Chasing the Traverse
“Remember what Bilbo used to say: It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” There is a brewing storm inside me. A rolling mass of ambition and idealism. The perfect route, the […]
Soul Rider?
Several years ago I watched a classic movie called North Shore. It tackled the complicated issue of surfing for money, or surfing for “the love”. It is an ’80s cult film perfectly executed. In fact, you could pair it with Rad (the greatest film ever made, no?) and have the ultimate soul rider collection. As […]
Sun. Dance.
There is a unique pain to a short race. Muscles scream, eyes blur, lungs burn. It is over as soon as it starts, and yet it feels as if will never end. And then there is the speed. Ducking and leaning through corners, standing and hammering out of the saddle. Never stopping even for a […]
Whispers on the Wind
When it seems like the night will last forever, And there’s nothing left to do but count the years, When the strings of my heart begin to sever, And stones fall from my eyes instead of tears, I will walk alone, by the black muddy river, And dream me a dream of my own, I […]
Details
As I wandered about the race course on Saturday shooting and rooting, I noticed things that while speeding through the dust on a bike I would have never seen. Some days there is nothing better than hammering until you can’t see, can’t think, can’t hear. Other days, it is nice to simply stand and watch.
Registered for Moab
I registered for the 24 Hours of Moab today. check out my teampage. I thought that since I registered today, I’d post what I wrote shortly after last year’s race. —-2004 24 Hours of Moab Recap—- Well I completed the race. I finished 11 laps (165 miles) in 24 hrs 30 mins. I missed the […]
