So I figured I should chime in and say that those new pics of my bike as it is now are not going so well due to some computer issues... I do however have some pics of the thing that went on my bike...







I think that's pretty cool, don't you?



In other news, I'm back in school (yeah?) and working like a fool (ish), so I'm having to physically write training rides into my schedule so that I do them.  It's important that I get serious soon cause April 6th is fast approaching.  That's the first race by the way.  I'm not going to reveal anything else about my full schedule until the good folks at MASS put out a final version, but I've seen the preliminary and it's going to be a great summer.  The final schedule should be out very soon though, so hold your breath...



Oh and I've been selling some old parts (frames, forks, etc) in hopes of buying this once it comes out:







That, along with some bright green cable housing from Jagwire, will make my bike awesome for this year.  I can't wait!



Peace...

Procrastination is a bad thing.  Procrastination is keeping me from cleaning up my road bike so I can ride it.  I'm not procrastinating about the cleaning part, just about the part that I know that I will have to replace the usual parts (chain, brake pads, bar tape, cables, etc...).  I forgot when I bought the bike in July that I would have to spend money on it as well... oops.  I'm just going to have to bite the bullet and spend the money cause I need that bike to start my training, which I unofficially began last weekend with two mtb rides.  The second one was a 3 hour slog through mud and muck that I should have taken my SS on... I spend like 2 hrs cleaning my bike the next day...but needless to say that weekend of hard riding killed me.  I'm more out of shape that I thought.  I need to get back on the roadie to build up that endurance I will need to cut down my time at the 101 and do well at Shenandoah.



Oh and my Ergon Grips will be here Tuesday... needless to say I'm really excited



Oh and I promise I will post up pictures of my bike once the new grips get put on... as well as some hopefully artistic pics of my bike absolutely covered in mud...

    Just found some dates of races that I will be attending this year (hey it's 08 now!)  The races are from the Michaux Endurance Series and the National Ultra-endurance Series.  Dates for the NUE are tentative, but I don't think they will change much.  I will be racing the 50 mile Men <45 class for the MES and the <45 Men class in the NUE.  So here ya go, you will find me at the following races (as well as those of the MASS, which haven't been posted yet) in 2008:



- Michaux Maximus (MES): 5/4/08

-Curse of the Dark Hollow (MES): 7/20/08

-Wilderness 101 (NUE): 7/26/08

-Shenandoah Mountain 100 (NUE): 8/31/08

-Terror of Teaberry (MES): 9/14/08



    So there you have it, a few races that I will be at this year.  The NUE races will hopefully be my big peaks for the season, and the MES races will be smaller peaks.  The rest of my focus will go into breaking into the top 3 of the MASS Endurance Series.



Peace...