Unicorn 5000 and 1.

Mother's day also marked the second annual Unicorn 5000 race, hence the name Unicorn 5001. The race is put on by the fine people at the Bicycle Cafe and is held on Harper Mtn. They cap the race at 100 riders and is super grassroots, which is rad because it allows people who might not race a chance to try it out in a super fun atmosphere. However this doesn't stop a lot of out of towners from coming out which make the race slightly competitive. The race course doesn't have a ton of elevation but is a hell of a lot of fun. Good flow at the top, GNARLY pedally section in the middle and kinda steep and fast towards the end; a good solid grassroots course that keep it fun for everyone. My mom took me for a few laps on Friday afternoon as I figured the trail would be less busy and I could just pin laps top to bottom. I was lucky enough to get four laps in but unfortunate enough to run into a tree on my second lap at extremely high speed. Bike was fine - right hand and shoulder where in a fair amount of pain. I could hardly pour booze at work that night. Almost went to get x-rays on Saturday morning but I could move everything so I figured if I could avoid the hospital I would. Saturday, I took it easy and did some gardening with mommy as I would be unable to help her on Sunday. After another night shift Saturday my roommate and I headed up to Harper rather late but still managed to get our one mandatory pre-run in. I put together a rather smooth run a hit all my lines and was hoping for a sub-five minute race time, as on Friday I did a 5:13 that was pretty flat out but I knew I had more in the gas tank for the long pedally part in the middle. . . 5:06. Nothing to complain about, it put me in first place where I stayed for the rest of the day. My last years teammates Nick Quinn and Jeff Bryson rounded out the podium with a 5:09 and a 5:14 respectively. This race is more for training, confidence and bragging rights then results, but I'm still super happy to walk away with this win, especially over my old teammates. Overall I think everyone had a lot of fun and a huge thanks has to go out to the cafe, the volunteers and all the sponsors. This is a super fun, relaxed event that I think everyone should make it out for at least once.

Mother's Day!!!

I know everyone out there claims to have the best mom in the world, but I truly do have the best mom in the world. Raising me by herself since conception, my mom has sacrificed unmeasurable things to give me everything I have today. Things that normal mothers just don't sacrifice; relationships, family, friends, opportunities, etc. There are often times when I pause to think, actually think, about the things my mom has done for me and I find it overwhelming. I will always be indebted and feel humbled and gracious for the the example she has set for me. I could never say enough about her. Mom, I love you and thanks for everything.

Boogie The Bridge 2010

The 2010 boogie the bridge was this past weekend, May 2. The Boogie is a local fun run/race that takes place every year in the spring to raise money for local charities. At the 11 hour a friend of mine asked me to do it, and I thought what the hell for $35 I could punish myself for charity. I used to play a lot of soccer back in the day but for the last 7 years the most 'running' i have done is 10 mins to warm up at the gym. I would however consider myself in decent shape as I ride a lot of cross-country and road. I asked a few people what a decent time would be for someone who doesn't train for runs and the general consensus was that if I could do it under an hour that would be pretty good. Now being the competitive guy that I am I figured I would try and run it in 50 mins. Well I ran a 45:35! Not to fucking bad for someone who doesn't train for runs. Out of about 550 people I came 29th. I couldn't believe it. I even impressed myself, which is rare. ha ha. There is the Terry Fox run in October and I think I might start training for it, see if I could run 10km in under 40, maybe even 38. We'll see. I wish I had a photo. Maybe next time.