ArmyOfNone
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No snow in the motherland?:hmmm:
Don't Call it a Comeback
- Thread starter kush
- Start date
Granogue Cross 2009
sweet image! I love the grass in the brakes. They look like hairy eyebrows.
ChrisG
Unapologetic Lifer for Rock and Roll
Cool shot. Is that a city park?So I flew from JFK on Sunday to Moscow
Arrived Monday noon
Tuesday couldn't sleep, and went for a hill run here, as I'm staying with the in-laws in the apt building there in the background.
BiknBen
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I see some nice flowy singletrack in that pic.
ArmyOfNone
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ugh... i so want to forget i went to that race.
BiknBen
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kush
Active Member
Right! It's now actually just like New Jersey. ... ugh, was hoping for the snow!
Actually now that you mention it ...
Yes, this is kind of a park and a ski hill. They have lifts on top. Not a very interesting ski hill, like a 5 second run 🙄 But Moscow is not very hilly. This is probably the hilliest area 🙂
Like Baldpate, has some potential. But not a heck of a lot of area.
It was not too bad ... compared to Stewart!!
ArmyOfNone
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I atleast was able to ride my bike at stewart.
and my results are screwed up to add to the headache.
kush
Active Member
Hey, looks like I took 3rd in the Cat 2 40-44. Good stuff, considering the knee injury and missing two races because of the knee. Three of six races were podium finishes.
At beginning of the season I was 1 year into my MTB career. But now I can't pull the newbie card anymore. So I'll stop.
I don't know if I'll upgrade to Cat 1, the plan is to see how much I can accomplish in off-season. If I get enough miles then I'll do it.
At beginning of the season I was 1 year into my MTB career. But now I can't pull the newbie card anymore. So I'll stop.
I don't know if I'll upgrade to Cat 1, the plan is to see how much I can accomplish in off-season. If I get enough miles then I'll do it.
kush
Active Member
The Debauchery
Late on Saturday, I've returned to the US after a week of flying around the former soviet union on business, Russia and Belarus.
The drinking was almost mandatory, every evening, accompanied with heavy food with high fat content. Further, second hand smoke - I need to burn my clothes now. Lastly, no sleep. The only silver lining is that I won back all my discretionary spending money at the 21 tables.
There was some stuff on FB that told part of the tale. And Norm's MMS.
No riding of course, two quick runs. So I've gone completely off the reservation for an entire week, and gained 3 pounds. I think.
Today (Sunday) was the Westwood Velo CX race.
The cognitive failure
I've enrolled in 35+ Masters, thinking it was the same as the 2/3/4 35+ that I raced in Granogue and felt really good about.
HOWEVER. Gozick told me last night that this was not the same Cat, and this was an OPEN class. So this had MTB pros like Foco, and our own Maurice. Then it had a bunch of experienced road guys from Cat1/2 with really long resumes. And all shaved legs. Not a hairy bastard in the bunch except me.
The Outcome
Anyways, I got killed. Foco and Maurice lapped me on the last lap. I didn't DFL. I still zipped up and did the V in crossing the finish line.
It may have been somewhat better without the physical havoc of the past week, but not much. I battled with and let go a couple Kissema riders who were more my speed, and several others who were gettable.
My boys were there, screaming for me at the top of their lungs. That was cool. "Get him Papa". Well, I didn't, but told them I did.
Representing also were Fred and Ben in the B's (I probably should've raced B's). Also Jason, who had tubular issues. Fred was leading when we bailed.
Had chinese food, took boys MTBing in Mercer, and later today I had my hockey league. Full day.
Fred
Fred happy
Ben
Jason
Awwwwwww
Me
Maurice
Late on Saturday, I've returned to the US after a week of flying around the former soviet union on business, Russia and Belarus.
The drinking was almost mandatory, every evening, accompanied with heavy food with high fat content. Further, second hand smoke - I need to burn my clothes now. Lastly, no sleep. The only silver lining is that I won back all my discretionary spending money at the 21 tables.
There was some stuff on FB that told part of the tale. And Norm's MMS.
No riding of course, two quick runs. So I've gone completely off the reservation for an entire week, and gained 3 pounds. I think.
Today (Sunday) was the Westwood Velo CX race.
The cognitive failure
I've enrolled in 35+ Masters, thinking it was the same as the 2/3/4 35+ that I raced in Granogue and felt really good about.
HOWEVER. Gozick told me last night that this was not the same Cat, and this was an OPEN class. So this had MTB pros like Foco, and our own Maurice. Then it had a bunch of experienced road guys from Cat1/2 with really long resumes. And all shaved legs. Not a hairy bastard in the bunch except me.
The Outcome
Anyways, I got killed. Foco and Maurice lapped me on the last lap. I didn't DFL. I still zipped up and did the V in crossing the finish line.
It may have been somewhat better without the physical havoc of the past week, but not much. I battled with and let go a couple Kissema riders who were more my speed, and several others who were gettable.
My boys were there, screaming for me at the top of their lungs. That was cool. "Get him Papa". Well, I didn't, but told them I did.
Representing also were Fred and Ben in the B's (I probably should've raced B's). Also Jason, who had tubular issues. Fred was leading when we bailed.
Had chinese food, took boys MTBing in Mercer, and later today I had my hockey league. Full day.
Fred
Fred happy
Ben
Jason
Awwwwwww
Me
Maurice
ArmyOfNone
Well-Known Member
:rofl: Only one way to change that for the next time! 😉😉
It sure was nice to have the kids out hollering!
Crush? Who the F is Crush?
ArmyOfNone
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We suck again!:rofl:
Poor Ron..
RNG1
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Crush was the turtle in nemo, how do u not know that?