This has been a bang-up year. No words can describe the adventures I have had in the past 12 months, so I will start at the beginning. Sometime in april...
Rockin it at the US Open Mountain Bike Relay: First race of the season, and of the MASS calender. Look forward to it every year.
Rob like taking naps on his trainer in between laps, long walks with his dog, campers, and riding bikes for 24 hours alone.
Up and adam...
Over the "river" and through the woods to the pain cave we go...
Chasing with Sam T. Hammer at the Bike Line Fair Hill Race
Gapped...
The last hill at the Greenbrier Challenge... yeah for the big ring
Podium musings at Greenbrier... always the bridesmaid
Somewhere near the endish of the 12 Hours of Lodi Farm
After 12hrs solo at Lodi
No pictures from French Creek, the weather was decent, but somehow the camera was left in the car...
The best people, El Bretto and the Wiser Weiser at the Rocktober Challenge
(henceforth known as the "Kuhn you have to send the moto's out to find my soul, I think it fell out of my body a few hours ago" Challenge)
Pre-race musings
Post Race warmings. It would have been fine if it was ten degrees warmer
Campsite at Tour De Tykes, Danville, PA
My campsite at the Stoopid 50
Singletrack at the Stoopid 50 pre-ride/warm up
Guys XC Classic: somewhere at the end
Marysville Stage Race: Night ITT
(Photo Courtesy of Don Pagano)
Hill Climb race at Marysville
Short Track at Marysville
East Coast Nationals @ Windham Mountain: Rolling in for 2nd place
Mountain Bike Nationals: 2nd place and stuff
Wilderness 101: The last bridge of 3 Bridges Trail
Some stream time after the Wilderness 101
God's Country Marathon: this race was bad. Enough said...
Iron Hill Classic Start: The end of the MASS Endurance Series
(Photo Courtesy of Don Pagano)
Flying at Iron Hill Lap something or other.
(Photo Courtesy of Don Pagano)
6:30AM Start of the Shenandoah Mountain 100. Awesomest race ever. Period. End of Story.
Peter Kennedy (C3-Solay.com!) and I grooving on Tilman Rd. at Shenandoah
(Photo Courtesy of Bob Popovich)
No pictures were taken at the last mountain bike race, the Bear Creek Summer Showdown. I left the camera in Carlisle for that one. That is the end of Mountain Bike Season. I took a bit of a break (too long according to Coach), then went full on into cross.
Iron Cross Lite: 2nd place in my first real cross race
Iron Cross Lite B Men
Granogue Cross... back when short sleeves were the order of the day.
Wissahicken Cross- The Barriers
No pictures from the Beacon Cross, HPCX weekend. Rain prevented camera use.
Mercer Cup Day 1: Over the fly over
This is the I need a pit bike picture. Mercer Cup Day 2.
Whitmore's Super Cross Cup. The run up on day 2.
PA State Cross Champs. And my sister (in the tie die) makes a guest appearance. She hasn't been to a race since my first race ever in 2004.
This is my non-pro moment for the year... not proud of the arm warmers pulled down with not color matched base layer showing. Boo.
The car before Nationals. 5 bikes, 2 riders, a bunch of gear and food.
Zach's bike decided to attack his car on I-70 near Alliance, OH. The fork came off the roof rack and the bike swung down, held on by the tire. Zach was screeming like a girl. Then he duct taped his mirror back together.
The Secret Henry's Team Wedding Tent... Courtesy of DCCoD
My Custom Jersey for the DII Collegiate race
No pics of me racing. No one had a camera during my race...
So that was my year. Any questions? Too bad... I'm really looking forward to what next year will bring. Very Very Very good things are in store. Very good things...
drive halfway across the country to race your bike. Twice. This is the type of thing that one does when they are crazy, stupid, broke, or other various not-so-nice adjectives. This is the type of thing that I do.