mankato freeride

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epic day

what an epic day. rode my first alley cat today to a 3rd place finish that im crazy stoked on, then got to hang out and drink beers and grill burgers with a bunch of really good people. and i did the race in the new single speed commuter bike. trek pilot 1.0 frame, 50t 105 cranks, 20t surly rear cog, mismatched wheel set and all sorts of other random parts, unfortunately i dont have a current photo of the rig, but i do have one from last Monday when i geeked out and threw my buddies cross wheelset on it. enjoy.

Life Saver

For those of you that don't know on December 30 2006 my father David passed away after a 20 month battle with brain cancer. at this point in my life i was drinking heavily, using drugs, leading a very sedentary and directionless life. During the few months after his death i went from a already overweight 205 pounds to 245 pounds, things sucked and i was really down on life. then i wok up one day put on my running shoes and took off. Since then ive run twin cities marathon twice, competed in numerous mountain biking events, and have dropped 75 pounds to my current 170. what ive learned in this time is that exercise is a life saver. it has given me direction in my life, when things are down, i can get on my bike, or go for a run, and push all my frustrations and anger into my pace. the more upset i am, the harder and faster i can go for. at the end i am physically drained, but emotionally rejuvenated. 

Bouldering at Midwest Mountaineering

drove up to the cities this morning did a little bit of bouldering at Midwest Mountaineering, then caught up with some friends at Stubs and Herbs for some brews. heres a little taste of todays action.

let downs

just when things are for once going right in my life. people continue to let me down. as a kid i always struggled to make friends. maybe its because i was always a little awkward as a child, or maybe its because ive always valued the importance of a true relationship over simple friendship, because of this i don't have many friends. However the people that  i have in my life are solid dependable people that i let into my life, because ive taken the time to determine if i really want them apart of my life. this winter i took a gamble and let someone in very close to me, and let myself be very close with them in a very short period of time. in this period of time i feel that i developed a relationship with another person that would have other wise taken months to develop. things were great till they decided that they would rather be a friend, than foster a relationship. the question i know struggle with is wither or not i can let my self be their friend, because when it comes to friendship i would rather be 100 percent in and have few dependable people close to me, or nothing at all. i feel as if i have let myself down, by letting something so great, develop in such a short time.

Ride

For years ive looked forward to winter. i grew up in a skiing. yup not a hockey player, i grew up a skier. every fall i would look forward to those frigid winter evenings at hyland were i could ski, ski, ski. for as much as i love skiing, and winter. im totally ready for spring so i can start hammering out some miles. in may im doing the sandwich 50 enduro over in Rochester. this will be my longest race ever. im really looking forward to it. ive been running alot this winter, and have done a decent job at staying in shape. however if i want to do respectably well in this race, i need to get on the bike soon. on Wednesday i am going to put the fatties on the single speed and get some gravel miles in. just cant decide if i want to run 32x16, or 32x14 with 2.35 wide tires.


in other news i found this photo on morc yesterday. totally sums up how i feel.