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the Backroads of Polk County: Jingle Cross (Did Not Rock)...
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014. Jingle Cross (Did Not Rock). There are a bunch of fun challenging weekends across the midwest, but for me Jingle Cross in Iowa City, IA has always been top shelf quality (along with Louisville and now Cincy) and it's obvious more and more racers are figuring this out. The numbers across the board not to mention the quality depth in each field was by far the best I've seen at this event since I started coming. Mt Krumpet run up is a strong section for me and. Hung out and wat...
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the Backroads of Polk County: March 2014
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Little Trip to China. The other day my brother asked if I wanted to tag along on a business trip he had in Beijing, China; took about 1/2 second for me to answer 'yes' (and that was twice as long as it took Deb to give me the go ahead). So, two Friday's ago we headed off and after a flight over the Polar Cap we landed and a little adventure began. Nice people, clean city, horrible smog, and good food. Below is a little photo dump:. Flying over the Polar Cap. I've seen in my life.
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the Backroads of Polk County: April 2015
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015. OMBA - Season Opener on the MTB. So it's late April and with the constant rain in the Midwest I finally started my mtb race season at our local Sac River Trail at the Omba Caramba event. My base fitness has been fine, but with Thursday as my first single track in '16 I had no idea how this race would go. Smallish start group with alot of folks I didn't know with the exception of Trevor Gullett, a local youngster who has gotten faster and faster every time I see him. So there you ...
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the Backroads of Polk County: January 2015
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Monday, January 19, 2015. Resolution Cup and Nationals. That's a Wrap. Well, that was a fun season and though I hit a spell of sickness for a handful of weeks for a whole it was good. Traveled to a lot of cool places/races/venues, caught up with some old friends, made several new ones, and raced my bike as much as I could. Start of P/1/2 race. Second section in the woods was shorter but had a tricky choice of exit routes. Driving was a must on Saturday's course. Could make parts of you pucker. Monday I t...
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the Backroads of Polk County: Resolution Cup and Nationals... That's a Wrap
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Monday, January 19, 2015. Resolution Cup and Nationals. That's a Wrap. Well, that was a fun season and though I hit a spell of sickness for a handful of weeks for a whole it was good. Traveled to a lot of cool places/races/venues, caught up with some old friends, made several new ones, and raced my bike as much as I could. Start of P/1/2 race. Second section in the woods was shorter but had a tricky choice of exit routes. Driving was a must on Saturday's course. Could make parts of you pucker. Monday I t...
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the Backroads of Polk County: July 2014
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014. Fun week while Ian was at Evangel basketball camp Deb and I took the little man to Silver Dollar City (and later the movies). Overcast and low turnout made for short lines and big fun. Darion loved having full attention all day. Stopped by Evangel on the way home and watched Ian's 3 on 3 team win the camp championship (he also ended up winning the 1 on 1 champ and the 'ball handler' award. Photo-Bombed my our little man. I have to say it, Deb is so pretty. Best Racks in the BIZZZZ.
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the Backroads of Polk County: June 2014
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Monday, June 16, 2014. Single Speed Fun at Route 66 Rumble. So after last weekend's failed attempt at gear'ed mtb'ing (and I do realize it was probably a mechanic's error - that's me) in Warsaw I got things swapped by SS style for yesterday's Route 66 Rumble in St. James, MO. Had to get out quick as it was a good sized field on a downhill run off the start. Fun hard race and hopefully I will get the fork fixed in time to get a last mtb race (next weekend) of the season before 'cross training starts. ...
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the Backroads of Polk County: September 2014
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Monday, September 29, 2014. Oakley Night Cap Cross Weekend - Quick Triple. Finished out a great three week block of heavy training/racing with the Oakley Night Cap event in Des Moines, IA this past weekend. Historically it's just been a Saturday evening event, but with it's popularity and growing turnouts they extended it to a two day event. Perfect way to load up the body before a recovery week. Jim Cochran has my number and is legit fast. Start of Saturday's Open race. Edited photo from Ken Sherman* *.
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