Back!

I'm back after a long time period of not blogging. It's been a rough beginning to the New Year. Staci, my wife, had a major surgery. (scary stuff...she better now.. And she's tough too) We also lost our 16 year-old cat that has been with Staci and I since we were poor college students. She was glue that held us together at times. (sounds crazy, but she was). It was very unexpected. Also, I lost my favorite dog 1 week later to an unexpected accident. Damn, I miss her. Prior to that I lost Mina, a 13 year old German Shepherd. She also was with us during thick and thin. After healing-up from the loss of our "children" we continue to move on through this adventure of life. Onward!

ouch!

Bryan BTU Mnt Rike Race 2009 Oct.

Was muddy, wet and good. I rode well. Placed a 3rd. Could've would've, should've applies here. I showed up in Perkins fashion. 10 minutes until start. Didn't warm up. Was late for registration, but they allowed me to register. Several inches of rain before hand. The night before, day before and as I was driving there. All and all, now that i've cooled down (from be glued and screwed) it was great to be out there giving it all I've got at the age of 41. Damn I'm blessed and happy.

Got Screwed!

Friends. Nothing more makes me outraged then when a "friend" decides for one reason or another that fucking his friend is a good idea. Or when a friend can't see beyond his or her own pride and feels inclined to use you as an excuse for not accomplishing an objective. May Karma have it's way with you.

Fire on the trail....

Damn, I lit a fire on the trail today, Friday Oct. 2, 2009 Austin Freaking TExas..Green Belt etc.... Hit the trail about 3pm. Road until 6pm. One bottle of water, no food, no air. Just a BlackBerry and car key. Road like a 22 year-old. Balance was excellent. Trail was Prime. (From the weeks worth of rain. Barton Creek actually has water in it. A miracle nowadays.) And I was dead-on my game. Rode alot of trails I'm not familiar with which makes the G-Belt so freaking great.

Sunday is Bryan BTU Power Pedal Race. 3rd of this season. I'm hoping (of course) to do well. Hopefully, the weather holds out. The 429 is so sweet!

Slug

With the wet weather here lately, I'm feeling a bit sluggish. I haven't ridden since this past weekend. The weekend rides were nice, though. I mountain biked 3hrs on Sat. at the GreenBelt. Very sweet section of the belt. Sunday, I went out for 2.5 hrs on the road during the middle of the day. It also was nice. Today, Thursday, I plan on either going to the gym, or running in the rain around Townlake which is usually pretty nice. It's been a while since I've done both. We'll see what happens? BTW: I hope my good friend Rick Jordan reads my blog soon;) Peace!

Change it up..

Decided to take a little rest and change up the schedule. I took off Tuesday nite from the Dirt Derby to gain a little rest and hope for another "good week" in a few weeks. This past week I raced 3 days which has left me a little unsure... I was unable (last week) to ride at my best in all 3 events. Especially in Huntsville. I should (could've, would've) have ridden at least 3 minutes faster overall. But whatchagon'ado? Change it up!

Tonight, I showed up at Cycle Progression for the weekly Wednesday night mountain bike ride with the fellows from Cycle Progression, and no one showed except for Jack. Jack's an older dude in his early 50's that rides like a kid. He has excellent skills and makes a good riding partner. He and I rode moderately and ended up being a excellent ride.

No Thursday night at the Driveway tomorrow for me. I may head to the Gym to change it up there too..