MSC#1
So this weekend was the first Mountain States Cup of the season, held in Fruita, CO. I was pretty excited to race and felt pretty good. Unfortunately, the 4.5 hr drive really took us 10 because the Eisenhower Tunnel was closed as well as Vail Pass. But being the mountain bikers that we are, we found plenty of things to keep us busy....including a bet with Peter that he couldn't consume the 5430 calories that came in two huge hershey bars, a whole pack of vanilla oreos and nutella. He tapped out.
As for the races, Sat was a pro/semi-pro TT something like 5 miles. I had a good time that put me in 22nd and 8th in semi's. Sunday was a short XC race which felt like a super long STXC. It was just over an hour long and was really fun. I had another good race and finished 13th. Last year my best was 19th, so i think this year is promising. Thanks a ton to Kelly and her mom for letting all 4 of us racers stay at their place. Not only were we pampered and taken care of but it was really one of the most relaxing weekends in recent memory.
This week in boulder has been awesome. It feels like it's been 80 degrees and sunny, but it's probably only in the 70's. However campus is a wonderful place when the temps rise and the sun shows itself, especially on Farrand Field, you know what im talking about.
Kiel and I decided to take advantage of the weather this morning before it got shitty. 3.5 hrs in the mountains did the trick.
however we got the memo a little late that Boulder was getting hit and weren't even on our way home yet.
Oh well, we took the dirt roads home.
It's been a few hours since then and this is my front porch.
This weekend is Sea Otter and I'm looking forward to it. Get away form the snow at least. The MonaVie/Cannondale team is being showcased and stuff so it should be a pretty eventful weekend, oh yea Tinker is my teammate, how cool is that!
As for the races, Sat was a pro/semi-pro TT something like 5 miles. I had a good time that put me in 22nd and 8th in semi's. Sunday was a short XC race which felt like a super long STXC. It was just over an hour long and was really fun. I had another good race and finished 13th. Last year my best was 19th, so i think this year is promising. Thanks a ton to Kelly and her mom for letting all 4 of us racers stay at their place. Not only were we pampered and taken care of but it was really one of the most relaxing weekends in recent memory.
This week in boulder has been awesome. It feels like it's been 80 degrees and sunny, but it's probably only in the 70's. However campus is a wonderful place when the temps rise and the sun shows itself, especially on Farrand Field, you know what im talking about.
Kiel and I decided to take advantage of the weather this morning before it got shitty. 3.5 hrs in the mountains did the trick.
however we got the memo a little late that Boulder was getting hit and weren't even on our way home yet.
Oh well, we took the dirt roads home.
It's been a few hours since then and this is my front porch.
This weekend is Sea Otter and I'm looking forward to it. Get away form the snow at least. The MonaVie/Cannondale team is being showcased and stuff so it should be a pretty eventful weekend, oh yea Tinker is my teammate, how cool is that!
posted by blakeharlan at 5:44 PM
2 Comments:
I'll see you and Sager at the MonaVie tent.
sure i tapped out but 4400 calories in 2 hours still aint bad
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