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A Big Hard Sun: September 2008
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A Big Hard Sun. Road And Dirt Racing In And Around Chicago. Saturday, September 13, 2008. Mountain biking, kids. It's magical. Saturday, September 6, 2008. This is the time of year when rumors fly about where everyone, from ProTour guys to the local Cat4/5 scene, is going to end up next year. There was some speculation about what would happen with some local mid-level amateurs after a mass fallout with a person in a leadership position. A smaller pro team, paying a pair of super nice guys like Jonny Cant...
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A Big Hard Sun: May 2008
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A Big Hard Sun. Road And Dirt Racing In And Around Chicago. Tuesday, May 27, 2008. Hills = good, pan flat = bad. That semi-sentence could serve as a short but very accurate description of how my racing abilities pan out. At Quad Cities, the furthest I moved up was roughly halfway through the field, only to get caught in a crash, bounce off the "cage", and barely make it back onto the tail end of the field. Thursday, May 22, 2008. Well, as it turns out, people decided to stop working smoothly, efficiently...
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A Big Hard Sun: May 2009
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A Big Hard Sun. Road And Dirt Racing In And Around Chicago. Sunday, May 10, 2009. Did another MTB race today. The Cat1s started with the pros, and I started with the Cat2s. Yes.I looked around at everyone else on the starting line, noticed that they were a bit hairier than I expected, and then looked down at their number plates. Then I started pedaling, really, really hard. Tuesday, May 5, 2009. Sunday, May 3, 2009. Instead I drove down (out? Friday, May 1, 2009. Bike Racing.for Real. When I first heard ...
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A Big Hard Sun: October 2008
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A Big Hard Sun. Road And Dirt Racing In And Around Chicago. Thursday, October 30, 2008. I very rarely comment on any of my political beliefs, in person or through my blog. That said, today is an exception, and one that I hope, in this highly contentious voting year, will be forgiven. At lunch today, I heard two statements that I found to be, well, wrong. I should point out that the only issue that I really. Care about is the environmental policy that the two candidates are bringing to the table. Obam...
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A Big Hard Sun
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A Big Hard Sun. Road And Dirt Racing In And Around Chicago. Sunday, May 10, 2009. Did another MTB race today. The Cat1s started with the pros, and I started with the Cat2s. Yes.I looked around at everyone else on the starting line, noticed that they were a bit hairier than I expected, and then looked down at their number plates. Then I started pedaling, really, really hard. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Did another MTB race today. The Cat1s started with. Mt Hood from the office parking lot, directly.
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A Big Hard Sun: April 2008
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A Big Hard Sun. Road And Dirt Racing In And Around Chicago. Sunday, April 27, 2008. Something wicked this way comes. After discussing this sort of thing to death on various internet. Sites/forums, and hearing from one Andrew Coggan. On the matter, I've determined that I'm going to head out to them thar. Hills of eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina over the Memorial Day weekend, if allowed. After cooling down from the effort, which will basically be the. Monday, April 21, 2008. Race starts. A...
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A Big Hard Sun: March 2008
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A Big Hard Sun. Road And Dirt Racing In And Around Chicago. Wednesday, March 26, 2008. So, readers, a good thing has happened to me recently. No, I'm not engaged. No, I didn't win the lottery. Nothing as nearly as cool as those two possibilities, but nice none the less. A few less 100km crits, a bit more climbing. Sunday, March 9, 2008. That Time of Year. This will be short and sweet:. So, I need to ask the obvious question. Why the hell isn't it warm enough for me to ride my bike outside yet?
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A Big Hard Sun: June 2009
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A Big Hard Sun. Road And Dirt Racing In And Around Chicago. Wednesday, June 17, 2009. State STXC Race. Shoot me now, please. I'll try to keep this as short as possible, but I'm guessing it will be rather verbose in the end. Despite the seemingly non-technical nature of the course, it was hard to pass, as there was no place to recover, or in reality, no area that wouldn't punish you for any extra efforts to get away. Now, I love to blame other people for my failings. We all do. But I'm going to st...
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A Big Hard Sun: March 2009
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A Big Hard Sun. Road And Dirt Racing In And Around Chicago. Monday, March 23, 2009. Hood River Part Deux. So I've been in the Hood for 6 days now. The highlights? Work is pretty cool (learning = best thing ever), and the riding is awesome. The Dupage Credit Union f* *ed up, and my cell phone has one foot in the grave. Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Hood River, OR. Why Hello There, Sun. Like many of my fellow Midwesterners, I have been bitching for quite some time about the weather we've had this winter. A...
