My friend Allen Krughoff, who I used to ride with on CU Cycling, put together this short with some of the good times of the preseason base miles. This year to try to make base miles (i.e. long, 3-6hr, slow rides) more of a party rather than a bore, he started the Base Mile Militia with the intent of getting a good group ride together twice every weekend for a couple of months. It worked out quite well and was a great time when I attended, so here's the film. I am in the CU kit throughout. Enjoy!
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Monday, March 19, 2007
Friday, March 16, 2007
In the Spirit of Tax Season
Here is a little food for thought while you fill out your taxes this year. I came across the APT Tax System which Edgar L. Feige, a Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has created in response to his recent research. His novel idea is for a completely automated tax system with several distinct advantages, such as the uniqueness of being completely nonpartisan, and fully progressive. I can only hope that this will be a part of the future of this country.
For now visit: The APT Tax
"Maybe some national figure will realize the power lodged in an idea with virtually universal benefit and agreement. What can you do? First, familiarize yourself with the details of the plan and then tell your friends and bring it to the attention of your elected representatives."
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
When Riding the Road...Don't Crash
Saturday, March 4th, at the first race in Boulder, I had my first crash on the road. I can now say that falling on the track is nothing compared to falling on the road. I still have some nice deep road rash on my right knee and hand after a week, and the pain is not getting any better. Basically, if I am awake and not moving, then I'm in pain, but thankfully I feel the best when I am on the bike.
So how does one get into this mess? Well the race was coming to a close on the last lap. I was in a group of about 10 off the front of the peloton of about 50. We were chasing down 4 guys ahead of us. I was feeling really good. I was really excited, knowing I was about to get a top 10 in a decent field of Pro/1/2's. Maybe just a little too excited.
Anyway, the group I was in had givin up on chasing down the break out front and now everyone was jokeying for position for the sprint that was less than 1k away. I was riding on the left side of the group, in bad position, trying to advance some places before the last turn on the course. I ended up riding off the rode into the ditch to avoid colliding with the guy on my right. At this point, I would have probalby been fine if I had slammed on my brakes and let the group past before trying to get back in the race. But I was so determined to keep my position and get a good result that I did not use my brakes and instead tried to manuver my way back onto the road. This is where the shit hit the fan, as the road had a nice covering of gravel and after successfully getting my front tire on the road, it lost traction and sent me to the ground. Unfortunately, I was not the only one in this crash as another rider ended up running into my shoulder (which was now on the ground) thus sending him flying. Luckily, I made it out with only a sprained CV joint in my shoulder and some damn good road rash on one leg. The other rider however was not so luckly and broke his elbow.
I still feels good to know that the hard training I put in in Jan and Feb has left me at the top of the fields in Colorado. I can only hope that as I put more speed work in as the track season approaches that this will give me a good chance to get my upgrade to Cat 1!
But for the moment I am taking it easy as I am under the weather with a chest cold. I hope it is gone by the weekend, because the CU Cycling team is hosting some good racing all weekend.
So how does one get into this mess? Well the race was coming to a close on the last lap. I was in a group of about 10 off the front of the peloton of about 50. We were chasing down 4 guys ahead of us. I was feeling really good. I was really excited, knowing I was about to get a top 10 in a decent field of Pro/1/2's. Maybe just a little too excited.
Anyway, the group I was in had givin up on chasing down the break out front and now everyone was jokeying for position for the sprint that was less than 1k away. I was riding on the left side of the group, in bad position, trying to advance some places before the last turn on the course. I ended up riding off the rode into the ditch to avoid colliding with the guy on my right. At this point, I would have probalby been fine if I had slammed on my brakes and let the group past before trying to get back in the race. But I was so determined to keep my position and get a good result that I did not use my brakes and instead tried to manuver my way back onto the road. This is where the shit hit the fan, as the road had a nice covering of gravel and after successfully getting my front tire on the road, it lost traction and sent me to the ground. Unfortunately, I was not the only one in this crash as another rider ended up running into my shoulder (which was now on the ground) thus sending him flying. Luckily, I made it out with only a sprained CV joint in my shoulder and some damn good road rash on one leg. The other rider however was not so luckly and broke his elbow.
I still feels good to know that the hard training I put in in Jan and Feb has left me at the top of the fields in Colorado. I can only hope that as I put more speed work in as the track season approaches that this will give me a good chance to get my upgrade to Cat 1!
But for the moment I am taking it easy as I am under the weather with a chest cold. I hope it is gone by the weekend, because the CU Cycling team is hosting some good racing all weekend.
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