Excellent, fun training race on Sunday in beautiful sunny, warm spring conditions. Around 20 of us started the Cat A race, and Darryl and I immediately animated things by taking turns attacking. A few miles into the race, the selection was made — consisting of eight riders. Each lap we lost riders from the break…
It’s been over a week since this race finished. I wanted to write up my report sooner, but life outside of cycling was quite hectic immediately after returning from the race — starting with some very nasty stomach/intestinal bug on Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday of last week. Here’s an edited copy of the report I sent out to…
Wow – you wouldn’t think that a field with 25 riders would generate such a hard race – but it did! Here’s how it went down. 7.7 mile course – 9 laps – On the 1st lap, Wes took a flyer with a pro from Canada and they start to put some good time into…
Camp Sumatanga is a Christian camp and retreat center located in rural Gallant, Alabama at the base of Chandler Mountain. The folks that run the camp have been so kind to let GSMR use their facilities for the start/finish of the annual training race series. Each year, close to 200 cyclists gather in late February…
Camp Sumatanga is a Christian camp and retreat center located in rural Gallant, Alabama at the base of Chandler Mountain. The folks that run the camp have been so kind to let GSMR use their facilities for the start/finish of the annual training race series. Each year, close to 200 cyclists gather in late February…
I had my longest training ride of the year today. Kristine was meeting some friends in Chattanooga for a lunch get-together, and my parents had volunteered to take the kids for the night – sooo what’s a crazy cyclist to do … bike to Chattanooga!!! That was the plan, and it went pretty well but…
I had my longest training ride of the year today. Kristine was meeting some friends in Chattanooga for a lunch get-together, and my parents had volunteered to take the kids for the night – sooo what’s a crazy cyclist to do … bike to Chattanooga!!! That was the plan, and it went pretty well but…
Well – lots has been happening even if I haven’t been able to update this blog much recently :-(. So here is a quick update of what has been going on with me and cycling: We just got back from a two week mission trip to Nicaragua in which I also had the opportunity to…
Well – lots has been happening even if I haven’t been able to update this blog much recently :-(. So here is a quick update of what has been going on with me and cycling: We just got back from a two week mission trip to Nicaragua in which I also had the opportunity to…
A bike race in Managua – 1. 6:30 wakeup by the kids, goodbye to Kristine 2. 6:50 walk out the door pick up taxi on the way to the bus station 3. 7:20 Take a “microbus” to Managua – these microbuses only leave when they are full and cost $2. When I arrived, there was…