Posted in Cyclocross, Lifestyle, Racing on Nov 2nd, 2008
I didn’t go.
“Huh-whuh!?” you ask? Well, I made it to Marquette on Friday. Come Saturday, I didn’t want to race. I just wanted to relax and hang out with my friend, Sandee, so that’s what I did. We went to her fiancee’s camp toward Big Bay on Saturday for a giant [...]
Posted in Copper Harbor, Cyclocross, Keweenaw, Marquette, Michigan Tech Trails, Racing, Red Jacket, Upper Peninsula on Oct 22nd, 2008
The following is an article I wrote for the Red Jacket Cycling Team web site.
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Tourist Park, Marquette, October 19, 2008
The UP Cyclocross Series regular season met its end this past weekend at Tourist Park in Marquette. Riders of all abilities lined up at the start for an anaerobic sprint that is as much a [...]
Posted in Cyclocross, Marquette, Racing, Upper Peninsula on Oct 20th, 2008
Yesterday’s cyclocross race at Marquette’s Tourist Park marked the end of the regular cross season for the UP Cyclocross Series. We were fortunate enough to have dry weather – a contrast to the predicted rain showers we were expecting.
After last week’s cyclocross weekend in the Keweenaw, my confidence was completely crushed and I felt [...]
Posted in Cyclocross, Keweenaw, Michigan Tech Trails, Mountain Biking, Racing on Oct 14th, 2008
I safely arrived in Houghton for the cyclocross race at the Michigan Tech Trails. I readied myself for the race and pre-rode the course. As the women were lining up for our race, I headed to the port-a-john. By the time I got in, got out, and started heading toward the start [...]
Posted in Copper Harbor, Cyclocross, Fall, Keweenaw, Mountain Biking, Racing, Red Jacket on Oct 13th, 2008
Image by Chris Schmidt.
My hope of being inspired became a realization this weekend. Friday, I was invited on a night ride in Copper Harbor and turned that down in favor of a mighty filling dinner that my friend, Amanda, and I made. We chased it with some Cabernet Sauvignon and mocha cheesecake. [...]
Posted in Cyclists, Cyclocross, Racing on Oct 6th, 2008
We travelled to “Tom’s house” for the fourth race in our UP Cyclocross Series. It was a beautiful, sunny day complete with bikes, brew, and burgers and brats on the grill. Yes, cross is done with style in our neck of the woods.
I had a great race. I also had a bit of [...]
Posted in Cyclocross, Marquette, Racing on Oct 2nd, 2008
Sunday, we headed down to Marquette to race at the “Fit Strip.” This was a fun course. It emphasized more bike skills and less hurdling. Don’t get me wrong, there were plenty of hurdles, but I personally felt the course was more diverse allowing riders of different talents to race well in [...]
