June 2006

Gate City Prologue

We’re in Pocatello for the Gate City Grind, a great weekend stage race only three hours from Boise. We drove in earlier today and checked

Elkhorn Classic Dooley Mt Road Race

Today was the big day, the 100-mile Dooley Mountain Road Race. The course was mostly flat for the first 30 miles then there were 3

Elkhorn Classic Time Trial

Today I woke up feeling a little worse than yesterday, but with only a short time trial and the criterium this afternoon, I was hoping

Baker City

This afternoon we drove to Baker City, Oregon for the Elkhorn Classic stage race. We could have driven over tomorrow morning since the race doesn’t

Payette Loop

Today I did one of my favorite “long” rides with a few teammates and friends of mine. We started out at 6:30 AM so we

Aborted Ride

I set out to do a long ride today but after about 30 minutes I gave in to all the warning signs of the beginning

Hail Storm

Check out this hail! If you look closely you can even see some bouncing off the walkway! This storm came through about 4 o’clock this

100-mile Recovery Ride

So I probably didn’t think this through earlier this week when I registered, but today I did the Bob LeBow century charity ride. This would

Eagle Criterium

It’s nice to have a decent race in your own backyard. The Eagle Criterium used to be part of the Tour of Eagle stage race,

Watch the Garden Grow

More gardening work today. I weeded the garden and tree beds. Then I covered all the tree beds with the leftover weed barrier from last

America’s Dairyland Cannondale

Today I finished building up Heather’s team bike. She got a sweet Cannondale Six13 to race on this year. It has a custom paint job

Soreness

During this week “off” I’ve been hitting the gym a bit more—every other day to be exact. I lifted on Tuesday, and then again on