Many people were shocked and saddened when they heard about the passing of Robin Williams. I was certainly one of them. To save a lot of useless and cluttered words, simply, Robin wasn’t one of the people who went out and changed the world; he changed the way we feel. I’m grateful for the gifts … Read more
Another round of the McLaren Short Track Challenge. I showed up prepared this year. The bike was perfect. My problem lately has been lack of energy. Still, I pushed as hard as I could with an average heartrate of 170. That’s pretty good as my breaking heartrate is 178. I gave it my all and came … Read more
This has been a particularly hard year for me at Northstar with regard to bike damage. Rear derailleurs in particular. Several of the lines on the trails have been the bane of their existence. I think I’ve gone through at least six derailures in 10 days on the mountain. Horrible stuff. I had started with … Read more