a very good weekend

i started my weekend watching alberto contador win the tour by the margin he gained during the chain incident. i had really hoped he could have won the tt in convincing fashion to erase all doubts and so the douche factor could be decreased but he is still off the charts. good for him, he can have his win....if i were him, i wouldn't plan on being able to flash that lame logo on the top of the podium next year. schleck will be another year stronger...but the real rider to watch is denny menchov. a little more speed in the mountains and he will be beating them both. plus, next will most likely feature two tt's like other years which is a major advantage for menchov.

i also got out for a run at the uw cross country course to try out the kilkenny spikes. i forgot how nice it is to run in spikes and boy is that course nice. 20 minutes of easy running in spikes (50 minutes total) and i ended up with a blister...to be expected it guess.

we spent the rest of the day hanging out, meeting up with a friend and his daughter at the middleton splash park (cal is not yet a fan of the splash park concept) and just having a nice day.

yesterday we got out for a nice long hike at blue mounds state park with cal in the backpack. that place really got damaged in the recent storms (erosion) including a giant culvert getting washed down the hill and big erosion ruts in just about every trail going up or down the hill. did some chores around the house and then i got out for a nice ride on the cross bike. it is like a switch got flipped and my brain is telling me it is time to get ready for cross! i'm not wishing away summer, but i want to be ready when the racing starts...

happy monday.

Comments

Bear said…
The singletrack at BM will be ready to rock for the 12 Hours of Blue Moun on 8/14. Come out and play!
andyH. said…
i'm pulling for you!

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