We woke up at 6:30 to head out for our first, and last, race of the WWU/UW omnium. No snow today!! First off were the D men, followed by the C men. Next were the B women, then the B men. Then the A women, and finally us–at 1:30. There [...]
Entries from March 2008
March 30, 2008
3-29-08 today
After a long drive up to Bellingham Washington in a cramped van with the UO collegiate team, I finally arrived at our host house. On the ride up, I had consumed about 4 pounds of pasta, shrimp, and sausage. It was a fine meal. And it did not improve the smell inside [...]
March 30, 2008
3-28-08
I cautiously peaked out of the window yesterday morning, hoping that the sound of rain falling from the sky onto the roof and blasting sideways against the window was just a figment of my imagination. But no. It was not. Instead of riding outside, my dad and I went over to the [...]
March 28, 2008
Thursday-27th. Day (year) of the ear.
I rode for an easy 3 hours today. Average heart rate at about 130. The weather was all over the place, early this morning it was so frosty it looked like snow (I didn’t get up early, I just got a glimpse of it through the sleep in my eyes as I stumbled [...]
March 27, 2008
Ohhhhhh yeah….
First ride: 1.5 hours easy this morning. Feeling good, I averaged about 250 watts in the hilly country roads of sherwood. I got home just before it began to pour.
Second ride:
About four hours later at 3:30, I headed out on the hard ride. It had been raining hard for most [...]
March 26, 2008
Easy ride and flat tire day
This is the second day of spring break–and a rest day for me. So I went on an easy ride up in Sherwood. It was gray and cold out. I got a flat. I didn’t have my bike bag with me because my brother, Galen, took it off my saddle and put [...]
