June 2004

Storm Approaching!

Tonight this HUGE thunderstorm started rolling through. I noticed the weather alert pop-up in my Weather Watcher utility, but it wasn’t until I looked outside

Elkhorn Heather’s Version

After Nationals in mid-June, Uhl and I decided to race in the Elkhorn Classic Stage Race, held in Baker City, Oregon on June 25-27. This

Elkhorn 101-miler Stage 4

Today was the Dooley Mountain Road Race. I felt really good before the race and was hoping for good results. Since this race finishes on

Elkhorn Criterium Stage 3

Tonight’s criterium was fairly uneventful, with the exception of a crash in turn 1 with 2 laps to go. I thought I’d start out like

Elkhorn TT Stage 2

Heather’s race didn’t go so well yesterday so we made the decision that she wouldn’t start today’s races. She needs to get healthy and racing

Elkhorn Bicycle Classic, Stage 1

Today we drove to Baker City, Oregon for the Elkhorn Bicycle Classic. Heather and I have both done this race the previous two years and

Heather’s Garden

Before leaving for our trip to Baker City, Oregon for the Elkhorn Bicycle Classic, I took some pics of Heather’s garden. It’s been growing fast

Bogus Prologue TT

Today I did the first stage of the Lyle Pearson Classic. I wanted to use this week as a low volume, high-intensity week so I’d

Running on Empty

We left for St. George, UT after the race, and the next day we traveled to Boise. On the way through Ogden, we had an

Olympic Trials Road Race

Saturday arrived bright and early. We had an 8:30 AM start. It was actually foggy, and it remained so until the last hour or so

“Rest” Day

Friday we met as a team and rode the course. Our final teammate, Nicky Wansgard, arrived last night. Kate Maher was supposed to join us

Olympic Trials Time Trial

Thursday was the big day. Team Basis had five women competing in the time trial: Lauren Gaffney, Kele Hulser, Chrissy Ruiter, Kristin Johnson, and I.

More TT Practice

Uhl and I rode the course again on Wednesday, this time with the 56–42 chainrings that I would use in the race. I actually felt

TT Course Team Preride

Uhl and I rode the time trial course with my teammates Kele, Chrissy, and Lauren Gaffney on Tuesday. Rick was nice and drove sag for

Pre-ride both Race Courses

Uhl and I rode the Nationals time trial course and the Nationals road race course on Monday. The road race course was an 11-mile circuit

Drive to Redlands

We drove to Redlands, CA on June 13th. Since I was sick, we decided not to stay in our host homes, so I wouldn’t infect

California State Time Trial

The next day we drove to Palmdale, CA. On Saturday, June 12th, the California Racing Association held its state championship time trial in Palmdale, CA.

Going to Olympic Trials

Nationals this year was also Olympic Trials. The winner of the time trial and the road race were automatic nominations to the Olympic team. Dede

Training Ride up in Cascade

Today Heather and I went up to Cascade to ride Warm Lake Rd. It’s a great stretch of road that has a very steep 5-mile