Where Am I?

I keep checking this site and waiting for the author to write some more posts, wasn't sure what his deal was and then I realized....Oh Crap, I am the author. I have been a little distant in the biking world here lately, just needed to be off the bike a couple weeks and took the opportunity to pursue another hobby of mine for a week. No the other hobby is not eating although I mastered that as well and I am now paying for it, I am feeling FLUFFY!!! I ended up being off the bike almost 3 weeks and my first ride back was frustrating, I had no rhythm, legs, or lungs. I rode the next day in a powerhouse wind and it was brutal. Both rides started with lactic threshold and I really enjoyed the pain, I just wasn't used to it that early in the ride.

What would be ideal for me in 2011? A new 29er would be awesome but I am not going to hold my breath, it may happen but maybe not. I may put an upgrade or two on my Epic instead...or maybe not, just not sure yet. I really want a new bike but I have to be able to justify and afford it, but I keep telling myself it doesn't matter what bike I race on because I am not going to get beat by a bike. Whether I'm riding my Epic or a Huffy my bike will have the same engine. I know a guy that reminds me "It's all about the engine". I don't know if we want something bigger and better (usually something we don't need) because we are human, or if it's because we are Americans (shut up Mitch). I have a couple changes for my cross bike lined up to better prepare for the 2011 edition of the Dirty Kanza 200.

Molly and I will be married for 15 years next September so we are planning on taking a trip, we may take it in the spring or summer due to schedules. As far as racing I am not sure what 2011 will hold, I am planning on Dirty Kanza in June and I want to do at least one but hopefully two 24 solo races. Beyond that I just don't know yet, it is still early.

Her Name Is Selma

Since we haven't had a family pet in about 5 years and since I haven't bought a new bike recently we got ourselves a puppy and named her after a bike!!! We took the name from Salsa Cycles and named her "Selma". She is a Weimaraner/German Shorthair mix and is 6 weeks old. We were told that she was dark grey but she looks black to me (we don't care either way).

Here is a picture of Brady with little Selma, he was pretty excited to get home from school and see her for the first time. Molly, Jonas, and I picked her up in Lawrence this morning while the older kids were in school.

Below is Emma posing for the camera with our new pup, Jonas missed out on the first round of pics because he had passed out on the couch from the hectic day and being on the road.

Go With The Flow???

Have you ever been on a windy road ride when the urge to pee makes you stop along the side of the road? Have you ever stopped and while straddling your bike started to pee only to realized mid stream that the wind was blowing piss onto your handlebars? NO?!?!?! Oh.......uh.....yeah...uh....me either.