Jan. 31, 2016

D   N   F

Did Not Finish. I hate that next to my name. Today was the January Mountain Bike Marathon at Governors Creek: one 7 mile lap of the single track, a 30 mile ride over gravels roads and back for a final 7 mile single track.

My race started pretty well, I wanted to go easy and save myself for the gravel roads, but I was part of a nice pack in the woods, so I stayed with them for a while, but figured I was mixing cake batter without an oven. So I pulled over, let the group go (I was mid-pack) and finished the lap being caught by a small group.

The gravel roads bike choice was up to the rider, so I switched over to my cross bike and quickly dropped those around me and caught a few more. But at mile 17 of the gravel roads I started cramping, so I slowed, ate, drank and tried to recover, I was spinning and deciding (the mental games of racing for 3 plus hours) if I could do the singletrack lap. I had talked myself into it when I completing cramped up…. my day was over.

In the end it was the right decision, as I waited for friends to finish, random fingers and my feet were cramping even after drinking 2 quarts. I might rethink the National Marathon Mountain Bike Championships…

 

Jan. 30, 2016

A busy day, left at sun up to deliver my brother’s head, as long as I was there, might as well get new tires.

 

Go bigger or go home. After a buffet at my favorite BBQ place in South Carolina, I took the back roads home…

 

I took a bunch of dirt roads to see where they went and test the new tires ability to 4 wheel drive drift.

 

Finally stopped at Cheraw State Park to mountain bike.

 

A good day!

Jan. 29, 2016

No No spent 24 hours out, to say Kodak was happy to have him home is an understatement.

Jan. 28, 2016

I have wanted new tires for the Land Cruiser for a while, but there was so much tread left, it was tough to spend the money.

But the sidewalls are dry cracking so badly it is time. PS These are expensive Michelins!

 

Jan. 27, 2016

A head for my brother’s Land Cruiser.

Jan. 26, 2015

Kodak and No No sleep together.

Jan. 25, 2016

Ice bubbles.

Jan. 24, 2016

This was supposed to be mountain biking in the snow. But my road is still a sheet of ice, I nearly spun off 1/4 mile down, turned around and spent another day at home.

Jan. 23, 2016

We tried….

 

The dog chased.

Jan. 22, 2016

Snow day. We were promised 3-5 inches overnight – not even close…. thought about driving north to snowshoe/hike/maybe even an overnight hike, but the ice that came makes it seem better to stay home.