Outdoor Addict

What a killer weekend for riding.  For the 3rd week of January, I couldn’t have asked for much better temps.
On Friday, temps were supposed to be up near the 40s.  That is something I NEEDED to take advantage of.  So, I took a bit of time off from work and went out on a nice [...]

Almost a month since the last post.  That has to be somewhat close to a record.
I am still here, sticking with the bike, doing the things that need to be done for another year of racing.  Let’s get caught up since we last left each other.
For the end of December, I went back home to [...]

Here are a few images from last weekend when I was part of the  TWAF Holiday Edition Gravel Grinder.

The always tricky backwards view

Views of Shawnee Peak.

Another backwards shot.

What I got to see, for a little anyway.  I caught them before the crest of the hill to get my important King of the Mountain points.

Gota love [...]

What a day for riding.
We ended up getting about an inch or so of snow the night before, so I was a tad concerned about my decision to ride the cross bike.  But, I really didn’t want to dig out the mtb, so cross it was.  I met up with JJ and A1 and headed [...]

Well, judging from my lack of posts, when I take some time off the bike, I apparently take some time off from writing on the blog. Ohh well. Let’s all get caught up to speed.
The last few races of the year went pretty well for me. The second to last cross race [...]

What a great few days of cycling.  Painful, but great non the less.
Sunday had me toed up on the line at the Great Glen cross series with the other intermediate/elite racers.  I put myself in the intermediate group because I knew there was no way I was going to hang with the big boys.  I [...]

Back at it, and gearing up for a bunch of different events..  In particular, the Porky Gulch Classic.
Last night, I dug out the lights and went in search of some new trails.  A friend from work has been working on a few, so he wanted me to bring the GPS along and plot out some [...]

Nothing like a killer view as we left the office for our morning ride:

I don’t get to see many sunrises because of my desire to stay in bed as late as possible, but from what I was told, this was a nice one in comparrison to what we have seen lately.  The picture doesn’t quite [...]

This is always a tough time of the year for me biking.  The mountain biking is still good, but it is getting cool.  The colder weather isn’t the biggest issue, as I have tons of good clothing, but the light is the key.  I am not what you would call a “morning person” so riding [...]

I got home from work and did the things that needed to be done before I got out on the bike and realized that I was going to get real soggy riding.  Here in New England, I think it has been raining now for about the past 25 days.  Every morning when I wake up, [...]