Kush's semi-training thread
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kush
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Another hectic weekend. in fact, I'm sitting at a restaurant in Frankfurt Airport, on my way to the Soviet Union straight from the race.
Sat - First, a 2 hour hockey tournament in Old Bridge, outdoors
Then Westwood 1. 5th/13. Eric Oishi and I are out in the lead for most of the first lap, with Frank the rising CX star O'Neill closing in. Somewhere in 2nd lap, I feel someone give me a strong push forward, and it's Frank with a big grin. He goes by me and is on Eric's wheel. Goret is far back.
We come to the stairs. Frank RIDES the stairs. You know how fucking hard that is? I tried it today, I can't do it. Anyways, I come out of the stairs, and all of the sudden I see tape across my path. Crap. I went straight instead of slight left, because the tape was down. I go back, and see Goret whizzing past.
I tried riding the run up (after the stairs) and I just didn't have it, so I run it every time
On the last lap, I see the #5 guy closing in. I'm kind of cooked, it's a sprint finish, and at the last second he sneaks by at the line. I'm disappointed, but that's racing bikes.
After this, straight to Princeton for the Princeton v Clarkson game, where Daniel get to play in the intermission, and then both Nick and Daniel get to chill with the players. Long day.
Sun - first, Daniel's hockey game.
Westwood #2. My wife and younger kid come with me. Driving out of Cranbury, we run into Iggy as he was laying down his century.
The start into the S turns and up the hill is downright dangerous. I don't contest the sprint, and I let people take chances rather than fighting for a meaningless spot. You can't win the race here, but you for sure can lose it.
So I'm in 10th place or something, but pick people off, and I'm in 3rd for a while. Frank is up front as is Goret and Eric. I go by Eric at some point, and learn later he caught some tape, then I overtake Goret, and try to get a meaningful gap.
This time I ride the run up each time, and only bobble on the last lap. It helps tremendously this time, because you have to dismount shortly after it to run the mud, so it means that much more.
Daniel is really passionate, gives me pep talks, as well as cheering for the last place guy. You can see the look on my face is absolute and utter pain.
Anyways, I wind up uncontested in 5th, and 3rd in NJ State.
More pics here
Sat - First, a 2 hour hockey tournament in Old Bridge, outdoors
Then Westwood 1. 5th/13. Eric Oishi and I are out in the lead for most of the first lap, with Frank the rising CX star O'Neill closing in. Somewhere in 2nd lap, I feel someone give me a strong push forward, and it's Frank with a big grin. He goes by me and is on Eric's wheel. Goret is far back.
We come to the stairs. Frank RIDES the stairs. You know how fucking hard that is? I tried it today, I can't do it. Anyways, I come out of the stairs, and all of the sudden I see tape across my path. Crap. I went straight instead of slight left, because the tape was down. I go back, and see Goret whizzing past.
I tried riding the run up (after the stairs) and I just didn't have it, so I run it every time
On the last lap, I see the #5 guy closing in. I'm kind of cooked, it's a sprint finish, and at the last second he sneaks by at the line. I'm disappointed, but that's racing bikes.
After this, straight to Princeton for the Princeton v Clarkson game, where Daniel get to play in the intermission, and then both Nick and Daniel get to chill with the players. Long day.
Sun - first, Daniel's hockey game.
Westwood #2. My wife and younger kid come with me. Driving out of Cranbury, we run into Iggy as he was laying down his century.
The start into the S turns and up the hill is downright dangerous. I don't contest the sprint, and I let people take chances rather than fighting for a meaningless spot. You can't win the race here, but you for sure can lose it.
So I'm in 10th place or something, but pick people off, and I'm in 3rd for a while. Frank is up front as is Goret and Eric. I go by Eric at some point, and learn later he caught some tape, then I overtake Goret, and try to get a meaningful gap.
This time I ride the run up each time, and only bobble on the last lap. It helps tremendously this time, because you have to dismount shortly after it to run the mud, so it means that much more.
Daniel is really passionate, gives me pep talks, as well as cheering for the last place guy. You can see the look on my face is absolute and utter pain.
Anyways, I wind up uncontested in 5th, and 3rd in NJ State.
More pics here
kush
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Day 1 of Horseshoe
#1- it all started when I forgot to shave my legs. Eeeew!
#2 - Actually, it started Friday when I was just riding along on some off camber sections of my local park before dawn. My rear derailleur hanger snapped. Just like that. Snapped. This is a Van Dessel, so that hanger is pretty rare to find. So my friend Normie offers to swap it out from his VD before my race. Saved.
I've tapered into this race, as it's the last 2 races, so I'm feeling kinda good. Btw, everyone in my house is sick and feverish, and I got nothin'.
#3 - I didn't realize the race start was back there somewhere, thought it was at the finish line. So a minute to the race I"m like are we late or something?? I rush back, and get my front row spot a minute before launch.
Eric and I get a solid jump on the rest, and head into the mud pit by ourselves
We both run it, but just there (and past the pit) I feel somethng wrong with my rear tire. It's spinning so I keep going. In any case, it's too late as I passed the pit.
#4 I look back, and my tire is off the rim in one spot. I rolled my NEW limus. I ride it as long as I can working double time, but it gets so out of whack I have to run it. I run the back section from the ride up thing back to the pits. I'm DFL, and with a big gap to the 2nd to last guy
My race is over, but I jump on the pit bike and give chase. I think I work harder doing this than I usually do. I pass a bunch of people. Feels kind of good. My legs are tingling.
Edit: I guess I finished 13/28.
We'll see what Day # 2 holds.
However I'm totally stoked about the day regardless. we had a huge breakthrough in our kids hockey game this morning due to some strategic changes I made that paid off in a 10:1 rout.
#1- it all started when I forgot to shave my legs. Eeeew!
#2 - Actually, it started Friday when I was just riding along on some off camber sections of my local park before dawn. My rear derailleur hanger snapped. Just like that. Snapped. This is a Van Dessel, so that hanger is pretty rare to find. So my friend Normie offers to swap it out from his VD before my race. Saved.
I've tapered into this race, as it's the last 2 races, so I'm feeling kinda good. Btw, everyone in my house is sick and feverish, and I got nothin'.
#3 - I didn't realize the race start was back there somewhere, thought it was at the finish line. So a minute to the race I"m like are we late or something?? I rush back, and get my front row spot a minute before launch.
Eric and I get a solid jump on the rest, and head into the mud pit by ourselves
We both run it, but just there (and past the pit) I feel somethng wrong with my rear tire. It's spinning so I keep going. In any case, it's too late as I passed the pit.
#4 I look back, and my tire is off the rim in one spot. I rolled my NEW limus. I ride it as long as I can working double time, but it gets so out of whack I have to run it. I run the back section from the ride up thing back to the pits. I'm DFL, and with a big gap to the 2nd to last guy
My race is over, but I jump on the pit bike and give chase. I think I work harder doing this than I usually do. I pass a bunch of people. Feels kind of good. My legs are tingling.
Edit: I guess I finished 13/28.
We'll see what Day # 2 holds.
However I'm totally stoked about the day regardless. we had a huge breakthrough in our kids hockey game this morning due to some strategic changes I made that paid off in a 10:1 rout.
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dhsean
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Day 2 should be awesome. Thanks for push to get me rolling after the mud. Hopefully I will not need one tomorrow. 😀
ChrisG
Unapologetic Lifer for Rock and Roll
This is awesome.
kush
Active Member
Day #2 of Horseshoe
All good. 5th / 26
Since my Limus was torn off the rim on Saturday, I ran a tubeless bulldog on the rear, and Norm's limus on the front. Eric commented that my rear was all over the place. He needs to keep his eyes off my ass.
Another fast start with Oishi in front and Goret behind me, then going through the backside right hand sweeper before the down and up, I took a superman dive as my crap rear slid out. Mike was good enough not to run me over.
Back on the bike I catch back up to Eric and Goret. Mike gets tape wrapped all over his wheel, so stops to unravel. Two guys I don't know (one junior) check out off the front.
It's me, Eric and some guy who keeps passing me and then getting in my way. We drop him. Frank O'Reilly catches up. The three of us have a good time, sometimes messing around and taking turns pulling, and gap the rest pretty good
Last lap, Frank the Animal bunnyhops the first barrier, and goes endo over second, and still beats Eric in a sprint for 3rd, I settle for 5th.
Another year where solid friendships are formed forever.
Great CX season, many lessons came towards the end though.
Battenkill training begins in 3 weeks on the 26th, after I return from Park City.
I think I finished 4th overall in NJ, behind Frank O'Reilly, Eric Oishi, Mike Goret. I think the rankings are right. On any given day each of us can beat the other, but consistently these guys were just a bit faster. Next year they will perish, however. I do however plan to focus on MAC Bs. If I can be in top 10-15 in that group, I know I'm doing very well.
Mike Goret
Looks like I got myself a bit dirty.
All good. 5th / 26
Since my Limus was torn off the rim on Saturday, I ran a tubeless bulldog on the rear, and Norm's limus on the front. Eric commented that my rear was all over the place. He needs to keep his eyes off my ass.
Another fast start with Oishi in front and Goret behind me, then going through the backside right hand sweeper before the down and up, I took a superman dive as my crap rear slid out. Mike was good enough not to run me over.
Back on the bike I catch back up to Eric and Goret. Mike gets tape wrapped all over his wheel, so stops to unravel. Two guys I don't know (one junior) check out off the front.
It's me, Eric and some guy who keeps passing me and then getting in my way. We drop him. Frank O'Reilly catches up. The three of us have a good time, sometimes messing around and taking turns pulling, and gap the rest pretty good
Last lap, Frank the Animal bunnyhops the first barrier, and goes endo over second, and still beats Eric in a sprint for 3rd, I settle for 5th.
Another year where solid friendships are formed forever.
Great CX season, many lessons came towards the end though.
Battenkill training begins in 3 weeks on the 26th, after I return from Park City.
I think I finished 4th overall in NJ, behind Frank O'Reilly, Eric Oishi, Mike Goret. I think the rankings are right. On any given day each of us can beat the other, but consistently these guys were just a bit faster. Next year they will perish, however. I do however plan to focus on MAC Bs. If I can be in top 10-15 in that group, I know I'm doing very well.
Mike Goret
Looks like I got myself a bit dirty.
kush
Active Member
Eric (Delish) has some of the best cx bike handling around. he also weighs nothing. Frank is just insane, former bmx pro, and finished 2nd in bkill last year in our group. Mike is self-proclaimed roadie, and unbeatable on power courses like sccx and whirly. This is solid company to keep.
Yea. I was a fattie. not too long ago.
The Kalmyk
Well-Known Member
Just came across a pic of me at Mercer GP from 3 years and 30 lbs ago. Pretty cool.
Haha... If my memory serves me well that was a demo bike in which you beat everybody from the shop you demo'd it from... Now that is great😀
Wow, that is some serious slimming down there...Nice work!!
It was a really interesting combination of different people with different skills in B this year. Eric is amazing on that bike....I saw him at the rock gym a few times...he has made some kind of deal with the effect of gravity that is placed upon him...oh and he can shoot spider webs out of his wrists.
Excellent work on the season!!!
wow kush. not that you were fat or anything. well, i guess you were for a cyclist. you were in awesome office monkey shape though.
Delish
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Yeah, you went all Sybil oh that guy who kept passing then getting in the way. One minute you were cursing him out then the next minute you were apologizing profusely. I was laughing between the dry heaves. But he was making some pretty busch league passes.
I think had just as much fun losing the sprint for 3rd to a somebody with balls big enough to attempt to bunnyhop at race pace in the final attack. I'm still amazed he got it together so quickly after going ass over teakettle. Which reminds me that I need to learn to sprint this winter.
A great year or racing indeed.
Can't believe that's you at Mercer. It reminded me that my first race was Horseshoe 2 years ago. I was the same weight then....and in Jr High School too.