Veterans Cross

What we do in life will echo through eternity. – Maximus
For me, at leat today, that would be a booming D.N.F.
Blech!
The courses at St. Mary’s are always challenging for me. For some reason, I can’t carry speed across the rough terrain. And the course today, despite being a really fun, fast layout, was bone-jarring rough. [...]

Smells Like CX (+ Saturday’s Story)

I became a little anxious last week and laced up the knobbies…OH YEAH! I’m ready for cross season! I’m 3 weeks into a training program I put together to peak fitness (but not too much) for the start of the season. So far, results are great! But, I gotta start running…
I’ve been on several group [...]

2008 Cyclocross National Championships – B Men 30-39

After realizing my starting position, my goal for the race was simple: to move up as much as possible, aiming for a top 50 finish. During staging the reality of my back-o-the-lot position sank in; there was an endless sea of racers in front of me. And, I saw a lot of big names in [...]

MO CX Championship

Mark Kraus, Brian Laswell, and I loaded up the Yukon and headed east at dark-thirty for the 3-hour drive to Hermann. When we arrived at the venue, we were greeted by miles of white course tape. It was an impressive sight but it made for dizzying racing. How many times did we twist up and [...]