30 October 2006
see professional cyclists like you've never seen them before. Flickrflickr
23 October 2006
It’s now 1:20 in the a.m. and I still haven't done much work that needs to be done. I have however, given my site studiophive a new face-lift to the index page. Nothing special, just a jpg a few links (one that's hidden and waiting to be found) but it's one step closer to what I love doing. Working on my own crap. I'm continually thinking about new ways to spruce up studiophive but never get around to it. Hopefully now that I have posted "new site coming soon" I’ll have a little spark to push forward with the project.
17 October 2006
| It's funniest penalty kick i've ever seen! | |
A few photos from moab. For more click here
The team: me, Charlie Gibson, Kenny Jones, Josh Wolf
Shan's dad let us barrow the old van that never gets used.
Shan's mud'n boots
Trevor's mud'n boots
Bikers Edge crew taking a nap on top the RV
16 October 2006
the 12th annual 24 Hours of Moab saw some interesting results this year. Along with the rain from about 10 am-8 pm on Sat. with a few hours of torrential downpour... There were also some stormy feelings towards the outcome of the race.Myself along with Charlie Gibson, Kenny Jones and Josh Wolf were racing in the single speed ridged category. Until lap #1 for me, I've never actually ridden a single speed bike more than 50 feet. It became a new adventure that I had to learn hot to adapt to in short time.
Regardless of the rain, the race started at noon on Sat, as always and was going just fine until the sun went down. The rain continued to pour down creating rivers that flooded numerous sections of the course and reeking a bit of havoc on everyone at the event. Things we're pretty crazy but for the most part, everyone was still in high spirits. Shan made a solid fashion statement with her garbage bag boots, while others continued to walk around in their sandals.
Charlie took it for the team and threw down a solid lap time during the worst part of the storm. I was anxiously awaiting his return for my first night lap when the rain slowed down just a bit. About 20 min. after I had set out for a lap, the race director decided to temporarily call the race because of the conditions. Apparently someone got hypothermia and was take out by ambulance.
Our team was well ahead of any other teams in our category so we we're now fighting to keep our lead overall. When Chuck finished his second lap (giving us a total of 6) I went out for my second lap (or seventh for our team) The race promoter now gave the other teams who came in behind us the option to cancel their sixth lap but because I was already on the course they would cancel our seventh.
That may sound confusing... so here's what happened. Because of our leading position in the race we completed seven laps. We we're forced to cancel our last lap (being the seventh lap that I completed) not a big deal... but, other teams got the chance to cancel their sixth lap, which for most was completed during the huge storm where the lap times we're not so fast. As a result, those teams were able to make up their canceled lap in the morning when the race resumed, the sun was out and the course was super fast. We on the other hand, having logged more laps at the time of cancelation that night, only had the chance to ride one lap in the morning. Sounds a bit crazy I know but it makes sense for the most part.
The morning rolls around and things get even crazier. Teams like The Bikers Edge (four man expert team: Jake Pantone, Quin Bingham, Nate Stowers, Kyle Wright) threw down two solid and very fast laps putting them into the lead in their category and the lead overall. We on the other hand had only one lap to work with to try and keep the overall lead.
Kenny Jones was set to wrap up the race for us and as a team we decided to ride the lap with him. At 12 noon on Sunday the race was officially over. we (kenny) pulled off a super fast lap time 1:09 but it wasn't enough. Quin Bingham threw down a 1:08 and combined with their previous lap time, they took the overall lead.
At first we we're pretty fired up about the whole event and the decisions made, but in reality came in first in our category and put up a good fight in the process. The Bikers Edge team rode a smokin hot race and deserved the win as well. Other teams had their problems too and it now became a huge debate of people who really benefitted from the decisions and those who "got screwed." It's mountain bike racing at its finest ... Not often do things like this happen, but they do. there are always going to be people who feel like they got cheated and protest results but in our case, we realized that it didn't mean as much to us as we played it up to. I was happy for teams like Bikers Edge and others who put it out on the line and made up some serious time. They should be rewarded for their efforts. Instead, as we all sat and waited for the awards ceremony, the race director announced that he was going to do what he thought was the only fair thing to do. He called the race from the night before. where ever your team was Sat. night at 8:00 will be the final result. In our case we remained in first place in our category and bumped back into first place overall. Other teams like Bikers Edge, took a slap in the face and not much more.
Despite the rain and final results it was a good event (as always) and I hope to continue attending. I've got a few photos I'll share with you soon but for now I've got a lot of unpacking and cleaning to do. Stay tuned.
13 October 2006
Good friday the 13th to you all. Shan and I welcomed the 13th as we packed our bags for yet another trip. This time we're only going for the weekend but we're taking 10X the amount of stuff. We'll be heading out late this afternoon to southern Utah for the 24 hrs of Moab, mountain bike race. (more on that when we get home)
After a short ride at about midnight last night I attempted to pack. But I have this problem that I can't seem to shake. When ever I'm headed out on a trip to ride or race my bike, I just can't seem to pack anything until all of my cycling clothing is accounted for and nicely packed. The problem with this particular weekend of racing is that you need to pack just about every piece of clothing you could possibly use. You never know what the weather is going to be like and if you're not prepared... you in a world of hurt. plus, when you have to get up at 3 am (or any other hour from noon sat- noon sun) you better have something clean and warm to wear.
I finished packing and helped Shan clean the house a bit and by about 2 am we made it to bed.
Zipper was feeling a little disappointed as we packed out bags. since we left him for a week while in DC he's been a bit more attached. I'm sure he'll be excited though when we come home on Sunday (Sunday the 15th is Shan's birthday)
DC REPORT:
DC was great. having never been there I wasn't entirely sure what to expect but now I'm well aware of how much there is to do while visiting. I don't think i've ever been a bigger tourist in my entire life. It was great. I was snapping photos everywhere and looking like a fool for the most part. I was really good to get away and spend every day with Shan. we must have walked 30 miles a day but it was worth it. DC PHOTOS
08 October 2006
Washington DC has been wonderful so far and I'll be sorry when I have to go. We've pretty much been doing all the tourist stuff so far since I've never been here and my father-in-law loves to re-visit any museum or historical site over and over.Today, I was fortunate enough to visit the National Gallery of Art and it was simply the best part of the trip. The designed by IM Pei, the "east building" is considered to be one of washington dc's most modern buildings (don't think that would be too hard) The building was amazing but deep down in the basement things got even better.
Down there I found a fantastic selection of some of the best modern art i've ever seen. And to top it off... the featured artist happened to be Mark Rothko. Along with Rothko I was pleased to see paintings from Barnett Newman, Franz Kline, Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns, AD Reinhardt and Andy Warhol. It was SOLID GOLD.
Not to my surprise, but Shan's father and mother didn't care much for that type of art. to them and numerous others that strolled through the gallery, their grandchildren could make art just like this. That's fine if they feel that way about it... that just means they'll keep out of the way allowing me more time to enjoy. (I could go on for hours about the lack of appreation for the paintings in this gallery but that's traditionally not my style)
I didn't plan on spending much time on the complimentary PC provided by the hotel to post much so I'll leave it at that. So come tuesday night, I will upload a collection of photos to my flickr site and you can see what i'm talking about. Hope all is well at home.
later-
04 October 2006
Headed for DC this morning. Shan's parents are taking us to DC for a week of getting away and I'm really excited. I've never been there so it should be a pretty cool experience. I don't know if I'll be able to update the blog while i'm gone but just wait until I get back for a Flickr roundup of DC photos.
01 October 2006
the "off season" is great.. no races. i'm still riding just as much if not more but it's a different type of riding. I'm still focusing on a few structured efforts in preparation for the 24 hrs. of Moab race in a few weeks. But for the most part, it's a little more relaxing.I started off the day with one of my all time favorite rides. Point A, my home in Kaysville. Point B, Francis peak. I met up with Nate, Trenton, Tyler, and Mike around 9am. the temp was perfect and only getting better, the red-necks were out in force on their atvs and most of them we're pack'n heat.
THE CREW
THE VIEW (one of many)
TOP IS IN SIGHT in order to make it to the soccer game i had to turn aroudn shortly after i took this
Since I sold my Scalpel, I currently don't own a MTB. But thanks to my brilliant father who decided to buy from me the last bike I received from Schwinn (back when they we're a real bike company, producing "schwinn quality" bikes) I loved the bike today just as much as when I raced it. It's super light, and handles the same today as it did when it was new.
After the ride I took my Nephew to his soccer game and watched as his team took a 2-1 victory over the Black Widows. During the game I found myself getting pretty aggressive from the sideline. I was fully consumed by the game and the performance of the team... I can't wait to have youngsters of my own playing soccer and other sports. I want to be the best soccer dad ever, just as long as they find time to shred some single track with their dad before the game.
After the soccer game it was pumpkin time. For those of you who are unaware of the Day family traditional pumpkin show, stay tuned... I'll be creating a post with some smokin hot photos that will describe it in more detail. Maybe these photos will help you get an idea.
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