I watched this and loved it!! My fav was the computer enhanced shark!!!
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
monster climbs and really fast people





well the 100 miles of grinding is over. im not sure how i feel about the race i went as hard as i could ended up 45th out of 20o which im happy with. i could have done better but could have done worse. the freaking forest road climbs were sick. the longest was no joke 10 miles long at like 10-14% covered something like 3000 feet and a whole bunch of 2-3 mile climbs that were leg breakers. the little bit of single track was great (30 miles) it just happened to be covered in mud at the start and i was to blown at the end to enjoy it. the area is amazing big pines and red clay with vert. walls up and down the valley for miles.
the actual race was ok me and magnus got really good starts i was top 15 for about 2 mins then told myself if i didnt slow down i was going to die. it was pretty cool to be right there with floyd, chris e, harlan, and the other really fast guys. the first 3 miles were on a 3 mile paved climb i think i could have made it over with them but that might have been the end of the race for me so i dropped some gears and found the next group which included magnus. thats pretty much how we enterd the single track. then it was catch some people get passed by some people for the next 85 miles. i need to figure out how to finish stronger the last 15 miles i was in full mangina scream and it cost me one of my goals .
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Angry & Drunk's Most Excellent Adventures

Did the Cohutta100 this weekend. The hardest damn thing that I ever did on a bike. I climbed till my eyes blead then I climbed some more. Beautiful course. But if you are looking for training grounds with 10 mile+ climbs. We found a bunch this weekend. We had a chance to ride the trails before it rained Saturday night and Tennessee/Georgis MTB is pristine. I told Angry I was gonna post stats from my Garmin. So without further adue.
Summary Data
Total Time (h:m:s) 10:06:01 6:14 pace
Moving Time (h:m:s) 9:41:31 5:59 pace
Distance (mi ) 97.10
Moving Speed (mph) 10.0 avg. 44.5 max.
Elevation Gain (ft) +13,015 / -13,091
Avg. Heart Rate 153 bpm Zone 4.3
Temperature (°F) 62.4°F avg. 68°F high
Wind Speed ( mph) S 5.0 avg. S 12.6 max.
Time Data Total/ % of Total
Total Time 10:06:01/ 100.0
Moving Time 9:41:31/ 96.0
Ascent 5:20:45 / 52.9
Descent 2:08:13 / 21.2
Flat 2:12:33 / 21.9
Stopped Time 0:24:30/ 4.0
# of MB Stops 8 --
Relevant Data
Start Time: Apr 19, 2008 5:59:47 AM
Finish Time: Apr 19, 2008 4:05:48 PM
Distance Data Total (mi )/ % of Total
Distance 97.10/ 100
Ascent 35.17/ 36.2
Descent 35.34/ 36.4
Flat 26.59/ 27.4
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Sunday, April 6, 2008
ouch!!!
150 miles and 12 hours in 2 days. 50 on the mtb and 100 on the road bike i hurt but my ass survived and i just hope i recover fast and get the results i want from the effort i guess we will see.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Sarah Ulmer
New Zealander rider Sarah Ulmer will bypass the Road Cycling World Championships in Madrid, Spain next week due to a stomach virus that has compromised the last stages of her build up. Ulmer didn't want to attend the biggest event of the year unless she was able to compete on a level playing field, and it has now become evident this won't be possible. "I have unfortunately suffered from a stomach virus for the past 3 weeks which has hampered my final preparation to the extent I don't believe I would be able to compete much above 60 percent of my ability in Madrid," she said.
Alejandro Valverde
Valverde and teammate Francisco Perez pulled out at the 40-kilometer mark, complaining of a stomach virus. As for Thursday's result:
“It was the hardest stage of my life,” Valverde told journalists on Thursday. “I finished out of pure stubbornness
“It was the hardest stage of my life,” Valverde told journalists on Thursday. “I finished out of pure stubbornness
Jan Ullrich
Last year, after Pevenage kept a closer eye on his star's off-season eating habits, the problem was injury and illness. His spring was marked by a stomach virus, the flu and problems with a wisdom tooth, all of which caused him to skip many of the races he needs to reach top condition for the Tour.
George Hincapie
Last week, however, Hincapie was sidelined by a stomach virus that struck March 12 and kept him in bed for two days and out of the Tirreno-Adriatico stage-race, a key warm-up for Milan-San Remo. Hincapie hasn't raced since he finished second to Jaan Kirsipuu at Haribo Classic in late February.
Tom Danielson
VN.com: You made it through a few hard days, you must take something positive out of that?TD: Everyone has a bad day in a three week race, a few ups and downs. I had a stomach virus. My immune system was run down because I was fighting for position. That was big for me to get through those stages.
Gunn Rita
SET-BACK DUE TO VIRUS
Apparently it’s a stomach virus that’s been ravaging my system for the past week and gradually tapping me of my strength and energy. Two weeks with very little exercise here at home in Norway has been good for my body, and the most recent tests show that the virus is on its way out of my system. The prescription for the next weeks is to “hurry slowly”.
Apparently it’s a stomach virus that’s been ravaging my system for the past week and gradually tapping me of my strength and energy. Two weeks with very little exercise here at home in Norway has been good for my body, and the most recent tests show that the virus is on its way out of my system. The prescription for the next weeks is to “hurry slowly”.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Stomach Virus
Heres a list of cyclists and stomach virus. What is your take on it? Heres a quote from Cape Epic, "The Bulls came into the day a full 18 minutes down on Cannondale-Vredestein, the team they barely beat to take the overall in 2007. Sahm had suffered a stomach virus through the first four stages of the 2008 race, pushing the German squad squarely into second place." Beware of the stomach virus!!
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