It's been awhile since I last posted so this might be a long one. After Psycho Psummer was in the books we went to Florida for a family vacation along with Kyle and his family. I hadn't been to the beach in a long time so I was excited to get out of town and turn into a beach bum. We rented a house right on the beach for a week. It was pretty sweet. Did a few barefoot runs on the beach(are you listening Barefoot Rick?), cruised around on the longboards(Kyle can even ride with a 12 pack on his board),we also tried to skimboard, which was pretty fun. I managed to avoid the jellyfish unlike some other people in our group. Oh, I almost forgot about the drinking. I only drank too much one night. The tough part has been trying to return to normal. No shirt and flip-flops is my new attire. I almost forgot how to use a computer while we were gone too. Since we got back to good ol' Kansas I've done two races. The Grass kickin 5k and the Psycho night 10k. The 5k wasn't really the big of a deal, I ran like 21 min., but I think that race format could catch on. I did have an idea related to that race though. I think it would be cool to do a 5k trail series during the summer. Something like a race every week for 4 or 5 weeks. with a points system and a low entry fee for the whole series. Just a thought. Last friday was the 2nd annual Psycho night 1ok and we had 58 starters I believe . It was as hot as and I'm sure more than humid than hell. I ran a little faster than last year, but the conditions were just horrid for trying to run fast. We did have a night little after party at my house though. I really enjoy the group gatherings after a race. Saturday night we went to a going away/baby shower for Good Ben and Allison at Raul's place. They're moving to Denver next week. We'll miss you guys, although I do look forward to visiting . I'm also coaching a fall baseball league and our first game is this Saturday. Whew! Oh yeah, one more thing -Greg Burger is running the Leadville 100 this Sat. so keep him in your thoughts and prayers. Good Luck Greg! P.S. Did anyone notice the Floyd Landis finished second to Dave Weins in the Leadville 100 mtb last Sat. I heard that he had an early crash and got a flat late in the race.
I would also like to mention that I'm a big fan of professional cycling and the current state of things just boggles my mind. There's a new positive test about every day it seems. Vino, Mayo, Katche-howver the hell you spell your name-kin. Seriously, why would you do a blood transfusion of take EPO when those things are easily detectable. Contador is probably a doper too and now that Discovery is disbanding who knows if he'll even be able to get a contract for next season. I am excited about team Slipstream for next year though.
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Shane, thanks for your comment. Your kids' pics are awesome! And I am surely looking forward the Nerd's arrival to Mt. Hood wilderness!!! Just make sure to sign in early.
My own personal feelings on the whole cycling debauchery is this. Though I don't encourage the use of performance enhancing drugs and would never take them myself it is there bodies. The sport of cycling has been tainted for some time now. Even before the days of Festina and Pantani. Anyone involved in the game wether it be through team sponsors to team mechanics know that it exists. Those that truely and honestly don't take performance enhancers should feel proud of the fact that there still able to compete at the highest level of the sport against all the masses that do. If they don't like it then they have options. With all the documented cases of doping and more new ones each day its a safe bet to say that at the very least its a 95% level playing field. Which is better odds then you'll get on anyother professional stage. Its a sad state of affairs and the more technicalogically advanced we become as a society there will always be some new way to beat the system and those who are willing to test there luck for a taste of the glory. I personally just watch the grand tours anymore to enjoy the scenary and daydream of what it would be like to expierience taking on monsterous climbs such as the Col de Gallibier. I'll come down off my soapbox now dude but thats just my two cents. Oh and the pictures from Florida were great it looks like you had a great time.
Shane the trail series sounds like a really good idea. We have a trail series up here. A mix to please everyone from ultra distances to 5k-10k etc.. Entry fee is only 2$ and if you complete all the races, a beautiful award.
here is the link
http://mysite.verizon.net/ultrabob/mntrails/index.htm
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