Suhr the Blur

So in another effort to escape the snow in Boulder, this past weekend my roommate Kiel and I took a trip over to Grand Junction, CO to see the sights at the Colorado National Monument . We thought that this would be the perfect time to escape, since there was no racing, and it would just be a good chance to relax, recharge and reset in the wilderness. So we choose to do some winter camping and to experience some of the scenery from the cycling movie " American Flyers " on the seats of our own bikes. If any of you readers have never seen this great cycling classic, you should pick it up the next time you want a little glimpse into the cycling lifestyle along with some great Colorado scenery. I would rate it about a 6 for the Hollywood's portrayal of cycling, mostly based on the 80's corniness. You might recognize these pics from the movie, it was an awesome ascent, nice and curvy, a tunnel and sheer cliffs all around. From the top, if you look closely you can see ...

Sorry that it has been awhile. After driving back from Phoenix last week, I have been busy trying to recuperate and the brain has been pretty much shut off. As for the recap of the Valley of the Sun Race, I would say I am pretty happy overall with my performance being that the race was the culmination of the biggest five week base block I have ever done (base meaning high volume, low intensity training which is the beginning of every cyclist's season each year); being that I have never put in a real full base block. Last year I was out from January until May with a knee injury and then I jumped straight onto the track never really putting in the slow long rides. So I am feeling pretty good already after putting in this work this season. The VoS race started off with a 22k (13mile) time trial which I ended up 35th, about 1:35 off the leader in the Cat. 2 field. I have never been a good time-trialist but my roommate Kiel lent me his TT bike and I was able to get a decent positi...

I made it back from Phoenix, after an 13 hr drive through the night with my roommate Kiel. Luckily, the whole trip went very smoothly...I will post more later after I get a bit of sleep.

Sorry for the bulk post. The classy Embassy Suites Hotel we were staying at in Albuquerque wanted $10 a day for internet, ha! You can get free internet at a Holiday Inn. Someone please explain this one to me. The trip out of the deep freeze has been wonderful, busy and rewarding. The trip started with a seven day stay in Albuquerque to train with the Cycling Center Team. The weather was a bit cold in the beginning with around 45 degree highs but quickly warmed up into the 60's. With warm air finally in the face, the forth week of base was long and relaxing. One of the highlights of the stay was a citywide group ride organized in support of the Veloport Project that wants to bring indoor track cycling to NM along with an already completed BMX track and a closed loop road course. The project is in the final stages of funding and if all goes well will be completed in 2008! The ride consisted of the two pro teams, Navigators and Lipton, along with the Cycling Center picking u...

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