August 2006 - Posts
So, the alarm rings at 5:15 this morning, and I have three choices: 1) stay in bed and drive to work. 2) ride to the bus stop and nap on the bus. 3) ride into work. The internal dialogue (is it a monologue if you are arguing with yourself?) goes like
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Go read sleevie's blog- its-an-epic.blogspot.com. Apparently, somebody wrote "stage 4 owned you" over where someone else painted my name on Little Cottonwood. Sleevie- Thanks for the support and the UC just isn't the same without you. To whomever wrote
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All Utah bikers should go read Sandy's blog... now, before he changes it. sandros2.blogspot.com (soon to be moved to gardiesuglytwin.com.org). San Pete was, once again, an awesome race. We got punked by the best and that sucks. I blame me. The jury is
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So yeah, Bjurke, and Hardwood have both bemoaned by blog the lack of riders at the Giz-ap this weekend, and Toddy Potty asked about it on the UCA forums. So here's my reasons (ie- excuses) for not going a) Planning on doing the non-existent XXXterra Crit
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Well, I for one, was all jazzed when 3 weeks out they announced this $5k crit in Ogden. Too bad they cancelled it the day before it was supposed to happen. Insufficent pre-reg?? Look, you're little pocket book would've gotten filled. Everyone knows that
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I guess I'll start training. I am riding out to Thanksgiving Point tonight if you want to come along. Friday night is the 5K crit in Ogden, then Saturday I'll do the Ulcer. The Ulcer is an acronym for the Utah Lake Centur, I think it's like Utah Lake
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If you want to talk Shatner about our less than stellar performance at Tour of Utah... Bring IT!! Nate Thomas wins Wolf Creek Pass RR on Sunday. His third "V" out of the past 4 races... the team's 11th for the year.
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This has been the talk of the Utah riders for the whole tour... studying his pics, looking in the background for clues...So yeah, I didn't get to start on Saturday and I wasn't exactly crying in the struedel over it. Anyway, I go up on top of the Alpine
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Ok, so the goal was to get me or Kirk in the early move, so we could have a head start on the climb. Unfortunately, it didn't work out that way. We hit out pretty hard once the flag was officially dropped. Toyota was keen on keeping the field together
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The rumor was the TT course was "relatively flat", which relative to Nebo, Alpine Loop, and Snowbird it was. Compared to your average TT course, it had a big damn hill in it. I think everyone I spoke with felt like crap and thought they sucked. I know
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Yeah, so we did the 2nd stage and it was only supposed to be like 85 miles, but with the huge neutral section it was more like 100. A neutral section may not sound too hard, but when the temp. hits 105 on the course, every mile counts. So who the hell
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If I make it through this race, I am going to write a book, "How to Survive a Stage Race on Little Sleep and No Form" or maybe "No Sleep and Little Form". Anyway, had a standard August in Utah thunderstorm in the first hour of the race with (seriously)
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Not really... I just like saying that. "So, Peter... about those TPS reports...". Anyway, Monday morning, I am working a half day before hitting the first stage of the Tour of Utah, and had some thoughts. Today is our anniversary. Seven years, Kelly has
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Elder Sleevie led the Sienna Development-Goble Knee Clinic team to win #10 for 2006 last night at the Logan Downtown Crit. Eki was 2nd, which by my figuring is his third 2nd place in 4 races, hopefully he will post it soon. The rest of the boys were in
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I don't know if it's all the doping scandals in cycling or what, but something has put me on a major straight edge kick as of late. It is funny because I am listening to all the stuff I listened to 10 years ago, which was 10 years after it came out. Okay,
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Yeah, I stole the title. There is nothing new under the sun, so what of it? Anyway, paternity leave from blogging is now over (unless I decide it's not), so here I am. Things are good. Kelly is recovering. After a few days at home, I can tell you watching
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