today was a great day. A very nice am road ride, with a few good climbs with Shaubie and friends. The best weather all summer 75 degrees and no clouds! Now I just need to recover from a week of no real rest and lots of training. I won the time trial thursdsay, by almost a minute! I thought I did a good ride but never did I think I put up that good of a time. I may get to do what I tried to do last season, a win in all three disciplines, I guess the time trial sort of counts, well two out of three isn't bad! The mtb series hits again wednesday night, the race is at Copper not American Gulch. I really like shooting for a local goal, the road stuff around Denver can be so hard travelling down there all the time, the racing within riding distance of the house is just the ticket! Motivation and quality competition so close is great! Save the drive to Denver/Boulder for cross season!!! I wonder what Joel rode today...