Misery Sticks Nov 12, 2009

The earliest time in the yr Naom's or I have ever been on our skis...it was sweet.
Up to Wall Lake in Waterton, in was tracked'ish(well the road in was anyways)...wouldn't suggest classical race kit as the wisest choice of equipment...saw a Moose and her calf near the lake, that was awesome....

Movember 9th

Prep Work

for the upcoming ski season...both misery sticks and dh... for moustache grooming....and for next Spring and Summer--some races/events are started to creep into my brain....and I s'pose for a way to escape the wind--although historically I'm not one to be a pussy about a breeze, the 50 gusting to 70+ kph over the last week and a half is starting to get long in the tooth...at least it's looking wintery at Castle and Fernie.....

Movember

Do it!

...or you can donate...my page is under "Paddy H" thanks

day 2:

promised land

Head'n to Nelson this weekend...helping an industry friend with some stuff, and generally just going to check out a town known for giving a shit about what matters; skis, bikes, nature, people...leave your baggage at the door....I've also heard it's a lot like Osborne village--with a better view....we'll see how our eyes see it...this trip is only going scratch the surface, but it's likely going to be fuel for the fire...we do miss 45-60minutes plus two laps, but the Kootenays have a stronger tractor beam.

keep on keepn on.

Bare Bones

Naom's ran the Bare Bones Half Marathon yesterday morning, and got a pretty decent result: 2nd woman and 11th overall.
Pretty solid for a cyclist that didn't put in a tonne of speedwork--not this running thing is new to her either...she's psyched and I'm wicked happy for her...'twas nice to play supafan for a change...up next...winter likely...

More snow today, about 3 inches...though it looks like it'll be all gone by this eve, with temps in the low teens tomorrow into next week, the skis may be on call for a bit longer. With the moody weather of late, my last ride was a week ago as running is a lot easier to dress for at this time of yr, and has been a daily ritual since.

that's about it for now.


things are coming together at Castle....










this just showed up!

Fall 09

'laying pretty low right now...Noami's putting the finishing touches on training for a half marathon in two weeks, T giving this coming wknd, family coming, so no racing planned, scheduling keeps us from traveling North or South to race CX, thoughts turn to selling gear that isn't getting used...sell my Spot frameset? Sell my TCX raod frame and buy a geared cx frame to throw my kit onto...? Not sure what's in store, I'm not a fan of having gear just to have gear if it isn't serving a use...a geared Cx ride would serve both purposes, which at the moment is the way I'm leaning.

What I do know is that my 2007 Rig frame and fork is on the chopping block, with some new gear coming out that has me wicked stoked, now's the time to free up space, both in the quiver and the wallet...

the furnace just kicked in and my coffees ready...hope all is well with y'all,
overandout.

The last few weeks have been pretty solid: Helped Dallas thru his bid of the Lost Souls 100 miler here in town(or 54km of it), he did quite well.

The Bow 80 was last weekend, and so was winter. Actually, only last Sunday...I've said it a few times and I'll say it again, I have never been so cold and wet in my life...Overall the race went well, though I was in the crapper when the gun went off...oops. Ended up 2nd SS to this fellow, am told I was around 11th overall(as results are yet to be posted) and (allegedly)the first racer to complete the race on a rigid SS--though I noticed at least one other fellow there this year...not sure how he did though....

Otherwise, just back from Kimberley BC...visiting some family, friends, and generally checking the place out...pretty rad little town....and the Westy was a champ in the mtns!

That's it for now, have a good wknd.

Secret Pass

Today is a descent day...most are...though today stands out just a touch more as I received word that I get to go to the big show(at least on a local level--Naomi finds herself at work again..but has a half marathon in Oct on her mind)) that is to say that I got into the Bow 80...hells yeah!

The week thus far though has been overshadowed by the fact that I`m doing something I haven`t done before this weekend, that is, pacing Dallas in the Lost Souls 100 miler ...fortunately I`ll only be involved in the last 50k or so...unfortunately I can`t ride my bike for it...meh, it`s all good. Needless to say, since getting back from XC8, I`ve been (trying) to get my running legs back...

All is good, FBC Brown is chillin in the fridge awaiting an old dear friend to come and race himself into the ground...September is turning out well.