tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36826262864419209002024-03-18T21:04:55.206-07:00Humble MusingsHumble Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494020081281138861noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682626286441920900.post-73053580624822946452010-11-03T22:14:00.000-07:002010-11-03T22:22:59.281-07:00Salt of the Earth<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyubTrBmEdYYplp69voqS34AeNuOXuHZ-lsAJ-t9STUFN2zF7fUnB6JWi3rHFxKvPFVRO8de_r-o8QWYrG7S7RqWeO0o_-gZEr1NqDSnFc0c1H0O-xm5veMDE7zcIklMdKQjU7zUr5XqkC/s1600/AndyIronsRIP2010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535560432427229522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyubTrBmEdYYplp69voqS34AeNuOXuHZ-lsAJ-t9STUFN2zF7fUnB6JWi3rHFxKvPFVRO8de_r-o8QWYrG7S7RqWeO0o_-gZEr1NqDSnFc0c1H0O-xm5veMDE7zcIklMdKQjU7zUr5XqkC/s320/AndyIronsRIP2010.jpg" /></a><br /><div>I used to read about him. A lot. Studied photos in Surfing Magazine. Dreamed about duck diving... wave riding. Only rode them starry ondas a handful of times, if that, but loved it just the same. You shall be celebrated and remembered, laughed with and thought of, you who have returned to the salt of the Earth.</div>Humble Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494020081281138861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682626286441920900.post-87826642653517969452010-07-09T19:14:00.000-07:002010-07-09T19:17:28.560-07:00DownievilleRight now I am sitting on a wooden bench that swings, along a river that runs, runs straight through the towering Sierra Buttes of Downieville. It is effing amazing, to say the least, and there will be a full story to follow once I return from this earthy gem of a place. Be well, all.Humble Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494020081281138861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682626286441920900.post-56334452970836904442010-06-22T08:59:00.000-07:002010-06-23T14:36:59.378-07:00Slow and SteadyWhile down in Ashland for the first time (Spring Thaw XC) a few weeks back, I ended up working/riding (pulling and drafting, actually... although these verbs infer 'roadie' written all over them, I assure you this, indeed, was a 'mountain bike race,' complete with a 12 mile stretch of false flat fire road proceeding an hour long fire road climb. You see, drafting and pulling was of the utmost necessity). That aside, I ended up working back and forth with a gentleman whom I later found out was the organizer of Oregon's very own <a href="http://www.mudslingerevents.com/mountain-bike-races/test-of-endurance-50/">Test of Endurance</a> 50 mile mountain bike race. 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Needless to say, I was stoked.<br /><br />Fast forward a few weeks and I am just as stoked at having been able to make the drive out to Blodgett for the TOE 50 miler, race it, and have a darn good time suffering up and down its blatant offering of 8,000 feet of climbing. Flashbacks of the Shenandoah 100 pulsed the pupil of my mind's eye and I was quickly reminded of the importance of mantras, of which mine became 'slow and steady wins the race.'<br /><br />Apparently the mantra works; although I was far from 'winning' the race, I was able to maintain, suffer, enjoy, laugh, cry, squeal, and make it through in <a href="http://obra.org/events/15791/results#race_247455">5 hours 39 minutes and 52 seconds</a>. Thanks to a verbal commitment I had made with a friend prior to the race (that every time I felt tired I would click up a few gears, get out of the saddle, and grind it out... something which I adhered to 8 times out of 10) and an NPR radio lab about so-called 'limits" shown to me by another friend, things worked out slightly better than projected. A few rabbits which had darted off in the beginning, taunting me to chase and tire, were reeled in and passed with about 45 minutes to go. Sure my legs were on fire and I wanted to puke, but so did everyone else, so I smiled, stood up, and rocked out a climbing pass. Sure I was torn and whimpering inside, but so was everyone else, and mind games, inevitably, work advantageous wonders given the appropriate scenario (racing, not relationships. that shit's just not cool). Let them look at you and wonder why and how you have fresh legs. I've looked at others and wondered the very same thing; but, it is in these instances when we realize exactly how powerful the mind is. <br /><br />Thanks for the sketchy singletrack mud and endless fire road climbs laid over miles of pine and creeping mist; thanks for the opportunity... couldn't have been any better. Props to Lizzy for crashing (around the same precarious water bar section I also crashed on), flatting, and still whooping me. Props to Pia on her first 50 mile mountain bike race... her and Nuby are gems. Also, thanks to Lizzy and Adam for the clothing, chocolate, water, and laughs; those kids sure know how to handle a natural disaster.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhruX6ANVL__qZcMZ_2jwOi3A2c4tZIzPWls8Ueh7TZzYq9GLWNhdl3CJNhtFAmdGdUZczy8OD4Lw5VEMD6czjfFfQ3upG2G2cMMl5benae8dYiIQRmPrNWVkQQO9mfMDqFXcU39JL6K-/s1600/Test+of+Endurance+2010+003.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhruX6ANVL__qZcMZ_2jwOi3A2c4tZIzPWls8Ueh7TZzYq9GLWNhdl3CJNhtFAmdGdUZczy8OD4Lw5VEMD6czjfFfQ3upG2G2cMMl5benae8dYiIQRmPrNWVkQQO9mfMDqFXcU39JL6K-/s320/Test+of+Endurance+2010+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485630756740269138" border="0" /></a>Pia and me post-race. Borrowed clothing has a different kind of comfort to it, especially when it is clean and you are cold and dirty.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgqDDICcaXT8pJ_O7RVHscpKpVi-S4ixtfdUfFwPqmQk-gWiGV2hVGyNngpMUZhp8yxk-g196Hag6dRGlo6YGZOXrw-BCFtdDbAHkfk6svhY8s4eRzUEhq1vzbgnLO2G8PDWqFnbP6T1m/s1600/Test+of+Endurance+2010+004.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgqDDICcaXT8pJ_O7RVHscpKpVi-S4ixtfdUfFwPqmQk-gWiGV2hVGyNngpMUZhp8yxk-g196Hag6dRGlo6YGZOXrw-BCFtdDbAHkfk6svhY8s4eRzUEhq1vzbgnLO2G8PDWqFnbP6T1m/s320/Test+of+Endurance+2010+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485630745034736050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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</script> </span>Humble Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494020081281138861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682626286441920900.post-16207612811480809292010-06-15T12:15:00.000-07:002010-06-15T13:15:29.436-07:00Supah DeeAshland, where this past weekend's 12 mile super-d was held, once again (we were there to race the Spring Thaw XC a few weeks prior) fell nothing short of Arcadia. Emigrant Lake Campground, where we camped out for three star-strewn nights, had us perched, evidently, above Emigrant Lake. At dusk we consumed fire and tinfoil meals, with the extending gold and purple valley as our guest of honor; come darkness, we found ourselves in sleep by losing our thoughts in the murmur of frogs; and at dawn, we awoke to the sun caught in the lake where muted frogs now scavenged for food. One more day, and we swore we would have awoken to unicorns and fair maidens prancing around the tent.<br /><br />Despite having gone off course for a few seconds (which is A LOT of time considering the race weighs in at a sub-45 minute duration), I otherwise turned myself inside out and was satisfied with my riding... that's not to say I don't already have a list of points to improve on, one of them which falls under the category of fire road descents at warp speed. Yeah, I need to find my comfort with such gravely situations; oh, and stay on course. All in all, it was an honor to race with the big kids... check out the results posted below (due to a huge scramble with start times, they have my name posted twice. I assure you my time was sub-45 and NOT sub-3h). Woot, woot, ladies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIsrX-bLh68_D97skjjsSOtG7V0Qy8VxvUFiS9LnP-DFIIUAxIDKMe8qbyC35zu0PcURiXX0FluRB6UImfqwDieO0-ysntrSphUmyssRZ3l_E7u40QAOipINTD78Fyvw3kmALofPNzXOY/s1600/results2010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIsrX-bLh68_D97skjjsSOtG7V0Qy8VxvUFiS9LnP-DFIIUAxIDKMe8qbyC35zu0PcURiXX0FluRB6UImfqwDieO0-ysntrSphUmyssRZ3l_E7u40QAOipINTD78Fyvw3kmALofPNzXOY/s320/results2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483094187407340434" border="0" /></a><br />A few shots from an epic weekend chock full of sweet riding, good folks, and beautiful terrain.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGZFuyETfmzaGLoewA_NXXV8iLdoHbaO_CxBre0-IGsaD_J3_0XhohbmMnaQYoWXToQcuKRenl4pb2q-8xNyu6Gq33CQjtf89kXWuI6M708Fdo2pG60gx95SNFU60XtOQR_qRssczqBkH/s1600/Ashland+Super+D+2010+005.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGZFuyETfmzaGLoewA_NXXV8iLdoHbaO_CxBre0-IGsaD_J3_0XhohbmMnaQYoWXToQcuKRenl4pb2q-8xNyu6Gq33CQjtf89kXWuI6M708Fdo2pG60gx95SNFU60XtOQR_qRssczqBkH/s320/Ashland+Super+D+2010+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483089702279005122" border="0" /></a>Rainbows en route to Ashland. Can you say... magic?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhUcsk3zuvXOuAsByY0BfJYu84YUA-wshKMgajacOB9Eedlx4KQJPTiElaK_kkULAUpElLkR_7KZOnVfDEM7cPLHUsMzBOvvbQSBXIm2xYB6VOif1Tm9VWqKiZjh7YfsFav0SC3ISqZAo/s1600/Ashland+Super+D+2010+009.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhUcsk3zuvXOuAsByY0BfJYu84YUA-wshKMgajacOB9Eedlx4KQJPTiElaK_kkULAUpElLkR_7KZOnVfDEM7cPLHUsMzBOvvbQSBXIm2xYB6VOif1Tm9VWqKiZjh7YfsFav0SC3ISqZAo/s320/Ashland+Super+D+2010+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483089522972555954" border="0" /></a>Wookie eating the magic.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlZXjSGrmfy5kiIZR8vxbYJgBH0YDlplnQ77H1Yd2dyno4vtQWWAMUVYXSBMGf08g_siYCcxVqQfX9cZJ2pMRtO_4MU0tZ0qLpIhC_fip98zP-uPzEkfeiNNUFzfCxk83r-6YQJrIuVqH/s1600/Ashland+Super+D+2010+013.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlZXjSGrmfy5kiIZR8vxbYJgBH0YDlplnQ77H1Yd2dyno4vtQWWAMUVYXSBMGf08g_siYCcxVqQfX9cZJ2pMRtO_4MU0tZ0qLpIhC_fip98zP-uPzEkfeiNNUFzfCxk83r-6YQJrIuVqH/s320/Ashland+Super+D+2010+013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483089510898314082" border="0" /></a>Mornin' view at the campsite.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEkTPHBO77kUGtVYpUMJEZ56qt3UP19jXX895MHtTtv8RpmCLFzjpyYTpyFXQ6iZKrgW3AKOW_od9iaL20Y86_7xHcDQlxlmTyIk_J0KZxyTgXjpodm5TSgAWGD4Qne2R5NlPfa8GGtKC/s1600/Ashland+Super+D+2010+016.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEkTPHBO77kUGtVYpUMJEZ56qt3UP19jXX895MHtTtv8RpmCLFzjpyYTpyFXQ6iZKrgW3AKOW_od9iaL20Y86_7xHcDQlxlmTyIk_J0KZxyTgXjpodm5TSgAWGD4Qne2R5NlPfa8GGtKC/s320/Ashland+Super+D+2010+016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483089502244522450" border="0" /></a>Despite their ability to poop air frequently, wookies make excellent race mechanics and killer breakfasts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkEteynKOcjFnvxQzFaXZH9vEX5ifcGPrH3CIC9_AMeWd9Z5R4ID2me47ZzP5kuxTFjb25GkX4ZsL7g2ri1ctyuFLVHblPLwIjm6pzk9trq5SicdSVeDqSbGZRnssxWmQICrr5i3IF8Px/s1600/Ashland+Super+D+2010+019.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkEteynKOcjFnvxQzFaXZH9vEX5ifcGPrH3CIC9_AMeWd9Z5R4ID2me47ZzP5kuxTFjb25GkX4ZsL7g2ri1ctyuFLVHblPLwIjm6pzk9trq5SicdSVeDqSbGZRnssxWmQICrr5i3IF8Px/s320/Ashland+Super+D+2010+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483089495620124498" border="0" /></a>The opening fire road descent. 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Woot. Woot.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0zPMvpzcqCZd0rcy2D_i-4U4SHLj4LdtaNuBjMl4XuBOrnS93REZrRRNQNqzYHTv2MChUUiXA83V4_zEQM6LM8y-fyQnUtDhZt7bgycqQe9hTKHsuAAuRSeP_HFY18wDM8VATfQ7GAtlP/s1600/Ashland+Super+D+2010+047.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0zPMvpzcqCZd0rcy2D_i-4U4SHLj4LdtaNuBjMl4XuBOrnS93REZrRRNQNqzYHTv2MChUUiXA83V4_zEQM6LM8y-fyQnUtDhZt7bgycqQe9hTKHsuAAuRSeP_HFY18wDM8VATfQ7GAtlP/s320/Ashland+Super+D+2010+047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483088630899409186" border="0" /></a>Anthem (yeah Ayn Rand, I feel ya), which rode superbly, watches a sun go to sleep across the valley.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwiHTpbgVvytXebyfCSzVb0w76c7Q-q4l3pWXvKSbSiWfl82NNSZQIjDEONNMhXppt2F0P9egOtUFM4xVQtomUNXYcZ7Rq6vo7HEB0uuze6pvZ3NufUbV0ZyOrDIIVbIf4ggzw_HTi8HW/s1600/Ashland+Super+D+2010+063.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwiHTpbgVvytXebyfCSzVb0w76c7Q-q4l3pWXvKSbSiWfl82NNSZQIjDEONNMhXppt2F0P9egOtUFM4xVQtomUNXYcZ7Rq6vo7HEB0uuze6pvZ3NufUbV0ZyOrDIIVbIf4ggzw_HTi8HW/s320/Ashland+Super+D+2010+063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483088602156735922" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.rawindulgence.com/">Raw Rev</a> kept me fed ALL WEEKEND LONG... much appreciated.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YuMtHi2h5nh2NFg6ueupB6usXEFYg6NvLharxPfDjaknsSAtB-5SrWVSm9TA9nh3Ggx4sz_GK9TPuev3RETUJfpsQkb32JjCDuyakewn4m497dGMzILCaVBIIFDDgED76FpfHdUTYfmM/s1600/Ashland+Super+D+2010+067.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YuMtHi2h5nh2NFg6ueupB6usXEFYg6NvLharxPfDjaknsSAtB-5SrWVSm9TA9nh3Ggx4sz_GK9TPuev3RETUJfpsQkb32JjCDuyakewn4m497dGMzILCaVBIIFDDgED76FpfHdUTYfmM/s320/Ashland+Super+D+2010+067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483088599174320882" border="0" /></a>Wookie, some racers, and a fuzzy Mount Shasta in the background. Yes, that is California.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO-5PyGAVIb5Q__xsFRNwBG0SZl1ptuQKA70Cb2iY36f4XN6NoUIgKiiLVqQOmqoGOKdVPWESFN5zs1kpGS2qpmeoWR2tnr9hlnQVziGsIIFjQFT2nTRY2UPOnS8oUSW90tCa-cCcy2M8I/s1600/Ashland+Super+D+2010+072.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO-5PyGAVIb5Q__xsFRNwBG0SZl1ptuQKA70Cb2iY36f4XN6NoUIgKiiLVqQOmqoGOKdVPWESFN5zs1kpGS2qpmeoWR2tnr9hlnQVziGsIIFjQFT2nTRY2UPOnS8oUSW90tCa-cCcy2M8I/s320/Ashland+Super+D+2010+072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483088585995857666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Humble Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494020081281138861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682626286441920900.post-47380750735763894442010-06-10T11:17:00.000-07:002010-06-10T12:23:23.361-07:00Props to the New Kids on the Block<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNAnX6PqBNEDGxZ78mQiQTamqcFNfDgX-ZH_Kn9KAqs-G2XC2kELIv1ZAve1dGmAxURUiU646saTrvgazrv8TC5Rc4gzoLLxhp3RuwT8E3a4iMm66a2GuI0POnSffUatrlqACMZUgIBHI/s1600/Ninkasi+Logo.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNAnX6PqBNEDGxZ78mQiQTamqcFNfDgX-ZH_Kn9KAqs-G2XC2kELIv1ZAve1dGmAxURUiU646saTrvgazrv8TC5Rc4gzoLLxhp3RuwT8E3a4iMm66a2GuI0POnSffUatrlqACMZUgIBHI/s320/Ninkasi+Logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481225310729857378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrU18BCoH9rZh192lilG5mopWF62krGVjnXefGFODphybGso8MzesfZ6oqQPLyyFB6zbFEiPx4YpgUoIvBbErxh97fOBPyvhBKHqi7fZJ4C63FUWoEzonyGz9NpsoAGtqVVHpI5J7jM_0K/s1600/RawRev+Logo.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 124px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrU18BCoH9rZh192lilG5mopWF62krGVjnXefGFODphybGso8MzesfZ6oqQPLyyFB6zbFEiPx4YpgUoIvBbErxh97fOBPyvhBKHqi7fZJ4C63FUWoEzonyGz9NpsoAGtqVVHpI5J7jM_0K/s320/RawRev+Logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481225962141938722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcX51kgdLOYgUvDcHhgq8k2JsPMxxAiXKmH5StK_-kkgOnow4eDgIpMrxJIBu5niQ6mezvXamj_cFbokVKo0MMcDBmNvvTP71MMVKAPFRKjNc6ATWUGzXT2ropZxYtfF7aFcPyU39Zadr6/s1600/SoyuRide+Logo.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcX51kgdLOYgUvDcHhgq8k2JsPMxxAiXKmH5StK_-kkgOnow4eDgIpMrxJIBu5niQ6mezvXamj_cFbokVKo0MMcDBmNvvTP71MMVKAPFRKjNc6ATWUGzXT2ropZxYtfF7aFcPyU39Zadr6/s320/SoyuRide+Logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481225702139320434" border="0" /></a>While the <leo_highlight style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 150); background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 50%; -moz-background-size: auto auto; cursor: pointer; display: inline; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" id="leoHighlights_Underline_0" onclick="leoHighlightsHandleClick('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" onmouseover="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOver('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" onmouseout="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOut('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" leohighlights_keywords="team" leohighlights_url_top="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_1/tbh_highlightsTop.jsp?keywords%3Dteam%26domain%3Dwww.blogger.com" leohighlights_url_bottom="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_1/tbh_highlightsBottom.jsp?keywords%3Dteam%26domain%3Dwww.blogger.com" leohighlights_underline="true">team</leo_highlight> kit is still in preparation mode, I wanted to give mad props to a few of my new sponsors for XC season 2010. <a href="http://www.rawindulgence.com/">Raw Revolution</a>, who also sponsors Jane Pearson (ya'll know that funny Brit who rides really fast from back east), just sent me boxes upon boxes of delicious and nutritious bars... I am psyched. <a href="http://soyuride.storesecured.com/">SoyuRide</a>, another east coast company specializing in all natural, soy-based chamois butter (also a supporter of <a href="http://www2.jorba.org/index.php?title=Main_Page">JORBA</a>), is in the process of sending me a case of tins for my coolie... sweet. As well, the main scrilla sponsor for the season is a brewing company based out of Eugene, Oregon called <a href="http://ninkasibrewing.com/">Ninkasi</a>, which means free quality local brews for all parties interested... plus, the guys at Ninkasi seem pretty darn cool; needless to say, I am looking forward to partnering with them.<br /><br />More props to sponsors later, though. 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</script> </span>Humble Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494020081281138861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682626286441920900.post-57926745850795595062010-06-07T23:20:00.001-07:002010-06-07T23:45:00.142-07:00Make that Engine PurrrI figured now is as good a time as any to start up the old blog engines; we'll do things the right way, step by step, starting real slow-like... until she's purring.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGOb9m7yen8aw2O_aPc6-GPZfz_n4um_ZqiAP5DK2umIy566mGYmLfV3_VFfYozt39ddx6aDL2rJ0s51v5aN_N-gQGa2U82yfjkYflh7UInSUB3I1FX9hMtYsSh3Dmkj47N6fV5O29FmG6/s1600/Smith+Rock%21%21%21+1.3.10+062.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGOb9m7yen8aw2O_aPc6-GPZfz_n4um_ZqiAP5DK2umIy566mGYmLfV3_VFfYozt39ddx6aDL2rJ0s51v5aN_N-gQGa2U82yfjkYflh7UInSUB3I1FX9hMtYsSh3Dmkj47N6fV5O29FmG6/s320/Smith+Rock%21%21%21+1.3.10+062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480286943797030562" border="0" /></a>Smith Rock. Climbed all over those faces this winter.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDLZSqRB5sNlJGFYaFmQQnuCdQ_BXV__zi1lOHRFO-MhFZcVasB6RvpufQX7Mxdq_MWUZG692fgwFnR-hC62O1Cq1X61VA8jKZN1qE-DGYW8-FO-lP2CWmTPYhhFO5VrpXzYMwuFa6w6N/s1600/McKenzie+River+Trail+%28yes,+please%29+025.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDLZSqRB5sNlJGFYaFmQQnuCdQ_BXV__zi1lOHRFO-MhFZcVasB6RvpufQX7Mxdq_MWUZG692fgwFnR-hC62O1Cq1X61VA8jKZN1qE-DGYW8-FO-lP2CWmTPYhhFO5VrpXzYMwuFa6w6N/s320/McKenzie+River+Trail+%28yes,+please%29+025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480286936389995410" border="0" /></a>First trip out to McKenzie River Trail. I went alone and we fell in love. We have seen each other twice more, and despite my having found other singletrack lovers since then, the feeling remains strong. Can you say "A-Mazing"?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTIMzQgQ2j3J4hMlPxdu3DooqIEYSFG85_u4NpUpZQUNZLYw33HHCiwwlpY6OuFqOYKC8L_Do0SXKoxCoXnfH32JF19klkU2hOVXpUWWh_XP6U9afC4NS20pKdxfCOpsEPBqlCzypSBj0/s1600/Sahalie+and+Belknap+April+4+2010+047.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTIMzQgQ2j3J4hMlPxdu3DooqIEYSFG85_u4NpUpZQUNZLYw33HHCiwwlpY6OuFqOYKC8L_Do0SXKoxCoXnfH32JF19klkU2hOVXpUWWh_XP6U9afC4NS20pKdxfCOpsEPBqlCzypSBj0/s320/Sahalie+and+Belknap+April+4+2010+047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480286926508158930" border="0" /></a>My friend, Matt (who also happens to hail from Jersey, and with whom I share a mutual friend in Ecuador... insert cliche statement about the minuscule size of the world now), and I blending in with the forest at Sahalie Falls.<br /><br />We have only just begun...<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Humble Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494020081281138861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682626286441920900.post-78405249345312772762010-03-02T17:48:00.001-08:002010-03-03T11:30:27.873-08:00Miss You Kids...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4b6tI6uCFw1aIcPly6F5KwZ0sj-zasy1uXuLSMt0V8LLW-d-IQ4aGWG6nbafvH2A9dckbyl7lLaGKomKpbKtsDn46a1o-6eHOeGs1JL4mWa4JURVQeuq6EgDAxA3MHqYhu_EEWN4VOH_v/s1600-h/Bend+Jan+2010+006.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0WNKKAclSOTT_eig9JSG64hC3kO1NFL92vx8TxdVqRioORMPtO6DfTehMvR3vTbPo40Yco7DKOIKiqTrwB-ckWL6cekP24_1VhT74NragsKcSz3F2qUvIL_JNojLM03uuCmnuK65NxkY/s320/IMG_3800.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444220259548695490" border="0" /></a><br />Some quick photos. Much has been a-brewing...<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Humble Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494020081281138861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682626286441920900.post-40286140864500743642010-01-25T00:18:00.001-08:002010-01-25T00:53:55.275-08:00P.S. I'm in Bend<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLT6bsATutdkY5HER764E3OLp0MiO092ZMMAnwPtXlmdFJKQkhX9Y2S1s-2UBpkaGXf8d86LhxGgmRICq_XuWTeDTrY_ekmIQxBmeSmpe9kIUBRcg_oUGfwK_rEtPG-Him933-8oGKDhag/s1600-h/westward+bound+jan2010+039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLT6bsATutdkY5HER764E3OLp0MiO092ZMMAnwPtXlmdFJKQkhX9Y2S1s-2UBpkaGXf8d86LhxGgmRICq_XuWTeDTrY_ekmIQxBmeSmpe9kIUBRcg_oUGfwK_rEtPG-Him933-8oGKDhag/s320/westward+bound+jan2010+039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430594854721751842" border="0" /></a>Sick moves, Kwan.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArzeSwwSThMG56dUj9t8yVPBEepLBTIdiCUvEgMcFHTsYW2gc9r8vNuZfnQeDm6aeUNv-fRPfnHtP1A94M2oOZocqk3foyXSa3QYtt8FnXUXQmQlJqXnuwNL36VdUEkhIq3FXPqq9wGV2/s1600-h/westward+bound+jan2010+033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArzeSwwSThMG56dUj9t8yVPBEepLBTIdiCUvEgMcFHTsYW2gc9r8vNuZfnQeDm6aeUNv-fRPfnHtP1A94M2oOZocqk3foyXSa3QYtt8FnXUXQmQlJqXnuwNL36VdUEkhIq3FXPqq9wGV2/s320/westward+bound+jan2010+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430594843041265362" border="0" /></a>Steamboat Springs solo ice ride.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkK7bReIQbRc0hPpq5NukYORoAhx8aftbCMRwG7v1yWcXmNwLDnX2tXkRxuvBwt3wV7ufQo6t-3oct8mWWqIcmYecv8YvSibciA0nzIw7BFuM2bAPFWpgBqagKTpntD6_00JUOh31Skuh/s1600-h/westward+bound+jan2010+013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkK7bReIQbRc0hPpq5NukYORoAhx8aftbCMRwG7v1yWcXmNwLDnX2tXkRxuvBwt3wV7ufQo6t-3oct8mWWqIcmYecv8YvSibciA0nzIw7BFuM2bAPFWpgBqagKTpntD6_00JUOh31Skuh/s320/westward+bound+jan2010+013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430594832081949426" border="0" /></a>Steamboat Springs winter riding down Elk River Road.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPoBDr_VF12ISlb25Iw4Fh-ad1QfOoWFwM-oRpeGlVZUR0oYYYzp_0BI5TUB3RzCCPok4qzY9vmOmgqKGEfad3XWzUTibDT-UBj7DmwsKsA6YEF32AJvAhIjgXjPan3SoIQ9bf2f2JTa2/s1600-h/westward+bound+jan2010+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPoBDr_VF12ISlb25Iw4Fh-ad1QfOoWFwM-oRpeGlVZUR0oYYYzp_0BI5TUB3RzCCPok4qzY9vmOmgqKGEfad3XWzUTibDT-UBj7DmwsKsA6YEF32AJvAhIjgXjPan3SoIQ9bf2f2JTa2/s320/westward+bound+jan2010+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430594827680652914" border="0" /></a>Steamboat Springs morning. Hello.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfK2cuJ6ZHgqbHa0rzYJ6hybjgJWgNeYXzX_bp3K1IgKGytn7-H7-z9zQolITN03f6uKPFHvlIU7-663mE7Y5v-MsJUB7S-vkduBLZoPR5af7YDjJIwzG3j8zwgfUU-wlQCSFCnMkwrv7k/s1600-h/westward+bound+jan2010+084.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfK2cuJ6ZHgqbHa0rzYJ6hybjgJWgNeYXzX_bp3K1IgKGytn7-H7-z9zQolITN03f6uKPFHvlIU7-663mE7Y5v-MsJUB7S-vkduBLZoPR5af7YDjJIwzG3j8zwgfUU-wlQCSFCnMkwrv7k/s320/westward+bound+jan2010+084.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430594820753766450" border="0" /></a>After a day of shredding with bro and Steph: Brighton, Utah.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUt3KHPEZ4A7B9O3HF2o-_LV74qUe2IdfYWECaKPsBtbyhqCh3tGSAxQ1u324VCVI2Wc8CvBxpRT3oXhozx8OgcoQQ6ECKg8ePFYdMpQfAwpx5kr2eG_lnNic5mQuz9Kpl790rVnbfse9g/s1600-h/westward+bound+jan2010+023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUt3KHPEZ4A7B9O3HF2o-_LV74qUe2IdfYWECaKPsBtbyhqCh3tGSAxQ1u324VCVI2Wc8CvBxpRT3oXhozx8OgcoQQ6ECKg8ePFYdMpQfAwpx5kr2eG_lnNic5mQuz9Kpl790rVnbfse9g/s320/westward+bound+jan2010+023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430593231202625922" border="0" /></a>Entering Utah, rocks turn red and the mesas grow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl16WTQzw0M_Z-d03N6fA7s4zz7kc53LgdbL9xzHO7qGuOvaU2wwIMq5npzTw6IObA8xsviwmW3BqiDliXun_Xl9_ojs2fc2Pjpw9W6WukMATvJtzQLxH4LKDp0WVrnFvd5X82YJu5EmKx/s1600-h/westward+bound+jan2010+026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl16WTQzw0M_Z-d03N6fA7s4zz7kc53LgdbL9xzHO7qGuOvaU2wwIMq5npzTw6IObA8xsviwmW3BqiDliXun_Xl9_ojs2fc2Pjpw9W6WukMATvJtzQLxH4LKDp0WVrnFvd5X82YJu5EmKx/s320/westward+bound+jan2010+026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430593223641803842" border="0" /></a>Watching as the topography and geography of the land morph with each kilometer traveled... entering Utah.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-k1p2LiuYWIRmEz-zLoMWL_LCKrXQ1KD28P2FD-xpqvlmrtDrVCOtoNMYDrRzHppuxD-dShUuNEBXIrw-3v61tCg6YYtYx_ZSDvF2LEr-TPx7CRG_1Jy6d7mSk_kJVT0fSP4hGoCKrUQT/s1600-h/westward+bound+jan2010+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-k1p2LiuYWIRmEz-zLoMWL_LCKrXQ1KD28P2FD-xpqvlmrtDrVCOtoNMYDrRzHppuxD-dShUuNEBXIrw-3v61tCg6YYtYx_ZSDvF2LEr-TPx7CRG_1Jy6d7mSk_kJVT0fSP4hGoCKrUQT/s320/westward+bound+jan2010+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430593212890810322" border="0" /></a>Taina... Steamboat Springs, CO.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6INyyI2t1uMC8A-RKCZLXah0dCT7Nu6r8H7Hi1iXqt34HTmpnHTfAEhUu16Mklffhhj2ZPbsYfruQ-mi3HHT1VvEn7T8Se9KyQIUqqObHceFGFLu5eWADVpEyTDrbd-3BeTKAv5rB7HSz/s1600-h/westward+bound+jan2010+036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6INyyI2t1uMC8A-RKCZLXah0dCT7Nu6r8H7Hi1iXqt34HTmpnHTfAEhUu16Mklffhhj2ZPbsYfruQ-mi3HHT1VvEn7T8Se9KyQIUqqObHceFGFLu5eWADVpEyTDrbd-3BeTKAv5rB7HSz/s320/westward+bound+jan2010+036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430593207688216178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFiskRPSWJHFvIldew4Yz23jLukv3jVNs4lwz4hG4CkAPNTaTMo7WCYwiXQ6lkQEZUdt2tP4oLhV8X-xdLLJTrm3EK5zl3_M9s7DWttU9Z4-RbynO1eI8Yl_khrq5BVFk2jHCHchNZQQu/s1600-h/westward+bound+jan2010+035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFiskRPSWJHFvIldew4Yz23jLukv3jVNs4lwz4hG4CkAPNTaTMo7WCYwiXQ6lkQEZUdt2tP4oLhV8X-xdLLJTrm3EK5zl3_M9s7DWttU9Z4-RbynO1eI8Yl_khrq5BVFk2jHCHchNZQQu/s320/westward+bound+jan2010+035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430593196158274962" border="0" /></a>Emigration Canyon summit, take one.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdr6nBPzlm1r9Zqw7uzotcFN0VDZhvs-RaAMZM_1_gjEjrLJ60RtIC9uT31Qf7OKDzdzeq6HDOFuEB41w828GA4b2fkHppl-W-vMfQrEz5qtbijz6pxJiILZBb7uJUGEaJ_n48QEkgPBQb/s1600-h/westward+bound+jan2010+033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdr6nBPzlm1r9Zqw7uzotcFN0VDZhvs-RaAMZM_1_gjEjrLJ60RtIC9uT31Qf7OKDzdzeq6HDOFuEB41w828GA4b2fkHppl-W-vMfQrEz5qtbijz6pxJiILZBb7uJUGEaJ_n48QEkgPBQb/s320/westward+bound+jan2010+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430591920895394754" border="0" /></a>Emigration Canyon summit, take two.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZRvwhr5DF7ySebsaJnmxvuvnB9RGzNisA_iSgtUNDU-8F4tdy0qKrYrFwWB_AAZ-HoGP-ps8DvF1YIQKxGToqqy4eXKkMYNwfmRSFMQB0Qq1w5RBZqHoO3a4yZMcCeYnEE-w6in42KpM/s1600-h/westward+bound+jan2010+027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZRvwhr5DF7ySebsaJnmxvuvnB9RGzNisA_iSgtUNDU-8F4tdy0qKrYrFwWB_AAZ-HoGP-ps8DvF1YIQKxGToqqy4eXKkMYNwfmRSFMQB0Qq1w5RBZqHoO3a4yZMcCeYnEE-w6in42KpM/s320/westward+bound+jan2010+027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430591913406193906" border="0" /></a>Emigration Canyon summit, take three.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VJcXupi3ZYDXw2L5oU4Ox0Jpzogu7M4hTsyeyWZ2G_L-yiWnqGKKUuCLiTigRvRRbzEsmA5pnFmlTaP0Vhskrc8EPA6PS4ClbvZ7mklk1e_JZaPr0OkemEh8eBxAajS9EWYn4INZHynl/s1600-h/westward+bound+jan2010+023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VJcXupi3ZYDXw2L5oU4Ox0Jpzogu7M4hTsyeyWZ2G_L-yiWnqGKKUuCLiTigRvRRbzEsmA5pnFmlTaP0Vhskrc8EPA6PS4ClbvZ7mklk1e_JZaPr0OkemEh8eBxAajS9EWYn4INZHynl/s320/westward+bound+jan2010+023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430591902870111458" border="0" /></a>Emigration Canyon: SLC, Utah.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzJcS5QHQmGxCAzS2JWjfDOh72JBtOghJ-Sp8G0EgO1nknltrfE6KUsJ2ys3mRVTEb1L9OnvU9pwdBDYnIXtK0o2H7qhjrBgRFKe45UabQYStFophyphenhyphenOXkrGqxeBCVkOZvWZ5UrJM0eIch/s1600-h/westward+bound+jan2010+046.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzJcS5QHQmGxCAzS2JWjfDOh72JBtOghJ-Sp8G0EgO1nknltrfE6KUsJ2ys3mRVTEb1L9OnvU9pwdBDYnIXtK0o2H7qhjrBgRFKe45UabQYStFophyphenhyphenOXkrGqxeBCVkOZvWZ5UrJM0eIch/s320/westward+bound+jan2010+046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430591895317901458" border="0" /></a>Somewhere in Idaho...? The fact the town is named 'Snowville' is what is important.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PbgwuZh8jlbxNqxzK0DD-624s0BOV9uyCK5rnEuMc3gGyKsHBaM5yuuINlY3K1uzOHSZOZCs6ZtVPAlHqmnMZwuvQ8tW-wjqkuirgbF5fDJx9riYFDfTGHBHHIKVRDajJRnc6zLhduR6/s1600-h/westward+bound+jan2010+039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PbgwuZh8jlbxNqxzK0DD-624s0BOV9uyCK5rnEuMc3gGyKsHBaM5yuuINlY3K1uzOHSZOZCs6ZtVPAlHqmnMZwuvQ8tW-wjqkuirgbF5fDJx9riYFDfTGHBHHIKVRDajJRnc6zLhduR6/s320/westward+bound+jan2010+039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430591887460320962" border="0" /></a>Mi casita.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgn8hmZSBDZOJ0UD0e_7aAJDcziUIXTkYe9wsO5iyrV3W5OjHM0sP4aLNxQZPbf0ulxQVrBSdNE4iCq1RoYkyQgXEPs7uL62eXCu8ZCcxMp6VXW3WB-n1KogmajBFVkV0EaJSozKcdVR3/s1600-h/Snow+Tumalo+ride+Jan+24+2010+013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdYjcTrzfZwGe0-VgdcaMatC-R4qWZ6sXRrqyrajd0LGdJOavTqiKn_xcs-62qfxo3v31yvrGjwzTjRCXD9IwEUbP2eq3id9AiDcG8TIRordvJZ1amc15pafW9EjtKgz-BAFVzV9srvyt/s320/Snow+Tumalo+ride+Jan+24+2010+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430589893896693810" border="0" /></a>Sunday snow ride.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVYwdfwxBLVcHxLlrbmOsZsU7Mq6X1WnXv1FTCnpZPufzE68aifpb1nXo6q90gzxjYdlyKTJbp_6jtT2ykv8-beRokjNjWwXMp8NRNozjQgpGqa9qzunlW8_tcONVVk5wvcpljSrtEQA_/s1600-h/Snow+Tumalo+ride+Jan+24+2010+010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVYwdfwxBLVcHxLlrbmOsZsU7Mq6X1WnXv1FTCnpZPufzE68aifpb1nXo6q90gzxjYdlyKTJbp_6jtT2ykv8-beRokjNjWwXMp8NRNozjQgpGqa9qzunlW8_tcONVVk5wvcpljSrtEQA_/s320/Snow+Tumalo+ride+Jan+24+2010+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430589884273228802" border="0" /></a>Which hippies once dwelled in here, and to where did they travel?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj70Ob8XVXbELaf0iLhYYNwVRq4F5kMHaLMuLUQX4Hh4-Nvheb0vAyWsIws0r05zs3HwpQpqQqdBQppH2Bwt0vjBbn5PbAXT5TUABfzwhsaTJ9kCXCS-neXCY6-OqM47ZTRdCcIRwhRweQz/s1600-h/Bend+Jan+2010+006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj70Ob8XVXbELaf0iLhYYNwVRq4F5kMHaLMuLUQX4Hh4-Nvheb0vAyWsIws0r05zs3HwpQpqQqdBQppH2Bwt0vjBbn5PbAXT5TUABfzwhsaTJ9kCXCS-neXCY6-OqM47ZTRdCcIRwhRweQz/s320/Bend+Jan+2010+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430589878600169618" border="0" /></a>Land of the False Flats ride, outside of Bend.Humble Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494020081281138861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682626286441920900.post-60986359675732911952010-01-07T17:06:00.000-08:002010-01-08T22:01:00.731-08:00Right Now<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOd5JJQawrYvx_wfUAt64YClCl8ZmRfGf5Hv-6VH13HdfL5bF1oUwyQuXLCWeFuQRRC8uFbcBP2FfA9rQI8Dz6Bo777UDAf99HzwsZEDWme78-aD1LhmHOZu4JxG_zrqNsu9PZbrjBWv6q/s1600-h/MOfirstnightofsnow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOd5JJQawrYvx_wfUAt64YClCl8ZmRfGf5Hv-6VH13HdfL5bF1oUwyQuXLCWeFuQRRC8uFbcBP2FfA9rQI8Dz6Bo777UDAf99HzwsZEDWme78-aD1LhmHOZu4JxG_zrqNsu9PZbrjBWv6q/s320/MOfirstnightofsnow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424612985640024946" border="0" /></a>Night number one in Higginsville, Missouri... after the car took a siesta in the middle of a snowstorm on route 70. One ride in a tow truck with Ralph, two nights in a by-the-hour hotel no tell with minimal heat, 600$, and many random Missouri incidences later my brother and I are in Kansas City. Tomorrow? Denver or bust.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xgDb8kEELmBFe2Rnx3F-yEEa445ocKrVxm8RgLwqiUoR1Pb2wNqUpEQI1Antl0Almmk57dtigRyeJOTWe4OuX0-HJK14zyqw6alc0_vT_V-33YrHrY5jo-zK6NMTWT3hnMKJbXG-pQXy/s1600-h/westward+bound+jan2010+049.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xgDb8kEELmBFe2Rnx3F-yEEa445ocKrVxm8RgLwqiUoR1Pb2wNqUpEQI1Antl0Almmk57dtigRyeJOTWe4OuX0-HJK14zyqw6alc0_vT_V-33YrHrY5jo-zK6NMTWT3hnMKJbXG-pQXy/s320/westward+bound+jan2010+049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424610215442476338" border="0" /></a>As we rolled out of town today two state troopers were parked at our classy motel, with one more pulling in. Drug bust. Definite drug bust.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5-Ckry3woBgQpTeEm69Fh7LzzhOKdNjxzR4uitHtEwVLxXh4xWSLNd3dwg3t9pI3EJBjYQ32Gnd9QVoNbshfAJl-EptJ7xFyu_OvY5kLCQvHaKOnJTw-DCGGkMudyyihUDNwlg9IfwhI/s1600-h/westward+bound+jan2010+026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5-Ckry3woBgQpTeEm69Fh7LzzhOKdNjxzR4uitHtEwVLxXh4xWSLNd3dwg3t9pI3EJBjYQ32Gnd9QVoNbshfAJl-EptJ7xFyu_OvY5kLCQvHaKOnJTw-DCGGkMudyyihUDNwlg9IfwhI/s320/westward+bound+jan2010+026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424610207762212562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9JHEeAEL4nIbjpDPOz3Y8lcsqsgwOfpeEUNNbtHVUlwwkDIDTWtNP3r5A1sSJLHtx1Ct1xdfcbYwC4lmLv6dZR3pPCVsI1pzk2dwBPx5DIcAO6qq0S6bkiYjZgG4ZwOfUeghWu2FvLxq/s1600-h/missouri+potpourri.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9JHEeAEL4nIbjpDPOz3Y8lcsqsgwOfpeEUNNbtHVUlwwkDIDTWtNP3r5A1sSJLHtx1Ct1xdfcbYwC4lmLv6dZR3pPCVsI1pzk2dwBPx5DIcAO6qq0S6bkiYjZgG4ZwOfUeghWu2FvLxq/s320/missouri+potpourri.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424610199361973058" border="0" /></a>Thanks to the kind folks at Dye's in Higginsville for the automotive assistance, and thanks to my bro (i.o.u.). More words to come...Humble Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494020081281138861noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682626286441920900.post-29388367068054921862009-12-22T20:49:00.000-08:002009-12-22T20:53:02.017-08:00PDX CrossI just read a friend's blog, which prompted me to visit here http://www.pdxcross.com/ which is where I found this<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShWqfc6vM0c3-grG3nLHJMIvYvSYrbKpVJZ0xflalMSG8gMXTUJC0xj7DJk8-jwD-kh2rgvRIX1ppvZxWd8XNWTOktycss8CWy5-GQ4HH-RTvxuNQVmlBe6BTj-9hNKnzWScfVnGNoAC8/s1600-h/PDXCross.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShWqfc6vM0c3-grG3nLHJMIvYvSYrbKpVJZ0xflalMSG8gMXTUJC0xj7DJk8-jwD-kh2rgvRIX1ppvZxWd8XNWTOktycss8CWy5-GQ4HH-RTvxuNQVmlBe6BTj-9hNKnzWScfVnGNoAC8/s320/PDXCross.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418289889904976690" /></a><br />which I love.Humble Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494020081281138861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682626286441920900.post-33998640005943380592009-12-22T17:51:00.001-08:002009-12-22T20:29:09.826-08:00Bend and StretchIt has been awhile since I last wrote anything for the vast floating void that is the interweb. I have been writing more in my non-blog, which is to say I have been using an ultra fine point Sharpie to scrawl messy script across line-less white pages... actual pages you can comb through with the lick of a thumb; not eyesight-extinguishing, one dimensional, flickering pages constructed from abstruse HTML code. Real paper pages.
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<br />Several times my fingers began to type, but any logical progression of thought seemed to peter out before something substantial could be formed. Hopefully this post will make it. I have hunch it will, as the bulk of it already exists, physically, on those gleaming, white, paper pages I spoke of a few sentences earlier. Plus, the subject under discussion addresses events I have been wanting to share with some people I care about.
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<br />In light of my imminent journey westward (as of right now, all signs point to Bend, Oregon as a 'final destination'), however <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CCEUABE%7E1%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]-->historically cliche such a statement might sound, I would like to mention a few words concerning the recent travels to Bend for my first Cyclocross National Championship and first race with the Elite Women (aka: 'the big kids'). The following is an excerpt (written the morning of nationals) taken from a real, un-lined, scribbled-on page. Ahhh, I can smell the dry, black ink as I lean in to unravel the twisted lines of my disheveled handwriting...
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<br />"I am in a house by myself and I am drinking coffee. The grinds came from a can with a gingerbread man on it. I think the finished product is supposed to taste like small baked men, though I have yet to determine the validity of this assumption. Tara left yesterday to catch a plane back to Philadelphia, but the loneliness was with me long before her departure. My phone glows eight thirty-nine a.m., which tells me that three hours from now I will be on my bike, racing in circles, with one hundred and six other women. At such a point in time, I hope to be on the verge of puking. If this is not the case, it means I will not be trying hard enough. I want to try hard enough. I am three thousand miles from home, in a house that belongs to people I do not know, in a town where I know no one.
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<br />The mental aspect of being here is slightly more challenging than projected, but so are most of the paths I tend to make for myself. Something is changing, though, as I sit in this wicker chair and sip liquid gingerbread men. I had awoken with an unsettling desire not to race, perhaps fueled by fear; but as I focus on discerning some form of appreciation for all that I have done, am doing, and will do<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CCEUABE%7E1%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]-->--an energy rolls in and fills me. Stored audiovisual clips from every race leading up to now consume my doubt and diffuse any perceived sense of isolation. Recognizable laughter snags a hold of caffeine, and the two do a waltz through my veins. I hear cowbells and whispered inside jokes. I see the flap of yellow tape. I feel the energy of those whose minds I am walking through back home. I feel the honor of representing my state, my family, my team, and most of all my Self. I am here and they are there, three thousand miles east and living their own lives, yet I have entered their hearts and minds enough for them to respond, and for me to feel it.
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<br />I am in a house by myself. I am drinking coffee<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CCEUABE%7E1%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]-->--but I am not alone. I can recognize the voices and it makes me want to go faster. I can feel their presence in the form of a boundless, unbridled, and resolute energy. It reminds me I am fortunate to line my bike up next to one hundred and six other women and race in cold, muddy circles for forty minutes. It makes me want to represent, and represent well. It makes me want to be on the verge of puking, hearing their voices and feeling it all."
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<br />Thank you to all who sent their energies. I felt them. The experience of CX Nationals was paramount. From starting dead last, to finishing without getting lapped--to the droves of people who formed bell rattling, heckling, cheering tunnels; the intense and infectious beat of a high school marching band; the keep-you-on-your-toes conditions and job-well-done course--from the near puking feeling to the post-race shudders of adrenalin, hours after. Three thousand miles for forty minutes... I would say it was worth it.
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<br />Humble Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494020081281138861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682626286441920900.post-41052247418180423112009-11-22T19:47:00.000-08:002009-11-22T20:00:10.681-08:00USGP CX, Mercer Cup<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-A0Ym1w20ejKK5uYvO8IgoANctUSyugRHaIiBp_QXRnWumVCGf32bupOXOq5IatoOPZEKX8STO97KsfOp8uEu5nyMgap5hInZW8hO0FFSy0uT-aphX7NYX-ZBLuqhwW4ucUz9v0gZWrv6/s1600/usgpcx09+028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-A0Ym1w20ejKK5uYvO8IgoANctUSyugRHaIiBp_QXRnWumVCGf32bupOXOq5IatoOPZEKX8STO97KsfOp8uEu5nyMgap5hInZW8hO0FFSy0uT-aphX7NYX-ZBLuqhwW4ucUz9v0gZWrv6/s320/usgpcx09+028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407141609770969826" border="0" /></a>Nick le Boy and I post-race, mid pit-bitch, overtired and wondering what number of individuals would inform us of the obvious.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwYCiYjQ1j72xGBhRKfrzc3vZqBxGXPLYWcMwfL_EF1IqXCl9qxG61evXOA8O86TGZiegojxteAkCpX5-n73f-7I6nJ9XGA7zBOKkCLUfq15P-nMV0LR4YPllhYslvWmAQQxSvv3Q8vIC/s1600/usgpcx09+026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwYCiYjQ1j72xGBhRKfrzc3vZqBxGXPLYWcMwfL_EF1IqXCl9qxG61evXOA8O86TGZiegojxteAkCpX5-n73f-7I6nJ9XGA7zBOKkCLUfq15P-nMV0LR4YPllhYslvWmAQQxSvv3Q8vIC/s320/usgpcx09+026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407141606046995650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivO3uIcPCJg8BkzbKdttyPQ8rE6gpQAW5jFSHf2-pc-8GszdikttSHK2C9bM39J8VVEBf30BhjNI9Wj48dnDB0lI0u219llnV291MkOOpiJ5w524elkbYXsilK-UdDRHgPChQ99Cl-HT8/s1600/usgpcx09+009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivO3uIcPCJg8BkzbKdttyPQ8rE6gpQAW5jFSHf2-pc-8GszdikttSHK2C9bM39J8VVEBf30BhjNI9Wj48dnDB0lI0u219llnV291MkOOpiJ5w524elkbYXsilK-UdDRHgPChQ99Cl-HT8/s320/usgpcx09+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407141601218245042" border="0" /></a>Grass patches was like gold this weekend, few and far between but highly sought after.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnv5EhQYHdxkZz0byYIAkypPHqku7PkxAH5VY9qH_fXAwUM16h6CZIF26F4TdSrlXTyP5MgSxi9vKXF6nZTcGY5dvbMNYvlOcJ79G1I3NaGdetII_PfB3JR8FZSa9sXY8shv34nKuJpV8x/s1600/usgpcx09+025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnv5EhQYHdxkZz0byYIAkypPHqku7PkxAH5VY9qH_fXAwUM16h6CZIF26F4TdSrlXTyP5MgSxi9vKXF6nZTcGY5dvbMNYvlOcJ79G1I3NaGdetII_PfB3JR8FZSa9sXY8shv34nKuJpV8x/s320/usgpcx09+025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407141587582458610" border="0" /></a>More mud-caked shots to follow. Mostly ones I did not take, but have seen... words to follow, as well.Humble Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494020081281138861noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682626286441920900.post-53722018824238257452009-11-22T18:37:00.000-08:002009-11-22T19:36:51.236-08:00A Roll of the Dice<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWFn9CYac3OqDnLArUxFpw0YSH3ULQGgjwfEeTrDGzQCMjdbGtos7Fggnf6RbSVkrK86DXWZDpBgSH9WQa2ZHU24BQOgvbFCYPx1DMxiH25AC99srZDfAAByggR9VV4mFZ7iiJUQycQQ-/s1600/hurcut+and+halloween+cross+023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWFn9CYac3OqDnLArUxFpw0YSH3ULQGgjwfEeTrDGzQCMjdbGtos7Fggnf6RbSVkrK86DXWZDpBgSH9WQa2ZHU24BQOgvbFCYPx1DMxiH25AC99srZDfAAByggR9VV4mFZ7iiJUQycQQ-/s320/hurcut+and+halloween+cross+023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407130121808239458" border="0" /></a>Always be aware of the location of the finish line. Non-awareness can cost you two hard-earned spots, an unnecessary scolding from a UCI official, and a head full of over analysis. However, depending on your ability to introspect, the overall situation of non-awareness molted into awareness can earn you skills in learning how to roll with the punches. Your own self-inflicted ones, that is. Above is the finish line from Beacon. Concealed in its fading white paint scrawl is a lesson learned.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgICpUseVFtZjPzwsuNSxhI6VDxybHmuYyR469TXGahmGmCcJRkU8Xf5_wJSf0EB0NCZgOXyB3vVBrxFhX71q65VZywcwPWCb_TE6x4MLD4-4N3_iim0fVk2kZokLF7Ws9ewW1Gh1gL3DzA/s1600/hurcut+and+halloween+cross+033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgICpUseVFtZjPzwsuNSxhI6VDxybHmuYyR469TXGahmGmCcJRkU8Xf5_wJSf0EB0NCZgOXyB3vVBrxFhX71q65VZywcwPWCb_TE6x4MLD4-4N3_iim0fVk2kZokLF7Ws9ewW1Gh1gL3DzA/s320/hurcut+and+halloween+cross+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407130127458504882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSG0sxnEe5VgcWOgWpBWoh4_eddyNu184b5KpCn_ve7KsYZLdD1tuTOyzqJJbW5slTwvPomkQCEHMn61dsyaAaYtZgU_2aX5L7_WDIMIqc5hQNkDgzq1OVqJHSq8N2lczFXAgOoT3SSxV/s1600/hurcut+and+halloween+cross+054.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSG0sxnEe5VgcWOgWpBWoh4_eddyNu184b5KpCn_ve7KsYZLdD1tuTOyzqJJbW5slTwvPomkQCEHMn61dsyaAaYtZgU_2aX5L7_WDIMIqc5hQNkDgzq1OVqJHSq8N2lczFXAgOoT3SSxV/s320/hurcut+and+halloween+cross+054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407130129103592594" border="0" /></a> Things have been pretty muddy these days. Yesss. Jamesburg Cross and some blue suede shoes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeIk7uKliYzTEnuNqbS50pCDdWbkn-tr1Bti9aVKALv0NuCcPIUGMLHK5yC8FlUNyKJpAJMlToL3O9wMB2a1rW2oi14Jl5AqcS_yeJugneVQ7XCptvIBvUL1pK6Z03t1cuLVSX3UKnYak/s1600/hurcut+and+halloween+cross+060.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeIk7uKliYzTEnuNqbS50pCDdWbkn-tr1Bti9aVKALv0NuCcPIUGMLHK5yC8FlUNyKJpAJMlToL3O9wMB2a1rW2oi14Jl5AqcS_yeJugneVQ7XCptvIBvUL1pK6Z03t1cuLVSX3UKnYak/s320/hurcut+and+halloween+cross+060.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407130138440453970" border="0" /></a>Fambly photo.Humble Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494020081281138861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682626286441920900.post-51845525709648528852009-11-02T07:06:00.000-08:002009-11-02T07:31:54.774-08:00Fur Cut<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFAohDnnuqIiBXvNMgv39ftvTNPQcO1AGuZ4dOa99vHIglvkxkSaatniJs-FquCbx8iX8R0w3T0Sc8FTHMs_NgqFiBANQaWSNRWf6ExHnj9YRk19oFTIiFyDk1PGuLOih82dLFU5IvElrK/s1600-h/hair+cut.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFAohDnnuqIiBXvNMgv39ftvTNPQcO1AGuZ4dOa99vHIglvkxkSaatniJs-FquCbx8iX8R0w3T0Sc8FTHMs_NgqFiBANQaWSNRWf6ExHnj9YRk19oFTIiFyDk1PGuLOih82dLFU5IvElrK/s320/hair+cut.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399529226330758754" border="0" /></a>So, after much debate, although I knew I had wanted it done, the hair atop my head was alas cut. Reasons were as follows: less water usage during shower time; less shower time and more other time; some kid with no hair gets a wig made out of mine; and, of course, no more swinging pendulum braid during races (I knew it was time when one announcer actually made a comment). The short hair thing is, well, awesome. Now, I would like for it to be even shorter.Humble Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494020081281138861noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682626286441920900.post-78347163945657674122009-10-20T22:05:00.000-07:002009-10-26T15:55:40.005-07:00Cross is BossThis past weekend was Granogue and Wissahickon. Granogue took place on the rolling grounds of the DuPont Estate, which turned out to be a most excellent venue for a cross race. Tara and I knew very well what we were in for when we had to throw Panser (my trusty old jeep) into AWD and navigate through a lane of thick mud JUST to park. Tara was not amused. I was ecstatic, times three point one four. Either way, we laughed and we shivered and ground our brake pads to nothing. The run-up was indeed something to run up, although I am not sure if you can call the action I made while moving up it actual "running". I like to think so.<br /><br />Cold but dry, diehard spectators stood by and watched through the cinched peepholes of their primary-colored rain slickers. In similar colors, but not quite as dry, we piloted through the muddy grass rivers of Delaware's sopping DuPont plot. I would not have changed places for anything.<br /><br />Awaiting post-race podium pictures, a nice gentleman doused my eyes with Saline solution (at my request) and hot air blew around inside the white tent, lacquering mud to my arms and legs. That night, after an Indian dinner with a friend, Tara and I made real tea that came from real India (she just got back from Delhi) and drank it inside her real Philadelphia apartment. It was Diwali Day, which is an official holiday in India and Guyana known as the Festival of Lights, so we were celebrating the best we could. The package of tea, when held in hands with eyes closed, gave off a glowing energy, something very light. I drank it in apprecaition and peace. The night was important conversation with Tara, sleepful relaxation, and reading. All the while rain poured on outside, from above, and all around us. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTWO7mrxX_wKdmWictRWCDFaeNfm-ueL2MHFsKsSiaZEQvnK8uLH0ZZm53dYXPm3Yvk4n9Q6PyONPpNbdq-F-M7Rv4uD9mcJ8hYdwYlXsGvbapHygW8Pc0UhL_5d9fQiucvELwdwsKC5I/s320/granogue+and+wissahickon+cx+09+012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394916662760593842" border="0" /></a><br />Wissahickon was faster and the mud sucked you into the ground, which is where I landed several times more than I would have liked to. There was a little blood, a lot of mud, and just the right amount of cowbell. I lost a few spaces as compared to yesterday, but that is the name of the game, and I was content with the morning's romp around in wind, cold, and horse poop. Plus, during warmup I ventured down an unpaved road and encountered old barns made of stone and wood, and a few roaming peacocks. The emerald green of the males' coat was enchanting and for some reason reminded me to relax and just take in the experience as it comes and as I make it. Thanks, birds.Humble Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494020081281138861noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682626286441920900.post-3942495670966858912009-10-05T18:00:00.000-07:002009-10-05T21:57:37.835-07:00Dee Enn EffSecond DNF in four years, and oh do I shudder as the acronym taps onto the screen. Not much to say about it. I felt fine. Actually, I felt great. The weather was impeccable, with cool azure and white October sun, and the breeze in between their hands held tight. So I got a little excited, what with friends like family surrounding me in my home away from home. And I caught a little too much wind down a flirtatious fireroad, didn't scrub enough pre-turn speed, but it felt so good. So it happens, though not very often. Which is fine by me.<br /><br />It happened rather quickly, yet I knew when and why and how, as if the motion had been slowed to a Loris' pace. Calculated, deliberate, and beautifully succinct.<br /><br />Down for the count, numbers one through four and a half perhaps, then the bellow of a scream releasing hot pain, and a mount back on the bike and back in the game. Well, almost back in the game, more so wanting to be back in. But also wanting to have a cross season and crinkly fall rides that smell like only this time of year can smell. Bittersweet, I know; but I savored the sweet, all the folks who love it in their own way, all the family I have found, and just cheered them on from the other side.<br /><br />Sorry, Ringwood, my love, I'll see you in a few days, when the leaves are changing more than they are now. Maybe then it will be just you and me, like we used to hang. Not a soul in sight. Just ours. Thanks for being the best kind of friend there is, the one that constantly challenges and teaches, that makes certain I live for myself and never accept anything less, the kind that shows no mercy in that tough love sort of way. Thanks, Ringwood. I'll be seeing you around.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-fKZlUckO5Bi8qMGiiguv_VfO-6GzAWeuu9LS6Iv8DGlsH8NYdmAXNCJmJoJwnw6tyrldwR-5jZYl1-q5yJ1jRcApoNFk54wjLQY2JN7H2dI_pUIx78UBx83WwuqeZhvP1NfzFb6HcGg/s1600-h/ringwood09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-fKZlUckO5Bi8qMGiiguv_VfO-6GzAWeuu9LS6Iv8DGlsH8NYdmAXNCJmJoJwnw6tyrldwR-5jZYl1-q5yJ1jRcApoNFk54wjLQY2JN7H2dI_pUIx78UBx83WwuqeZhvP1NfzFb6HcGg/s320/ringwood09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389296271142546514" border="0" /></a>Humble Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494020081281138861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682626286441920900.post-72202877864091848252009-09-23T21:15:00.000-07:002009-10-07T16:53:28.239-07:00Reasons to Invest in Skinsuits and/or Bib ShortsBelow I have outlined two valid reasons for investing in a skinsuit.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNOArDIhRMWW5B9vZlLBCZr-ImEACZR0vUy5S7SLp0fa9zkCq12FX1MOs8-Wqjyyoh8NrsqIEucc1Rb90SgQxHcNoGWYa939x2BwdrH05dX52RLsT9OIWqu5DZHfKxpC6MCkjyWGlvJGb/s1600-h/reasonforskinsuit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNOArDIhRMWW5B9vZlLBCZr-ImEACZR0vUy5S7SLp0fa9zkCq12FX1MOs8-Wqjyyoh8NrsqIEucc1Rb90SgQxHcNoGWYa939x2BwdrH05dX52RLsT9OIWqu5DZHfKxpC6MCkjyWGlvJGb/s320/reasonforskinsuit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384883444971301122" border="0" /></a>Humble Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494020081281138861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682626286441920900.post-85536375147596952592009-09-21T09:50:00.000-07:002009-09-21T13:14:40.611-07:00Nittany Lion and Charm City CrossFirst off, props to Bam. He performed above and beyond. Sliding onto my right shoulder with ease, hoofing up steps, snaking through taped turns and attacking up climbs. Who would have thought? I would have and I did. Hup. Hup.<br /><br />Nittany Lion... capital F-A-S-T.<br /><br />Insert photos here.<br /><br />Charm City... capital S-I-C-K. These over-sized barriers with a power climb lead-up and a shuck-and-jive around a tree were superb.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEJvdzHfDq5kIIsnYRWsZKjXrzp7tytmwBJJ1ZBlpdC_Kjx3EkRiHYuz73VPhnTwrDE9NUhe8nz77Dc2tb9C08uCR3NAqpnuMKWCvRM5208sZ7JbVot3OdkjMU86T45tHznWwllrax6kC/s1600-h/charm+city+0909.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEJvdzHfDq5kIIsnYRWsZKjXrzp7tytmwBJJ1ZBlpdC_Kjx3EkRiHYuz73VPhnTwrDE9NUhe8nz77Dc2tb9C08uCR3NAqpnuMKWCvRM5208sZ7JbVot3OdkjMU86T45tHznWwllrax6kC/s320/charm+city+0909.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383965105526088002" border="0" /></a><br />Charm City sand. Yeah, we need to work on that.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUzBnrbuhYFbf1WLyBqPSljhsqiZ-Iko8snb9UO3K45uIwaulA1lBOKocx9Rok-kk4f6BlPASDXX1sF_2cdNsnqCVp6T8XW1yXHH7KGuzxcrh_cv9MNPoNfXJxWurOVppVWbUb7TKXnlV/s1600-h/charm+city+sand+run+0909.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUzBnrbuhYFbf1WLyBqPSljhsqiZ-Iko8snb9UO3K45uIwaulA1lBOKocx9Rok-kk4f6BlPASDXX1sF_2cdNsnqCVp6T8XW1yXHH7KGuzxcrh_cv9MNPoNfXJxWurOVppVWbUb7TKXnlV/s320/charm+city+sand+run+0909.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383965112666121714" border="0" /></a>What a beautiful weekend to start off the cross season.<br /><br />Did I mention Tara and I drove to Baltimore together, from her place in Philly? Oh, well, we did. We also got a little lost and then a little un-lost, and then finally finished up with a u-turn to snatch prime parking, because, as we told the man who said he was about to park there, "we saw it first."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3alj8uNrwGZJ2EEL6OpbMo9dQFl9KWq-m5AOyDbZZpmr-qmBgt1fVgt4SWn9wf9Abe7Ygq60NewbTSGk0QouFvO2GDSBivFNblvo5f-Aaw6BkGf41Qh2I4BQbOFRSF5ZyagrICk_x4U8m/s1600-h/charm+city0909+tara.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3alj8uNrwGZJ2EEL6OpbMo9dQFl9KWq-m5AOyDbZZpmr-qmBgt1fVgt4SWn9wf9Abe7Ygq60NewbTSGk0QouFvO2GDSBivFNblvo5f-Aaw6BkGf41Qh2I4BQbOFRSF5ZyagrICk_x4U8m/s320/charm+city0909+tara.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384016511836270290" border="0" /></a>T and Jett hoofing it through the sand.Humble Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494020081281138861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682626286441920900.post-75504333071494742632009-09-20T20:42:00.001-07:002009-10-09T07:22:09.375-07:00We Saw It First.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3dMOk4ekUc-2k9bkEKwzwhSycnjsxUirZPSozBiRFL-wM3cF21P6OdH4MTbj_rTMBvmJrlo_chsu4Ijk7J67RI8MoBkKJ95c9MAn5T1OI-_DGcE8GginBVmT3A5Kq788GiNzS65_CAag/s1600-h/criss+cross+weekend+sep192009+041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3dMOk4ekUc-2k9bkEKwzwhSycnjsxUirZPSozBiRFL-wM3cF21P6OdH4MTbj_rTMBvmJrlo_chsu4Ijk7J67RI8MoBkKJ95c9MAn5T1OI-_DGcE8GginBVmT3A5Kq788GiNzS65_CAag/s320/criss+cross+weekend+sep192009+041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383777560009469058" border="0" /></a>Not a cloud in the sky and a fading blue from horizon to upper atmosphere. Panama rocks out over a fuzzy PA system and the familiar flap-and-glint of yellow caution tape catches my eye. I like how the tape shakes in the breeze. Its energy is the breath of a moving peleton. I am sitting, perched on a man-placed slab of rock. The sun is changing the color of the right side of my body. My right thigh, my right arm, my right cheek and earlobe. My legs are slightly elevated, resting on a green and gray striped messenger bag. To the left of my legs, in the shade of my head, there sits some crinkled tinfoil holding half of a tuna fish, yogurt, and raisin sandwich. The other half is in my stomach. I watch racers on an inclined, right hand turn. Some of them keep it upright and some of them do not. Either way they are directly in front of me and the sun and a man-placed slab of rock.<br /><br />When I think of cross I think of cowbells and mud, sandy shoe ratchets, a low-set sun, and adult beverages. Certain people come to mind, too. When I think of cross I think of painted roots and wooden steps, things stinging and stinging things, screaming brakes, shaped-shaved legs, and arm warmers tarnished with snot. When I think of cross I think of blurred sidelines, sore right shoulders, and the unconventional. I think of shivering yellow caution tape and the dispersal of a breathing peleton. I think of warm autumn afternoons molting into solid winter days. I think of frozen toes, frozen earth, and thawing light. When I think of cross it is in distinct and unmistakable snippets, just like certain retained memories we can't explain, yet stick with us anyway. I suppose cross is a lot of different things to a lot of different people, and that's ok, so long as it is always something important to someone who cares more than a little. Because perhaps that is how certain things keep on living, or at least how they are resurected, like looked-over people or long forgotten youth.<br /><br />Maybe now when I think of cross, purposely placed slabs of rock and the warm feel of a mid-September sun will be there. Maybe the sound of not keeping it upright on an uphill turn will be there, or the taste of tuna fish and raisins. And of course, in the same pocket as these pieces, will rest the infinite glint of shivering yellow tape and the unstoppable movement of a people in motion.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9bkVAOgjd5QDItG3SlvEs7B4Pue0kz-xWPXP2RvJlLXdYhwm_Ik9vTed0SneOKikld0V9YdT2Fcy9qlk46UhlOs1sX0OWZfj4wqNQOnrSFVJOzc2AilmcwOlk4a11_ZlqNiTeMj0G5IA/s1600-h/criss+cross+weekend+sep192009+042.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9bkVAOgjd5QDItG3SlvEs7B4Pue0kz-xWPXP2RvJlLXdYhwm_Ik9vTed0SneOKikld0V9YdT2Fcy9qlk46UhlOs1sX0OWZfj4wqNQOnrSFVJOzc2AilmcwOlk4a11_ZlqNiTeMj0G5IA/s320/criss+cross+weekend+sep192009+042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383777568854510626" border="0" /></a>Humble Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494020081281138861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682626286441920900.post-74242151562477592732009-09-17T08:05:00.000-07:002009-09-17T09:15:26.601-07:00Over Here.I am not here to brag about any mad skills I might have sitting in the bottom of my pockets, or any social media savvy there may be floating around in my infinite bag of tricks. I am not here to sell you something you do not need. I am not here to beg, fluff, boast, exaggerate, swindle, or talk big. In fact, I am not here to tell you anything at all, because chances are you're the type who grasps things best when given the reigns, a real kinesthetic learner. But then again, who knows?<br /><br />In any case, I am here to present the uncut version of me, not for a limited time only or as seen on television, but rather raw and open to interpretation. I was never one for the hype anyhow. Just give it to me straight. In the same vein, why speak about my writing, my photography, and my riding when they speak consciously and confidently for themselves? Open an eye and an ear to every blog entry since I started this thing two years back. They'll tell you.<br /><br />Whether you feel me or not, the point is that I am still going to be here, experiencing life two wheels at a time, loving every minute. Just doing my thing the best I know how.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXm_hRvlJeE41NIwCc4Lq3WVnwHyZEkHEhzBzzoqjAyeLXOKreBswucHpeBfJ5s1-lV8AstGLvr5mhApVLOpsaaTO1Q8CsWVvvHsYiXBM-pP4GOf4GFcN8kUYYJDRstUZ91WyhkmrXAH6D/s1600-h/MT+SNOW+09+039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXm_hRvlJeE41NIwCc4Lq3WVnwHyZEkHEhzBzzoqjAyeLXOKreBswucHpeBfJ5s1-lV8AstGLvr5mhApVLOpsaaTO1Q8CsWVvvHsYiXBM-pP4GOf4GFcN8kUYYJDRstUZ91WyhkmrXAH6D/s320/MT+SNOW+09+039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382467076058851490" border="0" /></a>Humble Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494020081281138861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682626286441920900.post-62888757585250215042009-09-09T15:52:00.000-07:002009-09-09T21:18:59.484-07:00Shenandoah: The Other SideIt's strange here, being on the other side of the fence. A quiet calm has replaced the constant buzz of energy. The feeling was here last night, in our sleep, and then in the morning, yet in seconds it has left us. Not gone, but shifted to elsewhere. I can sense it moving through the mountains and roads and earth that rise and fall around our sea of tents. I've heard that energy can neither be destroyed nor created, that it simply moves from one thing to another, which is what it is doing at this very moment. I suppose this movement is all part of the why and how we are here.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiereQanSANet8744PZuz4HVNNja8-t8womiWfz-pMuymTncIWHk1sUH2ajqVgj1HCLf0Fgb6SjaNblA0TtFd_qPsBgu3P3JeRdHHhMXs9w9E50bcvx1wPi1uaXje0aGXgXD-i-GTokO7Ic/s1600-h/the+other+side+of+shenandoah+0909+039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiereQanSANet8744PZuz4HVNNja8-t8womiWfz-pMuymTncIWHk1sUH2ajqVgj1HCLf0Fgb6SjaNblA0TtFd_qPsBgu3P3JeRdHHhMXs9w9E50bcvx1wPi1uaXje0aGXgXD-i-GTokO7Ic/s320/the+other+side+of+shenandoah+0909+039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379612418634682722" border="0" /></a>She is fiddling with a camp stove and I am staring at the effect of sunrise on limbs of trees. I am also writing in an unlined, black notebook. I never use the journals with lines in them, they're too confining. I like to have free reign. It is nice to hear the sound of metal clinking and paper, of crickets hushing from a night of chatter. I guess this is what it's like from the other side. I can't say I'll do it often, but I'll give it my best all the same. The energy I sensed earlier, it is roaming about out there, suffering. I'd rather be doing the same. Here, the buzz has been replaced with the voices of women conversing, an electric pump re-inflating what a mattress lost during slumber. Now is the sound of the left behind, fiddling and writing, and finding their place. The others are out to hunt. By day's end the energy will have filtered back in, but at that point it will be different. It will be settled, perhaps. Girlfriends and wives will act like they understand, when in reality they don't because they can't. And men will be tired so things will be excused. But that will be then and this is now. Now water boils, waiting to become someone's breakfast tea. Now things are rummaged through, like cars and thoughts and plastic bags. Now we sort out the day, and assume time will stand still as we do so.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7z5UrPBK52HEjYCfVoMhloYkG9VvgVKD03ByAIPkcqNSbbjepZXM9y2RrGyNsl1UL0wW_tPhnpQwJD_u4LC-Nkp5jLfO68jiW4DtrqRP-oeE96qz9MUK790oi8wZd7PtcbK4SulTXRs7/s1600-h/the+other+side+of+shenandoah+0909+016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7z5UrPBK52HEjYCfVoMhloYkG9VvgVKD03ByAIPkcqNSbbjepZXM9y2RrGyNsl1UL0wW_tPhnpQwJD_u4LC-Nkp5jLfO68jiW4DtrqRP-oeE96qz9MUK790oi8wZd7PtcbK4SulTXRs7/s320/the+other+side+of+shenandoah+0909+016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379611867778567154" border="0" /></a>I think about each of them out there, each humming world I can enter, because I have been there and I know. I am not a wife tending to children, nor am I a girlfriend pretending to understand. I have been there and I know. I know my experience, at least. There will be a range of emotions. The body will change, the mind will change; certain things will remain the same.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1mb1t00YUD6XoPYMwkjCUwUDwRJo13HYjegXfldRiXjwLfBiZ6ig9d-HHwOkVXnmxXlYA7AzS5V02dlUqPsbt6zUHtmrH5xNLcgYdu05RFxFh-XspwnYeW3mPxKk4TyumE1HC2UXf_jX/s1600-h/the+other+side+of+shenandoah+0909+032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1mb1t00YUD6XoPYMwkjCUwUDwRJo13HYjegXfldRiXjwLfBiZ6ig9d-HHwOkVXnmxXlYA7AzS5V02dlUqPsbt6zUHtmrH5xNLcgYdu05RFxFh-XspwnYeW3mPxKk4TyumE1HC2UXf_jX/s320/the+other+side+of+shenandoah+0909+032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379612403617698066" border="0" /></a>I walk to the port-o-potties wearing sandals and a black sweatshirt, the one a friend gave me from Ecuador. The early morning sun touches my tanned legs and I remember how nice they are. Someone did a good job making them because they work real well. I can ride my bike for hours. I am that same energy, out there and roaming through the mountains. All the stalls are vacant. The green signs on the doors tell me so. Inside the plastic cartons it reeks of anxious stomachs and nerves. Everything around me is quiet and muffled. The tents are an emptied array of colors and shapes. Everyone has hatched and is out flying.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPS-r5kvUdOJqs1vxhfH2ZQMvk_-2Tkx7452RCvpAQftyumkIgk3nN4tGBcTFR5vHUqoR9Qksp9vVObloe352wGRirlmTVwknouIBeEADusXZRNnbw1fZtUyBdjs9ceCA-m23IT7m1rCB/s1600-h/the+other+side+of+shenandoah+0909+020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPS-r5kvUdOJqs1vxhfH2ZQMvk_-2Tkx7452RCvpAQftyumkIgk3nN4tGBcTFR5vHUqoR9Qksp9vVObloe352wGRirlmTVwknouIBeEADusXZRNnbw1fZtUyBdjs9ceCA-m23IT7m1rCB/s320/the+other+side+of+shenandoah+0909+020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379612389038718466" border="0" /></a>Underneath the black sweatshirt from Ecuador I wear the t-shirt Alex gave me, the one with the giant tree on it. I like it because I love trees and when I wear it I think about the person who gave it to me. I try to do this with most things I wear, especially jewelery. I think about the people I love who have given me the inanimate things I wear, and somehow those people are with me. Perhaps it's because of the whole energy thing and how we can't destroy it. Maybe it's what they call being "sentimental." I'm not saying you have to agree with me, though. I'm saying that sometimes just the way a person feels about something is enough. Sometimes it's all someone has. Other times it's all they need. Either way, I think more times than not it's a good idea to let the simple, more intuitive things be just enough. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcM6Y3S_wG0lUs4uhZZ15ScHRzgdpG7Tl6wXuWWpYP9j8gqFqvPPA9hFXLwfIK1y6lilNCTicsqb-dc5kabAjkdFyPDCwx7LNLtVZka0sU4SDp5T6khqv3RxQCcrffF-H-xw3rxvaPbds/s1600-h/the+other+side+of+shenandoah+0909+025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcM6Y3S_wG0lUs4uhZZ15ScHRzgdpG7Tl6wXuWWpYP9j8gqFqvPPA9hFXLwfIK1y6lilNCTicsqb-dc5kabAjkdFyPDCwx7LNLtVZka0sU4SDp5T6khqv3RxQCcrffF-H-xw3rxvaPbds/s320/the+other+side+of+shenandoah+0909+025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379612396987916402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisW2yNINV_NPICva0aXm9KwOtuATtd7cCCi_VRvwzcV5poUtIFkSqJqlm0-g1VeRmssH81N3QNmp94PT_WIwR-iKLrpM9Dap2pl_scXCFalac-Aw9cbu3ElYTeP84P-FkIhy1wUgCZkuOD/s1600-h/the+other+side+of+shenandoah+0909+021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0fj4iGtk-AKoRUtLbtc6CCODouYtDOAtrrPlo7UGhrp5KqiT-ABiXpbvQvEvBjffiLh2PV5yeGevCO1-5QaDGbKaqNh4iljdlG2JLsfLROWnWGsht46FG2phdEDPpIai6ge_phFal8GGV/s320/the+other+side+of+shenandoah+0909+038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379612413354630722" border="0" /></a>Humble Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494020081281138861noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682626286441920900.post-58172998726293424962009-09-07T21:39:00.000-07:002009-09-07T22:06:12.326-07:00Ella Se Fue<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmHoKSotlj9Br52sBhwRfSFvcvjUkThYZnrPuyT_yS0WsoF0xxCHFH37Vi3G41EGkQuRNKy6g66ATSR-Wczn3qX3JAA8DXQAmNu-Px2P9BOS2wadT3nbVpsJOt3gq3AnB2D8lMiaBpOC1/s1600-h/Going,+going+010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmHoKSotlj9Br52sBhwRfSFvcvjUkThYZnrPuyT_yS0WsoF0xxCHFH37Vi3G41EGkQuRNKy6g66ATSR-Wczn3qX3JAA8DXQAmNu-Px2P9BOS2wadT3nbVpsJOt3gq3AnB2D8lMiaBpOC1/s320/Going,+going+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378958455016179346" border="0" /></a><br />Alexandra left. Some time about one and a half weeks ago I dropped her off at JFK airport so that she could take a long flight to Australia and join the big kids at XC MTB Worlds. Good for her. I already know how things went, because this blog post takes place in the future. What I mean is that it is about an event in the past. I am proud of her and I miss her already. It was kind of nice to have a training buddy who lived with me. We cooked, danced, and sang together; shared laundry duty, one washing and one folding, and expenses; shared friends, families, and immense amounts of laughter; cried (well, maybe just I cried) and listened; swam in lakes and walked barefoot with the ocean; trained together, did our own thing, then trained together again; raced and rode (a lot) and then rode some more; worked bottle feeds and gel handoffs, encouraged and supported; talked and translated; taught and learned; loved and communicated--we respected and let ourselves be exactly who we are. We were awesome. I learned a lot from that tiny Ecuadorian, and perhaps she learned a little something from me. Looking back, I imagine this is somewhat what it will be like when I find my future best friend (aka my "husband"). Cheers to that.Humble Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494020081281138861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682626286441920900.post-81802025409350743062009-09-04T12:43:00.000-07:002009-09-04T13:19:16.906-07:00Bam.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijnmgC8Rf6EBPZgewDssz-a-_goy3_QI4zecz-s4kmmNfkiR9wf-PnATz5ZP7Dt_Jj_2bzGKeGL9CA7ZWgQrTeC5doq8fowhy25fAeCTBFzyaCukOF76QMU1OdGVWaorG9GG9pEeqRK380/s1600-h/BAM.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijnmgC8Rf6EBPZgewDssz-a-_goy3_QI4zecz-s4kmmNfkiR9wf-PnATz5ZP7Dt_Jj_2bzGKeGL9CA7ZWgQrTeC5doq8fowhy25fAeCTBFzyaCukOF76QMU1OdGVWaorG9GG9pEeqRK380/s320/BAM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377709329696316514" border="0" /></a><br />Tara was in India, sweating a lot and showering very little. Now she's back, which means two of many glorious things: we can once again hear the reverberating sound of her stupendous laughter, as experienced yesterday at a gal meeting in Allaire; I now have a cross bike, and her name is Bambi. Bam for short. I cannot begin to relate how enthused I am about the two of these things, only because they behold so much more than meets the eye. They translate into a lot more than I could possibly reveal here, on the interweb. For starters, Tara is psyched about cross season. I am psyched about cross season. Big E is also, how strange yet wonderful, inquisitively psyched about some possible cross races. The two of us, E and I that is, did the NJ State Championships together last year, her only cx race and she kicked it, and now she's talking all starry-eyed and crazy eights about getting a cross bike. And let's not forget, last year I raced the cx season with Sula, using borrowed skinny wheels; when I was "banned" from using her, a la USGP, I was fortunate enough to have been lent a ss cross bike (shouts to Keith and Johan). Now I have one that I own, which I could not be more thankful for. Well because healthy relationships tend to arise from a mutual understanding and sharing of, and respect for, love and life, I cannot really call what we have an "ownership." We're better than that.<br /><br />In a new quest to build our fated alliance, Bam and I (plus Tara and E) embarked on our maiden voyage, through the twisting sands and dirt-red roots of Allaire, coiling through an endless underbrush of sun and autumn air. Looking back, it was infinite.Humble Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494020081281138861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682626286441920900.post-25864389142522854122009-09-03T19:59:00.001-07:002009-09-04T09:40:03.248-07:00Bees, Boulders, and Almost Full Moons<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4R6es4hdCm0DimgGCvBW_WtPnhsx1qt_diiOj7ETAvUkHo_-mcJk2tSziVnIz9jdsffWBVTWd-zYbkBFAS25-hFjnvTZglL42Ir8ZC2YejRB1xh3s3w3R84SA6uocwxX5CHTPrP5FnBz/s1600-h/gunks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4R6es4hdCm0DimgGCvBW_WtPnhsx1qt_diiOj7ETAvUkHo_-mcJk2tSziVnIz9jdsffWBVTWd-zYbkBFAS25-hFjnvTZglL42Ir8ZC2YejRB1xh3s3w3R84SA6uocwxX5CHTPrP5FnBz/s320/gunks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377652904426195522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKgO_0xSaMrDqif3IAzkQY_jsRs8D0RNd5fxZjK5kzKD8YDCtjZVgekP8bF4cP_KHFSkQ09POExFe56cjRrs2qx-eiip41RF1qE4lcNzFGIh18befZh1sXvTaFGtDxh5TLRGKCOdysDTg/s1600-h/bees.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKgO_0xSaMrDqif3IAzkQY_jsRs8D0RNd5fxZjK5kzKD8YDCtjZVgekP8bF4cP_KHFSkQ09POExFe56cjRrs2qx-eiip41RF1qE4lcNzFGIh18befZh1sXvTaFGtDxh5TLRGKCOdysDTg/s320/bees.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377648562977942050" border="0" /></a>Humble Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494020081281138861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682626286441920900.post-64216593817633186892009-08-26T14:59:00.000-07:002009-08-27T20:49:06.988-07:00The Kingdom Trails: Zermont's Royal FamilySo, Ellen turned one year older than fifty, which is pretty cool considering she continues to kick things raw on a mountain bike. Here, Ellen's long arms help to form a give-peace-a-chance type "Y." Alan constitutes a dashing letter "I," and Marianne delivers a beautifully backwards "D." Willy comes through with a sweeping, tondue-esque "R," also backwards. Alex holds it together with a solid football sidelines "A," and Patty kept the spirit of cheer alive with her give-me-a-T style "T." Laura keeps her balance with the letter "B," and Art, or course, appears as though he has to go to the bathroom but is raising his hand patiently in a stunning letter "H." Put us all together and what do we spell? Good times. No, great times. Thanks, gang.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkSU3qvg92pZLTtFzcrDJacgCDEUXBRgLPQNf3-3RIK4uUNXxk9rmza7edc_Wf182CRWBR98lhY9SwIKgj76YG9os2v5HYu1AkjUWsxiyThcaPVjYB3OrChGAVtXKd2CAw-JgXNZ3T_oy/s1600-h/IMG_3567.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkSU3qvg92pZLTtFzcrDJacgCDEUXBRgLPQNf3-3RIK4uUNXxk9rmza7edc_Wf182CRWBR98lhY9SwIKgj76YG9os2v5HYu1AkjUWsxiyThcaPVjYB3OrChGAVtXKd2CAw-JgXNZ3T_oy/s320/IMG_3567.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374851942763043890" border="0" /></a><br />Kingdom Trails + 8 superb individuals + 3 days + one birthday =<br /><br />Laughter. Undiluted eruptions of uncontrollably infantile, inexhaustibly side-splitting, unequivocal, absolute, soul-injected laughter. Bliss. Sheer, unadulterated, divinely primordial bliss. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbN-ZXfqryHmJKKjXB-GA5RYXP8b25lYBS5U4QK0a3CC87AgHk2hoaxV5gBUMXl-yQVHP2vyODuPrTItHQeIiFKkEqLAVznsnS5vqKPex4U49iYNCoMSFuJ1PqtlHboqJGJ2ntomjcdI3K/s1600-h/Kingdom+Trails+VT+09+008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbN-ZXfqryHmJKKjXB-GA5RYXP8b25lYBS5U4QK0a3CC87AgHk2hoaxV5gBUMXl-yQVHP2vyODuPrTItHQeIiFKkEqLAVznsnS5vqKPex4U49iYNCoMSFuJ1PqtlHboqJGJ2ntomjcdI3K/s320/Kingdom+Trails+VT+09+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374458345293544914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwO1wnj9amntVjqye4rVeh63SL19VgGthfsNXoGFa2VyGLZsoDencG3q3tPHJQAuce-85ZRzPROlqrc2WdhkCbmfyxo5DecKIy-dU59zCcRFbIG3tdYk7o-uA64JWC6NYvusCb7ejBTfoC/s1600-h/Kingdom+Trails+VT+09+024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwO1wnj9amntVjqye4rVeh63SL19VgGthfsNXoGFa2VyGLZsoDencG3q3tPHJQAuce-85ZRzPROlqrc2WdhkCbmfyxo5DecKIy-dU59zCcRFbIG3tdYk7o-uA64JWC6NYvusCb7ejBTfoC/s320/Kingdom+Trails+VT+09+024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374458335780354130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrPpffjDxhkJmhN76RBNTNxivYdRzx-BaHgjUw7NfPhtx-zsDQlmft-LCxzn_064JuKcG_k4HLZNbrKkSWwuBPXIuROiVPVtcWBndxIDRaJLlT94Wn-GWCFxsQRoQo5zXa4v6-PbKJYy1/s1600-h/Kingdom+Trails+VT+09+025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrPpffjDxhkJmhN76RBNTNxivYdRzx-BaHgjUw7NfPhtx-zsDQlmft-LCxzn_064JuKcG_k4HLZNbrKkSWwuBPXIuROiVPVtcWBndxIDRaJLlT94Wn-GWCFxsQRoQo5zXa4v6-PbKJYy1/s320/Kingdom+Trails+VT+09+025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374458327625519682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4gc5DZjG-SHAlZFw2occWXyJ1Ptba_wrd502LiP5qyaKXI9V2QU3S7jycz8x8vvWpvWUa_gT8GqW3xIy6f085ohyphenhyphendhhqLBplCnpNFQHd_5w1ZQv3tR5JCdzYBKr3abjTvvtx9feWa0E-/s1600-h/Kingdom+Trails+VT+09+033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4gc5DZjG-SHAlZFw2occWXyJ1Ptba_wrd502LiP5qyaKXI9V2QU3S7jycz8x8vvWpvWUa_gT8GqW3xIy6f085ohyphenhyphendhhqLBplCnpNFQHd_5w1ZQv3tR5JCdzYBKr3abjTvvtx9feWa0E-/s320/Kingdom+Trails+VT+09+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374458316047044530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBin2_SYqcz1HDmizwT8s6yN6QwY6WfsY1JEZZScIO0xGPNcOJLv9RzE9RNnthhH59-_mAT10ZQVKGdtbL9mNOQWYi7wztsAd5F8S7qBSrJoBcxVu6cdTrLPeegPwTQex7bIHYq8c4DER8/s1600-h/Kingdom+Trails+VT+09+036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBin2_SYqcz1HDmizwT8s6yN6QwY6WfsY1JEZZScIO0xGPNcOJLv9RzE9RNnthhH59-_mAT10ZQVKGdtbL9mNOQWYi7wztsAd5F8S7qBSrJoBcxVu6cdTrLPeegPwTQex7bIHYq8c4DER8/s320/Kingdom+Trails+VT+09+036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374458314554497298" border="0" /></a>Yes. No these were not washed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSoHcbC1EfBBwSe3b-sbDtyXlX-IwzxdMxtgv32SwR9D4G53hLS8aaMvKwnvszqr9QmA2P4JVdLWMtb1gQ6lMRTJ1_7bpr6QKxUHsO5TYhUHhXgRjR3LC4F98omlJnpgsNfsqslUNEjVP/s1600-h/Kingdom+Trails+VT+09+038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSoHcbC1EfBBwSe3b-sbDtyXlX-IwzxdMxtgv32SwR9D4G53hLS8aaMvKwnvszqr9QmA2P4JVdLWMtb1gQ6lMRTJ1_7bpr6QKxUHsO5TYhUHhXgRjR3LC4F98omlJnpgsNfsqslUNEjVP/s320/Kingdom+Trails+VT+09+038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374457630758821506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14nMSo4OJek6ofQQ0CM4Q9HU9Th_xXPvGhUg4UMPTkkBkrpBxMkzbZuM0WompW6wtnvbSgMFPUCqDBoiDx5QXCWXomqCuT5khjj3mb-b032zMXA2h7n8EA9xIBrQmfJC1Ark1comkucJh/s1600-h/Kingdom+Trails+VT+09+039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14nMSo4OJek6ofQQ0CM4Q9HU9Th_xXPvGhUg4UMPTkkBkrpBxMkzbZuM0WompW6wtnvbSgMFPUCqDBoiDx5QXCWXomqCuT5khjj3mb-b032zMXA2h7n8EA9xIBrQmfJC1Ark1comkucJh/s320/Kingdom+Trails+VT+09+039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374457621920120370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJaPqLKu3Ei7KKSi9SomVveIc6pWq_nFzYX94jWn6pA-3BMSKk6wGZTn64Pq68B4ITlWGuBsCOPJQcj6f70ZjYEJ224M3V2HbgNzX3zWEhVHymVK4SEprMerp3_Oui9cHXFL5iIEl_DBR4/s1600-h/Kingdom+Trails+VT+09+055.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJaPqLKu3Ei7KKSi9SomVveIc6pWq_nFzYX94jWn6pA-3BMSKk6wGZTn64Pq68B4ITlWGuBsCOPJQcj6f70ZjYEJ224M3V2HbgNzX3zWEhVHymVK4SEprMerp3_Oui9cHXFL5iIEl_DBR4/s320/Kingdom+Trails+VT+09+055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374457612764048434" border="0" /></a>Marriane throwing down her gang sign in salute to Howie.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPj8CWiPS0f_tfsy5SEPpPYlxq9GPRXNAVQBzdX82ICs7voHosqr5uSqYHv45gdJ7li7CLxKBsgNvOzZcsYOhekcZYKBBYOC-_eAZru9vXhbhNi430BARx0KrhecUbc4jA0qJT5ly3mQSF/s1600-h/Kingdom+Trails+VT+09+092.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPj8CWiPS0f_tfsy5SEPpPYlxq9GPRXNAVQBzdX82ICs7voHosqr5uSqYHv45gdJ7li7CLxKBsgNvOzZcsYOhekcZYKBBYOC-_eAZru9vXhbhNi430BARx0KrhecUbc4jA0qJT5ly3mQSF/s320/Kingdom+Trails+VT+09+092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374457604941399858" border="0" /></a>Trees. And trees that used to be trees.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wmO3QfAAov85hnrX-HsBFyrTdzwGEopXckplH-4QSmvT5olBw5058CAobCkOkajGThP80pR1jRn9tsAVGtLtdgDRwDsiYJjkFMF9eOBXsQw-opu8-QlsT14Eac2cE_52w_rAhs8yOIET/s1600-h/Kingdom+Trails+VT+09+104.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wmO3QfAAov85hnrX-HsBFyrTdzwGEopXckplH-4QSmvT5olBw5058CAobCkOkajGThP80pR1jRn9tsAVGtLtdgDRwDsiYJjkFMF9eOBXsQw-opu8-QlsT14Eac2cE_52w_rAhs8yOIET/s320/Kingdom+Trails+VT+09+104.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374457591007392658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-9qo7sFE6blEABvJZu2CcgWkFMUwpJpHAmrfoV0PAYpeQUnsNOqH_jHDSMj0ZpDTaE0NMhzBLyhCBfR5MvcNqMz9wOpYbnt2VgDXt8c8e9ARPYsE04mSLHDZopJKFCOPRm9AraoLxMVu/s1600-h/Kingdom+Trails+VT+09+113.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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