Welcome OBRA and Portland Mountain Bike Short Track Racers. The old gallery of photos are here. However, new pictures can be found here. Enjoy.

Take a look at some pics of the Twilight Criterium as well. And here's some of the highlights of the Short Track Finale.

Follow me as I document my daily rituals of training for the next "big one" and posting road reports from my rides. Rocks are hard. Cycling's hard. But it can be fun at the same time. I love everything road bike.


Training # 18 - Spring Century Tune Up

1 June 2006 | 20:22 | No Comments

prep spin trainer
Nothing to see here; just a tune up ride for the Spring Century on Saturday. One hour spent sweaty in the apartment with the Carmichael Climbing DVD always getting a good workout in. Bad grammar, I know. But you get the point?
We’re shooting to finish the century in five hours. There’s twelve […]



Training # 15 - RTB Prep

19 May 2006 | 10:19 | No Comments

prep rtb spin
It had been almost two weeks since being on the bike. Wednesday’s workout was one of ease. Ease into it. It was hard to take it easy. I wanted to go fast. By Thursday’s workout, I really wanted to go faster. I did some hill climbing at LT and for 23.5 miles. […]



Training # 13 and Pre-Race Timeline

29 April 2006 | 13:37 | No Comments

prep spin
Stats: 39 miles; 16.68 ave mph; 138 ave bpm. I feel good. Strong. Ready.
I looked at the standings this morning and I’m holding on to 16th Best All-Around Rider. I’d like to keep this for another week. To do so I must win, place or show at Sunday’s Time Trials. I took 2nd […]



Rain? When?

31 March 2006 | 22:12 | No Comments

prep It’s after ten and I’m ready for bed having pinned my race number on my jersey and setup all the stuff on the couch that I’m taking in the morning. I was going to put the racing tires on the bike, but since it’s going to be wet, we’ll be a little safe and […]