Getting ready for 24-9 !

No more long rides for me,I'm not going to gain anymore endurance before the Nationals in Wausua now it's a trick to keep the legs feeling fresh and snappy.PAMBA has a race this weekend at Jubilee and the weather looks like it's going to be great,I hate to pass on racing but this is the toughest race on the I-74 circuit and It's to close to sitting on a bike for 24 hours for me.



I pretty much used the weedeater on the whole course at Jubilee over the last three weeks so we won't need a trail work day on Saturday, I'll get some help on marking it Saturday afternoon and we'll be good


Tony and I at the PAMBA meeting at Little Aides Bike Shop

I finally bought me a good first aide kit for my Bike Patrol backpack so I'll be in full Bike Patrol dress this weekend.

I'm trying to download some pic's,but the new camera was set on the highest resolution and I'm still on dial up ! Sucks !

My pit at 24-9 is going to be busey with Tony and Ryan doing the 12 hr solo race,Hopefully Midz can still make it up and help out.I'm going to get ahold of Jet lights today to rent some batteries and I should be set.

I took the family up to the windy city Saturday and spent the day walking around,I like watching all the people,but love going back home to the quiet of the country.

Kelsi, me,Stephanie and Chicago

Cindy entertaines herself pretty easey


this is fun for awhile

Steph getting tired and B%$#$y

Mike jr. is on his tour out west with his buddy's from the band and he called from just outside Denver and sent a e-mail pic of the mtn's,they should be heading for Las Vegas then California...Ahh to be a young punk again thinking you have life by the balls !

Day off it's raining,no mowing today,the tour is on,I need to get some kind of a workout in !


Why I'm not riding today

See ya !

Proctor race

Tony and I had a fun road race,we stayed with the lead group throughout the race and got to sprint to the finish with Tony edgeding me out at the finish line for 8th and 9th place. Pics and more info soon !

The bad news a young lady from Team triple XXX lost her life from a head on collision with a truck pulling a horse trl.More info coming !

Fair weekend of riding

My goal was a couple of centuries Saturday and Sunday ,but work and the weather had other plans.I was able to squeeze out 60 miles Saturday between thunder storms and 90 on Sunday before I needed to be home,so I did what I could and now it's time to get ready for the Proctor Classic the rest of the week.

The weather looks like it's going to be great for Saturday and Sunday both,Tony and I are doing the road race on Saturday and I'll go down town and watch the crit on Sunday.

Godd luck to midz on his first 6 hour trail run race in Indiana this weekend,he has trained hard and should feel pretty good.

See ya !

Yep Still here !

Not much time to update or I don't take the time,I still look at a few blogs to see whats up in the endurance world of racing and get ready for 24-9 in July.

I had a couple 6 hr rides planned for this weekend,but rain on Saturday might screw things up,I should still be able to get a good ride in with Tony on Sunday morning.

I didn't have much time yesterday to get on the bike after a long 14 hr day at work so I did my 20 mile loop on the road bike.When I don't have time to get at least two hrs in I will do a time trial on this loop,my last average speed was 19.5 yesterday was 20.6 with about the same conditions.Legs felt good,I need to keep this up each week until 24-9.


Race at Farmdale went good ! I did what I expected and finished feeling strong with alot more laps in my legs.It was fun to ride with Matt for awhile and get in a good endurance zone.My new Maxxis Ignitors was a great choice and will stay on the bike for awhile.


Kelsi giveing me some more Hammer Heed


Tony leading the Experts on the start I'm back there somewhere !


After I had my Hammer Recoverite post drink I like the choc. milk for some added calories.( dig the new PAMBA uniform )


Megan and Kelsi was my crew for todays race !

One and only road race next weekend Proctor Classic !

Race on Sunday

I-74 race #2 at Farmdale in East Peoria,IL is this Sunday,I still don't know if I'm in or out ! I'm feeling the effect of another fall yesterday while Tony and I was riding the course...My camera is broke so I can't show the nice red tattoo I have from the frame of the NRS,perfect outline on the inside of my knee...I'll get some miles in this week and see how things go Saturday ,but I'll be at the race for sure,I need a good hard effort to get in that suffer mode and get my head back in the game.


Ribs seem to be getting better every day,if I can just keep my bike upright it might help in my recovery,but 24-9 is looking alot better.

See Ya !

Time in the saddle

I had some good time on the road bike yesterday without any pain in the ribs,three hours and a 100 k day so I'm happy I can medicate and get the saddle time in.

Rain for today and most of the week means I may be getting wet on some rides which I don't mind as long as there is no lightning.

See ya !

On the mend

I went to another Doc yesterday to get some advice on what I can and should do to heal up my upper rib and I knew there wasn't much info but time.He did say I won't hurt the healing proccess to much if I keep riding ,but just don't fall on it again.He gave me some meds to take before I start riding and I should be able to deal with the pain,the same thing Doc John told Midds to tell me...I'll see what kind of long rides I can get in on the road bike,which by the way I got my friends Specialize Allez sitting in my garage for a crazy price and this thing is a rocket for a road bike.

Cookout at Jubilee today will be a mudfest ,but we are still going to meet-up and have something to eat,but I think I might ride the new rocket over their to get some time in.

New Mexican place in Farmington rocks ! I can see some food rides going down this summer !

24-9 might still be up in the air ! I'll see how much time I can put in on the trails at one time come July...Wausua trails will beat the crap out of me.

Early Saturday morning I didn't work last night NICE !

See Ya !

Now what did I do ?

I'm trying to decide if I can still make it up to my first 12 hr race of the year on the 26 th of this month,but a little fall on Friday morning might make my mind up for me. I wish I could say I was tearing up the trail having a great ride when I fell ,but that wasn't the case...I was carrying a 2x8x36inch board with my left hand trying to get it out to a bridge I rebuilt and was one board short,when I went off the trail and tried to stop,but I couldn't get uncliped...opps ! Fell to the right side staight on to my chest,no big deal,I thought I was fine.

I went on to finish the bridge and then get a good 1-1/2hr ride in ! I felt fine until I went to get off the bike then it felt like I was being stabbed on the right side of my upper chest ! Crap this isn't good !

To finish this up, it got worse has the day went on, I still went to work that night then went to First Care in the morning after work.Badly brusied if not cracked upper rib,they didn't do a x-ray because they wouldn't treat it any different so might has well save me some money( good choice doc)

I'll see how things go for the next few weeks on the bike I don't want to screw up training for 24-9 in July,Meanwhile don't laugh,caugh,or sneeze...ouch !

Happy Mothers Day to Cindy and all other moms out there ! Steaks on the grill today will be on the menu !

Caution ! X-rated- big pussy ahead

Still pissed off on my effort at T3 It was so doable with the great weather, I don't want to talk or think about it anymore !

Ken Stuckart if your reading this congrats on your finish ! send me a e-mail and tell me how it went for you (sngltrk2061@aol.com) I knew I should have stayed with you,I was by myself and talked myself into quiting at Traer.
No way should I have broke mentally, I learned a big lesson !

The Big Puss !

A successful turkey hunt

What a morning I had yesterday while hunting ! I wish it could have been taped,but there was no way I could have because I had turkeys fly down right onto my lap.

My brother in-law had seen them fly down from their roost Saturday morning so yesterday we set out at 4:45am to ambush them.He brought his jon boat down so we could cross my creek and we snuck up along a grass open hill facing the west and we put our backs up against a couple trees and waited.Rick was about 10 yards below me and it was my turn at first shot this year and the toms were gobbling right at day break.All of a sudden I see a small black bird come flying from across the tree tops right at Rick and me then flips out his big wings and lands 15 yards infront of us A BIG TOM ! then one by one about 12 to 15 turkeys do the same thing WOW ! what a sight this is something you see on tv !

Needless to say we can't move or twitch a muscle or they would be gone,turkeys have great eye sight and will bolt on out at the slightest movement.To make this shorter I watched 4 toms chase off some jakes and strut around until I seen the one I wanted and when he turned the right way I shot ! and he was mine ! Rick was trying to get a shot at one but they went the wrong way and couldn't get a shot off.

22lbs
9.50 inch beard
1 inch spurs
I would say a 2 year old bird may be three

Can't see me !

The beard

Tucker don't know what to think but "thats a big bird"



Getting ready for this weekend with some small 20 miles rides and short efforts I was hoping to have some bigger miles in before the race but the weather and work took a sharp turn for the worse,but we'll still give it a good hard try and I do plan on making it all the way. I hate quiting on anything I do !

See YA !

Those pics

I said I would post are ready so here is some runners at that ultra run Midz and I was at.


Midz before he goes out later and runs twenty miles with a Navy Seal


Tony and I catching some singletrack at Indy


Tony doing the cramp pain dance after 3-1/2 hours of riding! He has been way to busy at home and work and let himself get dehydrated it was worse later in the day for him.


I did get a small ride in at Jubilee after I went turkey hunting this morning and Midz and I got one ten foot bridge built,I'll work on the eight foot one this week after work...No I didn't get a turkey I didn't get in the woods until 9:00am after work but Dad and Rick seen 5 Toms with a bunch of hens and thats not good. I'll be out at 4:45 in the morning and try again.

See ya !

OK I'm still here !

I wish I could say I've been gettin in so much riding that I havn't had time to post,but thats not the case just LAZY ! My last big weekend of long miles didn't happen and it really got in my head and just plain pissed me off ! The weather took a dump and I had a couple of bad weeks of minamal bike rides ,but I'll just call it a long taper period Yeah thats right a long taper period !

The good news is the trails have dried out and I have been getting some rides in to keep the legs fresh.

Bad news on my T-3 partner Matt, he took a spill up at the Sylvan Island race and banged up his knee so no T-3.I was looking forward to riding with him at a normal pace, all we ever do is compete against each other when were fying down some trail.
I hope it's not to bad if a injury and he can still race this year.

I'm trying to download some pic's and it's not working so I might post them later.

I did get to see Dallas last weekend at his run in Pekin ! Way crazy to run a 100 miles he was wiped when he came in and said he had enough, Nice job Dallas you are the man ! Midz got to run 20 miles pacing for a navy seal in the middle of the night and was totally pump about running and talking to this guy and a personal best for Midz to ! Great run dude !

My bike is ready for T-3 I just put on my Maxxis Larsons TT and they should rock pretty good,I need to stop by the shop and get some more gear that will help get me through this race or attempt this race...Full rain gear suit ? Maybe I should !

Oh yeah ! I did try and get a trail ride in at Jubilee but twenty min. in my egg beater pedal blew apart on me AHH PISS ! I had my running shoes so I ran for a hour and came home early.

I'll post some pic's later It's getting to be bed time it's 3:45 pm

See Ya !

Monday night ride

Midz and I enjoyed a nice ride yesterday after work the weather was great mid 70s and sunny.The way things look it might be the last warm day for awhile with a cold front moving in.I'm still planning on a 8 hr or more ride on Saturday morning,temps are only predicted in the mid 40s.

It's getting a little close to T-3 to be getting to crazy with the miles so I need to get my tapper down plans in order after this weekend.Most guys don't relize how much thats important on getting your legs feeling fresh and rested for a race ,my bad race at Farmdale last year is all I need to say.

The fuel that will get me through the season and I have not stop using since I first dicovered it two years ago.


Midz and I taking off infront of the house and yes I cut the grass yesterday April 1st "crazy"


Just to cool in my Tifosi's


PAMBA prez. showed up in his PAMBA jersey and Hammer socks same as me ! WEIRD !


As we were riding Midz said he missed our old 50 mile loop that he rode with Cindy and I on Sundays, me to and I hope we can Cindy back on the tandem soon and back to those Sunday rides !

See ya !

Weather sucks

If you live in the mid-west you know what I'm talking about !
I don't train outside in thunder and lightning storms !
Maybe Trip up to Quad cities Sunday !
Enough said !

See ya !

Sunday & Monday

Sunday was The NRS's Maiden Voyage to see how I want to set it up for T-3 and get a good feel for the bike with a full camelback.



Plan was to get 6 hrs + and stay in my aerobic base zone for as long as I could, but with the winds kicking up to 30 mph gust I knew I couldn't stay there for long.I did stay pretty close for the first 60 miles then I had no choice but to go south towards Trivoli and straight into the wind.

Did I go to far south ? Those cows have horns ! Like Texas steer !


I had around 35 miles to get home and it would take me almost 3 hours to get there,I didn't want to go anaerobic so I was going slow and steady.I had a purpose here and I wanted to see how my legs would feel on some climbs when I got close to home.

Some more fans waving me on !


I can only wish the little gravel I was on would be like this at T-3 ! Hard packed !


I was finally getting close to home and I hit the climbs with some rollers and the legs felt good and strong,this is going to be the key and part of my plan for T-3 I don't care what others do or how fast they go ! I need to stay out of my anaerobic zone for as long as I can.

Hammer gel and Perpetuem was my main fuel for todays ride !

B-day din-din was great ! Time for some peach cobbler ! Thanks Honey !


Today was a 1-1/4 hr recovery ride just to spin the legs out ! Off tomorrow !

See Ya !

Rain,Rain go away

One look outside from the front porch this morning and my plans for a long ride is not going to happen

It looks like a all day event with flood warning going on !

My ride yesterday after work was going to be a couple of hours,but the threat of rain coming at me from the west turned into a 1-1/2 of intervals so it was affective.
After I decided to kick into intervals I did 10x20sec sprints 60 sec.rest in between
sets...legs a were on fire and lungs sucking air !!

Bike Patrol class tomorrow at Farmdale,after we finish and send in paper work we should be qualified !

Long ride sked.for Sunday and my B-day dinner, Cindy cooks what ever we want on the Sunday following our b-day and I will need to burn up some calories before I chow down.
On the menu !
Fried smelt
coleslaw (grandma's recipe)
steakfries
cornfritters
peach cobbler (grandma's recipe)
Cindy has perfected some of Grandma's best dishes I grew up with !

See ya !

Wind ride

There is no way around not riding in the wind this time of the year so I have learned to embrace the wind and use on my interval rides.I took off this morning wearing my new jacket Cindy bought me for my b-day today,Thanks babe they can see me now !



Thw wind was coming straight out of the east so I did my regular loop then headed east to Hannacity.

No more snow around here !


I did 20 min.warmup then 20 min.at L/t 20 min.recovery 20min.at L/T 20 min.recovery then I hit some rollers on the way home,short ride but effective.

Is that a Casey's ? no need to stop today !


Above Threshold (L/T)


I live on the Hammer gels "apple-cinnamon please"


Sucking in the oxygen


Home last week having that Ice cream and cake for Steph 18 y/o


Cindy trying to get a piece !


PAMBA meeting last night had the biggest show of people more than 30 was their getting involved before the Mid-west festival hits Peoria,Il.If you havn't checked to see all the venders that are pouring in you may want to see wants going on here.I didn't get a pic until after the meeting."duh ta duh"


Rain in the forcast if the temps stay up I'll still ride !
39 more days untill T/3

See ya !

Time in the saddle

The main goal today was just getting some time on the bike no big gears or even going anaerobic,keep the h/r down and spend at least 5 hrs in the saddle.

I didn't get my ride in yesterday like I had planed so I'll get a couple in tomorrow after work I hope,we have a PAMBA metting tomorrow night so it might only be a quick recovery ride.Wednesday is a planed day on the bike to,I wonder what Rock Island Trail is looking like ?

I need to eat some Ice cream and cake for Stephanie's b-day GLAD I WENT ON MY RIDE !
I turn 46 on Tuesday I'm lucky I still have my health !

Trans-Iowa III 41 days away !!

Long weekend of road miles

I finished off the weekend with a recovery ride tonight with Midds nice and slow keeping my heart rate low.Saturdays ride turned out to be a suffer fest into the wind and keeping the H/R at (AT) for 4+ hours...Sundays was at a pace I need to keep at the T-3 race,the biggest mistake I can make is to go out hard at the start of T-3 and go anaerobic ! That really goes for any time during the race I'm anaerobic I'll be cutting off time I'll be able to ride which means I won't be fininshing the race !

I'll take a couple days off to recover from the 170 miles I put in over last few days and start over by the end of the week.

I'm heading over to Jubilee tomorrow or Wednesday to walk and clean up the trails plus look for some sheds ! almost Morel time too !


Middz coming into Trivoli

See ya !

Long miles on the road

This weekend I should get some good road miles in,the plan starts with some intervals this morning.I plan on only a 1-1/4 ride to get the legs hurting then tomorrow morning after work I plan on a 60+ mile ride and the same thing for Sunday.

I'll keep kicking up the miles each weekend and by the end of March I want to be riding back to back 100 + miles.If the weather co-operates my weeks should look like this.

Monday- recovery ride
Tuesday- yoga-weightlifting
Wednesday-Hill Intervals
Thursday-yoga-weightlifting
Friday- Intervals
Saturday-long road miles
Sunday-long road miles

Boy ! is all that wishfull thinking !

See ya !

Rest day

I ran and lifted yesterday after work so today I did some Yoga this morning and R&R for the rest of the afternoon...I need to lay down for a couple of hrs before I go in tonight at 7:00pm.I hope the wind dies down it might be a long night keeping the the big truck between the ditches!

Spin tomorrow and maybe outside Sunday morning !

The new PAMBA jersey order should go in the week !I helped Tony,Stauby with the design they did all the leg work,I think their pretty cool !



T-3 is 57 days out !

See ya !

Back inside !

I was hoping the weather was going to get better,but spring took a u-turn and winter is still here.After my bad week of not getting on the spinner I have been hitting it pretty hard this week,50 miles on it yesterday at a high rpm and then som ten min. hill climbs today then finished it off with some cyclo-ab work.T-3 is going to be here before you know it I want to get on the R.I.T. for some gravel training.

Some more furniture arrived at the house,Cindy will be stoked when she gets home from work ! Funny girl !

My last little girl will be a teenager on Monday ! They grow up fast !

Kelsi,Stephanie,Mike

I feel better !

Road ride yesterday 2-1/2 hrs in the wind ! My mood was better! The legs have alot to go !

I'm looking to build up my K2 Zed hardtail for T/3 it wont take much,I have most parts laying around.

Stuff to do ! See Ya !

AAAGGGHHHH !

To much work last week ! No time on bike ! Did run a little ! Enough said !!

Outside Ride

On the road and on the NRS 2 ! I got in a couple of hours with a pretty good headwind so I knew the ride back to the house would be sweet !

Midz is coming over to the dungeon tomorrow night,he wants to get on the treadmill I'll get some intervals in on the spinner.

LOOOOOng ass day yesterday,I woke up Friday morning at 6:30am laid back down at 2:00pm utill 4:30pm was at work at 7:00pm untill 8:30am went to a Bike Patrol class untill 2:15pm back at home to get cleaned up and out the door at 4:40pm for din,din at Chedders.I had a nice tall glass of cold brew,over to Peoria Civic center at 7:00pm to see Rodney Carrington for a show,grabbed a couple of Mikes Hard Lemonade's then Laughed my ass off! Finally hit the house and the bed at 10:30pm Saturday night !!

After my Saurday was way to long I couldn't get my ass down staires this morning so I needed a ride outside to clean the fog out of my head !

Heading out !


Not bad roads !

Try to work off

Sunday and Mondays food feast ! I'm having a hard enough time getting my weight down and Super bowl partying dosn't help.Monday I had the day off and was home all alone and I still didn't get a workout in !Sooooooo Today ! I put in a real good morning of suffering and the legs are roached.

I put a movie on down stairs in the dungeon and warmed up for 30 min. on the spinner then I clamped it down for a 10 min. hill climb 5 min. rest alternating for the next hour ! After a hour and a half of the spinner I jumped off put my running shoes on the ran with the incline set at 8 for the next hour...not many miles but legs are spent.Tomorrow morning after work I'll spin and get some yoga in.

Tonight at work should be interesting with 4 to 5 inches of snow coming down and I have a good 400 plus miles of super trucking to do...Drink Your Milk Kids...

Kelsi and I went out for a walk to the creek Sunday and walked to the lake behind the house She likes to get out of the house as much as I do I think it was about -10 wind chill.

Kesi,Tucker and me


Kelsi and Tucker




New PAMBA jerseys and shorts have been designed and ahould be here before the festival !

I seen the President Yesterday

I got my workout in early yesterday morning and was listening to the local radio and they were talking about President Bush in Peoria and the places he was visiting.Since I live close to the airport I might as well go see if I can spot him going back to the airport,Well I got a great place to park the truck right by the National Guard base and sure enough here he came by about an hour later ! I missed the pic I was trying to take but The lady next to me said she would email her pics...I don't care what party your from when the most Powerfull man in the word comes to your town It's pretty cool !!!

Midz was here earlier and we workout for about an hour , he ran on the tredmill, I spinned I'll run tomorrow and do some yoga !

Tony and I are working on some new PAMBA jerseys ! They should look pretty cool ! Black with some red and gray.

This is last years pic of the dungeon

Spin,Spin,Spin

Yep ! all I can get in with this cold weather is a couple of hrs of spinning ! Friday I made it over to Jubilee for a run and Saturday I met the Ranger and some equestrions to help mark a reroute.They didn't go with what Staub and I had marked last years that was a nice trail and used up the area that we had to work with instead they wanted to go straight to point A and B...I thought they learned to make the trail more substainable for all trail users but They just want to ride the trail in and not do the work of getting that soft top soil (organic) off and get the trail down to the good hard soil.I'm not going to worry about it but I'll see what it looks like this summer.

Cold all week! Trail will be frozen ! Good for riding !

Running at Jubilee



My first born Mike Jr. turned 21 yrds

Hitting the spinner

plus getting some running in to keep from getting to bored downstaires in the dungeon,I wish the weather would just stay in the 20s and keep the ground frozen and maybe I could get out on the trails for some much needed outside biking.

I did a killer interval ride on the spinner this morning after work and finished up with some yoga and a good healthy meal.


A couple things I like about my Johnny G spinner
1-The feel of a real bike
2-sturdy ! It's not going anywhere !
3-adjustability is easy
4-pads are the only thing you can wear out

Standing


Sitting



The one and only sponsor I tried for this year was Maxxis Tires and I was notified yesterday that I did get the sposorship ! So good for me ! I like the big selection of tires I can get from these guys so I'm really glad they took me aboard.

I need to get the logo from the Midwest Moutainbike Festival so I can post it on here,this is a big event for PAMBA to put on and we need to get the word out to everyone.I hope some of the Iowa endurance freaks can make it over for the weekend.

I had to get some pics off the camera so here is a few from my last race of 2006
The Panther Creek Challenge 100

setting up and getting ready to go !



Nine hours plus later I was cooked !



Collecting some swag for my 2nd place finish



I couldn't have done it without my sweetheart Cindy ! She was there all year long !

Weather sucks

Yep It's winter here in Peoria, cold ,icy with some snow coming Sunday...I hit the spinner last weekend for two hours Saturday and three hours Sunday,the rest of the week I ran on trendmill and worked my core I was on the spinner Wendesday for an hour.

This morning I ran and walked on the t/m for two hrs watching a movie,Lord of the Rings 2 I think ! I keeps me on the t/m and not bored ANYTHING to keep me moving is a good thing.

I'll get on the spinner for some good base miles again the weekend maybe six hrs total and 'I'll keep bumping it up !

PAMBA stuff going on this weekend I hope to make it if I still can ! Saturdays have been sucking real bad for me I'm not getting much done but spinning and catching up on some much needed sleep ! Then I feel like crap the rest of the day or whats left of the night,I need to get on my bike outside I hope the weather breaks soon !

See Ya !

Time to kick up

The suffering and keep a steady training sked.I spent 3 hrs on the spinner Sunday and a hour with Midz Monday night to break in the Dungeon.I'll keep with my new program of yoga and body wieght workouts thru the week with some intervals and recover time on the spinner,then hit the longer base miles on the weekend.

Last Friday I went to a local gym that advertized using a heart rate monitor with your workouts and they have a new way of testing your V02 and anaerobic threshold.I always wanted to get checked by someone who new what they were doing and see how close I was with my own limits I had set.

I had to wear a mask and h/r monitor and get on a spinner for only 13 min and they had all the info they needed...my V02 max was 46.8 and my aerobic base (AB) was at 122 and anaerobic threshold (AT)was at 159...The AT is a little high than what I trained at Last year so thats good that my Threshold is going up and the rate that I build endurance is higher than last year to.I'll put my zone 2 and 3 about 8 to 10 beats higher and that will help me push alittle more = better endurance pace I can hold.

Getting faster at endurance pace has been up my ass for two years and I was a little faster last year with the help of coach (Karl Etzel )so I need to keep trying to train smart and not get burned out.It's always a kick in the junk when you get in your pace at a big race and the other guys seem to be flying by like they stole something...XC pace is to fast to keep up at a 12 or 24 hr but if you want on the podium you have to get fast !!!! 4th and 5th place at 24-9 is close and their is always 2007.

I need to get over to Iowa and get some miles in on the gravel because I don't know what these guys are riding over there.I have Jeffs NRS and I know he rode it on the first Tr-Iowa so thats what I was expecting to use this year.Some look to be on crossbikes fully ridgid and my body can't take that many hours on a hardtail.I'll hookup with Matt and get it figuired out soon.

It's 2:30 in the afternoon and I need to get to bed I was off at 9:00am this morning my normal 12 hr night with ony 3 hrs of sleep since I woke up Tuesday morning and couldn't fall back to sleep before work last night...I'll try and catch a couple extra hrs.

Best time of the year FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS !!!!! Saturday and Sunday !!!!!


See Ya !

Stop The Eating !

I can't wait for the holidays to get over with ! There is way to much food around the house or lets say bad food and my willpower is on overload.After this weekend I'll go on a ten week bodybuilders contest diet routine and get rid of the 15lbs Iv'e gained,I hope to be down to 165 lbs for T/3 and maintain 160 for the rest of the year...Yeah right !

Training is going good, my core is getting stronger each week and looking forward to some long rides.The big question is how long and how many rides a week should I be getting in this time of year and what should I be working up to before T/3 ?

On the home front New Years eve should be fun here at the house with the food and friends...Middz and Les might come out early and light up the woods with some fun with the guns ! Target shooting only ! I should be getting my Turkey permit soon in the mail also.

It's about that time ! The Dungeon !


Happy New Year and be safe !!


See Ya !

Trans-Iowa III

looks like a go for Matt and I ! and almost 120 riders will try and finish 320 plus miles of gravel fun.I guess this winter I'll be even more sireus on my training than last year and I thought I did pretty good before.

The temps were great here all week long and I could't get out for any rides until today.I headed out with the wind to my back and wanted to do some suffering on my way back to the house...with 20 + mile wind in my face all the way home I had the legs burning pretty good.

The first time I ever had to get off my bike from a dog wanting to take a chunck out of my leg happened right as I crossed route 8, the owner was a old man in the yard chopping wood and he couldn't call the dog off me so I kept walking in circles with the bike between me and the German Shepard.When the dog finally went back in his yard the old guy started to yell at me that it was my fault for tresspassing on the street in front of his house.He thinks he owns it to the center line because he pays taxes ! I yelled back are you FUCKING NUTS ! so you can guess the rest as I was fired up now and just let it all fly out at him...Then I thought he might have some retarded son inside the house with a gun so I got the hell out of there...MORON !!!

It was a good ride though and I needed it to clear my head,I still had not checked with the Trans V III board so I didn't know if I was in yet.Now it was all worth it and I get a plan on my training...I'll get ahold of you Matt and talk about some training methods and nutrition and get some kind of plan on getting thru this race.

I'm glad Paddy will be there and hope to meet some new blogers !


see ya

A few more days

And I'll know if I get in the Trans-Iowa race ! I hope I didn't bite off more than I can chew,but you don't know if you don't try. Matt Brakeville is hoping to get in too and we plan on riding together and who ever else we can get to stick with us old timers.

Two weeks into my core work and my back feels better already I get out of bed with out grunting like old man...this workout also has me doing yoga and I don't stretch to good so it's hurting alot and I get pretty sore on some of the workouts like I had been lifting weights so I know it's doing me some good.

The weather has been great the last couple of days but to foggy for me to get on the bike,about the time the sun burns it off I need to go to bed ..I've been on the spinner but when its 50 outside I need to be out there.

Work is about the same bad hours and long hours last week 60 hrs in 5 days and my normal week is 53 hrs in 4 days Whats worse ?

Time for bed ! Kelsi has a X-mas choir at school tonight so I'll split my sleep up and get 4 hrs now and get a couple more tonight....Milkmen don't sleep anyway !

see ya !

Trans-Iowa race

Is up for registration and I'm going to start sending some post cards in this week,I hope I get in ! I hope Matt can still make it also but I know work has alot to do with that.

I did a nice road ride tonight,in the dark for the first time ! It was getting cold but I wasn't doing a long ride anyay.If I get in the T/I race I better get use to it,I will need to get a plan on training for such a long ride and hope my new core and off season training system I just bought will help me out.

I see alot of road riding in my future and R/I trail inmy future !

See ya !

Early ride in

I got in a easy 30 miles this morning on the road and I had to break out the cold weather gear.I layered pretty good but I still need to get a good system down for my feet they were a little cold.

Cindy and I hit the 22 year mark yesterday we went and seen a show at the Civic Center, Trans-Siberan Orchestra If you get a chance to see them do it ! They put on a great show.

I'll be stating a new off season program next week that will work my core and give me a good 12 week program to get my base miles up.

Another road ride I hope tomorrow !

See Ya !

Yeah I'm here !!!

OK Midz Here we go ! I think last post was before the Panther Creek the 100 mile race and I came in 2nd place,me and the winner was the only solos to finish.After that race I have been trying to get things done around the house before winter comes rolling in...split wood,take care of yard,cars.

Schedual change at work I'm back to Friday nights and 508 mile 13-1/2 hr shift...sucks ,but I'm glad Cindy bought me Serius radio it keeps me entertained with any kind of talk radio and some great Heavy Metal stations.

I'm almost done with cleaning up everybody's yard and making that extra money,It's nice,but a pain in the ass ! Oh Sh*t I need to get to bed ! yeah back to 3 hrs of sleep before a 13 hr night &$$%$%^&!!!!!!!

See YA !

One more time

I'm going to race the Panther Creek Challege this weekend,100 miles around the lake.That will be 6 laps starting at 8:00am and the last lap needs to be started by 4:30pm....I had such a bad race last weekend at the Festival that I wasn't going to do this race,but Tony called and said he had a team going down so I thought I would try one more suffer fest and call it a year !

Hey Matt where did you go last weekend ? I looked for you to say goodbye and you were gone !!! I felt like shit the whole race and should have DNF on my scound lap.

I'm cutting up alot of wood right now getting ready for the winter and hope to still find some time for the trail work before the season ends. Hey ! It's that time of year !!

See ya !