Cooked rare

Rolled back in after3 hours on the bike - climbing intervals at LT 3 sets of 3 got it up to 188 bpm recovery was good the climb is a power climb about 45 secs to a minute long so you can coast back down recover and then blast back up. Slight execertion head ache and frackin hungry along with stinkier than baby poo.

Shower - out.

Spin to win

If the rain holds off I am on the bike. Another good interview today and I am hopeful. So with that time to make the doughnuts. I just hope the weather holds off and I can squeeze in 4 hours riding. The back side is a touch sore - saddle sores - minor really but a concern. But at least I am riding and when I am doing that I can think and be feel as if I am competent and have a place in this world other than as a worker bee. I am just chuckb, human trying to do the best that I can with what I have. Simple and pure as it can be. Hopefully I can get some pics on the ride to entertain the masses that read the site - right 10 people max read this drivel - such as it is.

For Sale

Snowboards all race decks and one nasty assed 192 Tanker make an offer. No offer yet.

Flat Screen TV 15 inch s, cable, and dvd, hd ready SOLD Thank you.

Wheels galore - road and mountain from Alex to Chris King. SOLD Mostly.

Assorted winter gear worn by the pro's jackets pants gloves, make offers. No luck yet.

KLH DVD/Stereo set up with 6 speakers great sound make offer.

John Tomac Raleigh Frame collectors item, frame original fork, BB and stem. PENDING SALE. I hate to give this one up but if no other bids come it will be a very fond memory with photo's.

Tub of bike parts brakes, stems, seat posts, brakes, cables etc. Make offer. No luck yet

Specialized road bike, upgrades all over cranks, wheels, stem, bars carbon cage. Make offer. No luck yet.

I've Been nice

And I have been mean. Right now I am at a loss. I guess someone is finally getting even out there. Well you win - I give up. I am humbled. Thanks for the lesson. I got it.

At this point there is a line I am getting closer and closer to having to give it all up and I mean all of it. My place is for rent, my car is nearly past due, two months late on HOA. Unemployement , is a joke, barley enough to even cover food. Some of the fella's have rooms for rent I hate to walk away from home - but I am nearly stuck. Whatever I did sorry. Whatever I didn't do sorry.

I've tried subway, walgreens, safeway, king soopers, small companies to large. None of the food or retail guys will hire me as they think I'll bolt the minute I get a better offer and they'll be left on the hook. Yadda I am feeling screwed. Self pity and i think in some respects resignation of and to the situation. Had it most of it, going to lose it and have to start all over again. Such as life.

A men's start.

TPR women getting it done.

Orlando rockin it out.

Some of the boys before the race.

DW getting his race on

Please please please

Can someone get the last hour of WWe for me. It is worth whatever you want to me. But I have to see the goods while paying off.

Over it

Nothing more to say. Beaten down, up and through. The light is at the end of the tunnel. Out.

OMG - STFU - AMG - NFL - NBA -WTF

behave.

Know when to say when. And quit.

Oh the tales to be told

Got some whoppers but I have to hold onto them unil later. Racin, bikin, trainin, job huntin. It is so busy at Crits and Grit Central that I have to prioritize who gets pumped and who gets deflated well not deflated or even called out. But there is some cool stuff going on in the world and once confirmed or denied you'll be the first to know until then sleeping dogs must continue to lay in peace.

So who can fix my wheel super fast and super cheap. I only have one disc wheel set and I need a back up set anyone have anything worth trading? I have some posts handle bars and other various and sundry items. Holla.

Recovery

So the Ipod was dead as dead and have not even looked at it. I was on the apple site trying to get the info to send it in for repair picked it up and low and behold it has "charged" on the screen. HUH? what the heck is that. Okay all the music is there as is all of the other junk that comes with a pod and now it is alive - wow, sweet, happiness. I can now ride with a soundtrack as opposed to making my own music by humming or mindlessly talking to myself - ohhh happy day.

Out

Out doing some bidness

And I see my mom drivin home. Strange. No further details available on that on than mom needs to eat on the regular like me or we turn into hypogylcemic meanies.

Hawkes laughed at his ass off today - now that is funny. I have been waiting for that.

Oh Miami Vice is on ree-runs on cable, I loved that show on the weekend. That and that miserable Love Boat. No links on those I do not fee awake enough to link the words to the sites. Not difficult but whatever.

So funny/surreal to see the "stars" of the day back then earning their stripes. And now PMT is done and Donnie J is married to a far younger woman.

Got a ride in.In a nasty head wind two hours, slow pace and quality riding, felt like ass during the ride and still do I am icing it all down and hoping for a rebound tomorrow before riding with the kids. If I cannot recover they will shred my legs and already fragile ego.

So as always for now I am OUT.

Ohh our newest graduates

Alex and Tyler not from the same time frame or schools mind you. But a momentous occasion never the less for the boys.

Alex is off to CSU and young Tyler is off to what I believe is Elementary school pretty much the same thing when you think about it. But it should be exciting for both of them: new chapters in life and new friends. Let's all hold our breath and hope for the best for our two bright litttle boys who are becoming men (deep breath and exhale a long ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh how cute). Anyone else with esxciting news?

Out

Cowbell

So glad that died. It was a funny statement for a while but now it has run it's course and I could not be happier. So long old friend rest in peace.

Out.

Follow cam

Trying something new with the live cam/follow cam from day to day interview to interview. Should be downright dumb. Like right now.

Stat

Italy, Denver, France, California, Colorado crits and grits for everyone.

Rode from CC to way north Aurora where the Sand Creek goes to Pave' not fun. Rode back to 17th then past old Stapleton ice parking garage there by the way. Up 29th all the way to DT then down to the reconnect to 29th down platte river to Dartmouth all the way back to the homestead. Did not realize it was 90 outside today - shit I am cooked.

Out.

Bagdad ER

Watch it. Learn and see what happens. I am shocked and saddened. This is so out of control that it is not even funny, it is depressing so very depressing. Overwhelming is the sense that I feel. Amputations either by trama or by doctors doing it is horrific.

Damn Syn Lube

Ahh finally figured it out - syn lube on the fingers and contact case at least I think so. So I trashed the two compromised lenses and opened the two back ups after an stupid search. And viola real issues. So I snuck out for a ride the eye is a bit dodgy but what can you do.

3 + hours in the saddle 50 miles 90% in the fitty and strained to hold pace, my legs are munched right now. Did I mention that Hawkes cracks me up. If he was running stuff it would an okay world and stupid stuff would not even be considered viable.

I hope Steve rode fast today.

Contact Misery

Was just talking with The Hawkes. Man I love that guy, so funny and together. we see things in a lot of similar ways. Good friend and I would give him a kidney or eye. Now speaking of eyes my right eye is in flamed not sure why but it is puffy and every contact lense I have tried today is burner feels scratchy and rough even a brand new one. Frustating why? Sunny warm and slight breeze means ride time - but with only one eye?

That means CRASHES or running over stuff I have no business running overlike pot holes, snakes or little kids. None of which I really want any punishing contact with at present. So here I am sitting here face buried in the laptop which I am sure is real good for my one good eye and feeling the heat on my chest from the now chest top is starting to annoy me. Why do I do this typing thing? For your entertainment that's why, we laugh a little, cry a little and hopefully you leave with a smile on your face, I know that I do. Okay gonna go soak my face in water and pour in some saline and see how that goes, if it is good, I'll try to reach the springs and ride if not I'll sit here and write on my note pad or just fall asleep. Such is the life........ Ohh still no damn brake pads on the roadie how can shops not have frackin brake pad for Shimano - it is only the largest producer of brakes and junk. Silly bastards.

Damn

Spokes are loose on the MTB - I made a couple of laps on Egreen Mountain and the squeak is just to damn much. eeeck eeck eeeck. I tightened everything I could think of and made sure the wheel was seated and the brake was straight and then rode on - eeeeck eeeeck eeeek coasting was not an issue. When the power came on the wheel seemed like it was flexing stopped and grabbed some spokes and sure enough a little loose so now the mystery squeak has now been solved. Now I gotta spend some $ to get that thing retensioned. Damn just when the bike time was going good, a few days of the MTB I guess is the best thing. Sheesh.

Anyone wanna ride

I need a partner in effort to help with the motivation factor as I am just parked on the couch. Inspiration is needed. I feel fat.

Switch

Blind Swordsman - IFC Channel swwweeeeet. KungFu Martial arts trump Lucha Libre for now. Damn it is hot outside and getting hotter in here. Time to break out the ice bags and cover myself to keep cool.

If I had a basement I could retreat to the cave where it would probably be cooler but whatever this is nice enough. Okay gotta figure on where to ride. Any suggestions?

Lucha Libre

Oh my. What away to while away a Saturday afternoon while deciding what to do. The little people they have on there are killing me, it is so funny. There is even a luchador that looks like prince yeah that http://www.npgmusicclub.com/ Prince. So funny. At least they are playing that weird accordian thing that is so damn annoying.

Another ride in the bank of legs

Heading out again i'll say one thing for being a jobless fool, I can ride a lot and get some fitness and all that and work on perfecting a sure fire resume. Mine have lured some business in but I have not been able to close em yet.

So what weapon to take today? The MTB or the roadie? Both? Nah to much stuff to take if I do that, maybe retreat to the foothills for a little leg strechin and photo takin. Or take the MTB climbing from Morry to green to Egreen mountain. So many choices and so much time shoot I may do it all or I may just rest up and consider life on this here planet.

Screw it I'm goin ridin - there you can find solace and peace away from a mad mad world.

Out.

Okay leaving solo

For the ride - looks like a solo jaunt. Great talking to myself and humming dumb songs solo. Bloody hell.

Wanna see two happy guys?

L5 - S1 is back in the mix

Damn I hate that damn stinger. Pushing up the stairs is an adventure, on the bike a hard standing effort gives me a tingle. I am laying on an ice bag right now and wishing I had insurance and job so that I had insurance.

Frackin sucks, I hope the ice works cause I do not want to go back on he pills to alleviate whatever muscle or nerve spasm is causing this, but I wish it would stop.

Out.

Friday ExEc Ride

Ride in the am.

60 miles up and down. Then? Hard rest.

I'll probably wuss out and cut it to 50 if I am alone. So strike up the band kiddies who wants a nice ride and some sweaty frames.

I am out.

Ridin

Got a good ride in the morning - felt a little slugish at first and then wound it up - Dr Ken's suggestion was pretty spot on - warm up longer and activate all the systems and breath deeply and consistently and the body will eventually come around and it did.

This was a chance to work on some direct and practical things consistent revolutions and using the gears more to maintain momentum with out dropping back and surging ahead unless that is a set move that I am making. Now let me tell you this: it is pretty hard to work all that out, well not had really but since the Ipod is dead I could over concentrate on it and that could lead to some frustration but all in all decent - ride comfortable and pleasant. The short bursts will are coming around and do not nearly hurt as much as they did a month ago. I stilll need to work one climbing on the MTB. This is the ride I needed for confidence and pleasure.

I am out.

Wicked Wisdom

Just blew me away.

I am metal fan but do not like lead women singers - that little minx blew the house down. Now if my Ipod would come back to life I would be soo happy.

Shit. Now what am I gonna do.

Punk'd

By the weather today. High winds nasty looking clouds and an afternoon stuck on the phone with Job prospects. I feel good on the bike and job prospects. Everything is moving along well I guess. No negative stuff and only minor bs to deal with.

Hopefully I can grab one of 4 jobs thatI am being considered for and start racing. I did a few but I did not feel ready for them. Starting some new periodization stuff - starting with disipline to get up even earlier and ride - since the races are mostly in the am - gotta train the body to be ready at 9 or 10 and that is after an hour or so on the trainer. Looking back over my notes from the past one year when I killed it I was always up early and had great warm ups over 30 minutes. Now if I can replicate that and improve it I should start scoring results, I have nothing but hope and faith and knowing that I did it once or twice that I can do it again. So having said that I am going to put the feet up and give them the knuckles to work out the kinks so that I can ride with some consistenancy in the am. Also needin to work on power modulation - road riding is measured in sustained effort over a long distance the MTB is power rest power rest power. SO I need to work on the consistent spin on the roadie and some power work like climbing to say Evergreen then powering around the trails then taking the long way home to get back to the hoopty. I am out.

Meridian not that long ago

A sunny day before the creep of possible thunderstorms.

Racin That's what

All the hub bub bud?

What.

Ride time

either road or dirt in 2 hrs. Gonna be long steady miles once I digest this meal. My tum feels a bit dodgy right now and my hammies are so tight that I am needing a massage soon. Got tight just walking around today.

Many thanks to my my cgo go from GU Sports - I got a nice little caffiene free package today and my my are they yummy. Now I need to get a result using the products. It's coming man it is coming. I cannot DNF all summer.

Alight I gotta prep and but the wheel carriers back on the car and settle the tum and drown in some water. Ahh a cold shower would snap the legs back I think. Off to that now.

Rorotonga

Is a sweet place. The time is all screwed up. But life is life and fun is fun and well what will be will be. I gotta post the site visitors from around the marble. Italy and the like. I guess I should not more deeply I am having fun learning more about myself that inner monologue is and can be a interesting thing. But what it comes down to is knowing when to fish or cut bait or not watching the train wreck infront of you or taking pictures of things that interest you or looking at a grand vista somethings enjoy or somethings that are just surrounded by pain and suffering and stopping it before it gets worse.

The jobthing is starting to cause some stress, I know it will happen but as the Smith's asked so many years ago - how soon is now. Now to be away from all that exsitential BS onto other matters.

I do wish for Hawker to call, we need to ride around the springs I know there are some killer rides we would have some fun. I would get you out of the compound for a while and you can eat some serious red meat and wine. Well anyway riding tomorrow. Those kids will beat me into shape. SMBA rules

Hawkes

Call me man. after 9pm

Update

Updated the photo site with some okay shots...... Ready to pass the f"out. Had a bite and a sup. The couch is sinking or is it me???????????? legs feel pretty blown, but theback and shoulder are in fine fighting condition thank to active care and D. Ken. See the link above and get your self some cool care from some cool people My shoulder is wasted AC lig, the speaker incident and ride a bike that is just a tad too small. Until that changes I will have to live with pain, not that I have not done hat before I have a stupid high threshold for pain and I think that will be my undoing.

Massive Photo Day

So many photo's and so little time.

Shot all day for TPR at the Wheels of Thunder. I have got to rework my photo site so that I can side by side them and the protect them from the simple righ click and save. I'll hook the team up but with the Men's 1/2, 3's and 4's and 35+'s and 45+'s if they want them it'll be 2 bucks a shot using pay pal or something.

Great racing all around the speed is faster than the stazio's and I am a little intimidated. But it will be fun to get out there and get some.

Sorry to the girls on the team I did not catch the races but I will for the next one. I heard you gals rode fast and well - so well done.

Wicked sunburn on the neck and arms and legs no sunscreen even though I had a ton in my bag, once I got into the photo zone it was on and now I am suffering, hungry and dehydrated, it was not that hot out but I am sooooo feeling it.

Lock Stock

And two smoking barrels weekend marathon - damn the accents are tough but the pacing and action are worth watching. Guy Ritchie is a fine cinema artist.

Owwwwww

Legs are feeling a little beat right now. Need some ice and a massage to get the junk out.

Out!

4:30 Friday ride

From CC to Amall to downtown and back around counterclockwise. Rolling to flat with a couple of hill repeats thrown in for good measure. Out!

Happy Early Mothers Day

To all the mom's out there. Hi Mom!

AH is the answer

Dude okay rode with the kids from SMBA today soo sick. And I have to take my hat off to andrew hawkes.

This kid was the absolute leader for so many years and they all miss him as do I.

Bike racing just will not be the same.

Okay apology time - EdOGo sorry I missed you the other day. Bad times and bad attitude did me in. And today I was freaked cause I was lost in boulder, man you know I do not know that town and roads/trails and when I say who da F is dis you could hear the wind and my lost ass so I apologize to you.

Hawkes I thought we were eating at Casa De chuck - I efed' that up - I still have the steaks and the seafood let's get it in ASAP.


Okay that's it. Lata! Damn okay I love the tracker (someone tried to hack it again this morning)on this site - I know.

Shout out

To Chico Cal, Italy and Missouri via Denver. Broomfield shows up, Denver and Alabama. Howdy to all.

Have nice day.

Man this is a time waster

Spent like 20 minutes. Then I had to refocus.

But I had to share it.

5/6 Times in a day? Time to trackback

cop 2

edit change ccloop

Got Hacker?

Have a fun day people - it is a bit chilly out. that is a suprise since it is so sunny and it looks warm, it chased me back inside for some knee warmers as I finished cleaning out my car. Found some levers that were long since missing and even a tube. Yea my lucky day.

Liability

Right now that is what I am to myself. Pushing to hard and feeling a bit desparate. I think that that is showing right now. I am trying everything under the sun and I am running in quick sand - getting no where fast and expending a bunch of energy.

Can someone tell me what I am doing right or wrong. I feel like I am dragging down the people around me in the last few days - nothing overt just general snappiness and a quick tongue. For that I am sorry. Just feeling the pressure and not reacting very well to it. I need a break but I need a job more so I start the circle of beating myself and beating the streets.

Sort of pulling a depressive moment or two during the day and really at night. When your alone with your thoughts you can get carried away with dreams aspirations and all of that other stuff. But your always snapped back to reality after a joyous sleep. Treading water, running in place, the stillness of being.

Rain

Shi.............. Ah well plenty off calls to make and return. Crappy straight commission offer today - basically I front all the loot and I may get it back if I sell something. Not a good spot to be in.

Ooops

looks like someone started celebrating a touch too early and let a win slip away.

Looks like another kid got a sweet win.

Looks like I am so freakin tired that I feel like passing the heck out.

Ride it!

Just Beat the Rain
Wow good ride in today went from my place around to Morrison up to Kittridge back down to Golden to downtown had a coke and then realized I was like 15 minutes infront of this wicked storm that is brewing I buried myself getting home, flat out effort, tried to grab wheels to tow me back in but I had nada left in the legs. That last hill coming up to the homestead killed, lactic acid on parade, hr in the red and the wind blowing left right front and back. I felt great the whole ride, now that is a change of pace for me. Normally I'd cooked by downtown, but it was about the last mile that crapped me out. Now I need a shower, mas water and a serious grub fest, would love to eat on the deck but I think the rain will negate that impulse. Gonna try for it anyway - heck why not, I need that reward for a classic ride.

Edit

Need to change things up.

180 Resumes

Sent. 50 or so call backs from resumes sent distills down to nearly 10 interviews. Jobs? Zero. Offers? Zero. Faith? Going strong.

16 Days

That is long as it took for my comp to die. 2 days out of the return policy and now trying to work on an old PC with a shitty OS. Man I keep saying it but I need some luck. Something to affirm that I am doing it the right way. I keep hitting lemons and I keep making lemonade, which I really don't like at all.

Feeling like cracking for a minute here and there. Reality is keeping it together desipte the daily hurts and semi indignities that one endures when looking for a job or for anything else for that matter. Did I mention that I love my peanut?

Nice those gits just called to say that they have not even had a chance to look at it yet - lovely customer service - stupid assed reasoning. God I need a peaceful break - just peaceful. Stress coming from all sides. Mental health day coming up and will get lost on ride so that I can stay sane or a reasonable version of sane. Peanut knows.