tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98661002024-03-13T00:05:24.556-07:00Blood, Sweat, & Beersjamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419821590943633493noreply@blogger.comBlogger465125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866100.post-76234981945027392822010-06-07T19:43:00.000-07:002010-06-07T19:44:27.116-07:00i want to do it all...another new post on the new site.... update your feels yo!<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://jameswalshracing.com/">http://jameswalshracing.com/</a></div>jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419821590943633493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866100.post-70205934768993906462010-06-03T21:25:00.001-07:002010-06-03T21:26:57.118-07:00resubscribe....i moved to a new blog... unfortunately everybody will have to resubscribe to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">RSS</span> feed if you want to know when i post..... if not... bookmarks to the page should work.<div><br /></div><div>do it!<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://jameswalshracing.com/">http://jameswalshracing.com/</a></div></div>jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419821590943633493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866100.post-19982462690184870362010-06-02T05:16:00.001-07:002010-06-02T05:16:45.484-07:00moving....I am moving.... to a new blog. we are still working out the RSS stuff and making some final edits but the site is live with a new post.<br />
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<a href="http://jameswalshracing.com/">http://jameswalshracing.com/</a>jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419821590943633493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866100.post-65470706446044527932010-05-24T10:10:00.000-07:002010-05-24T10:10:00.403-07:00more...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">a little more of everything... blood, sweat, & beers....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFWs-Wg_4dXYkFMolBDFxhkJTot5l0TqWNolnbJhukNtAeBocNmc_MoW-wvVg-b64-YvvHR97N5R6EH9HuYJN-nFbkVuekHsQa07ctWGwUUrSyOkqE3eva6h3lNWm7zNwrz253w/s1600/james+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFWs-Wg_4dXYkFMolBDFxhkJTot5l0TqWNolnbJhukNtAeBocNmc_MoW-wvVg-b64-YvvHR97N5R6EH9HuYJN-nFbkVuekHsQa07ctWGwUUrSyOkqE3eva6h3lNWm7zNwrz253w/s320/james+3.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>things have just been rolling along and life is good. i really like the way my training is going right now. MELLOW. i am ramping my running up a bit and just having fun on the bikes. it's a nice change. instead of planning a long suffer fest on the the weekends i have just been planning fun rides with friends. no intervals, no plan other to get on the trails.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRUOBS4ZgxPFoa5E3f8IACZSnqFzVkhyzfaXHlElVDyqmRR8QBEHtdO8yyuq7oHy2bwk68aiy1eWf2EI0dGYFM4Tg5xyvYTZS-j7V83WGx2vLNfhBKY0PVbMBkJPJ8ZUp0K6Cx6A/s1600/SJT+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRUOBS4ZgxPFoa5E3f8IACZSnqFzVkhyzfaXHlElVDyqmRR8QBEHtdO8yyuq7oHy2bwk68aiy1eWf2EI0dGYFM4Tg5xyvYTZS-j7V83WGx2vLNfhBKY0PVbMBkJPJ8ZUp0K6Cx6A/s320/SJT+009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>saturday was rad. i headed up to the <a href="http://www.dirtworld.com/trails/trail.asp?id=13">San Juan Trail</a> to ride with <a href="http://ryanweeger.com/">ryan</a> and <a href="http://www.allisonmann.net/">allison</a>. i can't believe this is was only the second time i have been up there. it's close and the trail is epic. probably one of the best in all of southern california. we rolled out around 9am, loving the relaxed start times, and hit the climb. allison knocked out some here intervals and me and ryan hung back and kept it steady. it was solid loop and the descent was sick. we stopped a bunch and took photos... again... all about fun.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">blood. took a little spill... again. this happened in the last 2 minutes of the ride. lame.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ryan. killing it.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>saturday night <a href="http://californiatraining.blogspot.com/">beth</a> was out partying... ok not really partying but hanging out with some her girlfriend. so i was on my own for dinner.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">grilled yellow fin tuna, veggies, and potatoes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Port brewing's 4th anniversay. great beer.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>sunday was another mellow day. i slept in and woke up to a lot of wind outside. i immediately decided not ride 4 hours with beth and her friends... i don't need to force anything right now. so i went for a run and then a little later on headed out to hodges for more trail time.<br />
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we capped off the weekend having some friends over for dinner. called it a week. here are couple more photos from the weekend.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">new snack... SUPERFOOD!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the <a href="http://www.conradstoltz.com/xterra-coeur-dalene/">caveman</a> would be proud!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/13307/56842">Mikkeller 1000 ibu</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419821590943633493noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866100.post-49559819101072849172010-05-17T11:21:00.000-07:002010-05-17T11:21:36.602-07:00a mellow weekend at home...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake Hodges</td></tr>
</tbody></table>finally a mellow weekend at home with NO racing and NO travelling... i did have to work all day on Sunday but that's not a big deal.<br />
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i have been doing a pretty good job of living up to the Blood, Sweat, and Beers blog title the last couple of weeks.... but i think i will plan on a little less blood over the next few weeks!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cleaning up after crash during the Traverse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">aftermath of last friday's trail run. lets just say i took a bit of digger.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">dinged up the hand too.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>SWEAT.<br />
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i gotta killer crew together for a fun ride out at lake hodges last saturday. we escaped the thick marine layer on the coast and it was close to 80 degrees by they time we got rolling at 10am. we rolled out 9 people deep (<a href="http://ryanweeger.com/">ryan</a>, <a href="http://trailtime.blogspot.com/">slater</a>, <a href="http://moefletch.blogspot.com/">monique</a>, <a href="http://www.enduranceguy.com/">toby</a>, nick, kerri, <a href="http://californiatraining.blogspot.com/">beth</a>, & luke) and it would have been 11 if <a href="http://tntsdhrdenner.blogspot.com/">denner</a> hadn't forgot his helmet. we knocked out a mellow 30 miles. good times.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">crew rolling out</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">chasing beth</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FUN on big wheels.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">beth killing it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">more fun.</td></tr>
</tbody></table> BEER.<br />
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just a good weekend of riding, running, relaxing eating and drinking with my radical wife and friends. just what i needed for my body and mind. that's kind of my plan for the rest of the month. i am going to kind to take a mid season break... not to say there won't be any training going because of course there will be.... but fun rides/runs and hanging out with friends will be the priority. i put in some big time volume on the bike over last 5 months, had some solid races, and am really satisfied with how things are going.<br />
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my next big MTB race in the <a href="http://thepcpp.com/">Park City Point to Point</a> and that's not until labor day weekend in september. i will definitely be racing some shorter XC races over the summer so backing off some of the volume now and going into maintenance mode will be good for me. July and August will be huge months of riding getting ready for park city and I want to be ready for that and avoid getting burned out.<br />
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that's it.... is it friday yet? i am ready for another rad weekend on the trails.jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419821590943633493noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866100.post-76344717658875645072010-05-13T11:23:00.000-07:002010-05-13T11:23:02.123-07:005 x R<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7M636krZXF1hbAPnrktSAshMaLyb9-1rEU8cNE7risCIOuyQwbOQnBdYE0jh3xtY846PAEf5ejGZXn0tzLfHsdP1-dhB7QTd-y9ll_Hg_vWRHU5Q_Hwq7XLFyApm9L44aB8X5w/s1600/so1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7M636krZXF1hbAPnrktSAshMaLyb9-1rEU8cNE7risCIOuyQwbOQnBdYE0jh3xtY846PAEf5ejGZXn0tzLfHsdP1-dhB7QTd-y9ll_Hg_vWRHU5Q_Hwq7XLFyApm9L44aB8X5w/s320/so1.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>R #1 - Racing<br />
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</a></div>3 races in 4 weeks is tough and even more so when travel is involved. I raced Sea Otter up in Monterey, CA then the Whiskey 50 in Prescott, AZ the following weekend and finished this race block hammering up in the Santa Ana's last week in The Traverse. I am really stoked with how all the racing went. <a href="http://www.jameswalshracing.com/2010/04/2010-sea-otter-classic-race-report.html">Sea Otter</a> was one the hardest, and best XC races i have ever put down. The weekend in <a href="http://www.jameswalshracing.com/2010/04/whiskey-50-race-report.html">AZ for the Whiskey 50</a> was just fun. Good friends, rad trails, and hard racing. Then <a href="http://www.jameswalshracing.com/2010/05/traverse-race-report.html">last weekend</a> I probably had the best endurance mountain bike race I ever have. racing wise things are going well and it's good see the benefits from all the hard work i have put in. with all the racing my bikes have taken a beating. I can't thank <a href="http://probikesupport.blogspot.com/">Gordon</a> & <a href="http://www.blbikes.com/">B&L</a> for helping me keep bikes race ready week after week.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">beth "resting" in the truck after riding up for bottle support last weekend... a lot of climbing was involved!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>after<a href="http://www.jameswalshracing.com/2010/04/busy-stretch.html"> racing 3 out of the last 4 weekends</a> and with the only weekend i didn't race was our trip to St. George for the <a href="http://californiatraining.blogspot.com/">Beth's IM debut</a> it's good to be back at home and not have to worry about packing up for another trip or race. last saturday night/sunday morning was the first time i had slept in my own bed and not had to wake up to an alarm in over a month. it was rad and much needed. the last couple of weeks training has been pretty good and i'll be taking it easy on the bike through the end of the month and then start really start putting in some volume over the summer leading up to the <a href="http://thepcpp.com/race/something/">Park City Point to Point</a>. so just some mellow, fun riding for the next couple of weeks. it's also nice to have some time to hang out with friends that i haven't seen in a while due our crazy schedules.<br />
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</tbody></table>R #3 - Running<br />
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I have started running again... actually i started 6 weeks ago. i was just getting the itch to run and so i did... and it's been going really well and i am loving it. i started with a bunch of really mellow 30-45 minute runs over the first 3 weeks and have recently started build my volume and long run up. my body is responding really well and i feel better on the bike too... and have definitely had my best mountain bike races of the year since i have started. i am not sure what i am going to do with my running at this point but i definitely be jumping into some summer trail running races. i'm back.<br />
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R #4 - Recovery<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpECVp01UGdZaDJsT5usfGz5t8sc6uAS_rBkSk737suevlpYS0Q47tSk99Ts6OshKWaAiSB3RVXTpfNdsMeHRsET-kcN9XW1Mmdt9vfIXODhog3neKgiDJLcIAo3P7c6jlrXTzw/s1600/rb.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="38" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpECVp01UGdZaDJsT5usfGz5t8sc6uAS_rBkSk737suevlpYS0Q47tSk99Ts6OshKWaAiSB3RVXTpfNdsMeHRsET-kcN9XW1Mmdt9vfIXODhog3neKgiDJLcIAo3P7c6jlrXTzw/s320/rb.gif" width="320" /></a></div>with the addition of running and all the racing recovery has been key. beth and i are working with <a href="http://www.recoverbetter.com/home">RecoverBetter</a> and the products they have hooked is up with are awesome. not a day goes buy that i don't jump on <a href="http://www.recoverbetter.com/inc/sdetail/227">"the grid" from trigger poin</a>t. it's a foam roller on crack... so extra self induced torture... that helps HUGE with recovery.<br />
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i have also been wearing all my compression gear after races, runs, and when on the road. lastly is the <a href="http://www.recoverbetter.com/recoverbetter?b=1">RecoverBetter Muscle Recovery Soak</a>. <a href="http://californiatraining.blogspot.com/2010/04/recover-better.html"> beth posted about this a while back</a> and this stuff works. i definitely feel positive affects the day after a soak (bath) using their custom "epsom & dead sea salt formula with a sublte hint of eucalyptus & peppermint essential oils".<br />
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R#5 - <a href="http://www.rehabunited.com/index.html">Rehab United</a><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2iDGQgABirceHbdqPPJhn8mARRQJwZe8TGY7f6eT1pvsOuo0NfzBA6ZTJL1MUBwHkndoEfdGj3DYGbWkzuaFM9tGy-FgeoftP8BVebmVP7_OME-vwaleHc944sDdwJd90mdDjw/s1600/RU.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2iDGQgABirceHbdqPPJhn8mARRQJwZe8TGY7f6eT1pvsOuo0NfzBA6ZTJL1MUBwHkndoEfdGj3DYGbWkzuaFM9tGy-FgeoftP8BVebmVP7_OME-vwaleHc944sDdwJd90mdDjw/s1600/RU.jpg" /></a></div>Beth and I are back at it. with my first race phase in the books and beth coming back from IM it's time to start rebuilding some muscle and make sure we are preventing injury as we get ready for more racing. i think it's going to be especially important for me as I increase my volume running. we were back in the gym on tuesday and my body is sore! it hurts to laugh... in a good way.<br />
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so that's if for now... more good times on tap for the weekend.jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419821590943633493noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866100.post-9117740356832917172010-05-10T09:41:00.000-07:002010-05-10T09:41:56.038-07:00The Traverse - Race Reportsaturday was a good day on all fronts...<br />
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friday was night was mellow. i just got everything ready to head out early in the morning and made a killer pre-race meal. grilled, wild caught sea bass fajitas.<br />
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</tbody></table>got on the starting line right next to manny and it was pretty cold... called weeger up next to me... time to man up! <br />
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</tbody></table>got in front pack of 5-10 for the initial miles and pace was solid. a little slower than VQ i think but still game on. manny and 2 others got a way and i was sitting in 5th overall climbing to the gate with 4th about 30 yards up on me. just kept the gap and didn't try to close. he was working really hard and i was thinking he would eventually blow. <br />
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rode pretty hard to the motorway intersection. I caught 4th place on the main divide after motorway and worked hard to get away and did. at 4 corners beth, slater, and monique were waiting with bottles and i was stoked to see them and was feeling good. <br />
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</tbody></table>I charged up to santiago peak and then bombed main divide. half way between UHJ and LHJ and i crashed... going 30 mph.... HARD. scary. upperbody got ripped off my bike by a log and my helmet and glasses were ripped off my head. my handle bars twisted and chain came off. i jumped up assessed everything and got back on it. only damage to the body was a scraped up kneed and some cuts on my hand. minor but definitely kept from from railing the rest of the super fast fireroad sections. the 29er is FAST. <br />
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he got by me and i never saw him. i rode trabuco OK. it was really overgrown and after getting away clean in my first crash i didn't want to push my luck and settled on taking 5th overall and winning my class.... and smashing my time goal of sub 4:30! <br />
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after the race we all headed over to Team Slamo's (Slater/Monique) for a post race BBQ. good times for sure. good friend, good food, and good beers.... great end to the day. some photos from the festivites....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">slater trying to convince me to do an ironman</td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419821590943633493noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866100.post-10240989012578295932010-05-04T10:53:00.000-07:002010-05-04T10:53:48.361-07:00once again...once again... my <a href="http://californiatraining.blogspot.com/">wife</a> has blown me away, impressed me, motivated me, made me proud, and reminded me how lucky i am to have married such an incredible person. she's awesome.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjoZYJGn5YAroEDW5y-zuVSS0f3MzomatW5ysGGYqPGDKT13ua9T6LB9As4V90Xs5yrFXKdRDuFAA8o4vRY8q0af53v2YA8P_IbOzIUmcIiXOnK7vQdIume_ZpRCww_HWNEjhR1w/s1600/bdub-bike.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjoZYJGn5YAroEDW5y-zuVSS0f3MzomatW5ysGGYqPGDKT13ua9T6LB9As4V90Xs5yrFXKdRDuFAA8o4vRY8q0af53v2YA8P_IbOzIUmcIiXOnK7vQdIume_ZpRCww_HWNEjhR1w/s320/bdub-bike.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>we left wendesday afternoon for st. george, utah and it was a pretty uneventful, quick trip with the exception of the gnarly 50+ mph winds that hit us in vegas and were still howling when we got to the hotel.<br />
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thursday we were up and hit the roads for a quick 30 min run and checked out the area and then we jumped on our bikes to ride the run course. the wind was already picking up and i was working hard and wasn't having too much fun. i hate wind. the run course was gnarly... hard. after riding the course beth headed back to the hotel and i tacked on some more miles in the wind. after the ride we hit the expo so beth could get all checked in and ready to go.<br />
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then it was of to Denny's.... yep... Denny's.... beth's request. they actually have some healthy food... especially if you want breakfast for dinner.<br />
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RACE DAY!<br />
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we were up at 330am... well beth was. she was getting around and i had my head under the covers. lucky for me katya was coming to pick her up so i got some extra sleep. at 630 i jumped on my bike and headed down to the reservoir. the weather was perfect.. sunny, getting warm, and practically no wind. it got down to the final turn to head down to the reservoir and the cops stopped me. they wouldn't let me down there so i turned around and rode the bike course back into town. the course was tough for sure and i rode up to the bike "hot corner" and waited for everyone to pass.<br />
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i started seeing all the pros go by and then a bunch amateurs... and then my phone rang. it was beth calling from some random spectators cell phone. she shredded her rear tire and was waiting for the support vehicle on the side of the road at mile 12. she races on clinchers and the tire was beyond repair. she tried "butting" the tire and putting in a tube only go glat again and then spin on the rim for another 8 miles. at mile 20 she stopped again and waited for support... and they showed up, got her a new tire, and she was back rolling... i thought she may have been super bummed (i know i was) but as she rolled by me she was in good spirits and asked me if she was winning.<br />
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then beth came hauling ass to the finish line... running a 3:23 on a hard, hilly course. i was blown away. she nailed it even though she knew she was out of the "race". so proud of her for not giving up and just giving it everything she had. without the flat/tire catostrophe i am sure she would have been near the top ten women in the race.<br />
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</tbody></table> overall it was a rad trip and i had a lot of fun watching the race. a bunch of friends had really great races too. slater, monique, luke, denner, and keevin just to name a few. super stoked for slater too.. he finished 3rd in his AG and snagged a Kona slot! <br />
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that's it for now. it's been a super busy 3 weeks and I have<a href="http://www.warriorssociety.org/events/traverse_general_info.html"> The Traverse</a> coming up on saturday. should be another fun one! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419821590943633493noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866100.post-50876869221937077532010-04-27T20:59:00.000-07:002010-04-27T20:59:21.096-07:00Whiskey 50 Race Report<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">start/finish. photo <a href="http://www.enduranceguy.com/">toby</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVW-B84N8vcDuOzhTDlsH2f11na4NbUOGIlJSWl6ucXu8r7PoQYkDhqS9kSB9hSSDQ3EAYNz7b4H5fPIj_o-aUzCn9-AuiDlvXO4CH0rZDFQKZc5E-e-FbPs_YfJF73ZybaDjww/s1600/az-drive1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>this more a trip report than a race report.... arizona was a good time.<br />
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i rolled out thursday afternoon with <a href="http://www.enduranceguy.com/">toby</a> and we headed straight for scottsdale to crash with tom for the night. after a good night sleep we hit mcdowell mountain park to shake out the legs. the conditions were perfect and we knew we had made the ride call to enjoy the warmers temps down in scottsdale before heading up to prescott.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mcdowell competitive track. <a href="http://www.enduranceguy.com/">photo toby</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>once we got to prescott we checked in for the race, met up with <a href="http://ryanweeger.com/">ryan</a> and sarah, picked up some supplies (beer), and head to our cabin. it was a super mellow night with ryan, sarah, and toby. we made an epic dinner and were in bed early.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sunset in prescott from our front patio.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>race morning. we headed out the door to the start and it was 39 degrees... but warming fast. thankfully sarah was at the starting line and we able to shed some layers before the gun (literally) went off. <br />
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the race started out pretty fast up the initial road ride and I had an ok start and was able to bridge back up to the back end of the front group before we hit the fire road. the group split then and the lead pack (top 10) got away. i worked hard once we hit the single track climbing. <br />
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that trails were sick. perfect single track... tacky. so fun. i was riding well and making some passes. I saw brent (who later told me he was in 12th at the time) with two guys on his wheel a little bit a head of me. so i hammered to bridge and was making good progress until i went of course. it was my fault. <br />
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i was hammering on a short fireroad section between single track climbs and totally missed a turn. before somebody yelled at me about 10 guys went by... the race was tight to say the least. <br />
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got back on the single track climb and just kind of sat in and made passes where i could and then it was time to descend. the descent was rad and maybe some of the most fun stuff i have ever ridden. so rad. i didn't see anybody ahead or behind me the whole descent. <br />
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the rest of the race was kind uneventful. the long out and back (12 miles each way) was definitely hard. 12 miles descending only to flip and climb 14 back. it was tough but I was able to work really hard thanks to brent. i sat on brent's wheel for 75% of the way back up until i couldn't hang anymore. he was killing it.. after flatting earlier in the race. <br />
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i ended the race riding strong and making some passes and got passed by one dude on the final descent when i had a pretty good crash. <br />
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at the end of the race i was smashed! the hard riding and altitude definitely did some damage. very satisfying effort. <br />
<a href="http://www.epicrides.com/results/worresults/wor_results_2010.html">results</a>:<br />
time 3:44<br />
24th overall<br />
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overall a pretty rad day on the bike and solid effort. my only goal heading in was to go hard and try to break 4 hours. mission accomplished on both fronts. i think 3:30+ is attainable for me on this course now that i know what's out there.... and if i could deal with the altitude. <br />
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good chance i will be back next year....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">well deserved!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>the afternoon after the race toby and i hit whiskey row and most importantly <a href="http://www.ravencafe.com/">The Raven</a>. they had an epic beer selection and awesome food. we were both pretty beat though and i was in bed before 9pm... yep... lame old man!<br />
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</tbody></table>sunday morning we were up after 9 hours sleep, cleaned up the cabin, and headed to granite basin (thanks for recommendation Jason R) to shake the legs. we rode for just over an hour on some super fun single track. then it was back to the raven for breakie before making the trek back to socal.<br />
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The past weekend up north was rad. <a href="http://ryanweeger.com/">ryan</a> and i headed up to <a href="http://www.seaotterclassic.com/raceresults/index.cfm">Sea Otter</a> early thursday morning to meet up with <a href="http://trevorglavin.blogspot.com/">trevor</a> and pre-ride the course. the course was in great condition and pre-riding was super fun.<br />
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my race was friday afternoon and i got some good sleep thursday night. i got up friday morning, knocked out and easy spin, ate some good food and just relaxed until it was time to head to the course.<br />
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here's the report...<br />
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a very good race for me. felt great on the starting line and ready to go... and played it smart. it's a long, hard race. <br />
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stayed in the pack on the road and just tried to be smart. i knew ty kady was the man to watch out there (been killing it all year) so i just shadowed him. he made a move right before we hit the dirt and i followed. <br />
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I was in the top 10 hitting the first climbs and then moved up a couple of spots during the climbs and held my ground before first single track. i was feeling good and racing well. i ended up trading 5th and 6th place back and forth with jason rusnak. he was riding strong and we were battling but at the same time working together trying to get up to the leaders. <br />
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by the end of lap 1 griffith worked his way back up to us and we all started the 2nd lap together in 5th-6th-7th. when we hit the climbs again i got a bit of a gap on the initial climbs and got away. i charged the fireroad downhills and maybe went the fastest i ever have on my mtb on the dirt... 42.8 mph. even though i was going for it griffith was able to close the gap to me and we hit the single track together. <br />
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for the next 30-40 minutes we battled... trying to crack each other. it was some of the hardest (and most fun) racing i have ever done. i mean we were almost 2 hours into a race and still going ballistic attacking each other... RAD! <br />
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i was sitting on griffith's wheel as we hit a flat single track section that led us to a little mud pit. he took a bad line and had to unclip and i got around him and the hammered up a single track... and got away! stoked. i kept on hammering and saw and tracked down the 3rd place guy. it was wes.. another cool guy who regularly hands me beatdowns when we race. we chatted for a second and then I went by knowing that if i wanted to hang on to 3rd i had to make a move over the next series of climbs. <br />
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i got a solid gap as i made the final right turn onto last series of fireroad climbs leading to the finish (or so i thought). I knew ty kady was leading but i had no idea who was in second. i decided to ride steady to hold onto 3rd and the rolled past a guy who immediately latched onto my wheel. I then realized he was the 2nd place guy... so i was now in 2nd with him on my wheel. i wanted to sit up and make him take the lead but I knew wes (4th place) was strong and if i let up finishing 3rd may be in jeopardy. so i kept hammering. <br />
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eventually near the end of the final climbs he came around. i was pretty blown at this point and was trying to stay on his wheel. then we hit the final "new" section which i had never seen/ridden before. it was rough. freshly cut, super rough single track and grass with some super steep climbs. at one point is miss-shifted and dropped my chain and 2nd place got a way. i got the chain back on and hammered to the finish... super stoked to have finished 3rd in what is the hardest mountain bike race I have ever done. <br />
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i have done races longer and super hard 1.5-2hr XC races, but i have never worked that hard for so long.... it felt great. <br />
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i really love racing my bike and giving it EVERYTHING i have. i crossed the finish line completely shelled, shivering, and STOKED! <br />
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here's the <a href="http://www.seaotterclassic.com/pdf/results/2010/XC110.pdf">results</a>.<br />
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up next... the <a href="http://epicrides.com/wor/wor.htm">Whiskey 50</a> next saturday. my race at sea otter has me really looking forwad to it. <br />
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here are some random photos from the weekend.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">post race feast prepared by trevors awesome grandmother. sukiyaki!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">richard at the <a href="http://www.livefluid.com/">fluid</a> tent. go get some. it works!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">satruday recovery ride. we hit some fun single track and spun out the legs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">post ride celebratory IPA. Ranger.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419821590943633493noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866100.post-79441503211717551202010-04-14T11:22:00.000-07:002010-04-14T11:22:28.374-07:00a busy stretch...as usual time has been flying by... and there is going to be no slowing down over the next couple of weeks.<br />
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it got started last weekend when some of my new family came for a visit... Dan (bro-in-law) and Erica (sis-in-law) came our from chicago for a long weekend and we had a killer time. me and dan probably had too much fun! sorry erica!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">me and dan with <a href="http://russianriverbrewing.com/web/brews/plinytheelder.htm">pliny the elder</a> at <a href="http://www.stoneworldbistro.com/">Stone</a> last friday.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>and now it's really going to get gnarly starting this week. this is how the next 4 weekends are shaping up for me.<br />
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4/16 (actually this friday) - <a href="http://www.seaotterclassic.com/">Sea Otter Classic</a> - XC MTB, Monterey, CA <br />
- heading up early tomorrow morning with <a href="http://ryanweeger.com/">ryan</a> and meeting up with <a href="http://trevorglavin.blogspot.com/">trevor</a>.<br />
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4/24 - <a href="http://www.epicrides.com/wor/wor.htm">Whiskey 50</a>, Prescott, AZ<br />
- heading out to tom's in AZ next thursday after work (4/22) and then up to Prescott on friday.<br />
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5/1 -<a href="http://www.ironmanstgeorge.com/"> Ironman Saint George</a>, Saint George, UT<br />
- obviously I am not racing this one, <a href="http://californiatraining.blogspot.com/">beth</a> is. we are leaving wednesday (4/28) for utah and hauling ass back on sunday after the race. I am really looking forward to this trip. I get to just have fun, get in some good riding, and watch all my friends race.<br />
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5/8 - <a href="http://www.warriorssociety.org/events/traverse_general_info.html">The Traverse</a>, Silverado, CA<br />
- another crack at an endurance race in the santa ana mountains. looking for a little redemption after Vision Quest.<br />
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so yeah... a super busy couple of weeks. a lot of racing, training, traveling, and good times!jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419821590943633493noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866100.post-44425590014581227562010-04-05T14:52:00.000-07:002010-04-05T14:52:12.364-07:00Opening Day!today is opening day for the mlb season and in my opinion should be national holiday. so stoked... and optimistic. the pads have a young team this year and it should be fun to watch.<br />
all is right in the world when the sun is out, baseball is being played, and the beers are flowing. the pads are opening the season in AZ but i will be at the home opener next monday at petco. can't wait. <br />
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training last week was solid and one of the bigger weeks i have put in in a while. right now things are just rolling. i have gotten to the point where i can knock out some pretty big volume on the bike and absorb it very well. <br />
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some highlights from the week were a killer ride in the santa ana's with <a href="http://ryanweeger.com/">ryan</a> on saturday and then backing it up with some road time with <a href="http://californiatraining.blogspot.com/">beth</a> on sunday.<br />
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the ride saturday couldn't have been any better. perfect weather and the trails were in good shape. we rode 3/4 of the <a href="http://www.warriorssociety.org/events/traverse_general_info.html">traverse</a> course that we will be racing on may 8th. it's going to be a tough one and i am looking for some redemption up there after <a href="http://www.jameswalshracing.com/2010/03/vision-quest-2010.html">what happened in Vision Quest</a>. we knocked 40 miles, 7000+ ft of climbing in just under 5 hours. good times.<br />
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so definitely a very solid weekend on the bike with over 10 hours in the saddle. i have another tough week and training before a mellow/taper week next week with Sea Otter on friday. i am really looking forward to heading back up to monterey for some racing.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419821590943633493noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866100.post-63898736403824413752010-04-01T20:18:00.000-07:002010-04-01T20:21:29.919-07:00time to party... at Rehab United!it's been a good week. solid training and just still being stoked and inspired by beth's race last saturday.<br /><br />tomorrow night is going to be fun. <a href="http://www.rehabunited.com/index.html">Rehab United</a> is hosting the <a href="http://www.rehabunited.com/Events/Events3.html">Team E.X.C.E.L. Endurance Seaon Kick-Off Party</a>. The work beth and I have put in at RU is paying huge dividends! come out tomorrow night and learn more about what they have to offer, meet the crew, eat some food, drink some beers (i am bringing some great IPA's), take a step to becoming a better athlete and just have some fun!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIiFtzYvni7X7umygFwLwI9wFPQAzJMQim2mLre4GbKXr8uB5kmlpXDjSzC9dAqCLmemjnlzKbxmqM4RK039ySk6rCDJmr81S8E0YkMb2AFeEs3OxnxBQbWaH1IMzUAJzXt-Y_Lw/s1600-h/EXCEL_Kick-Off_2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIiFtzYvni7X7umygFwLwI9wFPQAzJMQim2mLre4GbKXr8uB5kmlpXDjSzC9dAqCLmemjnlzKbxmqM4RK039ySk6rCDJmr81S8E0YkMb2AFeEs3OxnxBQbWaH1IMzUAJzXt-Y_Lw/s320/EXCEL_Kick-Off_2010.jpg" border="0" height="320" width="247" /></a></div>jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419821590943633493noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866100.post-45172605650262732582010-03-29T13:16:00.000-07:002010-03-29T13:16:36.690-07:00blown away... but not surprised.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">beth on the home stretch!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>before i get down to business... the "<a href="http://www.facebook.com/specializedbicycles?ref=ts">iamspecialized</a>" facebook page just launched. give it a look. become a fan/friend. best bikes and gear out there.<br />
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my <a href="http://californiatraining.blogspot.com/">wife</a> keeps on impressing me. she is amazing.<br />
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on satruday <a href="http://californiatraining.blogspot.com/">beth</a> raced the <a href="http://www.ironmancalifornia.com/">california 70.3</a>, won her AG (3rd amateur woman overall), and snagged a KONA SLOT! i am so proud of her. she trained her butt off, put together a solid race, and more importantly had fun doing it. she is in great shape... the dirkster knows what's up!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">filling out the KONA paperwork... with pizza in hand!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>i had plans to race in sunday in Fontana, and even pre-rode the course on friday with <a href="http://ryanweeger.com/">ryan</a>. i never had this race on my schedule because i knew beth would be racing on saturday and it was a big race for her and i didn't want to worry about my race. but after missing bonelli i decided i would give it a go. after she won her race i decided immediately to not race. satruday was her day and her biggest accomplishment in racing so far (in my opinion). there were awards to go to, kona slots to register for, and friends were having a post-race party. i had been up and on my feet since 4am and was beat... more so than beth!<br />
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so instead of heading home and rushing around to get my race gear ready, setting the alarm for 4am again, and getting to bed early we celebrated! post award beers at breakwater in brewing co., post-race party at charisa's (ian came through big time with a growler of port wipeout ipa), dinner at el caribe, and fro-yo for dessert. a long, awesome day!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">post award beers at breakwater brewing co</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">frist time at breawater. definitely going back. many good beers.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div>beth had a rad race and so did a bunch of our friends. our house guests on friday night, <a href="http://trailtime.blogspot.com/">slater</a> and <a href="http://moefletch.blogspot.com/">monique</a> (team SlaMo) killed it and both had PR days. the women of team nytro (kristen,<a href="http://trirawcagal.blogspot.com/"> colleen</a>, vicki, polly) ruled the podium. <a href="http://tri-mikelsonian.blogspot.com/">ian</a> and <a href="http://charisawernick.blogspot.com/">charisa</a> made their pro debuts against a super stacked field. leslie kicked ass taking the second overall and almost running herself to the win! <a href="http://patrickbaldwin.blogspot.com/">pat</a> took second in the gnar 30-34 AG and passed on his kona slot because he has a little grom on the way. kim mcdonald and kim rouse both ruled their AG's and will be heading back to Kona. sorry if i forgot anyone... the day was kind of a blur.</div><div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">slater... crushing dreams</td></tr>
</tbody></table></div></div><div>I can't wait for Kona! it's going to be so much fun... for me... no pressure... just good times with a bunch of friends and watching beth throw down.<br />
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</div><div>since i decided not to race on sunday cody gave me a "gnar sesh". i headed out to hodges and got it done. the weather is amazing right now. 80 and sunny! after the ride and headed home and then we took off for the beach to hang with tom and kerri. so fun and the perfect ending to the weekend. beach, sun, good times... and some IPA!<br />
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</tbody></table>i am itching to race a bit but just going with the flow and enjoying what life throws at me... i will just be patient... kind of what i did last year. i built my race fitness and speed throughout the year and got stronger as it went along. i have some good races coming up and a lot of travel so bagging fontana is probably a good call in the long run.<br />
4/16 - sea otter<br />
4/24 - whiskey 50<br />
5/1 - travel to utah for im saint george<br />
5/8 - the traverse<br />
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then there are bunch of big races and cross starts in september and that's when i want to be flying!<br />
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Satruday was <a href="http://www.warriorssociety.org/events/vision_quest_general_info.html">Vision Quest</a> and it was a good day. This was second time i have raced Vision Quest, the first time being in <a href="http://www.jameswalshracing.com/2008/03/vision-quest-done.html">2008</a> and <a href="http://www.jameswalshracing.com/2009/03/2009-couning-coup-race-report.html">last year</a> i did shorter, but still brutal, Counting Coup. I had originally planned on doing Counting Coup again this year, but after missing registration and it selling out in record time I decided I would take a slot for VQ or CC....whatever i could get. The first offer i got was to buy an entry into VQ so I jumped on it and I am glad I did.<br />
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totals for the day:<br />
6:23<br />
55.14 miles<br />
10,686 ft of climbing<br />
avg hr: 153<br />
max hr: 184<br />
<a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/27549310">http://connect.garmin.com/activity/27549310</a><br />
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Here's the report... out my training log:<br />
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</tbody></table><i>no warm up before the race. <a href="http://ryanweeger.com/">ryan</a> and i made the call just to get to the front before the crowds. cold but could have been way worse. wore the perfect gear (thanks Skinfit!). <br />
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race started and i was able to latch on the front pack rolling out on blackstar. good thing because my lights were not good enough for how dark it was. the packed split about half way up and i hung on to a sho-air guy's (jason - cool dude) wheel until the golf ball. sitting on his wheel was probably a good there were times i thought he as holding me back and other times pushing me. helped me keep my effort in check. <br />
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blackstar (gate 2 gage): 44:30 <br />
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i was feeling good and sun was coming up. killer views. stayed on it heading to motorway. lost sho-air b/c i had to take a leak at 1:33 mark and didn't want to have to descend motorway with anything on my mind. <br />
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top bstar gate to top of motorway: 55:01 <br />
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motorway descent went well. rode smooth and stayed in control. <br />
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motorway: 13:40 <br />
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rolled through aid station #1 and had them fill my bottle and got back on it. pushed up silverado to maple springs. halfway up maple springs i was feeling REALLY good and kept a consistent pace. <br />
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aid station #1 to 4 corners: 59:30 <br />
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about at third of the way up to the peak i got a rear flat. tear in sidewall which probably happened on motorway descent. used all my air trying to get it to seal. dumb. i should have just thrown my tube in right away.... so i started hiking up the climb and waited for some one to roll up on me. it took about 15 mins for first guy to get to me and he had nothing and then 3 other guys nothing. after 20+ min of walking/hinking my friend craig rolled and game me a co2. lost between 20-30 min. <br />
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changed the tire and was getting back on it just as <a href="http://www.clancymultisport.blogspot.com/">sean</a> past. stoked see him. the "race" was pretty much over for me at this point. i mean i don't if i was racing in the first place. my only goal was to go sub 6 and i was on pace before flat. i knew that was out the window but not bummed at all! just dealt with and knowing i am racing next sunday i decided to play it a little safer. <br />
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4 corners to peak: 52:59 <br />
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rode UHJ like a wimp and then had fun on LHJ. got to aid station 2 and took my time. refilled bottle, took off some gear, talked to dan. <br />
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peak to aid station 2: 42:31 <br />
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stopped again on the road up to take a leak and then another stop just after gate to take off arm warmers. in no rush but i was feeling good. decided i was going to push it again. i started reeling people in and then got to west horse thief. bitch of a climb and saw everybody hiking. i was able to ride about 50% of it at least and that made a huge difference. i was rolling right by people all the way to the top. <br />
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WHT climb (from split to top bbq): 34:56 <br />
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was stoked to reach the top and caught my friend craig on the way (gave me co2) he told me i better step on it because he was coming for me on the descent... so that's what i did. caught one more rider on the fire road leading to trabuco descent and rode hard. legs felt awesome and was able to drop him and then had fun railing the descent. some of the best riding i have done out there. </i><br />
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</tbody></table><i>craig did catch me near the end right before the gate on trabuco and we hammered to the finish. hands and tri's were achy but that was it. still had plenty of juice in the legs. </i><br />
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</tbody></table><i>finish: 6:23 (14th overall)<br />
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- nutrition: prolong, perpetum, vitargo - all worked well. <br />
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such a fun/hard day. flat did not bum me out at all. i would rather flat in a race like as opposed to a short XC or cross race. it's a long day and getting through it is what's it's all about... no matter what happens. i was prepared to hike the course if need be. </i><br />
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I was pretty shelled the afternoon after the race and totally wrecked yesterday. i got out for some easy spinning and it helped a lot. i also did a lot of thinking about the race and the more i think about the happier i am with the effort, both physically and mentally. first physically... i was never over it and had good legs the entire time. i think i could have pushed it a lot harder. mentally... didn't let the flat get me down. just dealt with it. no negative thoughts. I am really looking forward to some more endurance races and learning how to actually race for that long.<br />
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the beginning of this week will be all about recovery. my body is starting to come around and soreness is fading but I am still pretty tired and sluggish. I need to play it safe so i can be ready race hard on sunday. the weekend is going to be rad. <a href="http://californiatraining.blogspot.com/">beth</a> is racing the <a href="http://ironman.com/events/ironman70.3/california70.3">california 70.3</a> and saturday and i will be racing the <a href="http://www.uscup.net/">Kenda Cup race</a> on sunday up in Fontana.<br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419821590943633493noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866100.post-54512599735137715602010-03-18T12:20:00.000-07:002010-03-18T12:20:25.188-07:00DENIED<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPlqvAFJCZikHAwKh6BngPCfehctHoDiCUlvgwY75EuEFsEvhYwwLt-tPZBbsVpBjgrnklDQf9kTjYDuAXNyNpzLybc_AztH9N5WxRrDu03OdGh-hhZbpvJrl4AYnWlaaKrAuR9Q/s1600-h/USACycling_Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPlqvAFJCZikHAwKh6BngPCfehctHoDiCUlvgwY75EuEFsEvhYwwLt-tPZBbsVpBjgrnklDQf9kTjYDuAXNyNpzLybc_AztH9N5WxRrDu03OdGh-hhZbpvJrl4AYnWlaaKrAuR9Q/s320/USACycling_Logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
last satruday night i was sitting around my house hanging out with my homeboy tom who just got back from racing the the <a href="http://www.uscup.net/index.php?schedule">Pro XCT at Bonelli Park</a>. tom is fast. he raced hard and finished in the 40's out of 65+ riders in the pro field... and he was stoked and motivated. his excitement got me thinking after talking with him some i charged it.<br />
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i logged on to the USA Cycling page and requested an upgrade from cat 1 to Pro for XC MTB. i don't know if it was tom's excitement or the couple of jack and cokes we had, but i when woke up the next morning i kind of wondered if i had made a dumb move.<br />
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after talking with <a href="http://californiatraining.blogspot.com/">beth</a>, <a href="http://ryanweeger.com/">ryan</a>, <a href="http://tjferrara.com/">tj</a>, tom, and <a href="http://pedalcircles.blogspot.com/">allison</a> some more i knew i mad the right decision to try for the upgrade. it's not that i think i am faster than all the cat 1 guys i am racing now... i'm not. i race with superfast guys and have a lot of respect for them and a lot of fun banging heads with them at races. right now i just have the time and desire to train a lot and i know that this won't always be the case so i want to take advantage and see if i can race with the best guys out there. honestly winning doesn't mean much to me, but the chance to race against fastest guys and push myself to the limit is what i want to do.... and i want to race short track!<br />
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on wednesday i heard back from USAC and I was DENIED the upgrade. i wasn't really shocked or disappointed because i knew there were pretty strict upgrade requirements and i wasn't really banking on the upgrade... it was a spur of the moment thing. but that doesn't mean that i still don't WANT the upgrade.. I DO. <br />
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i found a blog by a guy that also got denied and he did a bunch research showing just how hard it is right now to upgrade from cat1 to pro in XC MTB. here are some his posts:<br />
<a href="http://squirtgunshow.blogspot.com/2009/06/request-was-denied-on-2009-06-15-1444.html">http://squirtgunshow.blogspot.com/2009/06/request-was-denied-on-2009-06-15-1444.html</a><br />
<a href="http://squirtgunshow.blogspot.com/2009/06/getting-rid-of-semipro-class-does-not.html">http://squirtgunshow.blogspot.com/2009/06/getting-rid-of-semipro-class-does-not.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://squirtgunshow.blogspot.com/2009/06/why-cat1-upgrade-requirements-are.html">http://squirtgunshow.blogspot.com/2009/06/why-cat1-upgrade-requirements-are.html</a><br />
<a href="http://squirtgunshow.blogspot.com/2009/06/open-letter-to-usa-cycling_19.html">http://squirtgunshow.blogspot.com/2009/06/open-letter-to-usa-cycling_19.html</a><br />
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so the plan is do some more XC races and see if i can do well enough to "earn" the USAC's approval. <br />
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enough of that.<br />
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<a href="http://www.warriorssociety.org/events/vision_quest_general_info.html">Vision Quest </a>is satruday. the weather is looking great and my legs are feeling good! can't wait to race!jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419821590943633493noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866100.post-40405672300023314852010-03-15T08:59:00.000-07:002010-03-15T08:59:49.676-07:00not according to plan...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNEr9WMC_qB3GgOrtV37fhuphg1MUQGhnGhgQfN-2XXQT2ioFPmIGISFaaliHm7ppeE89vi9GaaP2CjvUmZVb84p4PhAhugeVi0xe0U3tfay-7spP8dx8HX0eII6cD4b1MLnxrTQ/s1600-h/bikeandfood%20024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNEr9WMC_qB3GgOrtV37fhuphg1MUQGhnGhgQfN-2XXQT2ioFPmIGISFaaliHm7ppeE89vi9GaaP2CjvUmZVb84p4PhAhugeVi0xe0U3tfay-7spP8dx8HX0eII6cD4b1MLnxrTQ/s320/bikeandfood%20024.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> friday was rad. tom was heading out from AZ to race the <a href="http://www.uscup.net/">Pro XCT race at Bonelli</a> and I finished all the prep work for my saturday day cutover. so i was able to get out of work to hit the trails at hodges with him for a bit before the sun went down. after the ride we cruised back to my house hung out and had a couple good beers.<br />
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</tbody></table>then the weekend didn't start off exactly as planned... i have spent the past couple of weeks preparing for a HUGE datacenter network upgrade at work and Saturday morning it was GO time. we started at 8am and i was hoping to be out of work around noon if all went as planned. thankfully the the upgrade was a smooth as could be (NAILED IT!).... but then we had to sit around... for hours waiting for people performing another upgrade/cutover and then to verify services. people were lagging and i was getting antsy. with the race on sunday i really wanted to get out loosen the legs up.<br />
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</tbody></table>I didn't get home until after 4 and was just mentally and physically fried. i jumped immediately on my bike, hammered out some stress relieving miles racing the sunset, and my head was all over the place with what to do on sunday.<br />
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the thought of racing the next day seemed like such a hassle. the race at bonelli started at 830am, it takes at least 1.5 hours to get there from my house, i needed to register onsite, so that would mean a 4am wake up call... and with the time change that would have felt like 3am. so with Bonelli being a B race on my schedule and with my focus on the <a href="http://www.warriorssociety.org/events/vision_quest_general_info.html">Vision Quest</a> i decided to pull the plug on racing.<br />
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the other option was to drive up to the Santa Ana's and get in one last ride on the <a href="http://www.warriorssociety.org/events/vision_quest_general_info.html">Vision Quest</a> before next satruday's race. this started to seem like a hassle too... just packing up the car, driving up, and then climbing my face off seemed like more than I wanted to tackle. after the week i had i really wanted to relax.<br />
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so... i chose option 3. <a href="http://californiatraining.blogspot.com/">beth</a> had a weekend of back to back big rides and when i called her on her way home on saturday from climbing Mt Laguna she still didn't have anybody to ride with on sunday... so decided to just take sunday and ride 100 miles with my wife. <br />
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so sunday morning we rolled out about 8 and headed north up the coast to knock out a route we have been talking about for the last 2 years. we always talked about riding up to <a href="http://revocycles.com/index.cfm">Revo</a>, having a coffee, and then heading home. so that's what we did and we were stoked to be joined by the Fletchers. <a href="http://trailtime.blogspot.com/">Slater</a> and <a href="http://moefletch.blogspot.com/">Monique</a> met up with us in oceanside and we knocked out the ride. the weather rad... the nicest day in months (70's and sunny). the ride was perfect and just what i needed. the pace was mellow and i felt great the whole day and better the longer we went... and we just had fun. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">good combo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ride fuel - double esspresso</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">leading the crew back through o'side</td></tr>
</tbody></table>after the week i had this was perfect for my body and mind. as much as i do like racing it doesn't get any better than spending a long day on the bike with beth and friends in awesome weather. i didn't regret not racing for one second... the thought never crossed my mind.<br />
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food & beer.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this is second time I've had New Belgiums new Ranger IPA. It's REALLY good. a light, hoppy IPA with a lot of citrus. this is going to be a favorite over the summer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">did not like this. Karl Strauss to the 9's. this was a seasonal IPA and was brewed in 2009. i don't know if it was just old or what, but i didn't even finish it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">prepping for another awesome salad.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoaZi7_qtpBsfT1hCjMYh0a_v997EeYqBLOUJpr9MNrdkzGTFOHSpEWGYqfBdEWTb0ovgA0vvaRHgkybxKxCHZ-8-zD3UjdaraMoT4nPI19zjS8ILIut3gYBHt1jlDYuspffhKA/s1600-h/gnar%20week%20012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoaZi7_qtpBsfT1hCjMYh0a_v997EeYqBLOUJpr9MNrdkzGTFOHSpEWGYqfBdEWTb0ovgA0vvaRHgkybxKxCHZ-8-zD3UjdaraMoT4nPI19zjS8ILIut3gYBHt1jlDYuspffhKA/s320/gnar%20week%20012.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">yep... another big mahi mahi salad.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419821590943633493noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866100.post-14697428251088567052010-03-12T09:14:00.000-08:002010-03-12T09:14:59.904-08:00busy. photos.busy week all around. work. training. life. not stoked about having to work tomorrow, but looking forward to racing on sunday at Bonelli. too busy to write anything else. so here are some photos from the week (so far).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">working</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">present for the wife</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mahi mahi, brocolini, & roasted root veggies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ska Brewing Decadent Imerial IPA</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">dessert</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peanut Free Nuttzo with chia and flax seeds</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cooking kale</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">salmon burger, acorn squah, & kale/veggie mix</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">good morning</td></tr>
</tbody></table>jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419821590943633493noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866100.post-72878203690922247422010-03-08T11:14:00.000-08:002010-03-08T11:14:40.167-08:00typical = good<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">week day morning on the trails</td></tr>
</tbody></table>a pretty typical week of life around here... which means a lot of GOOD. good times hanging out with my soon-to-be <a href="http://californiatraining.blogspot.com/">IM destroyer wife</a>, good times on the bike both road and trail, good food, and good times and beers with friends. that's basically what i want out of every week... simple... and i can usually make it happen.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">booyah. training is going well!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">heading down double peak with sean</td></tr>
</tbody></table>the highlight of the week for me was sunday. i already had a solid week of training behind me and was just to going see what happened with the weather before i made any plans. <a href="http://californiatraining.blogspot.com/">beth</a> was up early and headed down to the gran fondo century. after a bunch phone calls, text's, g-chatting we had a plan. beth bagged the gran fondo due to heavy rain and <a href="http://ryanweeger.com/">ryan</a>, <a href="http://clancymultisport.blogspot.com/">sean</a>, <a href="http://trailtime.blogspot.com/">slater</a>, and <a href="http://moefletch.blogspot.com/">monique</a> were all down for a 11am roll out up in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Ana_Mountains">Santa Ana's</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">crew getting ready. slater teaching everybody how to stretch.</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>beth and i cruised up to meet the crew and got in a great ride. i was stoked to get her up there... finally! I kept it mellow climbing HTT and the turned around and descneded down to beth and climbed back up. She was killing the climb. by far the longest climb she has ever done on the mtb (9.08 miles, 3,328 ft of climbing). then we descneded down maple springs a bit and were getting pretty cold. beth turned around 2 miles down and went another mile before heading back up. once back to the top we headed back down HTT to the truck.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">glad to be done climbing... but cold.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">beth getting ready to blast down HTT</td></tr>
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</tbody></table> it was cold and i was under dressed. good reminder for <a href="http://www.warriorssociety.org/events/vision_quest_general_info.html">Vision Quest</a>: being cold on the bike sucks! need to make sure i wear/bring the right gear.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">almost back to the truck. not warm.</td></tr>
</tbody></table> i can't wait to get beth back up there over the spring and summer when it's warm. awesome riding and good training.<br />
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now time for some food and drink.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">perfect recovery dinner. grilled wild Alaskan salmon salad with heaps of veggies</td></tr>
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Now more importantly... BEER. It was like xmas this week. i got a beer shipment from my homeboy <a href="http://fastfeetandfeasts.blogspot.com/">JP</a> in colorado. some new colorado DIPA's to try and some hoppy belgians! so stoked. his return shipment will be going out this week... some of socal's finest! i knocked back two of the colorado DIPA's over weekend. i really liked the first one i tried, <a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/130/35246">Boulder Beer Company's Mojo Risin' Double IPA</a>. I would definitely have this one again.<br />
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The second 22oz was the<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/23/52016"> Hoppy Man DIPA from Twisted Pine</a>. This one was just OK in my book. Very drinkable, but not as hoppy, and more malty than I like. not saying i wouldn't drink it again but there are better beers out there.. .even from colo!<br />
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Well the <a href="http://www.uscup.net/index.php?news">first race</a> of 2010 is over and in all honesty it was a bit harder than expected. I definitely took my medicine on Sunday... but had fun. I love racing my mountain bike.<br />
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It was my first race on the MTB since <a href="http://www.jameswalshracing.com/2009/09/double-race-weekend.html">9.20.2009 when I won the Kenda Cup Championship race at Bonelli Park</a> so to say I was a little rusty would be an understatement. 2+ hours of racing is quite different than the 45 minutes cross/hammerfests I raced all fall. My competitors were tough too... really fast. It's going to rad knocking heads with them all year.... hopefully I'll on my game next time around.<br />
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race data: <a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/25809333">http://connect.garmin.com/activity/25809333</a> <br />
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</tbody></table>to get the best idea of what happening in the race I'll just post the entry from my training log:<br />
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<blockquote><i>course change. NO long climb up Mt. Pinos which comes 3/4's through race and is made for me. killed something i thought would work to my advantage. instead two laps from first single track descent. </i></blockquote><blockquote><i>race start was mellow. i was 3rd wheel hitting the road and the on the front after the other guys peeled off. i sat up and super EZ waiting for guys to come around but they didn't. so rode on the front some more going super EZ... no effort. </i></blockquote><blockquote><i>hit the climb and Marco attacked and i followed and he sat in. a couple of minutes later i put in a move and split the group of 15 and then sat on front not working too hard... but the climb is solid... </i></blockquote><blockquote><i>near the top, before the single track, i threw down another move and split the group again. me and two guys (eventual 1st & 2nd) got a way. that's where i hit my max HR... 205!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! </i></blockquote><blockquote><i>i hit the single track in 2nd. rode well but ended up getting passed by 2 guys on long (fun) descent before fireroad... then one more guy passed me. </i></blockquote><blockquote><i>worked my way back into 3rd after the hike-a-bike and more climbing. hit the super fast, rutted, muddy, fireroad descent in 4th sitting on Marco's wheel and then ate CRAP. super rutted creek crossing going 25 mph! i some how ran out of it and bike flipped a number of time. yardsale! garmin flew off, bottle, chain off. got my crap together and was now in 5th after getting passed. it definitely shook me up a bit it could have been bad. </i></blockquote><blockquote><i>never really got back on my game after that. i tried but top end seemed to disappear. held on to 5th for a while but was just riding not racing. having fun just railing the singletrack... playing it safe. it's february. </i></blockquote><blockquote><i>ended up getting passed by one more guy and couldn't respond. i wasn't tired, or bonking, just kind of flat and NO SNAP. </i></blockquote><blockquote><i>finished in 6th after final shitshow of a descent. tons of mud, knee deep water crossing, and cat 2 & 3 rider traffic (they only did one lap and started after us). </i></blockquote><blockquote><i>not bummed about the result at all. of course i would have liked to get on the podium but I just came off of the BEST base training i have ever done and just started doing some harder stuff this week. 20 hours of training in the body heading in too... the engine is there and better than ever... just needs to be finely tuned. the races I really want to perform at are still down the road a bit. i am confident that i am on the right track. </i></blockquote><blockquote><i>just a fun day on the bike... muddy! </i></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2Nu4jOm2Z0KnMKQMOrc9WFSR4RbtsEkiL0b9UijzbNGEcDv9y0QQGYCVtRoybLhiFmbx122bwb8UZ7qrK2CWI_kNv2H4xER82vC_5zjBCKiPF_oMGplHyhhHiYeubgukFN4jhA/s1600-h/sagebrush%202010%20006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2Nu4jOm2Z0KnMKQMOrc9WFSR4RbtsEkiL0b9UijzbNGEcDv9y0QQGYCVtRoybLhiFmbx122bwb8UZ7qrK2CWI_kNv2H4xER82vC_5zjBCKiPF_oMGplHyhhHiYeubgukFN4jhA/s320/sagebrush%202010%20006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>so that's it... it's monday morning and i am pretty shelled. plan on taking today really mellow and getting back after it tomorrow. <br />
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</tbody></table>jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419821590943633493noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866100.post-41956050612505272582010-02-26T11:10:00.000-08:002010-02-26T11:11:12.853-08:00First race of 2010!I just committed (registered) to my first race of 2010. On Sunday I will be racing the <a href="http://www.teambigbear.com/schedule.php">Sage Brush Safari</a>. It's the first race in the <a href="http://www.uscup.net/index.php?schedule">Kenda Cup West Series</a>. I was going back and forth all week on whether i was going to race or not because last weekend i heard the course was in bad shape from the rain... and we're supposed to get more rain starting tonight and all day on Saturday.<br /><br />I felt great out on the trails this morning and started to get really stoked about the idea of racing for the first time since mid December, and the last time I raced on a mountain bike was back in September. So I charged and signed up and will race no matter what the conditions are like... and just have fun. I can't wait to race on my <a href="http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/SBCBkModel.jsp?sid=10Stumpjumper&eid=4342&menuItemId=9247">2010 Sworks Stumpjumper</a>. I finally have a race bike that is on the same level as my competitors.<br /><br />This race was on my schedule but I didn't plan on resting for it as I just started my "race prep" phase this week... and I am kind of shelled. A lot of solid riding has taken place this week including a hard interval session and an anaerobic hammerfest of a group ride on thursday. with the rain coming tomorrow though I probably won't be able to get out for my planned long ride so i may actually get a little rest for the race.<br /><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L-jam6yxvQYs2lTTUZqwVvQwYi922a-1Ie5Z8EL0hYT1U8-a53WLG7W4n4LVxGy6h3C6KYoJzDvIgfLHvcVK3snUD7JLKnWYKSTwmagUgqA-11ebI8oi12flhdTluQVDclCA6w/s1600-h/paincave.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_L-jam6yxvQYs2lTTUZqwVvQwYi922a-1Ie5Z8EL0hYT1U8-a53WLG7W4n4LVxGy6h3C6KYoJzDvIgfLHvcVK3snUD7JLKnWYKSTwmagUgqA-11ebI8oi12flhdTluQVDclCA6w/s320/paincave.JPG" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">group portion of Thursday's ride. Pain Cave!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />that's it. here are some photos from the week that has been a very busy, but very good.<br /><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztJ5uuxIShwdkW5tV4iP1tR_SJKbMd47hNKwiNMZuLTMc-GLGah3ndBH1uiYTjD0qpiO0C3t0xKbTr-lQaYtjGYJJu3XmNu9WjB6lzfrCbxySFWVjXINCg1SCzXDUm7NFq-7g6g/s1600-h/training%20week-race%20prep%20001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztJ5uuxIShwdkW5tV4iP1tR_SJKbMd47hNKwiNMZuLTMc-GLGah3ndBH1uiYTjD0qpiO0C3t0xKbTr-lQaYtjGYJJu3XmNu9WjB6lzfrCbxySFWVjXINCg1SCzXDUm7NFq-7g6g/s320/training%20week-race%20prep%20001.jpg" width="240" border="0" height="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">on tuesday night i was up in LA and went do dinner with my sister and nephew at <a href="http://www.1739publichouse.com/">1739 Public House</a>. 64 beers on tap! this is green flash west coast IPA... never lets me down!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJLR1MZjqBT0Gm8jPuhccsfJ8sRwi2be_QXiNOp_VGWL5DLx_boVjO35s9-HkavCiSGuohe601FdzqhLVcRqftMGFceKKycvvMyBEvEj9kZHCOA26MY4WHU1oRGjYgYe6eiRvTQ/s1600-h/training%20week-race%20prep%20005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJLR1MZjqBT0Gm8jPuhccsfJ8sRwi2be_QXiNOp_VGWL5DLx_boVjO35s9-HkavCiSGuohe601FdzqhLVcRqftMGFceKKycvvMyBEvEj9kZHCOA26MY4WHU1oRGjYgYe6eiRvTQ/s320/training%20week-race%20prep%20005.jpg" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the local trails are still in perfect condition</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZFGfBiGEVqF9dMdiUUAqdnHBuHrRu0TOg0sGDcJQx3WiQ-fDMj6JpQG3qrAK2uPNwqqe0fs3aTWeAL0M8txJ4HXZF4ctX-YYOGwrzKrN8uOV0bMZzwrU4L3Eamii6B3i-QqVOQ/s1600-h/training%20week-race%20prep%20007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZFGfBiGEVqF9dMdiUUAqdnHBuHrRu0TOg0sGDcJQx3WiQ-fDMj6JpQG3qrAK2uPNwqqe0fs3aTWeAL0M8txJ4HXZF4ctX-YYOGwrzKrN8uOV0bMZzwrU4L3Eamii6B3i-QqVOQ/s320/training%20week-race%20prep%20007.jpg" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a></div><br /><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GnEhGxdDv9cHzv5zomABja9ckD0RCAyk9teRjhK8HRTRuDNv2f_-0G_scUT7v3mkPSL__kQ82upopjyg9tPH2t8ZRfPwoWyAZZArVMUzaPH69DIL3kXVxD6vCzbQSMmEMpM4Nw/s1600-h/training%20week-race%20prep%20012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GnEhGxdDv9cHzv5zomABja9ckD0RCAyk9teRjhK8HRTRuDNv2f_-0G_scUT7v3mkPSL__kQ82upopjyg9tPH2t8ZRfPwoWyAZZArVMUzaPH69DIL3kXVxD6vCzbQSMmEMpM4Nw/s320/training%20week-race%20prep%20012.jpg" width="240" border="0" height="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sun and wide open roads</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOn93EzhF7a_rCiaHQOhZoYa1a7mphEWhtbn2fvcydZkLImqrrYrVGEbUbcgM9Ro4EXBZ7GYUqTrJnJZLsJcAhQgockiFnh9N10SjLqe_7GmaxL4Z2p786hVI_MFCmXIIpDWexQ/s1600-h/training%20week-race%20prep%20017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOn93EzhF7a_rCiaHQOhZoYa1a7mphEWhtbn2fvcydZkLImqrrYrVGEbUbcgM9Ro4EXBZ7GYUqTrJnJZLsJcAhQgockiFnh9N10SjLqe_7GmaxL4Z2p786hVI_MFCmXIIpDWexQ/s320/training%20week-race%20prep%20017.jpg" width="240" border="0" height="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally got into our AWESOME wedding present from <a href="http://wine-chocolate-friendship.blogspot.com/">Sue</a>. Thank you!</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHxn6FmFhJByaqZLvdE-pIIQ4QpM0mwLpIKt9-UX2QEx2gxV4HykAdqSnFVW70d8wCGIJImM1-T2hqVPc8qE800flK9XVYYQ6MKqT0pUKcYv0kjDIzF_gPMBFowtZ0rYZviiI6w/s1600-h/training%20week-race%20prep%20018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHxn6FmFhJByaqZLvdE-pIIQ4QpM0mwLpIKt9-UX2QEx2gxV4HykAdqSnFVW70d8wCGIJImM1-T2hqVPc8qE800flK9XVYYQ6MKqT0pUKcYv0kjDIzF_gPMBFowtZ0rYZviiI6w/s320/training%20week-race%20prep%20018.jpg" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">with training beth so much... and killing it... i have been doing most of the cooking. no complaints.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgguIlcujzABche8ENkEeONvUvJd8Cc0f1FwmUP6msNYcgkeufXaI_7wrvD6IAFQCS9f1cVf8gZuAH6KpVBCwerlsa8AuKfQqV0v-uUG0vzECN0JUT-guHLMBLuKBVRsZabkzL_mw/s1600-h/training%20week-race%20prep%20021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgguIlcujzABche8ENkEeONvUvJd8Cc0f1FwmUP6msNYcgkeufXaI_7wrvD6IAFQCS9f1cVf8gZuAH6KpVBCwerlsa8AuKfQqV0v-uUG0vzECN0JUT-guHLMBLuKBVRsZabkzL_mw/s320/training%20week-race%20prep%20021.jpg" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mahi mahi taco salad</td></tr></tbody></table>jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419821590943633493noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866100.post-28085871713061230182010-02-22T10:15:00.000-08:002010-02-22T10:15:24.348-08:00race prep...4 weeks until my first A race of the season. <a href="http://www.warriorssociety.org/events/vision_quest_general_info.html">Vison Quest</a>. really looking forward to it.<br />
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after the big base block i definitely enjoyed a more mellow week last week. i was still on bike 6 our of 7 days but kept it MELLOW and actually got on the trails more than the roads. that's always a good thing.<br />
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I got in 4 days on the mountain bike and loved every minute. i started the week with a super fun ride with my incredible <a href="http://californiatraining.blogspot.com/">wife</a> at hodges and that set the tone for the week.<br />
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after <a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/25140553">4.5 hours on the road on saturday</a> i really wanted to keep sunday mellow and my recovery in check. with the rain i wasn't sure where to ride but i definitely wasn't looking forward to another wet road ride so i decided to hit lake hodges and hope it wasn't to wrecked from the rain. <a href="http://simplyadayinmylife.blogspot.com/">ryan</a> cruised down and we got in a killer ride. just about 3 hours and 90% singletrack. we kept it mellow and just had fun riding our bikes... what it's all about. we rode some trails i have never ridden before and they were rad. i can't wait to take <a href="http://californiatraining.blogspot.com/">beth </a>out there.<br />
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starting this week i will be transitioning into a "race prep" phase, similar to what most people call "build". the volume will be manageable but the intensity will be on the rise... something i am really looking forward too. in this next block i will also have a couple or XC races that are part of the <a href="http://uscup.net/index.php?schedule">Kenda Cup West</a> and <a href="http://www.teambigbear.com/">SoCal State series</a>'. with me changing my focus to more of an endurance mtb race focus and <a href="http://www.warriorssociety.org/events/vision_quest_general_info.html">Vision Quest</a> coming up i definitely won't be resting for these early season races.<br />
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so that's about it... here's some more food photos... it may get old to look at but my favorite meal is grilled fish, or chicken, & grilled veggie salad!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">orange roughy, hard boiled egg, avo, mushrooms, cucumber, red onion, mixed greens, & bleu cheese with horse radish mustard dressing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">yeah... random... beth on the trainer. twittering it up</td></tr>
</tbody></table>jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419821590943633493noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866100.post-90724972265975785662010-02-18T14:29:00.000-08:002010-02-18T14:29:10.976-08:00Recovery mode and Refining the Plan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoAcwrBuiE32A-YIdxzTuBwwh5vqY3f_clznkhnTw_RcGW0PeEBGmNvuBuyW_3Nhqvt8fx4sMlUZv8ezefoAIvcO2WjGoeVqxbMn-UblwVFu14KU-F7_l4FKPLvlKyxg92rdHIg/s1600-h/good%20morning%20009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoAcwrBuiE32A-YIdxzTuBwwh5vqY3f_clznkhnTw_RcGW0PeEBGmNvuBuyW_3Nhqvt8fx4sMlUZv8ezefoAIvcO2WjGoeVqxbMn-UblwVFu14KU-F7_l4FKPLvlKyxg92rdHIg/s320/good%20morning%20009.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>i am in full on recovery mode this and it feels good I was stoked to have monday off of work hit the trails with <a href="http://californiatraining.blogspot.com/">beth</a>. i kept it super mellow and beth was dropping me all over the place!<br />
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on wednesday i got in another mellow mountain bike on my local trails. with the rain we've most of the miles i have been getting over the last couple of weeks have been on the road, and as much as love my tarmac sl2 and riding with my friends on the road, riding in the dirt is what it's all about.<br />
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I have been doing a lot of thinking about my race schedule and trying to trim the fat. there are a lot of races i want to do but I don't want to be racing every weekend... unitl CX season at least. i want to race, have fun with friends outside of training and racing, be at as many of the beth's races, as possible, and just have fun riding my bike. i really do like the training as much as i like racing. in some ways i like it more.<br />
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so on monday i was ready and waiting on the computer for the clock to 8am (9am MST) so i could try to get into the <a href="http://thepcpp.com/">Park City Poing 2 Point</a>. it will be the 2nd year for the race and it's said to be harder than leadville. 78 miles, 14,000 ft of climbing, and 90% of it is on single track! there were only 143 slot available when they opened registration. luckily i was able to snag one before they were all gone. it ended up taking about 5 hours to completely sellout. i am stoked that <a href="http://simplyadayinmylife.blogspot.com/">ryan</a>, <a href="http://simplyadayinmylife.blogspot.com/">slater</a>, monique, keevin, and sean all get in too. labor day weekend is going to be sick.<br />
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later that night i also locked up my spot into <a href="http://www.warriorssociety.org/events/vision_quest_general_info.html">Vision Quest </a>on march 20th. originally i was trying to get a slot into Counting Coup after missing registration, but i was willing to take a slot into either race. i was contacted by a guy wanting to sell his Vision Quest slot and i jumped on it. go big. so instead of 44 miles with 8000 ft of climbing i will be tackling Vision Quest and it's 56.5 miles and 11000+ ft of climbing. i did this race back in 2007 as a training day and then did Counting Coup last year, again, just a a long training day. this year i plan on racing.<br />
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so getting into these two races has changed things up a bit and confirmed some things for me. outside of racing i have a lot going on this spring and summer with beth's races, family visits, and work and pretty much figured that actually competing all the necessary races to makes runs at the Kenda Cup West Series and SoCal State series would be pretty tough, if not impossible. So I am choosing to put more of my focus in the into the longer endurance mountain bike races with the big one being the PCP2P on labor day weekend. I still definitely plan on racing XC MTB as well but i will pick and choose races, no series'. I just want do well enough at one of the Kenda Cup qualifiers so I can get slot into the "invitation only" championships in mid september.<br />
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the long riding i have been doing the past couple weeks really made me realize again how much fun long epic days on the bike are. racing for 4-8 hours as opposed to 1.5-2 hours is a lot more gratifying i think and makes all this training more worth while. so simply... big training, less racing, but longer/harder races. that's the plan for now.<br />
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after september it will still be all about cyclocross. i am really looking forward to my second season of that and trying to compete with the pro/1/2's.<br />
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some good food stuff going on this week too... on monday night beth and I headed to <a href="http://trirawcagal.blogspot.com/">colleen</a> and justin's for dinner and beth made a killer side dish.<br />
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Asian spiced, roasted <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabocha">kabocha squash</a>. this was her second attempt and making this type of squash and it was really good.<br />
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on tuesday night beth had a track workout and i was on my own. i had some <a href="http://www.traderjoesfan.com/Trader_Joes/curry_chicken_breast_tenders/details/">trader joe's curry chicken breast tenders</a> and decided to make a mega veggie chicken curry stir fry.<br />
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</tbody></table>jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419821590943633493noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866100.post-33771914216730047612010-02-15T12:47:00.000-08:002010-02-15T12:47:29.994-08:00getting through it... barely.wow... i can't believe i got through that. i just finished up the biggest 3 week block of training i have ever done... and i am feeling awesome! don't get me wrong. it was HARD!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYJq0abWSZMf_FQagH1HMbx3dsWaON5jUBVwF73mh93yniwkXvoTb64NLajxetsa0vCg-eznpOE07DlUpjw4tEodye9m6-j5s2HB0E-disqpOFrabaLx4oNAGUGSn2mvQd5vebw/s1600-h/2010-big-base-block.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYJq0abWSZMf_FQagH1HMbx3dsWaON5jUBVwF73mh93yniwkXvoTb64NLajxetsa0vCg-eznpOE07DlUpjw4tEodye9m6-j5s2HB0E-disqpOFrabaLx4oNAGUGSn2mvQd5vebw/s320/2010-big-base-block.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>when <a href="http://www.epcmultisport.com/blog/">cody</a> proposed this last block of training i was kind of apprehensive. i told him to send me the schedule so it could start planning. getting in this many hours, working full-time at a demanding job, and just living life is not easy... at all. i really wasn't sure if i could pull it off.<br />
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the first two weeks were easy (relatively) even though i had to deal with some weather. i was knocking out the rides and feeling very motivated. then the third, and biggest, week came around. my body was still feeling great and attribute this to my recovery and daily nutrition (thanks <a href="http://www.livefluid.com/">Fluid</a> and <a href="http://www.feedthemachine.com/">Feed the Machine</a>/<a href="http://www.sportmulti.com/">SportMulti</a>). mentally is where it got tough. most of my miles were solo and it was starting to wear on me. i didn't admit this to any one but cody, but i was kind of cracking. i was having conversations in my head on my rides mon-wed on how/why i should cut the ride short or bag it... but i didn't.<br />
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pushing yourself and trying to reach a new level of fitness SHOULD NOT be easy. i think you have to reach beyond your limits and get uncomfortable... tired, sore... but not injured. that's the thing... it was ALL mental. the plan was working and my body was handling the stress.<br />
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thursday morning i had breakthrough 3 hour ride and felt like a million bucks. and then crushed myself with 6+ hours and 8300+ ft of climbing on the mountain bike friday. saturday beth and i did the <a href="http://www.adventurecorps.com/80/">80 for Haiti ride</a> and it was a tough with a lot of headwind and some tough climbing. i finished off the week with a mellow 4 hour ride on sunday, which i broke up by going to watch beth and some friends finish up the san deiguito half marathon. the weather was perfect and i felt great. i thought i was going to have to push through the ride but that was not the case. i had a great ride and when i rolled back into the garage i was amped to be DONE!<br />
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grinding into the head wind on hwy 80. <br />
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my 80 for Haiti teammates.<br />
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after the sunday ride i spent the rest of the day lounging and hanging out with beth. we hit alehouse for a couple of beers and then headed home I cooked up a rad v-day dinner. <br />
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grilled steak and veggie salad.<br />
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fitting after a long week on the bike.<br />
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the hardest ride of the week wasn't my cross ride on saturday where i headed out and got in 3 hours in pouring rain and 20-30 mph winds, no, it was sunday's long road ride. i met up with <a href="http://tntsdhrdenner.blogspot.com/">denner</a> on sunday morning and the plan was for 5+ hours with plenty of climbing, but keeping it mellow. the roads were still wet and there were still some lingering rain clouds but we charged anyway.<br />
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right before we hit the climb at lake wohlford it started to rain and the wind came up. the rain didn't last too long but the temperature dropped and the wind beat us down the rest of the day. on woods canyon rd i got chased by a huge pit bull but luckily i was on the road and able to out run him pretty easily. all of this sounds pretty standard but when we hit lilac road is when things go interesting.<br />
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denner had never ridden out there and i told him we were taking lilac to 395 and didn't tell him that there was one turn we would have to make. he wanted to hammer ahead and dropped into his aerobars and went for it. when i hit the fork in the road i wasn't sure what to do because i didn't think he knew to make the turn. so i stayed on lilac and into places i have never ridden before. after plenty of miles i saw a sign that said "Paved Roads Ends in 300ft." sweet. in a couple of seconds was descending a dirt road and heading into the Pala indian reservation. at this point i knew denner had made the turn but it was too far to go back. so i kept on. i had a vague idea of where i was. riding around the reservation was sketchy to say the least. all dirt roads, no one around, and some wild dogs. after a while i could the see the 76 and casino and new how to get home.... and then 2 big ass dogs came bolting up a driveway and were chasing me down. i was freaking out... yealling and screaming while trying to accelerate up a dirt hill. i thought for sure i was about to be mauled but they gave up chase just in time.<br />
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i finally made it to the 76 and took it all the way back to the coast, and then headed for home. I ended the day with 90 miles in the bank and just stoked to not need rabies shots!<br />
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here's the route. one i will never be taking again.<br />
<a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/24212052">http://connect.garmin.com/activity/24212052</a><br />
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saturday <a href="http://californiatraining.blogspot.com/">beth</a> and i will be doing the <a href="http://www.adventurecorps.com/80/">80 for Haiti</a> ride on in east county. it's for a good cause, it's a killer route, and pretty much how you would expect us to spend a valentine's day weekend... and then the lil monster will be backing it up with the San Dieguito Half Marathon on Sunday. the training she is putting in continues to blow me away and motivate me. <br />
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that's all for now... not much extra time right now but here's some random photos.<br />
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my "go to" meal. veggie/egg scramble. everything we have in the fridge with eggs. i think this one had eggs, spinach, tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, niman ranch ham steak, sweet potatoes, turkey bacon, red peppers, and almond cheese. i usually eat with corn or brown rice tortillas.<br />
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i didn't take this photo. beth must have. it's our fridge.... it's where we hang out. <br />
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