tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43202943975680898822024-02-07T22:32:50.394-08:00Lauren HallA Mississippi cyclist....LThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921167944253080199noreply@blogger.comBlogger227125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320294397568089882.post-63630590368261656032014-11-16T15:25:00.003-08:002014-11-16T15:25:26.765-08:00MOVEDA wee bit late... .but I've moved my blog...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://laurethallracing.com/">laurethallracing.com</a><br />
<br />
<br />
Get on over and check it out.LThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921167944253080199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320294397568089882.post-72042574788255971702014-06-07T04:43:00.003-07:002014-06-07T04:43:27.007-07:00Gatineau travel.....Good morning from beautiful Chelsea, Quebec. Today we race GP Gatineau, 123k of flat, fun roads. I like this race - it's close to home, the city is fun and the weather is usually perfect for racing. And to think I waited an extra day to come to Canada! Well, not by choice actually. You know that moment when you are packing up from one race, getting ready to head out the next morning for the airport only to realize that you left your passport in Colorado????? You don't?! I do!!!!! HA!<br />
<br />
I boarded my flight from Philadelphia to Dulles no problem but when we were boarding our flight to Ottawa, the guy shot me down:) I figured as much. We were hoping that I could get to Canada and deal with it there but no, I had to rebook my flight for the following day and spend the afternoon in a hotel while Michael overnighted(not cheap) my passport to the hotel. It wasn't that bad of a hick up actually and everyone laughed it off.<br />
<br />
Once here we rode our bikes in the Gatineau Park, it's about a 22k loop and has some really pretty overlooks. The roads are nice and quiet, lots of cyclists, lots of trails and lakes and in the winter time it seems like it is a nordic skier's paradise.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvLwqubeyK40ec7Mpiii8o-4-SK1Pr712RzuS7o7byttMyWRN5Xi6yMQb-WhacT2OfUyZmSlU0RmrILRpfaFrV6GyFNOTim2Xcc0hoGWYgKixK2XhLJh1a7qjj-NOBWzcbqLQzohTCTXo/s1600/IMG_2316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvLwqubeyK40ec7Mpiii8o-4-SK1Pr712RzuS7o7byttMyWRN5Xi6yMQb-WhacT2OfUyZmSlU0RmrILRpfaFrV6GyFNOTim2Xcc0hoGWYgKixK2XhLJh1a7qjj-NOBWzcbqLQzohTCTXo/s1600/IMG_2316.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
One of the views...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzp78BUXT0JH01bxaQOKTedKNzPgkSpozfC9NR1roVK-0RW3_YKvMWItAuIVy1fXmI-PYcQWtag14VuSy98ybA2hyphenhyphenviEq0MSuSYVa8jKeytax5cdOo-6dYaE1CU1n5QF013JRwjD_Ufo/s1600/IMG_2319.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzp78BUXT0JH01bxaQOKTedKNzPgkSpozfC9NR1roVK-0RW3_YKvMWItAuIVy1fXmI-PYcQWtag14VuSy98ybA2hyphenhyphenviEq0MSuSYVa8jKeytax5cdOo-6dYaE1CU1n5QF013JRwjD_Ufo/s1600/IMG_2319.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Another!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmKSSFMYOeeR4n2RacYMYK-w3j3ukaPP4CpbZFLPXKC0r929FTXGbj6qzugYtsTRXBQ3N1VN0V4YxnD9eVBfkXrZz6ecEzp7Nm7YyXrKycZJ2ZIRcg5Mssa4xCHofk5734DDBs-rIlmg/s1600/IMG_2324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmKSSFMYOeeR4n2RacYMYK-w3j3ukaPP4CpbZFLPXKC0r929FTXGbj6qzugYtsTRXBQ3N1VN0V4YxnD9eVBfkXrZz6ecEzp7Nm7YyXrKycZJ2ZIRcg5Mssa4xCHofk5734DDBs-rIlmg/s1600/IMG_2324.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
These reminded me of my grandmother, I'm pretty sure they were her favorites...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-NgTar3mNbfO1_XI-kGAOQ1IpuqCa7VrwXjfH0wR7ivL6SafyInMQpGavGgKpdeG4J6koCDozpPNe1uuSWotuXga_uqrSQmEkhelJU5eVYgRzMyZ4oThDECvTUv1lpvPa4bkMHX7PLtY/s1600/IMG_2325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-NgTar3mNbfO1_XI-kGAOQ1IpuqCa7VrwXjfH0wR7ivL6SafyInMQpGavGgKpdeG4J6koCDozpPNe1uuSWotuXga_uqrSQmEkhelJU5eVYgRzMyZ4oThDECvTUv1lpvPa4bkMHX7PLtY/s1600/IMG_2325.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
We even got Kevin on a bike!!! (Our director)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkFHn9BjbSScnBrDSRXGpWsPo1RrnUYBS2WQPC-Ke8GzItL5YtcO2bTGAOKXU_QDhwwv5j_uKMyCVdQ5uOh0MX4T69-D1t78iaM8tEnb2EEnet8K3u7hGT-2ep_nAfKHfDWRu9575pBw/s1600/IMG_2326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkFHn9BjbSScnBrDSRXGpWsPo1RrnUYBS2WQPC-Ke8GzItL5YtcO2bTGAOKXU_QDhwwv5j_uKMyCVdQ5uOh0MX4T69-D1t78iaM8tEnb2EEnet8K3u7hGT-2ep_nAfKHfDWRu9575pBw/s1600/IMG_2326.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Token bike/view shot....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdwd80n81MXl1FUYRGlwhYCT4ejJnwZnqmh1BvQKtNbp4Via33S2BAQTkbULu2s0AmdA9ZWMtMjqEoIdA5JTh70fJuLawN1sYW62Mw9Qp-k-SxEiQSeXRonyzqZz33utIf_A6snXlzvA/s1600/IMG_2327.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdwd80n81MXl1FUYRGlwhYCT4ejJnwZnqmh1BvQKtNbp4Via33S2BAQTkbULu2s0AmdA9ZWMtMjqEoIdA5JTh70fJuLawN1sYW62Mw9Qp-k-SxEiQSeXRonyzqZz33utIf_A6snXlzvA/s1600/IMG_2327.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
We had to move from one house to another and this was what we all looked like - bag ladies. We laughed the entire walk and almost got carried away by mosquitos.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLL978e3HMMs7ZYrTpvkrIJQnkYa6sX2foMnpQjk27e-Z-SCGwBOp8DijYkN1j6D81TpW3bjeIeC3HMD1qAbHiJC-iMo30Vaj4iIuJdVGjtaXyHosTkqmWoRUpvPU13MxvXP3tU5KI4Q/s1600/IMG_2328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLL978e3HMMs7ZYrTpvkrIJQnkYa6sX2foMnpQjk27e-Z-SCGwBOp8DijYkN1j6D81TpW3bjeIeC3HMD1qAbHiJC-iMo30Vaj4iIuJdVGjtaXyHosTkqmWoRUpvPU13MxvXP3tU5KI4Q/s1600/IMG_2328.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
My bed for the week..... we have our own bunk beds - it's so cute:)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lYKrWM1UjLieco2g-iBVHm0B9DHkWA-c4NaYVgEYY8yYChKrp_KuaQGgCkbYO7sR_-j73u1tWJXzM_b3ukD7Xrsxk4ewJVyQ35j3eKlg96I6PNUHcy14mZcAZKZuPoO15q_WwXrPm-M/s1600/IMG_2329.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lYKrWM1UjLieco2g-iBVHm0B9DHkWA-c4NaYVgEYY8yYChKrp_KuaQGgCkbYO7sR_-j73u1tWJXzM_b3ukD7Xrsxk4ewJVyQ35j3eKlg96I6PNUHcy14mZcAZKZuPoO15q_WwXrPm-M/s1600/IMG_2329.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
The cluster of us trying to get organized for a group photo.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMUiEfNMFXTE0gxkSAe_ta-r2HGXSEmT9fjy_MSZWL8C9QuM_pLUEY3SVetYv6jGxXSDRh5esrhCDS727gQw1wIpvIctq3mXMK9Ipsu1RAmTQynH14v_ZezPAU10Ruq-e6C3ipX56ylDo/s1600/IMG_2330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMUiEfNMFXTE0gxkSAe_ta-r2HGXSEmT9fjy_MSZWL8C9QuM_pLUEY3SVetYv6jGxXSDRh5esrhCDS727gQw1wIpvIctq3mXMK9Ipsu1RAmTQynH14v_ZezPAU10Ruq-e6C3ipX56ylDo/s1600/IMG_2330.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
The coolest dog, he is so big, so chill, so sweet!!! I want to take him home!!<br />
<br />
After today, we fly to MN and we race there this week and weekend! Then a quick trip to MS to see mom and dad, then back to Colorado to start a long break. <br />
<br />
Reading: The Four Minute Mile<br />
Listening: silence, it's pretty early here at the host house<br />
Eating: oatmeal - very unsuccessfully. Some days it's great but not today.... force feeding<br />
Watching: The LEGO movie!!! It's so cute!<br />
Website: <a href="http://www.lenordik.com/en/homepage/">http://www.lenordik.com/en/homepage/</a> This is what we are doing post race today!!!!! So excited!LThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921167944253080199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320294397568089882.post-37265024711928492252014-06-02T04:33:00.003-07:002014-06-02T04:33:42.160-07:00Nationals, Philly and in between...<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Howdy from post national championships in Chattanooga, TN. The time trial was on Saturday and the road race was Monday. I was actually pretty happy with my time trial seeing that last year I went WAY to hard to soon. This year I was top 10 and looking back to the beginning of this career, that’s a success:) The road race didn’t quite go as planned and I ended up 6th. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I last blogged prior to Women’s Tour in Britain, while I was in Norfolk with my host family. Well the Women’s Tour was absolutely amazing! Over the top! World class! Top notch! So professional! The team won overall team general classification, so we got to partake in the post race festivities on stage, that was fun. And in the far distance, I saw the Norfolk neighbors with their cute little one on their shoulders, that was really cute! </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">After the race we drove closer to London, I was flying out EARLY the next morning and the girls had to do an Optum event. We celebrated a little bit by enjoying a genuine pub. My food of choice was finally - fish n chips. The next morning(4:20am wake up) it was time to head to the airport, time to go home, get some rest and some altitude. It took most of the week to get back on a normal sleep pattern but what I lacked in sleep, I totally made up for by spending the days enjoying the beautiful mountain air! Man, I swear the sky is more blue. I finally could off load the beer I had been carrying around since Flanders:) ha!! Michael and Lance were happy to take the burden.... </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">I will continue on the road for the next 3 weeks with races in Philadelphia, Gatineau, Canada and finishing with Nature Valley. Enjoy the photos....</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">UPDATE.... I haven't had Internet to post to my blog until now, post Philly race. I was 3rd on the day after climbing 'the wall' 5 times and my team doing an awesome job. I'll take it. Now on to Canada! </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjitptbmPS03_Ep1U94Qk4DOm9fpWBzZBOvWqX_qaavD6936l93phm3aT-3SsSj1VOdSOt9cPMXPPBwQTjJJdPM_2qdo5RCJbWIbJBo2iFQQYDVkvzVIjvIMhmNg16RcoqM5OUKF-fb-RY/s1600/IMG_2268.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjitptbmPS03_Ep1U94Qk4DOm9fpWBzZBOvWqX_qaavD6936l93phm3aT-3SsSj1VOdSOt9cPMXPPBwQTjJJdPM_2qdo5RCJbWIbJBo2iFQQYDVkvzVIjvIMhmNg16RcoqM5OUKF-fb-RY/s1600/IMG_2268.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
The boys drinking the good stuff!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_c4-Zn-SdCm8F9xyONLM4L8ts8m0W8JjkOQRhOpS2GN9SmzNmJ4taekEZWJYSFPvdwPMPphQYPM9tc5ZYg9ug_S_59kgYpeDWlNlqY3m4DFfHqVyMt5R9bkK25FgWgXUmd1J3xtjASY/s1600/IMG_2271.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_c4-Zn-SdCm8F9xyONLM4L8ts8m0W8JjkOQRhOpS2GN9SmzNmJ4taekEZWJYSFPvdwPMPphQYPM9tc5ZYg9ug_S_59kgYpeDWlNlqY3m4DFfHqVyMt5R9bkK25FgWgXUmd1J3xtjASY/s1600/IMG_2271.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
The south has made it out west....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwjkD3SF6mxJCRox-w-4aDTJqmBfhPi8oID-TpdmchYmugUYL4YqRYR-NRUt18fNfVmaFoVDIb3XexoLp3BFi9SHu2S-wii7MjDh2mBO-NZ8DkkoOgKx6yRE2aGsahB3l9lA0OMuDODUA/s1600/IMG_2275.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwjkD3SF6mxJCRox-w-4aDTJqmBfhPi8oID-TpdmchYmugUYL4YqRYR-NRUt18fNfVmaFoVDIb3XexoLp3BFi9SHu2S-wii7MjDh2mBO-NZ8DkkoOgKx6yRE2aGsahB3l9lA0OMuDODUA/s1600/IMG_2275.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Some leftovers....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1CP3QU94XUTliofboIzOBI3hvGfmCcFvridmHE_yI2Zt0KAf1oD4o0aX9GVeZ5FdUQ0Z7KktVoW5F9B7FORT8IPqtcuyTkEnIEWJt4RM-TMrl6JcA3Px6IQxgnDr15CPvqHkQvL4ujI/s1600/IMG_2282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1CP3QU94XUTliofboIzOBI3hvGfmCcFvridmHE_yI2Zt0KAf1oD4o0aX9GVeZ5FdUQ0Z7KktVoW5F9B7FORT8IPqtcuyTkEnIEWJt4RM-TMrl6JcA3Px6IQxgnDr15CPvqHkQvL4ujI/s1600/IMG_2282.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Sweet Brie, she is in her own world most times...what a mess...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1w23043PfewiYapoZnL-GVE44MQB2ADkHq-E4b51Hl4LFsmJuqC2TDRW1z-O-9DQtKfPvST9B9AKkas7YW2nDNklsdoKlPVptiY4DFBM51z3_A6AIB4jA4ped-HTaIY49bXpa8ltk3KI/s1600/IMG_2284.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1w23043PfewiYapoZnL-GVE44MQB2ADkHq-E4b51Hl4LFsmJuqC2TDRW1z-O-9DQtKfPvST9B9AKkas7YW2nDNklsdoKlPVptiY4DFBM51z3_A6AIB4jA4ped-HTaIY49bXpa8ltk3KI/s1600/IMG_2284.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
My nephew, the family came to Chattanooga, he was my 'date' for the night, such a sweetheart!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAuxHVJb3alCH5SK607ykSzIpdVSQfHVAv_f9OWMeOcriZWpAg5Ehq7C-ZvS1mYkLd27M91M3AvXR6I6uzlkIun9osNF7dySRnWF12uExtpTURS4lVALly-0hchI3xLcxXHbc17xuGWs/s1600/IMG_2285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAuxHVJb3alCH5SK607ykSzIpdVSQfHVAv_f9OWMeOcriZWpAg5Ehq7C-ZvS1mYkLd27M91M3AvXR6I6uzlkIun9osNF7dySRnWF12uExtpTURS4lVALly-0hchI3xLcxXHbc17xuGWs/s1600/IMG_2285.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
Big poppa!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-V7N2refvM9gX2AlhTe_TM-P0G6JiJRF1Sy73fzfgZP6DqidWI58ZiwgXP1wxKBJiPRgJJ1AB3oV5bokWTiLl1qQDWsYKojbmfRIP4a4s7K1vu-3K1eHJmj7WYw_u-PlAcJuJ1nbywg/s1600/IMG_2286.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-V7N2refvM9gX2AlhTe_TM-P0G6JiJRF1Sy73fzfgZP6DqidWI58ZiwgXP1wxKBJiPRgJJ1AB3oV5bokWTiLl1qQDWsYKojbmfRIP4a4s7K1vu-3K1eHJmj7WYw_u-PlAcJuJ1nbywg/s1600/IMG_2286.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
My big brother...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefvRczzNGZ2-FfTMJDkTXQ1BSQmquE4-t4pzD34B3-6RK8Uy0TxblkRfV2CrcjOLwwKeYaqr-cN_3QXrTCKSayxEAF5uvgsasMpVDg5nnih-vg1AYViiK1Ov1RFvs_BczuR_q2efmlRg/s1600/IMG_2287.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefvRczzNGZ2-FfTMJDkTXQ1BSQmquE4-t4pzD34B3-6RK8Uy0TxblkRfV2CrcjOLwwKeYaqr-cN_3QXrTCKSayxEAF5uvgsasMpVDg5nnih-vg1AYViiK1Ov1RFvs_BczuR_q2efmlRg/s1600/IMG_2287.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
The Tully's.....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifw8taBHLqwP-a8A-RS-CrkUrDXxwNcbP4uazxBSQ1-juPS6Mp79H-NsapvVgGEFsGgaBk43nCrRa2fjSYGuuLQWYRryViUO1hgSOruUHhpOb_obpY1bEjNoMJIgXq9_0bFfLEtU_8AVY/s1600/IMG_2288.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifw8taBHLqwP-a8A-RS-CrkUrDXxwNcbP4uazxBSQ1-juPS6Mp79H-NsapvVgGEFsGgaBk43nCrRa2fjSYGuuLQWYRryViUO1hgSOruUHhpOb_obpY1bEjNoMJIgXq9_0bFfLEtU_8AVY/s1600/IMG_2288.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
The gals....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguW72ZrGPNaGFciwf1sDp2bXXzt2MrKHwq9jtYDoVE691cvb4fIqpGGviVe3IZ0fF0NHBWEIiFdc1SxgjtHc_dE4_VWXtvKI9xPAEQQoh6qlVPiE2M6ZGmPpVbVBrm33E_2JB4qE5qLak/s1600/IMG_2289.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguW72ZrGPNaGFciwf1sDp2bXXzt2MrKHwq9jtYDoVE691cvb4fIqpGGviVe3IZ0fF0NHBWEIiFdc1SxgjtHc_dE4_VWXtvKI9xPAEQQoh6qlVPiE2M6ZGmPpVbVBrm33E_2JB4qE5qLak/s1600/IMG_2289.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Don't we look a little suspicious some days???<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmLGYkS1fM_plweKq2uUGV04uX54NlpQRuMNpmCHYrn8Za0Bv6U0_Uj7lCCu7K-siUBaXX_qkUyo99qZ6fVkTZtIGj5A16HAHg9o3BOFMtf1vRPGBfMYAIEMoWWWHFVgxggKWw0-YuXY/s1600/IMG_2291.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmLGYkS1fM_plweKq2uUGV04uX54NlpQRuMNpmCHYrn8Za0Bv6U0_Uj7lCCu7K-siUBaXX_qkUyo99qZ6fVkTZtIGj5A16HAHg9o3BOFMtf1vRPGBfMYAIEMoWWWHFVgxggKWw0-YuXY/s1600/IMG_2291.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
I have a couple of powermeters to choose from...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrERIqEz7m7Hc-C6WZkxy2WYjaihUkVrVkEzKS-DJE6DXa1ZSIAufvAxDb8h7bxmUbFtNrNAO4_D-fRzNXKv4PZtMkrIir89dQbm5qR-T2zoLka1J2_dOa5JQSnA32BMjOIMTqCXqIqc8/s1600/IMG_2292.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrERIqEz7m7Hc-C6WZkxy2WYjaihUkVrVkEzKS-DJE6DXa1ZSIAufvAxDb8h7bxmUbFtNrNAO4_D-fRzNXKv4PZtMkrIir89dQbm5qR-T2zoLka1J2_dOa5JQSnA32BMjOIMTqCXqIqc8/s1600/IMG_2292.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Brie and Janel, we were out on the nationals road course pre riding and getting ready for nationals...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Ku4-c7KegdRDsuDUHGm8ayOhsQuzSmEApJqiyidB6r5_vlyYCmMtIEvGXf21sjoMqmG4IFkR9fjRikDuNZ1-AWXua1BrYw2534oqldDYcZAAU0bpdOG5ZgLHYLQ6NdlWAq0cE8ul7o0/s1600/IMG_2293.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Ku4-c7KegdRDsuDUHGm8ayOhsQuzSmEApJqiyidB6r5_vlyYCmMtIEvGXf21sjoMqmG4IFkR9fjRikDuNZ1-AWXua1BrYw2534oqldDYcZAAU0bpdOG5ZgLHYLQ6NdlWAq0cE8ul7o0/s1600/IMG_2293.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Kevin and Pat, our directors, working on a bike...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGT_AG4Y2k7HNXymTM-thm0upny6lvPGqrtBSb6D2olpW23nlUABEraEqCrrXvEh8yMEY7YH19WYYXjzMQxRypH21ipN8lKPuzcztwuTvAFEeN_AUbQ3Ig2xpIaVX8SXBlCFl6s5SP6c/s1600/IMG_2294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGT_AG4Y2k7HNXymTM-thm0upny6lvPGqrtBSb6D2olpW23nlUABEraEqCrrXvEh8yMEY7YH19WYYXjzMQxRypH21ipN8lKPuzcztwuTvAFEeN_AUbQ3Ig2xpIaVX8SXBlCFl6s5SP6c/s1600/IMG_2294.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
My COUSIN'S beer - Yazoo....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjpHy3uVMgIGZ49FQwxa_zczIOrFznBWpbIRQ9E8MX3FjqhMKYomCjXPZy4PjaNCfG2ZVvHIQuFe5WyLUYgdQQD2_rTv-qgOWTGioWg7Wi5RLipOHZSO5UJjzRNlZnumJBrskjT27rpII/s1600/IMG_2295.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjpHy3uVMgIGZ49FQwxa_zczIOrFznBWpbIRQ9E8MX3FjqhMKYomCjXPZy4PjaNCfG2ZVvHIQuFe5WyLUYgdQQD2_rTv-qgOWTGioWg7Wi5RLipOHZSO5UJjzRNlZnumJBrskjT27rpII/s1600/IMG_2295.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
We drink a LOT of water;)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQjOsZleiVlZE8fATkL9_nlOTbTP-96yj5VmDfRI3jrDgmMsiv_Wkpo-veemX0khLRngcUddITIN1_-YPMpJn5eiVZfXM_Kus6yZ3f6Pc89U7x16__Lv2uYTFzFSlzGFP4spv_k8fsSJA/s1600/IMG_2297.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQjOsZleiVlZE8fATkL9_nlOTbTP-96yj5VmDfRI3jrDgmMsiv_Wkpo-veemX0khLRngcUddITIN1_-YPMpJn5eiVZfXM_Kus6yZ3f6Pc89U7x16__Lv2uYTFzFSlzGFP4spv_k8fsSJA/s1600/IMG_2297.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
One of our awesome sponsors - John Kelly. We stayed with him for a couple of days in between races.... </div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
Reading: The Perfect Mile by Neal Bascomb</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
Listening: Summer by Calvin Harris</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
Watching: people - I'm at the airport</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
Eating: nothing, I'm at the airport! </div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
Website: <a href="https://thefeed.com/">https://thefeed.com</a> - you can put together a box of food, drink mix or supplements to be mailed to your house. You can change it up every month and change the quantities, it's really cool! </div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
x</div>
<br />
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
LThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921167944253080199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320294397568089882.post-30222424863188618522014-05-02T10:26:00.000-07:002014-05-02T10:26:09.694-07:00Having some fun and getting ready for racing...Not only have I been a part of Rueben's birthday party, I was also a part of Andrew's birthday party, it was a full weekend! It was so much fun to be a part of the family and join in the fun:) Thank you to the Holyoake family, you are amazing, wonderful people. That's the beauty of cycling and this lifestyle.<br />
<br />
In the past week, I've enjoyed some wonderful rides, getting a small grasp on the 'left hand side of the road' thing and enjoyed a day trip to London and an interview with Cyclist magazine. I've enjoyed learning some history of Norfolk.<br />
<br />
Next up is the <a href="http://www.womenstour.co.uk/home.php#.U2PC3l705nE" target="_blank">Tour of Britain</a>, May 7th - May 12th, then back to the states.<br />
<br />
Photos...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ__ciNYU7oglYGnZV00wz9s8YRHmMLnorEhKCDndogXE2mRjBXDUpqw5jkMjJ_sMfyIxfIm8boXiEom5Y9uwyQOKbWt-zVVz-RRS7Siu-QjrjOKfChimsNNQY1ltMfsCN2h6asVwJBog/s1600/IMG_2202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ__ciNYU7oglYGnZV00wz9s8YRHmMLnorEhKCDndogXE2mRjBXDUpqw5jkMjJ_sMfyIxfIm8boXiEom5Y9uwyQOKbWt-zVVz-RRS7Siu-QjrjOKfChimsNNQY1ltMfsCN2h6asVwJBog/s1600/IMG_2202.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Blickling Hall, where Anne Boleyn was born. That was beautiful!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcYdkKcDi-dGby4wvCyaeX1_icKQ6746WqNH_WU4J6L1ashkthBrH578ZDAbqUR6259q2neWLcPynU81UGLj4jGlHQDuu7FQQKGFFB7fPIVK7bbmFFIV1xkfcXFpcZQgEAsmZpkE28Vo/s1600/IMG_2204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcYdkKcDi-dGby4wvCyaeX1_icKQ6746WqNH_WU4J6L1ashkthBrH578ZDAbqUR6259q2neWLcPynU81UGLj4jGlHQDuu7FQQKGFFB7fPIVK7bbmFFIV1xkfcXFpcZQgEAsmZpkE28Vo/s1600/IMG_2204.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
The 'lanes' that we ride....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7gc5oylo27iqsBbVW8VVvvKCS6sX1K6qqDu2HqXW1JQrNMjDHVOXWpmFi8rjTgTZqHB47Gffbf9Lp57ngRAZjH7UDK5_WO3928Y1DdeAa4vsI__V6Q2_35qd2CDG7kPEW3pLbeZHyV8/s1600/IMG_2205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7gc5oylo27iqsBbVW8VVvvKCS6sX1K6qqDu2HqXW1JQrNMjDHVOXWpmFi8rjTgTZqHB47Gffbf9Lp57ngRAZjH7UDK5_WO3928Y1DdeAa4vsI__V6Q2_35qd2CDG7kPEW3pLbeZHyV8/s1600/IMG_2205.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
It was an air force base, then a UFO base. No joke! I got a little nervous for a minute and then I was told it's no longer in use....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFFsTn_M_ZOmie12CQBB1_KnHxvTHKQcahv8dOSWpTrvwnzeolhE3nciEONZqAHLg43ma6LlorkbnR48Kmkt6XLLoxERQSOUY_gMoxp1PK-BPTBZAhzhBv84IEbt-KIpJ8PGbSqh13lM/s1600/IMG_2206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFFsTn_M_ZOmie12CQBB1_KnHxvTHKQcahv8dOSWpTrvwnzeolhE3nciEONZqAHLg43ma6LlorkbnR48Kmkt6XLLoxERQSOUY_gMoxp1PK-BPTBZAhzhBv84IEbt-KIpJ8PGbSqh13lM/s1600/IMG_2206.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Pepper the sweet cat....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlcRUulc_3hX3kiBr3MqdFIiYqXoJyK1xOojbCzV29JXcKRfzFOCzldSP-BxpXYiXdeA7ZdyeSRLfZa81eqyPHqBdjomyJSmkiLt-eUWwG_ygm2fBzdPCoAdhbGt-AR1WJoVW555xOqI/s1600/IMG_2207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlcRUulc_3hX3kiBr3MqdFIiYqXoJyK1xOojbCzV29JXcKRfzFOCzldSP-BxpXYiXdeA7ZdyeSRLfZa81eqyPHqBdjomyJSmkiLt-eUWwG_ygm2fBzdPCoAdhbGt-AR1WJoVW555xOqI/s1600/IMG_2207.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
The pub for Andrew's party....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcb-a3LqLtlqzObqKx2oXftdih5NfLIZhNpM2Nxac8Y8CGmsJbAbVgN0lhwRstPF-ZV9G8QyPXOWw-3_fL3H7xKjqrnkkko0GLuW6vdffbSp5OiOhWe9ifEwi9DKwXHtIcKJPkkDkaKRA/s1600/IMG_2209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcb-a3LqLtlqzObqKx2oXftdih5NfLIZhNpM2Nxac8Y8CGmsJbAbVgN0lhwRstPF-ZV9G8QyPXOWw-3_fL3H7xKjqrnkkko0GLuW6vdffbSp5OiOhWe9ifEwi9DKwXHtIcKJPkkDkaKRA/s1600/IMG_2209.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Aaron and Yasmin...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTzBiE0gpJNq_c7VcKgIOCxTeVg39y5xaYJfosHt2FDR9y2T0LY-i55IqvVaF3UXm4mAuF6X2bbTCmSx39fqNrqfmAIxWaqkc73Bhy308EqIzawVDDp6SrF3SDhongqrJFldqhLBM_7c/s1600/IMG_2210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTzBiE0gpJNq_c7VcKgIOCxTeVg39y5xaYJfosHt2FDR9y2T0LY-i55IqvVaF3UXm4mAuF6X2bbTCmSx39fqNrqfmAIxWaqkc73Bhy308EqIzawVDDp6SrF3SDhongqrJFldqhLBM_7c/s1600/IMG_2210.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Melanie and Aaron..<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3Jvb5oEnQMJWS_yhjwaYK2ABBZh_zut60wUa7rP_60IhYec3uzmh6drXfd_jN51dmfNOMZDl0ndHbxkw3qDibVlgUo6Sr8leJYjIjybx-EchRJdTTURk8_FPae01hdKsNeiW3mtAXFs/s1600/IMG_2211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3Jvb5oEnQMJWS_yhjwaYK2ABBZh_zut60wUa7rP_60IhYec3uzmh6drXfd_jN51dmfNOMZDl0ndHbxkw3qDibVlgUo6Sr8leJYjIjybx-EchRJdTTURk8_FPae01hdKsNeiW3mtAXFs/s1600/IMG_2211.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Jim....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09CS_BSyLzSFRGgk5diuv0SftZHwsA1fylQN_PqHP8kUDYaLnzyul-OI3nwHGdyNbsoEZ_xirAb0BY4HUW4sY4GkelIS7V0O3EpxFm9haLMzRxaDfSWUJ8OIX-7wYjD2dpwKhhxd_E40/s1600/IMG_2212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09CS_BSyLzSFRGgk5diuv0SftZHwsA1fylQN_PqHP8kUDYaLnzyul-OI3nwHGdyNbsoEZ_xirAb0BY4HUW4sY4GkelIS7V0O3EpxFm9haLMzRxaDfSWUJ8OIX-7wYjD2dpwKhhxd_E40/s1600/IMG_2212.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Debbie and Melanie...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwzBsqRLGjjxckV4jTmJUdNfTjKwL5A15VyMtdJuFOTSAm9rlHFsYCpb8qBxQ1xeuPXCbIAboEaNICi8UUSvUjO4A4yRZ7mDojOpdlyYHoyHGI10jmDWw7P3FQD_VJpr3xkoSl3N0lI4/s1600/IMG_2215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwzBsqRLGjjxckV4jTmJUdNfTjKwL5A15VyMtdJuFOTSAm9rlHFsYCpb8qBxQ1xeuPXCbIAboEaNICi8UUSvUjO4A4yRZ7mDojOpdlyYHoyHGI10jmDWw7P3FQD_VJpr3xkoSl3N0lI4/s1600/IMG_2215.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
An easier way to get around town!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCer-PMUyqVojWxFJpcp3Gqq_oHpo9CIkFeU4Y25WoJ0n9naTOBllOxIXwcUkqRMqkBkWzMXKAOFrDR0N0J2gR_g3eDAtPiPMUYLslgozupA9BC8DpnPYPBRWX5tNxzv-rqG8sqagl3o/s1600/IMG_2216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCer-PMUyqVojWxFJpcp3Gqq_oHpo9CIkFeU4Y25WoJ0n9naTOBllOxIXwcUkqRMqkBkWzMXKAOFrDR0N0J2gR_g3eDAtPiPMUYLslgozupA9BC8DpnPYPBRWX5tNxzv-rqG8sqagl3o/s1600/IMG_2216.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Cyclist magazine office...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXsdw9QQAoLe3CI5d8-L4EdmHTylaPZr_nQ7fL6f01n5YFk3Px4iLxo-_RhpPHHEjaZ4w8RDkMUehC2koUatp-3TtClRqkmap2tHPgCsCUcR0QfRZlrG5wtK6M2s066YfQ4WjCg8tkPw/s1600/IMG_2218.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXsdw9QQAoLe3CI5d8-L4EdmHTylaPZr_nQ7fL6f01n5YFk3Px4iLxo-_RhpPHHEjaZ4w8RDkMUehC2koUatp-3TtClRqkmap2tHPgCsCUcR0QfRZlrG5wtK6M2s066YfQ4WjCg8tkPw/s1600/IMG_2218.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
London bike shop, interesting bike frame for sure...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cWHh1rcqS0JSyT7N_6217bD-zIlBuJpQWGFoSOW0vve17lyJA4K3S1ekDwr-MbrDIImKR_HLWLrnMuFnyMW1dUEbJWpE6DcD7SOl-RvZYBW_y1-QBmo4H8SZUerahWrIn1PrImXYJ44/s1600/IMG_2220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cWHh1rcqS0JSyT7N_6217bD-zIlBuJpQWGFoSOW0vve17lyJA4K3S1ekDwr-MbrDIImKR_HLWLrnMuFnyMW1dUEbJWpE6DcD7SOl-RvZYBW_y1-QBmo4H8SZUerahWrIn1PrImXYJ44/s1600/IMG_2220.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
The BBC headquarters..<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEaZGmuteJANb9E16b9X2ytuOOEqw8W9_P2auPBfoFcpl9goUy8ZVfm8kpcm-vzTPSA6Njr1Nb805CEaO-Oaqsofa9MyNdH25jiWJbSGGrfCn_X5hjPSIr49UR1n1sQcy8dSDnD34jXk/s1600/IMG_2222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEaZGmuteJANb9E16b9X2ytuOOEqw8W9_P2auPBfoFcpl9goUy8ZVfm8kpcm-vzTPSA6Njr1Nb805CEaO-Oaqsofa9MyNdH25jiWJbSGGrfCn_X5hjPSIr49UR1n1sQcy8dSDnD34jXk/s1600/IMG_2222.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
I loved the flowers and plants on top...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWbpzfmXZaeUAXiVVECggITkjqZuDtv3wUcO_EVcOrN_gw9v3C5iSxrSSzwKHtD0RMMPcUtFZn5WRBD5M9yMtoAo5fBlB0ZbBLcCSM02a6ZoxfEll59A0SZ8pnhj_dUsexDxyq4xkmHc/s1600/IMG_2223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWbpzfmXZaeUAXiVVECggITkjqZuDtv3wUcO_EVcOrN_gw9v3C5iSxrSSzwKHtD0RMMPcUtFZn5WRBD5M9yMtoAo5fBlB0ZbBLcCSM02a6ZoxfEll59A0SZ8pnhj_dUsexDxyq4xkmHc/s1600/IMG_2223.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
The Post Office tower, it's no longer open to the public. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflRjJtSBkbZ6mW1Dv_xu_2Xn0eQxqCs2_ddlGDRWoTVKVlWcscX82uC4Dgy4x8nfYObYseqwsIj6idryBTZt-jOP7aMBt1DjrEN-HjB99vj4a-VcV-9yD6NCkRq92toHqigyIPMZ3wyI/s1600/IMG_2225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflRjJtSBkbZ6mW1Dv_xu_2Xn0eQxqCs2_ddlGDRWoTVKVlWcscX82uC4Dgy4x8nfYObYseqwsIj6idryBTZt-jOP7aMBt1DjrEN-HjB99vj4a-VcV-9yD6NCkRq92toHqigyIPMZ3wyI/s1600/IMG_2225.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Buckingham Palace, the queen was in!! The flag is flying...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7c2iRtiAa1HvcA8rn548dPCzrP05_Ozn_aDPz9GnYVtx2rxWrDnAQWGSDGbbQ9dYKsJ6x9i673Z9zQeMSM19wOXwvRFrPKfhocfD7nTasApdRDsB4kofIUEKKO3oGZ1yHwIg4KLJ7iPA/s1600/IMG_2228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7c2iRtiAa1HvcA8rn548dPCzrP05_Ozn_aDPz9GnYVtx2rxWrDnAQWGSDGbbQ9dYKsJ6x9i673Z9zQeMSM19wOXwvRFrPKfhocfD7nTasApdRDsB4kofIUEKKO3oGZ1yHwIg4KLJ7iPA/s1600/IMG_2228.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Big Ben...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOyEcrnCGdwoaORm8T6L5g1ZxKunHTe5Bs6sq7elkxbbCACo5I4MRR0HsVPvD2y0mX0sPMpBYRBuYB_2RYf-kB-mv8EzUpWEcEt1CqzR1ZQMBXObYwiY004EWYD6PjsNQksJ0EQp0BmA/s1600/IMG_2229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOyEcrnCGdwoaORm8T6L5g1ZxKunHTe5Bs6sq7elkxbbCACo5I4MRR0HsVPvD2y0mX0sPMpBYRBuYB_2RYf-kB-mv8EzUpWEcEt1CqzR1ZQMBXObYwiY004EWYD6PjsNQksJ0EQp0BmA/s1600/IMG_2229.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Back in Norfolk, the coastline is beautiful even in the clouds....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCY11R2yQLEqxgpZiRNNw9gIrclAjA4Nq_S9KGa0AxY_qtewQKTf1DGqzolTJa7gm4TUIbS9ngHAO6yake4UuJO8EoJCD7WZ6JB3tCZPDB1ZiHWjgyaKXy8XGQM9ubkIXk9Mm4P-_wIw/s1600/IMG_2232.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCY11R2yQLEqxgpZiRNNw9gIrclAjA4Nq_S9KGa0AxY_qtewQKTf1DGqzolTJa7gm4TUIbS9ngHAO6yake4UuJO8EoJCD7WZ6JB3tCZPDB1ZiHWjgyaKXy8XGQM9ubkIXk9Mm4P-_wIw/s1600/IMG_2232.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
One of the many military cemeteries....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHoA04iCrsZoV-Ge7S0A3zaSQ-cnmbejPApRACvbQj3IPoO6ESQSldicb6lzoExU4Dnhb78kpwfwdWuLdgS9cpz-FRvXzkwn1NUAMYs3L0ZBNO1NcTeZDLEm270NzGoqbB2UC-Mu2zcc/s1600/IMG_2234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHoA04iCrsZoV-Ge7S0A3zaSQ-cnmbejPApRACvbQj3IPoO6ESQSldicb6lzoExU4Dnhb78kpwfwdWuLdgS9cpz-FRvXzkwn1NUAMYs3L0ZBNO1NcTeZDLEm270NzGoqbB2UC-Mu2zcc/s1600/IMG_2234.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
The chapel in the cemetery. So much history here!<br />
<br />
This has been such an amazing adventure, I'm so thankful to get to experience parts of the worlds this way....<br />
<br />
Reading: still Wonder Girl...<br />
Watching: the clouds roll in and out, all types of weather in a single day<br />
Listening: Shinin' on Me by Jarrod Niemann<br />
Eating: last night's omelette: sautéed mushrooms, yellow, red and orange bell peppers, broccoli. Topped with green onions and cheese, roasted potatoes... yum!<br />
Website: <a href="http://food52.com/">http://food52.com</a>LThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921167944253080199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320294397568089882.post-68289543699788102662014-04-27T12:01:00.002-07:002014-04-27T12:03:37.813-07:00Howdy from Norwich, UK!Looking at my last post....<br />
<br />
Gelderland was a blow out race for me, meaning I was just getting over a cold and turning the corner on actually feeling like myself again and the race was just to test the lungs and legs. I felt decent for the first 50k and then I just went backwards, every time I wanted to go hard, my legs and lungs said, 'NO'! The length of the race was 140k, so as I drifted back at kilometer 92, I was thinking about getting in a vehicle to pull out of the race. <br />
<br />
Usually in a race, at the very end, they have what's called the broom wagon. It sweeps up all the leftover riders that are dropped from the race, so they aren't a danger to traffic, they get back to their team safely and they don't have to keep going and you team is waiting around for you to show up.....<br />
<br />
So there I am looking for the broom wagon and it never comes!!! So now, I'm in the middle of the Netherlands somewhere, not quite sure how to get back to the team's location but I would figure it out. So I keep looking back and there is regular traffic starting back up now, passing me and I keep looking back to see if any of the vehicles look like team related vehicles. FOUND ONE! I flagged a random guy down and he asked if I wanted a ride back - YES please:). So he hops out, puts my bike in the back, I get in the front seat with his black lab - Chipo - and we head down the road. His daughter was in the race and she wasn't too far in front of me, they are from the Netherlands and this is her first year racing. You gotta get to know someone if you are riding in their car right?! :) So that was Gelderland.....<br />
<br />
Fleche Wallone(126k) was a different story. Since it was only a couple of days later, I was still worried or nervous about how I would feel, plus it's a hell of a lot harder race. On Tuesday we drove to see/ride the course and have team presentation. Team presentation is held in a square, a band playing small pieces of 80's music in the background as you walk up, in your racing kit, then you stand there and wave, then walk off the stage. Afterwards, we then had to get in line to take photos and live still shots - like the NFL guys when they announce where they went to college? But we didn't have to say anything, just needed the shot. <br />
<br />
FW is one of my favorite races, it's after all the flat, sprinter races, you have climbers there, so the peleton is just that little bit easier to move around. It's just a wonderful race! And the end climb has the famous, Muur de Huy, it's 1k of pure uphill hell, some places are as steep at 26% - owwwww!!!<br />
<br />
I finished 20th, which for me is a success. Again, coming off a cold and not sure how the day was going to go, I think it went really well:)!<br />
<br />
So now the fun part! After the race it was the packing shuffle! We leave the race immediately, get back to Fitland and get bikes packed, clothes somewhat washed, bags packed, organize departure times(6am), go to dinner, go to BED! It's a hustle ....<br />
<br />
I'm currently sitting in my hosts' house in Norwich, UK. They are wonderful!!! They have taken me in and made me family, I'm comfortable in the kitchen and getting used to being on the opposite side of the road! I will be here till the 3rd of May, that's when the team arrives and we start Tour of Britain on May 7th.....<br />
<br />
So now I get to explore some new roads, ride with new folks and have some fun!!!<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2OWVL61n_cg9VAc7ti7ki96q002U1OsbtYObtY9055ZatPpA7ylkMyCifOGKThu0vs3V3dfhECWAa-hRU53BE5CHqcV1qiTSizeX5_8R4j918ePw7MhD5f2_T4yhRod0nnROegPFw0I/s1600/IMG_2174.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2OWVL61n_cg9VAc7ti7ki96q002U1OsbtYObtY9055ZatPpA7ylkMyCifOGKThu0vs3V3dfhECWAa-hRU53BE5CHqcV1qiTSizeX5_8R4j918ePw7MhD5f2_T4yhRod0nnROegPFw0I/s1600/IMG_2174.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Our fearless director... Jack Seehafer joining us for a lovely morning breakfast... I've never seen someone hotrod a town bike until now.....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzbrRJjhF5_KBJYBVWXhgkK-WT9CDggQGoQ8I8m6EtoBxp0qg3F-Ak0NYfmMTY-63dHrlNG9Yf3614g9WwpKgWEwPsUWPSqnwxBjWCyqoDccxcXrA6V4aiV08U76c7gjE7DXOOFwQBkp8/s1600/IMG_2178.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzbrRJjhF5_KBJYBVWXhgkK-WT9CDggQGoQ8I8m6EtoBxp0qg3F-Ak0NYfmMTY-63dHrlNG9Yf3614g9WwpKgWEwPsUWPSqnwxBjWCyqoDccxcXrA6V4aiV08U76c7gjE7DXOOFwQBkp8/s1600/IMG_2178.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Enjoying a taste of the new Fitland, it's such a nice place!!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXzDoSxKGpcPYv7uCPzS48ujtjz0ogVEYMI_8LhU9_OWxD7UqvWI-Mj6lvD3hXK81j7hp3bTc2pQfuK9HF0HzeQp6VbOCVmqzYKOiKUbd-Jag67ZPAbeWJZJxybVQtNxlsyUwn-jQpW0/s1600/IMG_2180.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXzDoSxKGpcPYv7uCPzS48ujtjz0ogVEYMI_8LhU9_OWxD7UqvWI-Mj6lvD3hXK81j7hp3bTc2pQfuK9HF0HzeQp6VbOCVmqzYKOiKUbd-Jag67ZPAbeWJZJxybVQtNxlsyUwn-jQpW0/s1600/IMG_2180.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
Course recon selfie:)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtZnrDwKOXOa6StjnpUIuFTAAadt6qUEQ9-gWAP-pizfMqKqh7MXip4i78vGfLSc1XmexErUR7Up55Z6LD9ERqz4LuXVE8Hm0tOMwAdIsigB_Ub_rtCDbX03yF0HXBZEcj2oFVsize58/s1600/IMG_2181.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtZnrDwKOXOa6StjnpUIuFTAAadt6qUEQ9-gWAP-pizfMqKqh7MXip4i78vGfLSc1XmexErUR7Up55Z6LD9ERqz4LuXVE8Hm0tOMwAdIsigB_Ub_rtCDbX03yF0HXBZEcj2oFVsize58/s1600/IMG_2181.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
So this is the start of the Muur de Huy, after this I couldn't take a picture and ride, it's not possible....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR47q10HozWGlgudNzHvF5E4wIHgDm2tU5VdIJHLTS6EMoptmp4oD1ImTSRZdm_AufiR-RE0-Ij4Vgi-4Fq-rtJDO6hd6Epk4MwkBJbqBlleEkRiDcePAH7J77CEuD7jbNISUWAnRihew/s1600/IMG_2183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR47q10HozWGlgudNzHvF5E4wIHgDm2tU5VdIJHLTS6EMoptmp4oD1ImTSRZdm_AufiR-RE0-Ij4Vgi-4Fq-rtJDO6hd6Epk4MwkBJbqBlleEkRiDcePAH7J77CEuD7jbNISUWAnRihew/s1600/IMG_2183.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
Leah and I under the tent before presentation. She's one of the best in the world people....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2p2yzFuZqgLkszV2r0W7HShFYIsql8MGCS_YwOBNi7PRRbpxzp4Tk-cMrIEF0hyphenhyphentGWMRvfzrG9elZazyomSRekWAvYkl1Kbs6mYsryBD0Po7dUL-7fpk3FSaqQo6NyqzBf3ExD2JEJI/s1600/IMG_2184.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2p2yzFuZqgLkszV2r0W7HShFYIsql8MGCS_YwOBNi7PRRbpxzp4Tk-cMrIEF0hyphenhyphentGWMRvfzrG9elZazyomSRekWAvYkl1Kbs6mYsryBD0Po7dUL-7fpk3FSaqQo6NyqzBf3ExD2JEJI/s1600/IMG_2184.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Then we had to give head shots and this was the guy giving Lauren direction<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJmxbGiTGhuorvG3ebqIxN4In9deZlJEczL0dqD3qQbZRVond1fzIZB1P6cgclrFULFPuaCf5_Rq5DcfZkKSRDV48HY-NSYblTsRB1P-rdNlPX4CAwvNnAouVkeOM5x5sgfzSWqGRn3o/s1600/IMG_2185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJmxbGiTGhuorvG3ebqIxN4In9deZlJEczL0dqD3qQbZRVond1fzIZB1P6cgclrFULFPuaCf5_Rq5DcfZkKSRDV48HY-NSYblTsRB1P-rdNlPX4CAwvNnAouVkeOM5x5sgfzSWqGRn3o/s1600/IMG_2185.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Race bible....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBcO8gcwFwXLWDk912Vo7KkTXmVLU1p30YphayqNZHVu-XQTsg2yRvV9NYKFG-GjqIZwZ-wjspbqO1bIcqAW-irmpzqGtAJ8f1bpKFrIIIBsWdX1o-WxJ_JGBRwtSVRL3SPxGnw9ueXs/s1600/IMG_2186.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBcO8gcwFwXLWDk912Vo7KkTXmVLU1p30YphayqNZHVu-XQTsg2yRvV9NYKFG-GjqIZwZ-wjspbqO1bIcqAW-irmpzqGtAJ8f1bpKFrIIIBsWdX1o-WxJ_JGBRwtSVRL3SPxGnw9ueXs/s1600/IMG_2186.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Traveling to the UK via the tunnel train. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCnBqkmwIsVFwz4qkmiF4QCQmG4kAcX7zxLvU924jrbypieQyT7kycrrZWGc_nnhI2WmIZrlKLFKskLPiVpgHN11c2t_pjUpM_FK7wNtqlWCGfjNVdVPMz7gmvAOnYcc8ghZ3ZGi8CM2Y/s1600/IMG_2187.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCnBqkmwIsVFwz4qkmiF4QCQmG4kAcX7zxLvU924jrbypieQyT7kycrrZWGc_nnhI2WmIZrlKLFKskLPiVpgHN11c2t_pjUpM_FK7wNtqlWCGfjNVdVPMz7gmvAOnYcc8ghZ3ZGi8CM2Y/s1600/IMG_2187.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Driving onto the train<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_RH92s9ohS5SAbFTAKP2oeliyuI6mqNuPyThzduGuYpfw5_J2tpecLxHJ8jmNN4c_cJ6jRC0keKYzFpABphML2xjIXiMBBoUmrmNVQ3PyiQCGjkPghSl6UnYCaR4866txuDyib8pbx0/s1600/IMG_2188.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_RH92s9ohS5SAbFTAKP2oeliyuI6mqNuPyThzduGuYpfw5_J2tpecLxHJ8jmNN4c_cJ6jRC0keKYzFpABphML2xjIXiMBBoUmrmNVQ3PyiQCGjkPghSl6UnYCaR4866txuDyib8pbx0/s1600/IMG_2188.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Parking...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YpFrRyvMfG4D5pW064B5mIjJ4HaWEruWWJ5pVzEry1Ir10oBXfL77fAz3OPijEpyfNogxufzmJ4iscFPUkrKCL4E7g9iZ4jmO0DON3ZQoatIP6harLqcGMglaTGb04LvSOav70TboC8/s1600/IMG_2190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YpFrRyvMfG4D5pW064B5mIjJ4HaWEruWWJ5pVzEry1Ir10oBXfL77fAz3OPijEpyfNogxufzmJ4iscFPUkrKCL4E7g9iZ4jmO0DON3ZQoatIP6harLqcGMglaTGb04LvSOav70TboC8/s1600/IMG_2190.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
And then you pop out the other side on the left hand side of the road....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBPa_yON7qpcAXx_smmpOf02z2YP7C1Qz2XXyylNytzkU7jMKA3Ph1Qhq82usVs2aC4n7BHnsvhxZZS8z57zpRf6uxsobDX6ul0YWo9EPIv2gqBAA1AZwVckRjimTRosjUB_t60kLFU8/s1600/IMG_2191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBPa_yON7qpcAXx_smmpOf02z2YP7C1Qz2XXyylNytzkU7jMKA3Ph1Qhq82usVs2aC4n7BHnsvhxZZS8z57zpRf6uxsobDX6ul0YWo9EPIv2gqBAA1AZwVckRjimTRosjUB_t60kLFU8/s1600/IMG_2191.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Beer that Andrew imports from Belgium.... none for me .... I'm in training<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8kopBq9UqIVir9AV8siHUQP15PwzPzN1sKenpensWdSKJDUGyDsGqAXsh3_-yAgvfs_FEDRh7odvUsf7Vgr6De_r33BTICax-5BtWe6w2r2UqOOrJvsQxbR2ifmk2M5hqUx6OKTNKqE/s1600/IMG_2192.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8kopBq9UqIVir9AV8siHUQP15PwzPzN1sKenpensWdSKJDUGyDsGqAXsh3_-yAgvfs_FEDRh7odvUsf7Vgr6De_r33BTICax-5BtWe6w2r2UqOOrJvsQxbR2ifmk2M5hqUx6OKTNKqE/s1600/IMG_2192.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
I got to be a part of Reuben's 3rd birthday party, he is such a cutie.... this is his dad on the right and Andrew on the left..<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Mkg3UY8SpTAX0sGWRhyphenhyphenxyand0PzaO2Tbp-dySxgJ-ZHevYP6KXg9VWL472sO33hkSyQyZJ8cW6U2ULPNGcEiUiczdspBqJ9-y18AsY5Y16RZTHcwu87XeCYNlwqcPx5k64A7pCySkRc/s1600/IMG_2193.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Mkg3UY8SpTAX0sGWRhyphenhyphenxyand0PzaO2Tbp-dySxgJ-ZHevYP6KXg9VWL472sO33hkSyQyZJ8cW6U2ULPNGcEiUiczdspBqJ9-y18AsY5Y16RZTHcwu87XeCYNlwqcPx5k64A7pCySkRc/s1600/IMG_2193.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
One of the many, many churches here...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHUJ3txcAFcc-DJto3UBnb8GqJNd7IL_bY1Ji572iO1iNV6-TIm_qJ-R9l4frneIZg6QUHt8ZVfUVmQJhgDgltFG2FEi8iscR1DGxp-eOtVctz38_aQnRW8ArZ-A9FchvRIjtypq9_eY/s1600/IMG_2194.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHUJ3txcAFcc-DJto3UBnb8GqJNd7IL_bY1Ji572iO1iNV6-TIm_qJ-R9l4frneIZg6QUHt8ZVfUVmQJhgDgltFG2FEi8iscR1DGxp-eOtVctz38_aQnRW8ArZ-A9FchvRIjtypq9_eY/s1600/IMG_2194.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Left hand side of the road, left hand side of the road...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjee17Vsy-CQ7voPMHJ6-v8xyJ2Jlapfm53iA46abkLBKAFcNjv7H8bhoSJ-tNU_xmjdhHtJW_6GgC6VLHe8Y_UM6oBjbkHuoB2s3CLbw_NHAAc2QnCXxqTPN5voiCzrCkXJGhXBiZDS3M/s1600/IMG_2195.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjee17Vsy-CQ7voPMHJ6-v8xyJ2Jlapfm53iA46abkLBKAFcNjv7H8bhoSJ-tNU_xmjdhHtJW_6GgC6VLHe8Y_UM6oBjbkHuoB2s3CLbw_NHAAc2QnCXxqTPN5voiCzrCkXJGhXBiZDS3M/s1600/IMG_2195.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Cafe stop... it's a universal cycling thing<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqoBIDPQfwda-5hRt4DvG-a7p19AgANT3ZgFLIDB8FsOzs1gqCVs6Hd_3vWYaqGv-gfJweDFTsc_PM1NvNKFZqlgaDfmXr8jsCLp_UZFQQiRoCiedVm74OKWDM3pgI67w-FwPVMk1KyIo/s1600/IMG_2198.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqoBIDPQfwda-5hRt4DvG-a7p19AgANT3ZgFLIDB8FsOzs1gqCVs6Hd_3vWYaqGv-gfJweDFTsc_PM1NvNKFZqlgaDfmXr8jsCLp_UZFQQiRoCiedVm74OKWDM3pgI67w-FwPVMk1KyIo/s1600/IMG_2198.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Today's group for the ride.... good fun....<br />
<br />
Reading: Wonder Girl: The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias by Don Van Natta Jr.<br />
Watching: bike racing<br />
Listening: Budapest by Guy Ezra<br />
Eating: lots of fruit<br />
Website: <a href="http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/club/profile?club_id=6707">http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/club/profile?club_id=6707</a><br />
<br />
<br />LThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921167944253080199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320294397568089882.post-66490556912664345382014-04-19T08:20:00.001-07:002014-04-19T08:20:08.706-07:00The week after EnergiewachtThe last 2 days of Energiewacht were more about finishing up the race and moving on but not before Maura crashed the last day - twice within 1k but she is ok!!! So it was good that that race was OVER! Then the travel started....<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Sunday: leave race 5pm, arrive at Fitland at 8pm, eat dinner, pack bikes in bike bags for flying, repack clothes, go to bed at 11pm</div>
<div>
Monday: wake up 4:50, depart 5:30am, 2hr drive to the airport, flight at 9:35 to Madrid, arrive 12:30ish, drive from Madrid to Ponferrada - 4hrs, arrive at hotel, eat dinner, call it a day....</div>
<div>
Tuesday: breakfast 8:30, ride at 9:30, lunch, chill, dinner, call it a day....</div>
<div>
Wednesday: breakfast 8:30, ride at 9:30, pack bikes, lunch at 2:30, drive back to Madrid to airport hotel - 7pm, dinner at 8:30, bed at 10....</div>
<div>
Thursday: wake up call 3:45am, flight at 6:30, back at Sittard - 12pm, lunch, bike ride, dinner, SLEEP!!!!</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
But it was worth it, I got to ride and see all of the world championship courses and hopefully have loads of information come September. We had police escort both days which was needed because there were a couple of roads that are one way and we had full access to the whole road at all times, it was awesome! </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Once back here in Fitland, I've just been recovering, sleeping, eating(a lot) and now getting ready for the next couple of races - Gelderland(140k on Easter Sunday) and Fleche Wallone(world cup) on Wednesday. That will be my last race with the national team for this block and then I head to Britain to meet my Optum teammates. We race Tour of Britain - May 7-12th and then I head back to the US.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Here are some pictures from my phone from the past week or so....</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dLuEttdSPeuHSSBpWo7_Ni8qjGTZfpiAIt1X3yU7OLspIzrnODRPaOsEngGXwdOXohMWGPQLoU2k5k8NX9EkIxVGUc2Q8RwH-6MtN3_OgXV6fbtPWFWOwvudX4FISBviHp58xgf88JA/s1600/IMG_2072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dLuEttdSPeuHSSBpWo7_Ni8qjGTZfpiAIt1X3yU7OLspIzrnODRPaOsEngGXwdOXohMWGPQLoU2k5k8NX9EkIxVGUc2Q8RwH-6MtN3_OgXV6fbtPWFWOwvudX4FISBviHp58xgf88JA/s1600/IMG_2072.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
This was one of our starts of Energiewacht....imagine.... 170+ girls, all nervously fitting in this:)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMW8LRxvu5uhPBZdMJV_Ag8wcwAM1zQ9gaJPijiHIKW7ojhx72_bWv9NTZRBKT7spVdc0I6MCss4RLquXIylM_bLNjeXYK6UMH-6qSgwNdfDOtrfLkcIkiJ4MmuWBsp5wvgTrjlylLU8/s1600/IMG_2075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMW8LRxvu5uhPBZdMJV_Ag8wcwAM1zQ9gaJPijiHIKW7ojhx72_bWv9NTZRBKT7spVdc0I6MCss4RLquXIylM_bLNjeXYK6UMH-6qSgwNdfDOtrfLkcIkiJ4MmuWBsp5wvgTrjlylLU8/s1600/IMG_2075.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Taking a walk around the park in Ponferrada...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgignWB6GdcXl0bfyUFrPIdDRT3zJohm6XlphKlz00KPgCHKhle0XTd7PzinNATEcMn1F-Q5kfzyqEiOLYJBQnNhXtvsv2HDj1uTbdWaV8c70Jmb2SuBZAwuovQwtdOLRJhBVfUlpWHDtI/s1600/IMG_2077.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgignWB6GdcXl0bfyUFrPIdDRT3zJohm6XlphKlz00KPgCHKhle0XTd7PzinNATEcMn1F-Q5kfzyqEiOLYJBQnNhXtvsv2HDj1uTbdWaV8c70Jmb2SuBZAwuovQwtdOLRJhBVfUlpWHDtI/s1600/IMG_2077.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Kids playing some soccer....<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQhbtUHjU5db1Y9sIoYqphezYFSSFRc4rOCODKtuvwxI1-a4kFo4TPaHYxZbIoiuLbYHqKi8wEf0n9pq9b5t3vFHla09yJK-Zl9A5KayQznKz5B1rBO6RP0QgU2y_TRblFoxYaBnLEQs/s1600/IMG_2080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQhbtUHjU5db1Y9sIoYqphezYFSSFRc4rOCODKtuvwxI1-a4kFo4TPaHYxZbIoiuLbYHqKi8wEf0n9pq9b5t3vFHla09yJK-Zl9A5KayQznKz5B1rBO6RP0QgU2y_TRblFoxYaBnLEQs/s1600/IMG_2080.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Watching a game of bocce ball....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1i41v1XjISzZ4HSXwQRBetxjmXTXYtiQk9ynTt9oOLcRfq4UjT70j9WLl4UQx9NjtX1yxTFe8d2aRPWdFMM7asJsXTpeKqjKQMCuDisK9STfh_mSGyrdFftF-IUqEx4I8h8p_9DH7htQ/s1600/IMG_2081.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1i41v1XjISzZ4HSXwQRBetxjmXTXYtiQk9ynTt9oOLcRfq4UjT70j9WLl4UQx9NjtX1yxTFe8d2aRPWdFMM7asJsXTpeKqjKQMCuDisK9STfh_mSGyrdFftF-IUqEx4I8h8p_9DH7htQ/s1600/IMG_2081.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Too bad we couldn't eat outside, instead we ate downstairs for meals.... oh well...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hJFopciadBWIx8zcSYh0sffC9lX15swwty9eIObODSqNkiRjUWLrxtC5D1_OWABNRjhybXxSc75hJt9HxKWmY9Kwq-3stnJepMxJbTKWhZdgImjiLY72auhSnMqfraxjGPF_LXWmXhQ/s1600/IMG_2082.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hJFopciadBWIx8zcSYh0sffC9lX15swwty9eIObODSqNkiRjUWLrxtC5D1_OWABNRjhybXxSc75hJt9HxKWmY9Kwq-3stnJepMxJbTKWhZdgImjiLY72auhSnMqfraxjGPF_LXWmXhQ/s1600/IMG_2082.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
The police escort getting organized...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqX8smW878yRX7wKBkUciPyfB-zRxaNbHVT2MYe3yNkhHKliiOc_YdZErNYsMgTYnh81iBW6swGpWPh5-QUsQ_eq81FITrDoBt8g7sqOYFa0brGtYOvn3TkmQLI_oywARngxbcl96c0yM/s1600/IMG_2083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqX8smW878yRX7wKBkUciPyfB-zRxaNbHVT2MYe3yNkhHKliiOc_YdZErNYsMgTYnh81iBW6swGpWPh5-QUsQ_eq81FITrDoBt8g7sqOYFa0brGtYOvn3TkmQLI_oywARngxbcl96c0yM/s1600/IMG_2083.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Our hotel....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPM6HSt9Gpi3q5RLGk4uATPGgnQEk9hcOW6I3hbhykSfjB83dHunrCmm4N-yk-f8eTnq3wxgCq1MAUMV3pk8zt2fSY0m6Xs8Ez0sBhu95xjmjGcbAhEeIem5j9Zivk3kS6V98dHzdtno8/s1600/IMG_2084.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPM6HSt9Gpi3q5RLGk4uATPGgnQEk9hcOW6I3hbhykSfjB83dHunrCmm4N-yk-f8eTnq3wxgCq1MAUMV3pk8zt2fSY0m6Xs8Ez0sBhu95xjmjGcbAhEeIem5j9Zivk3kS6V98dHzdtno8/s1600/IMG_2084.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
Having a good time...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdLP7o3Ka7frjPEkNaGVyVL1qQHPK_pm1UuIySAfwvR0Kd3P_kCAG0Av4aSST3o7SnjPSdP0nb9Hj_j8Z9xe2lwvg-ew-IGtCfPXQw-cUIQUZP4kXcKSdVJJF_dPxYuyVMgEe6MIMQu0/s1600/IMG_2087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdLP7o3Ka7frjPEkNaGVyVL1qQHPK_pm1UuIySAfwvR0Kd3P_kCAG0Av4aSST3o7SnjPSdP0nb9Hj_j8Z9xe2lwvg-ew-IGtCfPXQw-cUIQUZP4kXcKSdVJJF_dPxYuyVMgEe6MIMQu0/s1600/IMG_2087.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
One of the beautiful views of the city...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bi_2ExPZ9SIejvM0kNwni9q7A3GGi_7esz3jAbCdB6h39tLcsH_hQxE26p09hNbUuu0_kxBNtku1utA-xyZzFkFerVSGSsthJWhgOr_GvW6K0ujJhIDtyLdxO8LVx2OFix2AryLQdl0/s1600/IMG_2119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bi_2ExPZ9SIejvM0kNwni9q7A3GGi_7esz3jAbCdB6h39tLcsH_hQxE26p09hNbUuu0_kxBNtku1utA-xyZzFkFerVSGSsthJWhgOr_GvW6K0ujJhIDtyLdxO8LVx2OFix2AryLQdl0/s1600/IMG_2119.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Day 2 of riding - Ruth Winder, Tayler Wiles, Carmen Small and Megan Garnier...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7rMWAvPD7zHsoekzcD9omFkTGawV7gAfITcAZZGhwVg6-OEYyhL6RYA4_O4eZwfI32G20HwM96uFwJdvO4clY96IRnA7JT0cvEsiDlWWSqatBHe6kubTZjV6rA7ix1bPm_Fq6x2AqUk/s1600/IMG_2121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7rMWAvPD7zHsoekzcD9omFkTGawV7gAfITcAZZGhwVg6-OEYyhL6RYA4_O4eZwfI32G20HwM96uFwJdvO4clY96IRnA7JT0cvEsiDlWWSqatBHe6kubTZjV6rA7ix1bPm_Fq6x2AqUk/s1600/IMG_2121.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
The whole crew....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9aZ-WKWfWFr1rachY9Olqa7YqYnYIrafQHQIpiLqShg3YxsizGL-Jw1S3zffzLlO1jKBWEH4V3_StZJpypYA76q1LP6Cp6YEqqtxb3Nba2PO63RtFzsLsyXABfTZJiKuC88-2TojI0YA/s1600/IMG_2123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9aZ-WKWfWFr1rachY9Olqa7YqYnYIrafQHQIpiLqShg3YxsizGL-Jw1S3zffzLlO1jKBWEH4V3_StZJpypYA76q1LP6Cp6YEqqtxb3Nba2PO63RtFzsLsyXABfTZJiKuC88-2TojI0YA/s1600/IMG_2123.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSjAic8hjymx_JwE8Ti2yU-15PerotTNuly5fCcR_MXn3NWpJlt4vgUO6Ilw9LoGtERTso-yQU_vKPD6pEYmOd63yYCO7N4M3kSUiBH3lJMNVFgBlDkhg1IZb1BDRCVb9raRtzbmBihdo/s1600/IMG_2166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSjAic8hjymx_JwE8Ti2yU-15PerotTNuly5fCcR_MXn3NWpJlt4vgUO6Ilw9LoGtERTso-yQU_vKPD6pEYmOd63yYCO7N4M3kSUiBH3lJMNVFgBlDkhg1IZb1BDRCVb9raRtzbmBihdo/s1600/IMG_2166.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Our rooms...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6T1Xcj2y1HnjXM6NIZAKO91QUP9mb6jBSzWfiidLSQ22MEx486xxNWIgpdfVh64NGXfx3PLrrMBLRytdpmn1hPJNGBpAqTglculm4oauiURIt2aWgvQLJG4M9DI9HhlwT8qXQ-FN4w4/s1600/IMG_2167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6T1Xcj2y1HnjXM6NIZAKO91QUP9mb6jBSzWfiidLSQ22MEx486xxNWIgpdfVh64NGXfx3PLrrMBLRytdpmn1hPJNGBpAqTglculm4oauiURIt2aWgvQLJG4M9DI9HhlwT8qXQ-FN4w4/s1600/IMG_2167.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
The iron work was really beautiful....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgufvd6q1mjeKDM3oRIcUAmLqzBUO1YBUZ4nRGVbj5Ub1RTsAJXjWAjBw__KCxYKWlhVrTbgAGPGgnTtysjVhTeft0w55pDcHGYh5Nv-g_F6sdR3U1gKD_CFp4JxGvMbvIUIA0lISnSpNQ/s1600/IMG_2168.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgufvd6q1mjeKDM3oRIcUAmLqzBUO1YBUZ4nRGVbj5Ub1RTsAJXjWAjBw__KCxYKWlhVrTbgAGPGgnTtysjVhTeft0w55pDcHGYh5Nv-g_F6sdR3U1gKD_CFp4JxGvMbvIUIA0lISnSpNQ/s1600/IMG_2168.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
So we had a discussion about RyanAir flights and the comical emergency descriptions.... if you look closely, this one asks you to take our your ear rings and dentures in case of an emergency landing....<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhw7gYgu9fvGYwwf5UUxsE6BsMaTyXyMpNQNgrXEJTHhn9xFtpY4SQYhUI_xLQRGHBPaTXplJHkaXLVQYrttb3eyVmaT23pjmQJ4_znFYwnJjOySvPa5APsyUC0i86AjuuDHSvO4IorrQ/s1600/IMG_2171.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhw7gYgu9fvGYwwf5UUxsE6BsMaTyXyMpNQNgrXEJTHhn9xFtpY4SQYhUI_xLQRGHBPaTXplJHkaXLVQYrttb3eyVmaT23pjmQJ4_znFYwnJjOySvPa5APsyUC0i86AjuuDHSvO4IorrQ/s1600/IMG_2171.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Apparently the cool thing here is to have your socks OUTSIDE your leg warmers. News to me but when in Europe!!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4jzuyaJnGez95_hsxdSUyRd3HZb83I82wGGPfaUYQl97-KtRSir1D-7mTR4BL3f-cRY5zm1Ev5QzBM2-xxxipqjO58eFKnTDLH814Hsekm_R8ypGbNzqC6m4GcBAfQmBrEp5jZPW8-g/s1600/IMG_2172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4jzuyaJnGez95_hsxdSUyRd3HZb83I82wGGPfaUYQl97-KtRSir1D-7mTR4BL3f-cRY5zm1Ev5QzBM2-xxxipqjO58eFKnTDLH814Hsekm_R8ypGbNzqC6m4GcBAfQmBrEp5jZPW8-g/s1600/IMG_2172.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div>
I think this is canola or rapeseed? I googled it;) .... </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Reading: Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut</div>
<div>
Watching: all of the girls, sitting around talking and on the Internet</div>
<div>
Eating: oatmeal, blueberries, raspberries, banana, pb, yogurt, sunflower seeds, walnuts</div>
<div>
Listening: Stay with Me by Sam Smith</div>
<div>
Website: <a href="http://www.letour.fr/la-fleche-wallonne-femme/2014/us/">http://www.letour.fr/la-fleche-wallonne-femme/2014/us/</a> this is the race I'm doing on Wednesday....</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
LThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921167944253080199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320294397568089882.post-33955374141580330102014-04-11T22:23:00.004-07:002014-04-11T22:23:59.968-07:00Gent, Flanders, Energiewacht...<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Wow, what a trip so far! I couldn’t believe it... as I crossed the line at Gent Wevelgem, I had just WON! I was so happy to represent myself, my trade team and my country with a win. I enjoyed the press tent, then drug testing, then podium. It was so much fun!!!!</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">We had a week in between Gent and Flanders races so we headed back to Sittard for the week. The weather was perfect, such a difference from last year is all I can keep thinking! We drove back to the Flanders course on Wednesday of that week to preview the course and take photos, we made a day trip out of it.... </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">So Flanders wasn’t my best day, legs weren’t all there and then I had a mechanical before the final and last climb. I was flying(with the group) on the small roads, run over a rough patch and my chain manages to go around my crank arm. I tried back pedalling and shifting while staying as calm as possible. Then when all else fails, you put your hand in the air and stop on the side of the road. The neutral car was there promptly and he at first couldn’t get the chain loose, so he runs to the car and was about to get a bike off the rack and then he runs back and tries with the chain again(more aggressive this time) and manages to get it unhooked. He gives me a push and I’m on my way but by that point it was game over and I knew it..... argh! That’s racing though.....</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">So the VERY next day we had another race - Dottingnies. This race is a funny start, it goes from a two lane road to a BIKE PATH within the first 1.5k, so it’s very important to start near or on the front of the race or you risk the chance of missing the winning break 10k into a 116k race! Guess where we ended up??? Dead last in the group! haha! It’s comical now but at the time it really sucked. So once the gun sounded, here we go....it’s all hell to get to the front as soon as possible. Your legs are screaming at you because you go from zero to HARD instantly. Try this - walk out your front door and start sprinting down the street for 30min.... yeah, something like that:) </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Anyway, Maura and I ended up being the only two riders from USAC to finish - bummer. The other girls pulled the plug and called it a day. Can you blame them? Flanders is one of the hardest races in the world - period. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">So back to Sittard we drove for one night before driving to Energiewacht Tour. It started on Wednesday. This has been a roller coaster of a bike race, it always is and I knew this year wouldn’t be any different.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I’ve managed to do such a better job of positioning this year, I don’t know, I guess it comes with time? The peleton moves a bit different here than in the US and it takes a while to filter and see where you need to be. We look and feel like a school of fish swimming around. Day 2 was a bad day for the team, we lost 2 girls, one in the very beginning of the day and the other at the very end of the day. I’ll spare you the details, they both crashed, both ended up at the hospital.....</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The four of us that are left are in good spirits and still laughing and cutting up. We are sticking together and making the most of our situation and it’s always funny, you always have interesting stories to tell once you go home. Never fails.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW71oGaodNp8ypLoG72jfYVPbjZYpUeW8y5usPX3QXdPugcB33PlmW5T_HXbGFZKXaagV8-8UtatVNmh6MXz0DMyI0ggEOG7RbySFw1NJUksGtxDiTE82VyM7tqxqpAOkS7smi1FZwatU/s1600/IMG_2031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW71oGaodNp8ypLoG72jfYVPbjZYpUeW8y5usPX3QXdPugcB33PlmW5T_HXbGFZKXaagV8-8UtatVNmh6MXz0DMyI0ggEOG7RbySFw1NJUksGtxDiTE82VyM7tqxqpAOkS7smi1FZwatU/s1600/IMG_2031.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
KD is a trip!!!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbO1Lx_9cBgEohoymdxUBwVXKL-s4O8S0y781C0Y-5HbQOR2l9MoFRqqXnR3YgxhqC9m8WcQJMUtdvbo4FerYBUDALkr6fYpWn3o9r3FX4kx9xyBULEslXZ2Nbloa2DiueSDTuepUNK9w/s1600/IMG_2032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbO1Lx_9cBgEohoymdxUBwVXKL-s4O8S0y781C0Y-5HbQOR2l9MoFRqqXnR3YgxhqC9m8WcQJMUtdvbo4FerYBUDALkr6fYpWn3o9r3FX4kx9xyBULEslXZ2Nbloa2DiueSDTuepUNK9w/s1600/IMG_2032.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
The day we arrived, going for a spin....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv538TTYn56HW1dmC0KOQSiZGXercsSXbZ-dIXTRUOm3pQaKnwryhUurCilZzEgRGKt6XtZs-uO47gImUzs6xUCXJkfdV8NZoOaoHlTSZXA4p_1gBCc70N4hVSoL83jTZI84HEEuEWo5w/s1600/IMG_2036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv538TTYn56HW1dmC0KOQSiZGXercsSXbZ-dIXTRUOm3pQaKnwryhUurCilZzEgRGKt6XtZs-uO47gImUzs6xUCXJkfdV8NZoOaoHlTSZXA4p_1gBCc70N4hVSoL83jTZI84HEEuEWo5w/s1600/IMG_2036.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
This is my room post Gent win:) Fitland is so cute;)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWkyeh3unpUMWDNTtRXDSs8uDaQKiOIGw4A6JbiqGe61etgMhO_cAa4wb9NRTjLbMzWLdJVHuXkZMmVB3VqjoIiXXmUu6gym4nz2_WrlZ3vbJD1NEvFM76l5Oj4HcQsIDzfb-jbdrnnc/s1600/IMG_2037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWkyeh3unpUMWDNTtRXDSs8uDaQKiOIGw4A6JbiqGe61etgMhO_cAa4wb9NRTjLbMzWLdJVHuXkZMmVB3VqjoIiXXmUu6gym4nz2_WrlZ3vbJD1NEvFM76l5Oj4HcQsIDzfb-jbdrnnc/s1600/IMG_2037.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Waiting to go to the store.... Ruth, Maura and Katie...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_BMfOnrFLYnDtTkoVWv_WMK9ZZtfSIRCqj10VQi3NTWkKPZK7urPJuLmYbeMhq16kx2mQ4zJOFNFHb4t35VXr7aYULbYImcOn6BvGRrU33BNCnPKzKCmLctYlDdT74muJcjb53OVS5g/s1600/IMG_2039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_BMfOnrFLYnDtTkoVWv_WMK9ZZtfSIRCqj10VQi3NTWkKPZK7urPJuLmYbeMhq16kx2mQ4zJOFNFHb4t35VXr7aYULbYImcOn6BvGRrU33BNCnPKzKCmLctYlDdT74muJcjb53OVS5g/s1600/IMG_2039.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
I can't believe the weather this year, so nice!!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfvajJeo9aB3YF68GOTXkmWsQdCrysIOnRps9fRaV_7BIk6S4ORou1PMizFg5znRXazGbY30xmgQWUAhdasFvFahd44_kWHRO1cG71zy2UZyT83aIpR9mXDl2Px_d3eUYd6PIly3h2Fw8/s1600/IMG_2042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfvajJeo9aB3YF68GOTXkmWsQdCrysIOnRps9fRaV_7BIk6S4ORou1PMizFg5znRXazGbY30xmgQWUAhdasFvFahd44_kWHRO1cG71zy2UZyT83aIpR9mXDl2Px_d3eUYd6PIly3h2Fw8/s1600/IMG_2042.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
Selfie!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQYV0b8lwSEoSAqS-FQKrPDmQ43wn4fkT4dV-isqcrrGEVh5JHNW-Wl12eYdBBMTxeV49iYzImuT_ioRydvLK555Cqa9FfUcp-PvMhIKsigF74_Cwe204VCPnQhQTzBhruxLjArPeNFo/s1600/IMG_2044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQYV0b8lwSEoSAqS-FQKrPDmQ43wn4fkT4dV-isqcrrGEVh5JHNW-Wl12eYdBBMTxeV49iYzImuT_ioRydvLK555Cqa9FfUcp-PvMhIKsigF74_Cwe204VCPnQhQTzBhruxLjArPeNFo/s1600/IMG_2044.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
One of the cobbled sections of Flanders on recon day....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_ROBbByM67SvvoGxIIg_PT0j9r6lQ6kmcDMt3k4M2pceOBRRrjgWqrNrmjYHeNn4MNEEVxbYMNE3fQWTJJxN_svppOiIgVy-kneyC62iS6pVWSNmtRWgBAikpRBNKTU7tDLRykoenHw/s1600/IMG_2046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_ROBbByM67SvvoGxIIg_PT0j9r6lQ6kmcDMt3k4M2pceOBRRrjgWqrNrmjYHeNn4MNEEVxbYMNE3fQWTJJxN_svppOiIgVy-kneyC62iS6pVWSNmtRWgBAikpRBNKTU7tDLRykoenHw/s1600/IMG_2046.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
An easy spin and what do I find?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49ow4cWo_zJGSsIY2KLOJP3OWAPyj0PkVlDTaLu0oXx4sP9k1BOVi5890R4Enn_zdfIfJSprI3obxtH0FqvKBVZ67CbO_L_23eN_IpVIFlq5eFUlGEAuGrwzFnnmSK5BbXWPs5ao7ybI/s1600/IMG_2047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49ow4cWo_zJGSsIY2KLOJP3OWAPyj0PkVlDTaLu0oXx4sP9k1BOVi5890R4Enn_zdfIfJSprI3obxtH0FqvKBVZ67CbO_L_23eN_IpVIFlq5eFUlGEAuGrwzFnnmSK5BbXWPs5ao7ybI/s1600/IMG_2047.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Breakfast at the hotel....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlFwCniBTi4H1_5n-tG7WKNhIzTMTEhcd49tiqSYFv2oNWVwtCmEKVl37UyudN2WU8e8jzSTZ_Zfb0_wyoQN2DKCDruDMFkUcUuTH6rqY9wEO6xCCbgEqmlsVbB7Jz20wp_ePmYbI07w/s1600/IMG_2051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlFwCniBTi4H1_5n-tG7WKNhIzTMTEhcd49tiqSYFv2oNWVwtCmEKVl37UyudN2WU8e8jzSTZ_Zfb0_wyoQN2DKCDruDMFkUcUuTH6rqY9wEO6xCCbgEqmlsVbB7Jz20wp_ePmYbI07w/s1600/IMG_2051.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Maura and I waiting to go for a spin....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdkkeLI25VFc0VxS0n2uvG9_rQ2WW5WuyOtrmV1fhSxcfhAcecLPmjLrV0oMv5qScE_gPZqFQe7zONLmyBor_UzbbqErMqB85n9dCsTdTBXF2L51qVUBs_Sx44vrOh6lXIsvlMMYrX2hE/s1600/IMG_2052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdkkeLI25VFc0VxS0n2uvG9_rQ2WW5WuyOtrmV1fhSxcfhAcecLPmjLrV0oMv5qScE_gPZqFQe7zONLmyBor_UzbbqErMqB85n9dCsTdTBXF2L51qVUBs_Sx44vrOh6lXIsvlMMYrX2hE/s1600/IMG_2052.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Flanders profile....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xaP1WrMb2-Q6RDNzjU7MxS7y_fcZOQyh46rC8gRKhU4TH39jex_9mpzIzbdGna0_W3GPr74JmBvj7odRMRcAfPqgG928obIRPZArAzErkY3f25X-Lso34CdK7mR7nlXHmuWmmtWzIH8/s1600/IMG_2055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xaP1WrMb2-Q6RDNzjU7MxS7y_fcZOQyh46rC8gRKhU4TH39jex_9mpzIzbdGna0_W3GPr74JmBvj7odRMRcAfPqgG928obIRPZArAzErkY3f25X-Lso34CdK7mR7nlXHmuWmmtWzIH8/s1600/IMG_2055.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
A gift from a dear friend of mine....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWruqkftFEQW9LitWjFfGwECNmZCc-yPPOURwDMPmxJu0aluaItO0pLjH7qKhn1BGyrX97BR4D5te3g3oyRjO75rIXF-MpcXVKVrESYPF_BgExB3bbMrfzGX_ltlud2eF0dQO74_kPMM/s1600/IMG_2056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWruqkftFEQW9LitWjFfGwECNmZCc-yPPOURwDMPmxJu0aluaItO0pLjH7qKhn1BGyrX97BR4D5te3g3oyRjO75rIXF-MpcXVKVrESYPF_BgExB3bbMrfzGX_ltlud2eF0dQO74_kPMM/s1600/IMG_2056.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
The other Lauren is improvising when we don't have a sandwich bag....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZx_wcHH1ZcC6gR7DrK3QnSjGDRqqlMUIL_oSGiy1Ok4g_pY7WgxRUXOCjWpT_kNZ5d3qZVpnN-O1sxYs_uZaMH_XOXzxZEOqNWbYXHLUCFSufAIX1lbbV01nTp3EFRyFSkwJB98S9Kug/s1600/IMG_2057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZx_wcHH1ZcC6gR7DrK3QnSjGDRqqlMUIL_oSGiy1Ok4g_pY7WgxRUXOCjWpT_kNZ5d3qZVpnN-O1sxYs_uZaMH_XOXzxZEOqNWbYXHLUCFSufAIX1lbbV01nTp3EFRyFSkwJB98S9Kug/s1600/IMG_2057.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
The family that looks after us when we aren't with our own....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDF_qmEuWHFaOqj4rUEirxYpzPqc1RssppofjmrttF_gB0l_7XPLaRoSI4vB_DDRzNO1N58dArOC7I8LzwpfoVrGLpK4HfbBvJSr8EfmhPU93B_VI3TvtSHoyK3ekcD8d7XeXUiQrx5Y/s1600/IMG_2062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDF_qmEuWHFaOqj4rUEirxYpzPqc1RssppofjmrttF_gB0l_7XPLaRoSI4vB_DDRzNO1N58dArOC7I8LzwpfoVrGLpK4HfbBvJSr8EfmhPU93B_VI3TvtSHoyK3ekcD8d7XeXUiQrx5Y/s1600/IMG_2062.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Tea time for these two! Energiewacht presentation, sitting around waiting in our chamois<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2aDOx_MRPRbugoU_V6wV3bqFUUmg2E3X7nlT76aJYah0FesdrA1vyzC4LKy39804h0cmwU-uHl4_I7-2D_DqIuMmdy0vYmkZHsaOj0JRzVgl73rmMdKxsnEQylb6rQ3LUYoOEZV99lw/s1600/IMG_2067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2aDOx_MRPRbugoU_V6wV3bqFUUmg2E3X7nlT76aJYah0FesdrA1vyzC4LKy39804h0cmwU-uHl4_I7-2D_DqIuMmdy0vYmkZHsaOj0JRzVgl73rmMdKxsnEQylb6rQ3LUYoOEZV99lw/s1600/IMG_2067.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Working hard on the TT helmets....to get them to fit just right:)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgdViGYIMA-9mVN5om-g8sCiY6Q7AxPIgxUgX3_WsJaWHJmw9zwGfGzGJBVrNTRzhMQhOBgK7fqpY49HtLjFyZvaWFy4HwB8o6wqizJK_4P7VwKsRmxW5flSSdhPvHJpynd1G-QwLel4/s1600/IMG_2068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgdViGYIMA-9mVN5om-g8sCiY6Q7AxPIgxUgX3_WsJaWHJmw9zwGfGzGJBVrNTRzhMQhOBgK7fqpY49HtLjFyZvaWFy4HwB8o6wqizJK_4P7VwKsRmxW5flSSdhPvHJpynd1G-QwLel4/s1600/IMG_2068.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
Waiting on podium for Ruth, she won the Best Young Rider jersey this day....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPchmBTPW1aWJ2sTqKTT8zy1lbmfiJBhW1aPXgGNFxA-o7yfiYARuVpVl5m_MV45gW2Ur1UragX-fEUsxX88hFynkieMBwV39bU0-dv4UQ1w3OoqHvr9dDpxKF-_Xzjo85PAbymPjGr6U/s1600/IMG_2069.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPchmBTPW1aWJ2sTqKTT8zy1lbmfiJBhW1aPXgGNFxA-o7yfiYARuVpVl5m_MV45gW2Ur1UragX-fEUsxX88hFynkieMBwV39bU0-dv4UQ1w3OoqHvr9dDpxKF-_Xzjo85PAbymPjGr6U/s1600/IMG_2069.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Our sleeping arrangements.... .thank goodness there are only 2 people in this room, middle bed is where you put your clothes:)</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Ok, I’ll do my best to keep this updated next week:)! </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Reading: Sum It Up, pat Summitt with Sally Jenkins - she is TOUGH!!! But I like her style a LOT!</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Watching: the wheels in front, behind, beside me</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Eating: tonight’s dinner - quinoa with kale, cheese and butter, sauteed chicken with red onions and garlic, topped with pineapple. Interesting mix but we do our best:)</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Listening: Nickel Creek’s new CD I downloaded, check out Rest of My Life</span></div>
<br />
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Website: www.sram.com</span></div>
LThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921167944253080199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320294397568089882.post-59581917822310093812014-03-17T07:59:00.000-07:002014-03-17T07:59:02.576-07:00Training n TucsonComing home after camp to crummy weather wasn't fun, from sunshine and 70's back to the trainer and snow and muck - at least for a couple of days. After day four, the skies cleared, the sun came out and out the door I went. There is something about getting fresh air, every, single day. It's good for my soul!!! Soon, I was on the road again, back to Tucson and guaranteed sunshine and warm weather and it has been spectacular.<br />
<br />
The drive down(8hrs) I know by heart, is really beautiful. I drive through the <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g31232-d2044460-Reviews-Salt_River_Canyon_Scenic_Drive-Globe_Arizona.html" target="_blank">Salt River Canyon</a> and one day I would love to ride my bike up and down both sides. And just the landscape, how much it changes when you dip in and out of elevation, it really is a nice drive. Once here, it was all about the bike for sure with lots of training and two races to bookend the week - Old Pueblo criterium(60min circuit race in downtown Tucson) March 8th and Tucson Bicycle Classic(3 day stage race on the west side of Tucson). The team won both races, I lapped the field in the criterium and as far as the stage race went, we cleaned up every day. It was most excellent training!!!<br />
<br />
I did manage to find a spare minute to go see my Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team, they were playing University of Arizona, how could I not?! It was perfect!!! An evening of baseball cannot be beat! And wouldn't you know it, we sat near some bulldog fans and after we started talking there was a couple attending the game from....where else???? VICKSBURG! ha! The Sanders! And sure enough, they knew mom and dad and we talked for a bit on why I was in Tucson and what I do for a living:) Being a bike racer is pretty foreign work for most Americans:) <br />
<br />
That's about it from Tucson, there are a lot of pictures on FB of the team winning and random photos from the week. Check out Katheryn Bertine, Amber Rais and Optum's pages.....<br />
<br />
I'll drive back to Colorado tomorrow and then it's on to Euroland for me.....I will be updating for sure! Happy St. Paddy's Day! One day I will make it back to Jackson for the parade. Till then....<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbAzwJQwkh5Uk0SPmEGtjHzHqoL_q57QV9xUZG29cFo5GDkT_hdBGxXkCGAp_1E_QPlbAN-RWPiFuQQEEEg4aJVhA0MpJHLzvHI59CrKylv2zX7GLSOHZbpUmrCiqlZ61bqgVSMEERIA/s1600/IMG_1979.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbAzwJQwkh5Uk0SPmEGtjHzHqoL_q57QV9xUZG29cFo5GDkT_hdBGxXkCGAp_1E_QPlbAN-RWPiFuQQEEEg4aJVhA0MpJHLzvHI59CrKylv2zX7GLSOHZbpUmrCiqlZ61bqgVSMEERIA/s1600/IMG_1979.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Home for the first couple of days after team camp....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhnoSXdPvX-2iEOp-pIC0mG31vl8vVHTRKspI9WvpDNg7mAqbvxSp1a3VmBBlreRbZuFQE_tVPCWY6V206d-zve5HhcFsSGQXApqNM-X8wn2dyAXL5XhPTWNS9uq8Aq5OhOLuTXdxhRs/s1600/IMG_1984.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhnoSXdPvX-2iEOp-pIC0mG31vl8vVHTRKspI9WvpDNg7mAqbvxSp1a3VmBBlreRbZuFQE_tVPCWY6V206d-zve5HhcFsSGQXApqNM-X8wn2dyAXL5XhPTWNS9uq8Aq5OhOLuTXdxhRs/s1600/IMG_1984.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
It's not everyday you see a man walking his cow around town....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiFwfakVDmuEgpe0QxSX7b_-v6S-btjUa4pg3ALSTUUTMgRQ50y3A6o6wH9V6isUyTIL3-1pnPd352P8rTlxB9GZz8naOHjhyphenhyphen_ZNJQdie3-4z94ldiOWk1BF31_gJKTQ-VIp4OnIwR2c/s1600/IMG_1986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiFwfakVDmuEgpe0QxSX7b_-v6S-btjUa4pg3ALSTUUTMgRQ50y3A6o6wH9V6isUyTIL3-1pnPd352P8rTlxB9GZz8naOHjhyphenhyphen_ZNJQdie3-4z94ldiOWk1BF31_gJKTQ-VIp4OnIwR2c/s1600/IMG_1986.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
This is the worst wallpaper I've ever seen in a gas station....HORRIBLE!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdhYdwPuXHQSKurUCmfYprt1XnKoJJ1_3Ssu86ux1dCDTdvxRiq8UpBtrtIZG91jRu2SKChhD6ZH3sQrbnd7sv36Q-l59cionxR0Hy7quCBdpAE1L8CSsebHDXpaETsEcv56aiwlbI2wU/s1600/IMG_1992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdhYdwPuXHQSKurUCmfYprt1XnKoJJ1_3Ssu86ux1dCDTdvxRiq8UpBtrtIZG91jRu2SKChhD6ZH3sQrbnd7sv36Q-l59cionxR0Hy7quCBdpAE1L8CSsebHDXpaETsEcv56aiwlbI2wU/s1600/IMG_1992.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Baseball!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMP6Ve_KCo32T1-hMDU88oE5CKVP2Hf942V0iKJ-VsWX9GzrCFsTlYQtRNJ0OkoI3oc8svEi-S1Ljg8-7GeXxUPOAMZ7SZmC6yDoe7fOkaKvBpoPm4AWC4LMpa-G6DNaQ-EVOhuffq3nU/s1600/IMG_1994.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMP6Ve_KCo32T1-hMDU88oE5CKVP2Hf942V0iKJ-VsWX9GzrCFsTlYQtRNJ0OkoI3oc8svEi-S1Ljg8-7GeXxUPOAMZ7SZmC6yDoe7fOkaKvBpoPm4AWC4LMpa-G6DNaQ-EVOhuffq3nU/s1600/IMG_1994.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Beautiful sunset at the game...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3CoBufOT4vqjNkpHcs_VUIwzUff7n2-l8w9CWA3GXloy0Py-01Y_i1bF_W8_Ix5lGuj-2eBqGRmbxmK5mSp005crEBEHUVI94V0SZHFCeLE2wr71VRDeQ1i-3XdOotPQhalBML_RZuU/s1600/IMG_1998.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3CoBufOT4vqjNkpHcs_VUIwzUff7n2-l8w9CWA3GXloy0Py-01Y_i1bF_W8_Ix5lGuj-2eBqGRmbxmK5mSp005crEBEHUVI94V0SZHFCeLE2wr71VRDeQ1i-3XdOotPQhalBML_RZuU/s1600/IMG_1998.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
When we aren't riding, this is how you can find us.... maybe minus the cats most times....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4V82fRF3iX2fVQQU1KxkZd4ujiwBd6Jf3pEQGHuOz8LeyOBNhBm87gstnH1X6_GgHF_z7bIwXqY_pl-rzr1WmFvST-_BZbdwo66MVCW38G34TggjARN2ljtfr6ihxazIWyKVY5gMERYg/s1600/IMG_1999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4V82fRF3iX2fVQQU1KxkZd4ujiwBd6Jf3pEQGHuOz8LeyOBNhBm87gstnH1X6_GgHF_z7bIwXqY_pl-rzr1WmFvST-_BZbdwo66MVCW38G34TggjARN2ljtfr6ihxazIWyKVY5gMERYg/s1600/IMG_1999.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
A wonderful morning ride through Sabino Canyon Park!! So peaceful!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-Nd268lhEaIuPGD_Kk1QmYqT4M72emQek6nQLdfUqV2vElgdW28QQ95ui3BWCScGxHPAGCQguzlVq3qhcUDX6WGv0eG0foX2XpROcY9QPKHPvxRnXc_y1ZHqbwTvM9_zzGgp_0cmlFU/s1600/IMG_2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-Nd268lhEaIuPGD_Kk1QmYqT4M72emQek6nQLdfUqV2vElgdW28QQ95ui3BWCScGxHPAGCQguzlVq3qhcUDX6WGv0eG0foX2XpROcY9QPKHPvxRnXc_y1ZHqbwTvM9_zzGgp_0cmlFU/s1600/IMG_2001.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Sabino again...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpkQxPCYKU3Kp571SZh5QnC71-uZTrVkMBdLFPRysV31Iyfg7B-PzllRtNmiIIKC9MS1eDERDR-EyPh_I_wlA83_nl6cId7kj_haFDmsvfbhZBS2ehun5n2tFRK2dYQmc02vUk_R1tO8/s1600/IMG_2002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpkQxPCYKU3Kp571SZh5QnC71-uZTrVkMBdLFPRysV31Iyfg7B-PzllRtNmiIIKC9MS1eDERDR-EyPh_I_wlA83_nl6cId7kj_haFDmsvfbhZBS2ehun5n2tFRK2dYQmc02vUk_R1tO8/s1600/IMG_2002.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
I like their signage...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-c0BAFoXpnF2cPhr2cORJqtIsjuQzTTVGk5VxbE6Je0DpfvWgg9OJerDlwwdFKix8f-Xr6vzfKwzKLzo7GBUfuYZ6BqsGKGjflwzr-VAMgd_kJh6VXTnAzHuHgWr5C4fyxDCKKRAq7Gk/s1600/IMG_2005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-c0BAFoXpnF2cPhr2cORJqtIsjuQzTTVGk5VxbE6Je0DpfvWgg9OJerDlwwdFKix8f-Xr6vzfKwzKLzo7GBUfuYZ6BqsGKGjflwzr-VAMgd_kJh6VXTnAzHuHgWr5C4fyxDCKKRAq7Gk/s1600/IMG_2005.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Sunrise prior to the race start on Saturday.....<br />
<br />
<br />
Reading: just finished Dirty Work by Larry Brown<br />
Watching: the news, Crimea and the lost plane....ugh....<br />
Eating: eggs, kale, toast w/ butter n jam<br />
Listening: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wGhqtWR4uo" target="_blank">The Giving Tree</a> by Plane White T's<br />
Website: well, it's more of a quick video... <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYqoVx6UdF4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYqoVx6UdF4</a><br />
<br />
<br />LThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921167944253080199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320294397568089882.post-47844786144456305462014-02-27T14:45:00.001-08:002014-02-27T14:45:28.149-08:00Final camp blogThe last couple days of camp were FAST! Meetings, riding, more meetings, photos, then pack it ALL up and hit the road - everyone in different directions. Jade, Brie and Maura headed to Europe, Annie and Leah drove one of the team cars to Tucson, Janel drove home and the rest of us to headed home.<br />
<br />
The last day at camp we had a team BBQ on the beach, drank some adult beverages and just hung out. So here are some photos to finish er off.....<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqfdWMACBvnB98GPOxxOCii2wCZyRYCja9MB0fmPUO3-cIJYhfnxJbmGYt01DD7DvJIDf6gzsucevX507tTM8ldOofQgu2NrWN5gJ-Y2qJUfRpaWgukxkd4Y6L6pgvBo4rqjW-8M6afU/s1600/IMG_1944.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqfdWMACBvnB98GPOxxOCii2wCZyRYCja9MB0fmPUO3-cIJYhfnxJbmGYt01DD7DvJIDf6gzsucevX507tTM8ldOofQgu2NrWN5gJ-Y2qJUfRpaWgukxkd4Y6L6pgvBo4rqjW-8M6afU/s1600/IMG_1944.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
We may have another hobo on our team;) ... Maura is funny<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlnWPbpc3FsXon7vy2ojpF9_aDEJISYEYi9nA_pT_hgyQTu0G7StZmke_o_jeIO22T3y-DQDhwZ4VNH_-_FGLrUrNFITn2yBE8I6OcIk0Zk66MnNbENEhFlgOqzjctW8LOP1fl6JkVB9c/s1600/IMG_1945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlnWPbpc3FsXon7vy2ojpF9_aDEJISYEYi9nA_pT_hgyQTu0G7StZmke_o_jeIO22T3y-DQDhwZ4VNH_-_FGLrUrNFITn2yBE8I6OcIk0Zk66MnNbENEhFlgOqzjctW8LOP1fl6JkVB9c/s1600/IMG_1945.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
SRAM cruizin down the road<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWdTr2p4Dq_cd4KieJTebR1aVgclRosdgJS4HZF-FkSIn_q_99n3nTSwyJi1udC-_OmNV-CjK14YPt9iZ5ozSBBqhMhRBPoHDFP5Nl2v5MkJq3ejzZmuutQ9p9krwXfs0KVsGWxfZEEs/s1600/IMG_1949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWdTr2p4Dq_cd4KieJTebR1aVgclRosdgJS4HZF-FkSIn_q_99n3nTSwyJi1udC-_OmNV-CjK14YPt9iZ5ozSBBqhMhRBPoHDFP5Nl2v5MkJq3ejzZmuutQ9p9krwXfs0KVsGWxfZEEs/s1600/IMG_1949.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Team time trial day, full trailer, van, car run through...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdSzj4u0r0AWM5jwZAtWyTgHtgOtK-WdgIj4NrD4nzZ6WMdIw4lBNOfTWlAqEeNdRCcGivPVjp1bpjfxywZTkiUNgxZ3NeavDW5PF_T9rHw8o1TGelpz4FkR5A0dgUy3D40zff3H-3Po/s1600/IMG_1951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdSzj4u0r0AWM5jwZAtWyTgHtgOtK-WdgIj4NrD4nzZ6WMdIw4lBNOfTWlAqEeNdRCcGivPVjp1bpjfxywZTkiUNgxZ3NeavDW5PF_T9rHw8o1TGelpz4FkR5A0dgUy3D40zff3H-3Po/s1600/IMG_1951.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Morning meeting with Challenge tires....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwo-NEWVUk5OzF2ajDpBXM6wwB4xJe3Ws81GSAEPt1mb1IPUkiegmzArLVWBbShYE40KkgADhu8xprdpuNVGJpWTy0kh5hzu8bqCBRat5LZsibNYs7CsCIK9Xk-me2L5PJ0emyI7WMG3w/s1600/IMG_1952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwo-NEWVUk5OzF2ajDpBXM6wwB4xJe3Ws81GSAEPt1mb1IPUkiegmzArLVWBbShYE40KkgADhu8xprdpuNVGJpWTy0kh5hzu8bqCBRat5LZsibNYs7CsCIK9Xk-me2L5PJ0emyI7WMG3w/s1600/IMG_1952.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
I call this the Diamondback stack...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUElFyB37hQcZLj1nXqm3Nuj5XM-PKuUHhU4KqdDkpDbbWe3I45e9jcy6aOhr57kUAloS9itMJcKm4WUTq_N5IyR4W0sFOvt6sQm_kmxBBDQ5h-GAA1YcUGAXk7HovNARsejaR7Npy4uY/s1600/IMG_1953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUElFyB37hQcZLj1nXqm3Nuj5XM-PKuUHhU4KqdDkpDbbWe3I45e9jcy6aOhr57kUAloS9itMJcKm4WUTq_N5IyR4W0sFOvt6sQm_kmxBBDQ5h-GAA1YcUGAXk7HovNARsejaR7Npy4uY/s1600/IMG_1953.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Our awesome team rolling down the road...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhS2r7qYe3hpYPjzqsKkduuWPxdY2EfF1vjO_NCdPTu_3_X-aa18vWLd5h5TwrLqtexx5k4Q3JZ0S1ApPsv2nS-LhmmqRDxxXeujCOyu9CspT_97TeP2DU7UPUP645iD6xvQRSDmbl2o/s1600/IMG_1954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhS2r7qYe3hpYPjzqsKkduuWPxdY2EfF1vjO_NCdPTu_3_X-aa18vWLd5h5TwrLqtexx5k4Q3JZ0S1ApPsv2nS-LhmmqRDxxXeujCOyu9CspT_97TeP2DU7UPUP645iD6xvQRSDmbl2o/s1600/IMG_1954.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
My bed and space...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJQs6Zf_2PEzqlSpS-Swb4sdHFhbvbrVILCRkI5qs4rOixTU7b19kcrEZWDzLU3_7AR01Ltc8BOOQxKwvlau_RSpr_ihdoIMUh1ygybpF_KpxUJGTpAasch0X8inzNUqflvw8j0kqZ8c/s1600/IMG_1958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJQs6Zf_2PEzqlSpS-Swb4sdHFhbvbrVILCRkI5qs4rOixTU7b19kcrEZWDzLU3_7AR01Ltc8BOOQxKwvlau_RSpr_ihdoIMUh1ygybpF_KpxUJGTpAasch0X8inzNUqflvw8j0kqZ8c/s1600/IMG_1958.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
We did a commercial shoot one day, it involved food so I was content all day...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSSr5h2y2_Zi78YI95CIZddLD6PyHCW7uJUSLZpl4l8vgFvGICO5b2NKGGa9ilsB070P832R0ZlWonZBDOfosMTt1L5w4rvejqMDSNtXsqRYhJFx65FFIn53eso-MpI84zNzBS_I8S28/s1600/IMG_1961.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSSr5h2y2_Zi78YI95CIZddLD6PyHCW7uJUSLZpl4l8vgFvGICO5b2NKGGa9ilsB070P832R0ZlWonZBDOfosMTt1L5w4rvejqMDSNtXsqRYhJFx65FFIn53eso-MpI84zNzBS_I8S28/s1600/IMG_1961.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Denise, enjoying some bread<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXczVvQjXwws1N5A8X7wPdKwnIKUXyzHcYmx6JlzXr53n7PzJu8tr5O8m5rIyEO-R_vpt_PO_jQgLhPLRLKJL4WnfFQZrvlCAdTQEohay1D99XU70-8JdbEqT01l42fxJ1fKTIdS8KNAg/s1600/IMG_1962.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXczVvQjXwws1N5A8X7wPdKwnIKUXyzHcYmx6JlzXr53n7PzJu8tr5O8m5rIyEO-R_vpt_PO_jQgLhPLRLKJL4WnfFQZrvlCAdTQEohay1D99XU70-8JdbEqT01l42fxJ1fKTIdS8KNAg/s1600/IMG_1962.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
I had the TURKEY LEG!!!! YUMMMMM. They were so big that it wouldn't fit in my short sleeve jersey pocket. We ate 2 out of the 7 :)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmsHDaNz70mxOr63_ty-ICdui41bA2FyKiwvhy6O96lb0H9fhdzD92XskV-L-eu8gjTwe6XSNFReZxTISlt83RKnSTkHf0nRLmjfeLIKZRMJYEb97RBpzqIeT7A2Xf6ky60Vbk_Vyxv4/s1600/IMG_1964.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmsHDaNz70mxOr63_ty-ICdui41bA2FyKiwvhy6O96lb0H9fhdzD92XskV-L-eu8gjTwe6XSNFReZxTISlt83RKnSTkHf0nRLmjfeLIKZRMJYEb97RBpzqIeT7A2Xf6ky60Vbk_Vyxv4/s1600/IMG_1964.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Over and over and over and over again.... for 6hrs. It will air during Tour of California.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGnRWbow8iAlZCNTd-G0hnTbFD8_aXq45AYYwXbMh6y5Mlsx9pfcqFEyguHA5qVnkD8qyHnYgxgcv13g_M1JtuHfea9_i2FdBzdU3UMpywLHhMvb5JxEOG07b717p5PRjAlaTrBfE6RY/s1600/IMG_1967.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGnRWbow8iAlZCNTd-G0hnTbFD8_aXq45AYYwXbMh6y5Mlsx9pfcqFEyguHA5qVnkD8qyHnYgxgcv13g_M1JtuHfea9_i2FdBzdU3UMpywLHhMvb5JxEOG07b717p5PRjAlaTrBfE6RY/s1600/IMG_1967.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Good stuff.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zy8b4xcfxXYVDobBJcQ3qHxTVZDlcN_dg711x_hcj-R-kwjtFv8165-Mti2pLBVNzr7YfkfzjnvOEelgGXQ2tRk8zlAjtinThKZfQ-lNo8SFWJ01ka09yWnuSFJo54zvj1vhli8dZ0k/s1600/IMG_1968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zy8b4xcfxXYVDobBJcQ3qHxTVZDlcN_dg711x_hcj-R-kwjtFv8165-Mti2pLBVNzr7YfkfzjnvOEelgGXQ2tRk8zlAjtinThKZfQ-lNo8SFWJ01ka09yWnuSFJo54zvj1vhli8dZ0k/s1600/IMG_1968.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Beach time with both teams....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-XS6ewilFRRSHyd3TdxYkGFdxDse34-jZtXZt2N_a5dd6wMuIzV_z-gQ_mwEz3Hw4v8og7oddWXFegeBmNxBxieBKfz0mLVjA-C5-zyIEaWi74eF-ItrnNjXBUE5GQoe2xZyQeI4L8uk/s1600/IMG_1969.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-XS6ewilFRRSHyd3TdxYkGFdxDse34-jZtXZt2N_a5dd6wMuIzV_z-gQ_mwEz3Hw4v8og7oddWXFegeBmNxBxieBKfz0mLVjA-C5-zyIEaWi74eF-ItrnNjXBUE5GQoe2xZyQeI4L8uk/s1600/IMG_1969.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
These guys are funny.....Tom Zirbel and Mike Friedman<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GcTjY7RXaWy8dYIGoZFgY5ubq_OZh0LaCkHe3gfPzpttgRdScgd_HUeTDt4pJe24U1t51O-BN3RVrrcn0RcwODdGFfNNddAxRTttoGN9KIgCDNmbOIUjJ2PxGI-M0ADvJDL_QLi1hyphenhyphens/s1600/IMG_1972.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GcTjY7RXaWy8dYIGoZFgY5ubq_OZh0LaCkHe3gfPzpttgRdScgd_HUeTDt4pJe24U1t51O-BN3RVrrcn0RcwODdGFfNNddAxRTttoGN9KIgCDNmbOIUjJ2PxGI-M0ADvJDL_QLi1hyphenhyphens/s1600/IMG_1972.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
And maybe one other stop that was scheduled....<br />
<br />
<br />
Listening: The Rolling Stones - I Can't Get No Satisfaction<br />
Reading: The Sports Gene by David Epstein<br />
Watching: the rain come down<br />
Eating: not much, not much in the house!<br />
Website: <a href="http://gearjunkie.com/">http://gearjunkie.com</a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
LThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921167944253080199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320294397568089882.post-79675406198861110502014-02-18T07:34:00.000-08:002014-02-18T07:34:45.543-08:00Camp part 2Dear mom and dad, so far at camp we've learned how to navigate a ropes course, sing new camp songs, horseback riding, hiking and I'm making you something cool in arts and crafts.......<br />
<br />
Nah, not really but remember those days??? I went to camp when I was a kid - YMCA camp and Camp Skyline and we did all those things, along with canoeing, archery and capture the flag. But at Optum camp it's all about the bike and bonding. Bikes are still being tweaked, the schedule is chock full of from 8:30am till the afternoon hours but it's all good, every single last drop of it. So here are some pictures, a little insight to the craziness....<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjlrqVEbxHfHL7EdOKFuRhMI8s1UAwZedWuaQPlJBfOnDgj-9SmxyrlwLoMvQv6CKf7d7HeAlF0UFnsSHmuTnBORKAj6b-5txtu7Z4gqWAnB3q8tJY8rS_OXFdHYYAlh6ZUw81XuZ7LI/s1600/IMG_1927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjlrqVEbxHfHL7EdOKFuRhMI8s1UAwZedWuaQPlJBfOnDgj-9SmxyrlwLoMvQv6CKf7d7HeAlF0UFnsSHmuTnBORKAj6b-5txtu7Z4gqWAnB3q8tJY8rS_OXFdHYYAlh6ZUw81XuZ7LI/s1600/IMG_1927.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
So when you get all of your clothing, the first thing you have to do is try it ALL on. This is a lovely shot of my teammate, Amber Rais, mixing it up.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnofFdL030FJnESv9ROOJx8RbQb13aEbx7nwj1O4gD2Q50xJ3fjCXiny0tU_PtONjsIzbqvcdIMibgbrj_8xckmMv2xStFV8MDH2mSo6kJrvLbwI1L46blDjaeEoc03qU6LkUXNX67b0A/s1600/IMG_1932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnofFdL030FJnESv9ROOJx8RbQb13aEbx7nwj1O4gD2Q50xJ3fjCXiny0tU_PtONjsIzbqvcdIMibgbrj_8xckmMv2xStFV8MDH2mSo6kJrvLbwI1L46blDjaeEoc03qU6LkUXNX67b0A/s1600/IMG_1932.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Jade's national champ jersey looks pretty fly.....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYQ0celVeaQLJcvmcIJpo-ztzt49rZEsTwSxChtvIrkHp3b3P5fc2Zq8FpXzPXA9A0fyvybTm4tGrgzAGbn_Spw2qQz6-yyVyCy210rHmGqPPQoxtyyaJt_oMvXPTT9lluf3V9tapxaA/s1600/IMG_1933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYQ0celVeaQLJcvmcIJpo-ztzt49rZEsTwSxChtvIrkHp3b3P5fc2Zq8FpXzPXA9A0fyvybTm4tGrgzAGbn_Spw2qQz6-yyVyCy210rHmGqPPQoxtyyaJt_oMvXPTT9lluf3V9tapxaA/s1600/IMG_1933.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
We spend a lot of time on our phones...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXh5xLPBDRgcRtM6ctwhnfCkBPr1_L5PSuRkhF17FurspDos2FqgEbiPktLickBfIYbW77JAg0j5E_TJl2qzhLQsOWlBdrnRTPY0zc5r-3hxzvvVoKhZB9Yr1fo1wiRnVGHDrjPsnhPUo/s1600/IMG_1934.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXh5xLPBDRgcRtM6ctwhnfCkBPr1_L5PSuRkhF17FurspDos2FqgEbiPktLickBfIYbW77JAg0j5E_TJl2qzhLQsOWlBdrnRTPY0zc5r-3hxzvvVoKhZB9Yr1fo1wiRnVGHDrjPsnhPUo/s1600/IMG_1934.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Amber<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-4p7ZLbN2WES-z_CdNeck1AXrwNaeIUilb1ZhkqYlAwW2RtFWn-yLghlPMZ2IRL6WogKoyIcBjkb99zSY71TZpiIpVcpJp7lMO6GeDPMKsYu9cRfnOoPK0ied0BV1aazQGJB6pnQdAA/s1600/IMG_1935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-4p7ZLbN2WES-z_CdNeck1AXrwNaeIUilb1ZhkqYlAwW2RtFWn-yLghlPMZ2IRL6WogKoyIcBjkb99zSY71TZpiIpVcpJp7lMO6GeDPMKsYu9cRfnOoPK0ied0BV1aazQGJB6pnQdAA/s1600/IMG_1935.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
Action team selfie:)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJ4M8PkgAYRbtKJWaX5kzCkfLJkEGt_q96dQGHofwtE7neXXSj21oOIGP6seHl1PLNoBqjg_PLakCSgSztrCdhrN2O3v0NPU40zZn_jo-xe35TS5Oh2fk1Ik5QtIBxC_Q7LkYYIOhY4U/s1600/IMG_1936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJ4M8PkgAYRbtKJWaX5kzCkfLJkEGt_q96dQGHofwtE7neXXSj21oOIGP6seHl1PLNoBqjg_PLakCSgSztrCdhrN2O3v0NPU40zZn_jo-xe35TS5Oh2fk1Ik5QtIBxC_Q7LkYYIOhY4U/s1600/IMG_1936.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
And again!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_p5KeUQ0OW1xnpnDfhwTxNkdtNj-ef1HXrdYo0U_h0NnNqwTUfbG5ZSvtziAdri2SyMpBAolbckscUfjL9CkqALNXcAasAHAFJ9SK9OmMlotjWtdENdXl_e0dLBPZmy16xZzO-9ME5w/s1600/IMG_1940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_p5KeUQ0OW1xnpnDfhwTxNkdtNj-ef1HXrdYo0U_h0NnNqwTUfbG5ZSvtziAdri2SyMpBAolbckscUfjL9CkqALNXcAasAHAFJ9SK9OmMlotjWtdENdXl_e0dLBPZmy16xZzO-9ME5w/s1600/IMG_1940.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
This is Bill, our mechanic, working his butt off on all our bikes<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9btPgOq5D1lA4nELh9jGjy_2Ya5kxmznj9yLs1iveeaAnkGpvQkxAmdjz280zZ02ltBGLhnXfU6set6-1Wy9cljG3qj8r7RmFhwTHg5Rs-kIZqAWaxZGCgtd74ooZXKzLL8ecTgexzKg/s1600/IMG_1941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9btPgOq5D1lA4nELh9jGjy_2Ya5kxmznj9yLs1iveeaAnkGpvQkxAmdjz280zZ02ltBGLhnXfU6set6-1Wy9cljG3qj8r7RmFhwTHg5Rs-kIZqAWaxZGCgtd74ooZXKzLL8ecTgexzKg/s1600/IMG_1941.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
The new fleet reading for action...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6XL2i7pvzygxN4Jl69kL3hojEesTbpauUKJDXLtZk-6oSRlixqrILQKvTHFD87rILk81QH7KhDnF6l-RwZ2cQZtJOvTItM_Ajyws4HZnsv4N3LSGejYMqbQCpulWRLSMdkUhEVlFHMU/s1600/IMG_1942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6XL2i7pvzygxN4Jl69kL3hojEesTbpauUKJDXLtZk-6oSRlixqrILQKvTHFD87rILk81QH7KhDnF6l-RwZ2cQZtJOvTItM_Ajyws4HZnsv4N3LSGejYMqbQCpulWRLSMdkUhEVlFHMU/s1600/IMG_1942.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
And Bob! Head men's mechanic getting in tons of work as well...<br />
<br />
Reading: The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown<br />
Watching: the beautiful sunrise<br />
Eating: a little bit of everything here at camp<br />
Listening: Love Me Again by John Newman<br />
Website: <a href="http://www.gomichellie.com/www.gomichellie.com/Michellie_Jones.html">http://www.gomichellie.com/www.gomichellie.com/Michellie_Jones.html</a> She is one of our sponsor reps....pretty badass to have someone like her represent your product.LThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921167944253080199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320294397568089882.post-46033605816297249522014-02-16T06:59:00.000-08:002014-02-16T06:59:18.970-08:00Team camp part 1Good morning from Oxnard, CA, it is day 3 of camp and we are off to a banging start. We have a whole new staff - mechanic, directors, swanny and it's pretty kick ass. Bill and Andrew, our mechanics, are working their butts off to get us exactly where we want to be on our bikes, working out new bike issues and setting up our time trial bikes.<br />
<br />
Michelle, our new swanny, has given us all rubs, sorted all our clothing(which is a task, since it's a new sponsor) and is off and running like we are old buddies.<br />
<br />
Kevin and Pat, well oiled machines they are, we've had meetings, talked training, schedule and what is expected of each rider and talked to each of our coaches. I feel really good about this year and it's only day 3 of camp.<br />
<br />
The girls are the best teammates anyone could ever ask for. There are only 2 new additions and they have slid in like they have always been a part of the team.<br />
<br />
We have new bikes this year - Diamondback, new clothing - Mt. Borah and new SRAM 22!<br />
<br />
Today we are off to climb 3 canyons, I don't want to give away too much but we are going to put in some stellar work this week and I will be cross eyed and hangry(hungry/angry) by the end of it. When I'm constantly hungry, I know it's be a productive week - I love that feeling!<br />
<br />
So here's to 2014 and all it's glory, see y'all on the road.<br />
<br />
Reading: The Boys in the Boat Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown<br />
Eating: team dinners - 3 groups of 3, rotating dinner duty = lots of yummy food<br />
Watching: the Olympics<br />
Website: my teammate, Janel Holcomb's - <a href="http://www.janelholcomb.com/">http://www.janelholcomb.com</a><br />
Listening: You Make Me by Avicii<br />
<br />LThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921167944253080199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320294397568089882.post-5115995515857124812014-02-01T13:05:00.000-08:002014-02-01T13:05:56.767-08:00Almost finished up down hereCan you believe that I'm blogging at 5:22am? And I'm not jet lagged, and I didn't need an alarm to wake me? It's true, I've gone from sleeping till 9am to going to bed at 9pm! It's been a great routine for me, so why change it up, at least until I get back to Colorado and have to wait till 11 to even want to go ride this time of year.<br />
<br />
So a couple more days till I pack up(I have a lot of stuff), drive north and sort things at home before heading to team camp in Oxnard, CA. I've managed to cram a lot of extra curricular activities in with a ton of training, so much so dad asked, "Are you even riding your bike?" Oh yeah dad, I'm riding....<br />
<br />
Alisha got us tickets to the U of A hockey game, which we thought was funny, seeing it's in the desert and all. Apparently they put ice down in the convention center when they have a game and let me tell you, they did not disappoint! We had a great time.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFJQIA7pc02pvKuSqqOSf3bdFbFlxzpODZejBA1BVmQhDQtNl3DnprSLyhwFK_zngQ0EwKD_cWfkKhoYWmdpZlvrSE6A7oJcC_36XewwNMBXdL4NGeIrlpPni7WCKg3a_ks48X6onlNU/s1600/IMG_1898.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFJQIA7pc02pvKuSqqOSf3bdFbFlxzpODZejBA1BVmQhDQtNl3DnprSLyhwFK_zngQ0EwKD_cWfkKhoYWmdpZlvrSE6A7oJcC_36XewwNMBXdL4NGeIrlpPni7WCKg3a_ks48X6onlNU/s1600/IMG_1898.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSc3652U0x-rpGQn4a7fdvRJ-WVIJ4i28vxiVxgNIfx8tKaiIGxQCv-HnOWzI4C0asg3KGfD83gmJgrzQnRvHmFtjmA1qZ1WwbqHOxfJD5lalP46PP52mheqcmkIz60TKwjyxYHLsGAE/s1600/IMG_1899.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSc3652U0x-rpGQn4a7fdvRJ-WVIJ4i28vxiVxgNIfx8tKaiIGxQCv-HnOWzI4C0asg3KGfD83gmJgrzQnRvHmFtjmA1qZ1WwbqHOxfJD5lalP46PP52mheqcmkIz60TKwjyxYHLsGAE/s1600/IMG_1899.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Yeah, so it wasn't a sellout crowd but we still had fun:)<br />
<br />
Alisha, Amber and I decided it wouldn't be a Tucson trip without visiting the San Xavier Mission south of town, it was spectacular! If I remember correctly, the mission was built in the 1700's, was routinely attacked by Apache indians and at one point the priest allowed people to live in the church and build fires. This led to the complete covering of all the Fresco paintings with soot until they started to restore the church to it's origins by hand with sponges, one 6inch space at a time. It is still an active church and they are constantly restoring the inside, one small bit at a time while holding tours. It is so worth seeing if you are ever in town, even <a href="http://www.sunset.com/travel/southwest/legacies-faith-00400000015080/" target="_blank">Sunset</a> magazine says so;)<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiChVHvk5c6Ich2VQcjAXuOQQ6_JlTzeScUWFH62Y9Qlsv-5XjynF01v0yzCsUG3sL5-pUDjQzXj-6kwwTzzfqSsvQfmBDrFsOyxYUYBOHfKtmNpVskI3J3TDhzq-WJ5f4chvzTXkvqelc/s1600/IMG_1859.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiChVHvk5c6Ich2VQcjAXuOQQ6_JlTzeScUWFH62Y9Qlsv-5XjynF01v0yzCsUG3sL5-pUDjQzXj-6kwwTzzfqSsvQfmBDrFsOyxYUYBOHfKtmNpVskI3J3TDhzq-WJ5f4chvzTXkvqelc/s1600/IMG_1859.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Tour guide...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtCxWD5hAggdy5dW-xAKSbeAxGOduzgdzJ6TVriAw1aIal1l4kvdQj_fAbyAdC6JFU9JibiLUegnr9tNifBe34PWXj7-EOUjyudtsF3CNNkT45E3tElP-3PIC6qfAI9SOyGKGss-O_IQ/s1600/IMG_1860.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtCxWD5hAggdy5dW-xAKSbeAxGOduzgdzJ6TVriAw1aIal1l4kvdQj_fAbyAdC6JFU9JibiLUegnr9tNifBe34PWXj7-EOUjyudtsF3CNNkT45E3tElP-3PIC6qfAI9SOyGKGss-O_IQ/s1600/IMG_1860.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
The 'cowboy' who decided to have a mission here....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLb_x-kipELT2YeFF6pUWO-XdruxifHNmH0-k6VnTgQZcbVqOvzwR8hyphenhyphen8PFs08B64zAN3ttrCTpnUhaD7QHj4KFa4nv4Pl5eeSkqJS6saP_31xqE_O1a7YPpXf9qAEHg3csZNmXgGlnU/s1600/IMG_1861.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLb_x-kipELT2YeFF6pUWO-XdruxifHNmH0-k6VnTgQZcbVqOvzwR8hyphenhyphen8PFs08B64zAN3ttrCTpnUhaD7QHj4KFa4nv4Pl5eeSkqJS6saP_31xqE_O1a7YPpXf9qAEHg3csZNmXgGlnU/s1600/IMG_1861.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
A representation of 'your life' the center is happiness or something like that..<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQw_peUceAkclbQjM2eorzRqirtjNMIZV4VZbeZDK68PDUeysesn16GQEnCltRIr8jVYdbo9WAp3IouCp5rG_mlRs8do1ghcUacSwBw9XCgDchLO1X7NUhoAQMKxFYRcECuqjLYcJlV0/s1600/IMG_1862.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQw_peUceAkclbQjM2eorzRqirtjNMIZV4VZbeZDK68PDUeysesn16GQEnCltRIr8jVYdbo9WAp3IouCp5rG_mlRs8do1ghcUacSwBw9XCgDchLO1X7NUhoAQMKxFYRcECuqjLYcJlV0/s1600/IMG_1862.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Ceilings.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1SVPcGl9h-4TSJTyoF0FVUdt2o6xiTY2xX9iLuhhFo5aQbpk9RyO-gCTUA_U8scvje1MgOprN4JYis7Wx6fBcKyyHSkfijkq7C9ZMRB8A-5V6uc6hInsNfPI5rHjY8nIVeOItpvgUUZY/s1600/IMG_1863.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1SVPcGl9h-4TSJTyoF0FVUdt2o6xiTY2xX9iLuhhFo5aQbpk9RyO-gCTUA_U8scvje1MgOprN4JYis7Wx6fBcKyyHSkfijkq7C9ZMRB8A-5V6uc6hInsNfPI5rHjY8nIVeOItpvgUUZY/s1600/IMG_1863.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
The walls are 3ft thick, originally just the brick...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3o5oUA2dRwoxMV7fNGLpl6nfEITkMy0rON4Dfv3k5jvNOjVQtdk1TWloaRWXNX6lw2tozaP34sq70Lpna7sJq3aKWB0n_2K6tsTofOdS1CQLqkGc_9rEpOZtD5IXx_eDDJhorV3ovIA/s1600/IMG_1864.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3o5oUA2dRwoxMV7fNGLpl6nfEITkMy0rON4Dfv3k5jvNOjVQtdk1TWloaRWXNX6lw2tozaP34sq70Lpna7sJq3aKWB0n_2K6tsTofOdS1CQLqkGc_9rEpOZtD5IXx_eDDJhorV3ovIA/s1600/IMG_1864.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Window coverings..<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimEwbnLckSCKXgewoV2nIqF1cPh52L8oL5mULgCldmIeofY1dklyJKATw3ZgxmmxiCkntmrOQthIOQ_nB5Vt-sdPuqM3UyIHlSLN7gJKjba4F6XAS_1tncHRgMdjrx0dpee2aSeLnFFYY/s1600/IMG_1865.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimEwbnLckSCKXgewoV2nIqF1cPh52L8oL5mULgCldmIeofY1dklyJKATw3ZgxmmxiCkntmrOQthIOQ_nB5Vt-sdPuqM3UyIHlSLN7gJKjba4F6XAS_1tncHRgMdjrx0dpee2aSeLnFFYY/s1600/IMG_1865.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppLVVbmRR-AQpz3gvGHuMQfo0-4_NPLyDbdtBsxoHy_M13JCa-nkbE7c3yD1-1FnZWSdLctMVUqG3xEmrb5a1p3BXya7jWkcE82obqxd9_qCqzq3zepnYkBScYQHaaKI4I6vaya5SmL8/s1600/IMG_1866.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppLVVbmRR-AQpz3gvGHuMQfo0-4_NPLyDbdtBsxoHy_M13JCa-nkbE7c3yD1-1FnZWSdLctMVUqG3xEmrb5a1p3BXya7jWkcE82obqxd9_qCqzq3zepnYkBScYQHaaKI4I6vaya5SmL8/s1600/IMG_1866.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Narrow passages<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_CUCQ42_iIt3rq4087jvI0bv1YiQ7VwCEOrh0RNF0p1nzcVHlS19wOkovdEu4__5zTdTbnR6e8K2haqjvrtSreNg5ZYoVsbZA0P9Pjvk2ZZaIMediIAvRk0WKSJOk94xBrodhMkBm2w/s1600/IMG_1867.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_CUCQ42_iIt3rq4087jvI0bv1YiQ7VwCEOrh0RNF0p1nzcVHlS19wOkovdEu4__5zTdTbnR6e8K2haqjvrtSreNg5ZYoVsbZA0P9Pjvk2ZZaIMediIAvRk0WKSJOk94xBrodhMkBm2w/s1600/IMG_1867.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Original brick...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISpTTFAUH-_GbLR99Z7h4VdzgBZXQQwYYAgSjtKYEj-JxgOdEvWFi8281ZQIlMEhNWWA-3s2sHxWVaoHeSY9SNC687dpTxk-k8Xshfc0PY3TEItGMI6cL-70IGP30rl03OizMK2gd_w0/s1600/IMG_1868.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISpTTFAUH-_GbLR99Z7h4VdzgBZXQQwYYAgSjtKYEj-JxgOdEvWFi8281ZQIlMEhNWWA-3s2sHxWVaoHeSY9SNC687dpTxk-k8Xshfc0PY3TEItGMI6cL-70IGP30rl03OizMK2gd_w0/s1600/IMG_1868.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Their book they carried around, made out of sheep skin...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBR22XB9JBkj3J9ZOwm4wbG2Sc5VCtHEWao8VawuYZ-L9YJxci9XF4JrVwZ9_IMef2A50fjBMLyd3nL-sgRbh5_FcykgCRZz2hxHx7uEdKe1XzfQdK4s6dc5rouCOLaL36rWRiGzpdKEg/s1600/IMG_1869.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBR22XB9JBkj3J9ZOwm4wbG2Sc5VCtHEWao8VawuYZ-L9YJxci9XF4JrVwZ9_IMef2A50fjBMLyd3nL-sgRbh5_FcykgCRZz2hxHx7uEdKe1XzfQdK4s6dc5rouCOLaL36rWRiGzpdKEg/s1600/IMG_1869.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
What's left of the crucifix's Jesus....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzxchUP0kaDu3Cy0szsiddtNwEUcAwG16M5bAFjE9bUf61DJpXZ1XQ-ocvvQ176YtyXfdFMPZPh9Z9MNK2dT7bhyphenhyphenqlDEqkgX6vNZw_SZJsGGJVaLo0PiLOkrLqlTwfINWvFZnfSaq1tA/s1600/IMG_1870.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzxchUP0kaDu3Cy0szsiddtNwEUcAwG16M5bAFjE9bUf61DJpXZ1XQ-ocvvQ176YtyXfdFMPZPh9Z9MNK2dT7bhyphenhyphenqlDEqkgX6vNZw_SZJsGGJVaLo0PiLOkrLqlTwfINWvFZnfSaq1tA/s1600/IMG_1870.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Oh hey!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvMqmY6UUFQmT4D9CwG9oja4EAWeeDES5jM4p3yR8WXibHamLmnaAIAdSY9qzuK5N6l4SHX6o_olqDiy854AdUT_KNO89qBSd03EWXGVLm4SrYkVTQkjjxVM5PBhBv-G2z4KIJ0Pvam0/s1600/IMG_1871.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvMqmY6UUFQmT4D9CwG9oja4EAWeeDES5jM4p3yR8WXibHamLmnaAIAdSY9qzuK5N6l4SHX6o_olqDiy854AdUT_KNO89qBSd03EWXGVLm4SrYkVTQkjjxVM5PBhBv-G2z4KIJ0Pvam0/s1600/IMG_1871.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Model of the building and grounds....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LUAwbbvQXJQCjym4aSENo_c36taBh6wc8vdoCx9s-y_P3DwTf03hwlEou9FNBasZJN9yX_xEtfKb_nEZhd4O7zILRJlciohsWEwuvAot35_fj-GOZBY_a-ixXC3HoQ6iwXF5CEKtZxA/s1600/IMG_1872.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LUAwbbvQXJQCjym4aSENo_c36taBh6wc8vdoCx9s-y_P3DwTf03hwlEou9FNBasZJN9yX_xEtfKb_nEZhd4O7zILRJlciohsWEwuvAot35_fj-GOZBY_a-ixXC3HoQ6iwXF5CEKtZxA/s1600/IMG_1872.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Headed to the church...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxhyrqUpHVk2P4lIbPEMe1oFLi0iaUwvn6K-1X9i9TSCP-lZi_TD7rwQktGKW31JM8lvl5rhbZ6morgRteSvioP2rRUvYYFQN7s4XgW4VGL2xttNp46ChM_zNNWeEj9reFyVIWTDiNhM/s1600/IMG_1873.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxhyrqUpHVk2P4lIbPEMe1oFLi0iaUwvn6K-1X9i9TSCP-lZi_TD7rwQktGKW31JM8lvl5rhbZ6morgRteSvioP2rRUvYYFQN7s4XgW4VGL2xttNp46ChM_zNNWeEj9reFyVIWTDiNhM/s1600/IMG_1873.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Church entrance...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJeqNb038qcGGJG1Nnp-00NpAZPf7xi_rZVqO8mfwreQ6ZE26MoHzBhRGOU_XXLhIktPhDIHkbcLvcWrfVDdNGh3e0xrL207NgNeyPxdJskEUU0LHD5zCye0I3w66pkbfqiFrb4ie1dqg/s1600/IMG_1874.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJeqNb038qcGGJG1Nnp-00NpAZPf7xi_rZVqO8mfwreQ6ZE26MoHzBhRGOU_XXLhIktPhDIHkbcLvcWrfVDdNGh3e0xrL207NgNeyPxdJskEUU0LHD5zCye0I3w66pkbfqiFrb4ie1dqg/s1600/IMG_1874.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Right side...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNZ9VTz3WkwjZ4f3v7o9zsCGMmOZ_KMsauqjKIv1VBJqkgXsaW8pmOCHr7KkUGoh89uzoaLWpQtWEy6AlsiFulJMYf30Q0q2KutG1XXOpre9Gcn5PGRYt3AxfTo3MKaPhqSyg6FW3TGI/s1600/IMG_1875.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNZ9VTz3WkwjZ4f3v7o9zsCGMmOZ_KMsauqjKIv1VBJqkgXsaW8pmOCHr7KkUGoh89uzoaLWpQtWEy6AlsiFulJMYf30Q0q2KutG1XXOpre9Gcn5PGRYt3AxfTo3MKaPhqSyg6FW3TGI/s1600/IMG_1875.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
That's the gutter built into the wall behind the tree, I think these things are interesting.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoorhRX41gJ3r15KqCM22l9H8stl-DpHyGGQIWUhl-akGI8_LeDOCWdxhSu0WxDY6JdWIZhy0HfGTZdyBgN9pJzEAPGdOarC7yX3murJH-MeeeRNNRZLXnFb32D5hQdGqFQj5QigsK70/s1600/IMG_1876.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoorhRX41gJ3r15KqCM22l9H8stl-DpHyGGQIWUhl-akGI8_LeDOCWdxhSu0WxDY6JdWIZhy0HfGTZdyBgN9pJzEAPGdOarC7yX3murJH-MeeeRNNRZLXnFb32D5hQdGqFQj5QigsK70/s1600/IMG_1876.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Door handle hardware...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAuRQoLm-RA2T-GcxHKU_hfIqt2MZDtqoLP1iVPjWUMCdUNR6GcD0r5wzDDWdmCL2LjazrsRiCUHQ9J1UjqoE4k9jhxdT1rvMAyXNGwNjP8rw22lgUWZDJGnFDDHo9BzPrLmITpTfm-M/s1600/IMG_1877.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAuRQoLm-RA2T-GcxHKU_hfIqt2MZDtqoLP1iVPjWUMCdUNR6GcD0r5wzDDWdmCL2LjazrsRiCUHQ9J1UjqoE4k9jhxdT1rvMAyXNGwNjP8rw22lgUWZDJGnFDDHo9BzPrLmITpTfm-M/s1600/IMG_1877.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxTSzugNJse66GgExs5SJFEHSMplKjrul1o3SCOYoXYZaZZbCOKti1hLSmRCcLswBwIWwgxCAAgG0Uqbn1yBmxDD6gIYOXSc2I0OzabT4lnLL5rCRDeoJc6mL1V78r9Y-m1KhLYeenlI/s1600/IMG_1878.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxTSzugNJse66GgExs5SJFEHSMplKjrul1o3SCOYoXYZaZZbCOKti1hLSmRCcLswBwIWwgxCAAgG0Uqbn1yBmxDD6gIYOXSc2I0OzabT4lnLL5rCRDeoJc6mL1V78r9Y-m1KhLYeenlI/s1600/IMG_1878.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Entering into the church<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6B4H2cPTKP8MdQ6c43AccOvdINv1gFsxHgoYjsEJeNXxj-W9ydSqAL2Fp7Ee55HOW0KTkk84UTovKlmFYrO01gIij2LtnUC_t8m8e_pctvE9Q-3aJ2DXaEXeWXVgFF6nBAmSzmPtO98/s1600/IMG_1879.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6B4H2cPTKP8MdQ6c43AccOvdINv1gFsxHgoYjsEJeNXxj-W9ydSqAL2Fp7Ee55HOW0KTkk84UTovKlmFYrO01gIij2LtnUC_t8m8e_pctvE9Q-3aJ2DXaEXeWXVgFF6nBAmSzmPtO98/s1600/IMG_1879.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Baptismal room.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_SQ2_Gb8JmbL7lxhlRZi7E5bY6bosZqlfzLPOISlhT-_b-Gqa-3gyRUaxvDXa1Ki5mt-scNPXK56EsAXbxNL891tRyDoj1j4DD4wAlciUPoLqpKm9HnI92Ok2LvtmjZwjiQNGMn92BIc/s1600/IMG_1880.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_SQ2_Gb8JmbL7lxhlRZi7E5bY6bosZqlfzLPOISlhT-_b-Gqa-3gyRUaxvDXa1Ki5mt-scNPXK56EsAXbxNL891tRyDoj1j4DD4wAlciUPoLqpKm9HnI92Ok2LvtmjZwjiQNGMn92BIc/s1600/IMG_1880.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Pulpit<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrdVTAfPoVCzDOYEwylM9XwVWMYcoS_ZBNGLQlnM_AyB9-V5_zySmdyuoCOrtF4n6-zMJd_wOk3XfIluURa-q1gDDfMzxHaI-SbVpo7yGAcqlA8-MB3NG2FudWBB84FTD1DArObXR796M/s1600/IMG_1881.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrdVTAfPoVCzDOYEwylM9XwVWMYcoS_ZBNGLQlnM_AyB9-V5_zySmdyuoCOrtF4n6-zMJd_wOk3XfIluURa-q1gDDfMzxHaI-SbVpo7yGAcqlA8-MB3NG2FudWBB84FTD1DArObXR796M/s1600/IMG_1881.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Fresco of the Last Supper, in the lower right hand corner there is a devil's head....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8Na5dClaojr64Eaz4u-Li8O_b68XPT0q2TuI4CCakySQ9w-hLqK1sPjKJBChiSpeXy-H0-kgs4tQh95UC1ZRCeeChAP-qBTjhUJzb1VTFdKvh7QZ7rKIIjV4k474jI-4KarzkY1pPh0/s1600/IMG_1882.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8Na5dClaojr64Eaz4u-Li8O_b68XPT0q2TuI4CCakySQ9w-hLqK1sPjKJBChiSpeXy-H0-kgs4tQh95UC1ZRCeeChAP-qBTjhUJzb1VTFdKvh7QZ7rKIIjV4k474jI-4KarzkY1pPh0/s1600/IMG_1882.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Alter and parts are being restored...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFBOIxrh4fVL37g_J5oVw6Hy414VUDCpn49bSu4ggLJEpUFS1Hffg5sJgdvE8FgbzvzvGckZbyflHlZdpS-DvkSWQXukj6xe2LILKdOwDEirksx5HqRx4IVrJwsGD1Xk41OXkodHpfe8/s1600/IMG_1883.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFBOIxrh4fVL37g_J5oVw6Hy414VUDCpn49bSu4ggLJEpUFS1Hffg5sJgdvE8FgbzvzvGckZbyflHlZdpS-DvkSWQXukj6xe2LILKdOwDEirksx5HqRx4IVrJwsGD1Xk41OXkodHpfe8/s1600/IMG_1883.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Looking up at one of the domes...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUmUYVYKfb6HEJ_32CvkNijvCPwqQbAGKQ5-KmyztVA7C4mRu5u12UgDuvQQYRo8iPjBX_MvXBMktevHpTzfRLuwPw2TLiRS5MpwanphJpOEo8E28p5p0LqnG0-zzbEqnlxOY9QzHyA8/s1600/IMG_1884.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUmUYVYKfb6HEJ_32CvkNijvCPwqQbAGKQ5-KmyztVA7C4mRu5u12UgDuvQQYRo8iPjBX_MvXBMktevHpTzfRLuwPw2TLiRS5MpwanphJpOEo8E28p5p0LqnG0-zzbEqnlxOY9QzHyA8/s1600/IMG_1884.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjZ0YIOOCKu2hHEov5IqKIXYZorBfPn5ALAoZDbJiqjPQ1NzFyoIl_R7GgA1jdToc8-S_xZP87L490sKh1M2WYJNf_HUNPr04B3UiV2UX903vKe_4cxdMtU3vNmSLuz0aJuv80jbWkd4/s1600/IMG_1885.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjZ0YIOOCKu2hHEov5IqKIXYZorBfPn5ALAoZDbJiqjPQ1NzFyoIl_R7GgA1jdToc8-S_xZP87L490sKh1M2WYJNf_HUNPr04B3UiV2UX903vKe_4cxdMtU3vNmSLuz0aJuv80jbWkd4/s1600/IMG_1885.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Every inch was covered in some sort of artwork!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEjxkDUhCPgOHTBOifRscjKgY-73dB5Ppeyz6235FHwpMebiFWWmK7JBzzyWoDQZDHHK_aHbPCifnJcw4swEzM87o6-OLYnE_9FZeQ8xBwQzTMu2vkWmmzL6z81V68fXeEcK18rZhxonE/s1600/IMG_1886.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEjxkDUhCPgOHTBOifRscjKgY-73dB5Ppeyz6235FHwpMebiFWWmK7JBzzyWoDQZDHHK_aHbPCifnJcw4swEzM87o6-OLYnE_9FZeQ8xBwQzTMu2vkWmmzL6z81V68fXeEcK18rZhxonE/s1600/IMG_1886.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTgM9RyL2Ai-z-jDSDXl6bnHa2NcX7Nr9tbVi7ghbNwOp1uy9prV9V6fIV9JJP-fXYxL6LPgUPRk1Fl5j8MW6ZGP6otCk315NyY_EMcsUw0LDuZOnI7SMCaIj9blkkxFadavppa7tG8w/s1600/IMG_1887.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTgM9RyL2Ai-z-jDSDXl6bnHa2NcX7Nr9tbVi7ghbNwOp1uy9prV9V6fIV9JJP-fXYxL6LPgUPRk1Fl5j8MW6ZGP6otCk315NyY_EMcsUw0LDuZOnI7SMCaIj9blkkxFadavppa7tG8w/s1600/IMG_1887.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhpcYf5KlrUVm1s05uqf6WGAQCV_P3N25sr2UuUvsr-IaIJIaw7GNucFSY78Up5AX9Blv8lKj1A5FHORw6-HU_ooP1I6N9bmNi0XQOYQK3XpaAMGcsRmubpnYJ1IKX63bZ7opcY8WJK4/s1600/IMG_1888.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhpcYf5KlrUVm1s05uqf6WGAQCV_P3N25sr2UuUvsr-IaIJIaw7GNucFSY78Up5AX9Blv8lKj1A5FHORw6-HU_ooP1I6N9bmNi0XQOYQK3XpaAMGcsRmubpnYJ1IKX63bZ7opcY8WJK4/s1600/IMG_1888.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Since the Indians and the missionaries couldn't converse back and forth, they basically built the church to give a pictorial description of the bible and the story of Christ.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNTm8_Rp0Ex9mlyS_xkpkQN6TbUmz3rnAcYhLDh3lwRnSwJWLUpaXUGd-S2Yf4S9fq4PNFxgO0OrTdWzMSwd6GzHRARpxweFj17LM4i6hgtDxsT854PN9BPy12T232j9C7xtWyjlvwHDk/s1600/IMG_1889.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNTm8_Rp0Ex9mlyS_xkpkQN6TbUmz3rnAcYhLDh3lwRnSwJWLUpaXUGd-S2Yf4S9fq4PNFxgO0OrTdWzMSwd6GzHRARpxweFj17LM4i6hgtDxsT854PN9BPy12T232j9C7xtWyjlvwHDk/s1600/IMG_1889.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
From the alter looking out, upstairs is the choir room.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXorF710DrKYJrG1QcVG3b_qPi6Id1Vv5sL52H7YcXLghxDSyNi5EpvjfL0ROmnbFgyTvhz4VbbVMtGz4VJVmnfThjakdjhOqR7T3ex0dUQZyuukM2CZ-GfiPvCBkPbazBRRmF22V16gc/s1600/IMG_1890.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXorF710DrKYJrG1QcVG3b_qPi6Id1Vv5sL52H7YcXLghxDSyNi5EpvjfL0ROmnbFgyTvhz4VbbVMtGz4VJVmnfThjakdjhOqR7T3ex0dUQZyuukM2CZ-GfiPvCBkPbazBRRmF22V16gc/s1600/IMG_1890.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
This is just a part of the chapel outside of the church, the whole room looked exactly like this and when you walked in you could noticeably feel an increase in temperature because of all of the lit candles.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWRP10KlmC67fJmIrf2qx1wSmSk5k2NxDiOUAXeXGaDXq66za9XdLFzaLOF2bsWCgxJ57U2Ra2HAQ4mhta1V2nBnl1OzgWMwyxkd-b0dtbYx15iWPjhoqlemCVTBknPw6BJPRrxdzmdc/s1600/IMG_1891.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWRP10KlmC67fJmIrf2qx1wSmSk5k2NxDiOUAXeXGaDXq66za9XdLFzaLOF2bsWCgxJ57U2Ra2HAQ4mhta1V2nBnl1OzgWMwyxkd-b0dtbYx15iWPjhoqlemCVTBknPw6BJPRrxdzmdc/s1600/IMG_1891.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
The biggest event for January has to be the <a href="http://halftheroad.com/" target="_blank">Half the Road</a> screening at The Loft this past Wednesday. It's a film documentary about most all of the issues in women's cycling today and it will definitely start a conversation about the past, present and future(God willing) of our sport. Click on the title to see the trailer and if you want to see this movie, ask your local theater to show it! The film will make the circuit of film festivals before coming out on DVD(around 5-6months) and yours truly is in the film;) along with: Alison Powers, Emily Kachorek, Emma Pooley, Marianne Vos, Chrissy Wellington(the world's best female triathlete), Katherine Switzer(first female to run the Boston marathon) just to name a few...<br />
<br />
It was an amazing event to be a part of and hopefully we can all look back and say this was a turning point in our sport for the better.<br />
<br />
And last but not least, of course, I'm riding a LOT and enjoying the wonderful Tucson weather and my friends - Dave and Alisha.....<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiemLEjfdcU3KD06YAWE8bdNpY5Xw2YP0-7rxYFGQa6P0QlpWWLleRP0RSx2fN4gfkpEKx6eW0Ky2eM7BFbmLMvxLeF2NwgCjpbyGi_9V52tZUFQSj7rEPYauqjh59TymEdiqaUOH_oAI/s1600/IMG_1900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiemLEjfdcU3KD06YAWE8bdNpY5Xw2YP0-7rxYFGQa6P0QlpWWLleRP0RSx2fN4gfkpEKx6eW0Ky2eM7BFbmLMvxLeF2NwgCjpbyGi_9V52tZUFQSj7rEPYauqjh59TymEdiqaUOH_oAI/s1600/IMG_1900.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Get a lot of flats down here - the only negative....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFGYUhVHM6qvpO3GPImIIm7nPWuNx5f16GMbbDmzlNKEShKvjq6kmCCEhUXkTRPtDmNbekkTw3G2le5uLIhuDWkncM2yh_uXgkx4niiyaOUxfU20KCSmTzooLiUCvICVvHtgThT2MY54/s1600/IMG_1901.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFGYUhVHM6qvpO3GPImIIm7nPWuNx5f16GMbbDmzlNKEShKvjq6kmCCEhUXkTRPtDmNbekkTw3G2le5uLIhuDWkncM2yh_uXgkx4niiyaOUxfU20KCSmTzooLiUCvICVvHtgThT2MY54/s1600/IMG_1901.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Token top tube/leg shot of my new Diamondback ....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFlgkbL7wxmJJful32hrIL_6eS1Cz4ZKSjD35QYElXnVIuDdvg29_lWyeDBvqHViZREQ4aqDsfyQ4bz0wUiojgKKSjfatwmT41KXkR2ecitKBG13ROfmv5AQAtJz5IB-vNSTTeBRhp6M/s1600/IMG_1902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFlgkbL7wxmJJful32hrIL_6eS1Cz4ZKSjD35QYElXnVIuDdvg29_lWyeDBvqHViZREQ4aqDsfyQ4bz0wUiojgKKSjfatwmT41KXkR2ecitKBG13ROfmv5AQAtJz5IB-vNSTTeBRhp6M/s1600/IMG_1902.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
2 awesome people, my friends - Dave and Alisha....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Y48T3IUFBYu7CcxZull2ujsD0Ae6HO2TfbUOth4m8pPphdp4ElgQO9mN9uova-nDmKSS6QhSNjq4YAmcB1Fbgdh0aAI814BZS5P9TmJFQHNjTrc1W7sKxVmYBm_t-YFhELec2v1hZbk/s1600/IMG_1903.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Y48T3IUFBYu7CcxZull2ujsD0Ae6HO2TfbUOth4m8pPphdp4ElgQO9mN9uova-nDmKSS6QhSNjq4YAmcB1Fbgdh0aAI814BZS5P9TmJFQHNjTrc1W7sKxVmYBm_t-YFhELec2v1hZbk/s1600/IMG_1903.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
2 important tools for my work - SRM powermeter and Training Peaks training log.<br />
<br />
Camp is next, so check back soon for pics and stories:)<br />
<br />
Eating: fruit bowls - cantaloupe, honeydew melon, strawberries, watermelon, pears, apples, grapes, pineapple<br />
Watching: the Frontline story on concussions within the NFL<br />
Reading: still Bill Bryson's One Summer, 1927<br />
Listening: Open Mic with Mike Creed podcasts<br />
Website: <a href="http://www.tomfoxphotography.com/home.htm">http://www.tomfoxphotography.com/home.htm</a> Dad ordered one of Tom's photos for me, I'm pretty excited!LThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921167944253080199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320294397568089882.post-1716925307546741082014-01-19T07:35:00.000-08:002014-01-19T07:35:58.533-08:00January fun!January has been filled with proper training leading into the 2014 season but you guys don't want to hear about that….. you want to read about the OTHER adventures!!! Well, that's what I want to tell you about anyway :)<br />
<br />
The first week I was back in Tucson, I'm talking on the phone with mom and dad, about to walk outside to enjoy the weather when, WHAT THE??? I'm not going out there! There are large wild animals on the patio! Javelinas to be exact. Click <a href="http://www.azgfd.gov/h_f/game_javelina.shtml" target="_blank">here</a> to see their story…. they are kind of cute, KIND OF. But still I wasn't going outside but Dave and Alisha were all excited so we had some fun. See pics below:<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyU05QV5rOx9ssLUMY52mElSRM3IPMStgsoJtitEh37yw5I3V303k4nD-qVDvgsUkpDfDIXxLFt-Q3H421Vl43pMwrtYlL6wK6O4vvn4Bsbaf00Rb91CYxOt72vE8VjFdVBP2oxDvksyI/s1600/IMG_1816.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyU05QV5rOx9ssLUMY52mElSRM3IPMStgsoJtitEh37yw5I3V303k4nD-qVDvgsUkpDfDIXxLFt-Q3H421Vl43pMwrtYlL6wK6O4vvn4Bsbaf00Rb91CYxOt72vE8VjFdVBP2oxDvksyI/s1600/IMG_1816.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Yeah, I see 5 or 6 of these and NO, I'm not going outside…..<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkHe8d548AIXx3BE1N4Nys8zoztkFSgsw7WysGQhzE44hyS085W6yv8-1ooQCR9aYn2Aj1Ss2GoQDdfnZvmfhh2eUJivQchBn9C9hu020IyW9hDZZbIVUvspBx837BsTCmtaiu2nb63o/s1600/IMG_1817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkHe8d548AIXx3BE1N4Nys8zoztkFSgsw7WysGQhzE44hyS085W6yv8-1ooQCR9aYn2Aj1Ss2GoQDdfnZvmfhh2eUJivQchBn9C9hu020IyW9hDZZbIVUvspBx837BsTCmtaiu2nb63o/s1600/IMG_1817.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
There is a little baby javelina in the background somewhere, it was kind of cute.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGpy6HRVuYb6NZltxEg8PCoh3kvcfnKUbuhf6bvw89MLmESPg7m1NE2I4Yrh82SZUT-n2cPe8odScnIIISg4JtRpNAxIG_FX0lIrs6VvxTBoISYe3w34g0RwfeQus3lOqlMWWzTvqTGo/s1600/IMG_1818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGpy6HRVuYb6NZltxEg8PCoh3kvcfnKUbuhf6bvw89MLmESPg7m1NE2I4Yrh82SZUT-n2cPe8odScnIIISg4JtRpNAxIG_FX0lIrs6VvxTBoISYe3w34g0RwfeQus3lOqlMWWzTvqTGo/s1600/IMG_1818.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiOVJk9at1BBkvYImrEIaQg-z2OHkk_IctM6OoLOcVBeyivyJyW2hu0_tYso_Ya38mf03UASMIZ2Y9xsU2A_kffUu-9prdXu6zYHrZfzI68_kocSFijAsV9WMEk0OjWFZfroVCu10GSw/s1600/IMG_1819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiOVJk9at1BBkvYImrEIaQg-z2OHkk_IctM6OoLOcVBeyivyJyW2hu0_tYso_Ya38mf03UASMIZ2Y9xsU2A_kffUu-9prdXu6zYHrZfzI68_kocSFijAsV9WMEk0OjWFZfroVCu10GSw/s1600/IMG_1819.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
You really aren't supposed to feed them but it was fun to see them up close.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2uf0WU8Xp9F9k8fWmvzFRsEOd-_tkgj0LQw9LAgak03NCNBWKWlbV4J49skwoOyyB_6NMO9ntFC2npzwPpN7BtI6trmqAHux3vD0-4mWsneTxvHdc8NNwCjr7_1MsYWDyfIr7__NXtPk/s1600/IMG_1820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2uf0WU8Xp9F9k8fWmvzFRsEOd-_tkgj0LQw9LAgak03NCNBWKWlbV4J49skwoOyyB_6NMO9ntFC2npzwPpN7BtI6trmqAHux3vD0-4mWsneTxvHdc8NNwCjr7_1MsYWDyfIr7__NXtPk/s1600/IMG_1820.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeOBkWVa2orE9NFUoEna_NIS8kB1SgaRXc-u0EIN8SqMNK1_gj3j1tvCByr4hgD_hwoxyNQYEC-99hTcNBF0IRUzsHHyXGjMzQlRTM02V9UFVMLFnST3hxurR8IJtJG4qrH4kBhBs4RM/s1600/IMG_1821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeOBkWVa2orE9NFUoEna_NIS8kB1SgaRXc-u0EIN8SqMNK1_gj3j1tvCByr4hgD_hwoxyNQYEC-99hTcNBF0IRUzsHHyXGjMzQlRTM02V9UFVMLFnST3hxurR8IJtJG4qrH4kBhBs4RM/s1600/IMG_1821.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-ASjXMNZY1_nu2HTeOMZJgpXt8-rHzU9pei50mug1RQCUxBusUhbGMzuE5g_S9rF6a7fYkvjvkMdgt-q0mjOeXWpxMeOuBcxISICQgIYDl605fsXKSbpsHwojZT4TADkW_vznPCIZsw/s1600/IMG_1822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-ASjXMNZY1_nu2HTeOMZJgpXt8-rHzU9pei50mug1RQCUxBusUhbGMzuE5g_S9rF6a7fYkvjvkMdgt-q0mjOeXWpxMeOuBcxISICQgIYDl605fsXKSbpsHwojZT4TADkW_vznPCIZsw/s1600/IMG_1822.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcy7TP6EpKmDsZKycdJBmGCaja0Y12PmAlauUdIMUpFxLP4pYgLOY40tJSfk55jRMxMtk46mlFatyfU9Gu6nDqGsUEhLyTy14NzZQp3BG66dem7rlgjLaKLJBwy1KeZTerGP23bqcFXc/s1600/IMG_1823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcy7TP6EpKmDsZKycdJBmGCaja0Y12PmAlauUdIMUpFxLP4pYgLOY40tJSfk55jRMxMtk46mlFatyfU9Gu6nDqGsUEhLyTy14NzZQp3BG66dem7rlgjLaKLJBwy1KeZTerGP23bqcFXc/s1600/IMG_1823.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
So then Dave gets an empty plastic container and fills it with birdseed and carrots and pokes holes in it so they can smell it. They got pretty aggressive with it and then hauled it off…..<br />
<br />
I also had the chance to eat Korean BBQ with some of Dave and Alisha's friends… that was pretty cool. They advised us what to order and then proceeded to cook the food. Good times…<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJH85VS9VRw0SiLHzleRDt3iWyl-XH1Q_zrglF-epaaUgqsi7unS6YxMs9bvVIkpb6jQqRjMgyPd9Qqaluo-NubH-NDyii_3MWeOaAaaBv7RJS6Ea724yslIZujEpuCHFYqIgeUb8_cvE/s1600/IMG_1827.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJH85VS9VRw0SiLHzleRDt3iWyl-XH1Q_zrglF-epaaUgqsi7unS6YxMs9bvVIkpb6jQqRjMgyPd9Qqaluo-NubH-NDyii_3MWeOaAaaBv7RJS6Ea724yslIZujEpuCHFYqIgeUb8_cvE/s1600/IMG_1827.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
So in the center is the grill and there is a vent hood above each table. The waiter turns on the gas and you order meat - we ordered beef and pork. We ordered soup as a starter and everything else on the table are sides for the meat. Good stuff.<br />
<br />
I also had the wonderful opportunity to work on my bike:)! YAY! Thank your mechanic, thank them a LOT! It's tedious, dirty work - no wonder they drink a lot of beer, I would too. <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dbJJKA_48uTT-A3e7X_9X0hEiPl9K4W7KkVs-uYQXLCS9AK91jDry84wyx8aHA3daSmxF8wgYHO0DNSBwsfjU3Xn9Nrd-LVaPvKTDZPvyWnPDkDmK-6LbxLoWQVeYaqDnqFTFqE-NyU/s1600/IMG_1830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dbJJKA_48uTT-A3e7X_9X0hEiPl9K4W7KkVs-uYQXLCS9AK91jDry84wyx8aHA3daSmxF8wgYHO0DNSBwsfjU3Xn9Nrd-LVaPvKTDZPvyWnPDkDmK-6LbxLoWQVeYaqDnqFTFqE-NyU/s1600/IMG_1830.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
I know it's just a crank and spider but how the hell do you get the bolt on behind the crank arm???? It wasn't much, I know, but thank you mechanics for handling these things for me:) Thank you, thank you.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2rZ4pQWsZFAreQCuZZDmSjm4IHuN4UuQutBMJDL93VPyYWivxgWYRTSIVna0YnmKc5imS-6v1M4z2F9guXsxTJ1gqR7D2S_jXVbIbvHeDOfzgZ3nXi3PQl5hWY7GfBd8GufOLwvy7AY/s1600/IMG_1832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2rZ4pQWsZFAreQCuZZDmSjm4IHuN4UuQutBMJDL93VPyYWivxgWYRTSIVna0YnmKc5imS-6v1M4z2F9guXsxTJ1gqR7D2S_jXVbIbvHeDOfzgZ3nXi3PQl5hWY7GfBd8GufOLwvy7AY/s1600/IMG_1832.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Wait….which way did I take these off? Again, I now know that it's pretty straight forward but when you get that deep into working on the bike, you sure in the heck don't want to mess it up….<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7MR10-tncEvJ2dQtFBQkiQ_B-MYY4eiLB7h0SQC3QHrZ47Do9TdyL2VmvJb7lvVDmCFSvDX42tR_dF7WiBysw55pEOwf_4l8NcRXWeHBEKFfLLFfW1YTf0ibKYSwWXeys9x79p9MPqc/s1600/IMG_1833.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7MR10-tncEvJ2dQtFBQkiQ_B-MYY4eiLB7h0SQC3QHrZ47Do9TdyL2VmvJb7lvVDmCFSvDX42tR_dF7WiBysw55pEOwf_4l8NcRXWeHBEKFfLLFfW1YTf0ibKYSwWXeys9x79p9MPqc/s1600/IMG_1833.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
My new beautiful Diamondback!!! I love it!!!!!<br />
<br />
I've also been lucky enough to be invited to a couple of the University of Arizona basketball games and there is no way I would turn that down! I love live sporting events, especially collegiate. The college kids are fun to watch and listen to while they are heckling the opponents. The beauty of college sports is that the athletes still make simple mistakes that are mostly corrected once they reach the pro level and I feel they have a lot more emotion as well. UofA is ranked #1 right now, another reason it's fun to go to the games:) Thank you George and Katheryn!!!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETgTi86mhjPM6IzDRVIYNrxbds6Rqmto4HcqSjqUfEXK-XquNDKHce-xZRVaKue6TF4y4JXJ9vW6kkNMSjAe8rplScOBOQ6N5RIPmShl7IYlfz2rYwAgFFy7oAGvM21cfHjYIv2SQWDo/s1600/IMG_1834.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETgTi86mhjPM6IzDRVIYNrxbds6Rqmto4HcqSjqUfEXK-XquNDKHce-xZRVaKue6TF4y4JXJ9vW6kkNMSjAe8rplScOBOQ6N5RIPmShl7IYlfz2rYwAgFFy7oAGvM21cfHjYIv2SQWDo/s1600/IMG_1834.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
George's selfie…..<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1DS6CTJbGjMqryOE9uluBDWau-ne9IiXLMNJsS-K_DF0oSA7X-IRs63RnaylDnRduJWPN4hAgzVG1eEfcAO_tyfpbPsPT0WRtij46Cg61PBSH7tkeKP1N3qF50GP3CHoZnkE_vJ7idg/s1600/IMG_1835.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1DS6CTJbGjMqryOE9uluBDWau-ne9IiXLMNJsS-K_DF0oSA7X-IRs63RnaylDnRduJWPN4hAgzVG1eEfcAO_tyfpbPsPT0WRtij46Cg61PBSH7tkeKP1N3qF50GP3CHoZnkE_vJ7idg/s1600/IMG_1835.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Gooooo Wildcats!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJAzSjUo-rWKeFs7uRwbAgRvMaautDZ1zKY5R4Gxge-EDHdYV94bQUbHcKzKBR8NS-GhDKV2v58rawvTzKlVrdRQMp4ORFI9wDxDnHsNFDthAOEWCSNvMmXVLpjZDblYd4-JfED0SCo1k/s1600/IMG_1837.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJAzSjUo-rWKeFs7uRwbAgRvMaautDZ1zKY5R4Gxge-EDHdYV94bQUbHcKzKBR8NS-GhDKV2v58rawvTzKlVrdRQMp4ORFI9wDxDnHsNFDthAOEWCSNvMmXVLpjZDblYd4-JfED0SCo1k/s1600/IMG_1837.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9Vz1BdJINh1KRV0ZlPype0t4QNmd0W8KilP0UlhkJwR_bdttaNidGkw1xIEineW-gP3DyZo-1_DC4Jni0vQjbUXF1VeciAQYjLxMBYwDMkB77q56tMprXeWaWNN_gBzRprZDpw179W8/s1600/IMG_1838.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9Vz1BdJINh1KRV0ZlPype0t4QNmd0W8KilP0UlhkJwR_bdttaNidGkw1xIEineW-gP3DyZo-1_DC4Jni0vQjbUXF1VeciAQYjLxMBYwDMkB77q56tMprXeWaWNN_gBzRprZDpw179W8/s1600/IMG_1838.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Game time!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkEZmZ8bWGoQYCueIPQFJ_aQAtGelg-pGgLeXCxYLws1M2tsHTXTOoLE5-MNqeRAPNNzpXkLmOSvE_DJeVPtM7vSudf1ju0xB4Y_Px_fzuJDzPaLj3ySqeXywrNFEhnLwV3AomaI5Ai8/s1600/IMG_1839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkEZmZ8bWGoQYCueIPQFJ_aQAtGelg-pGgLeXCxYLws1M2tsHTXTOoLE5-MNqeRAPNNzpXkLmOSvE_DJeVPtM7vSudf1ju0xB4Y_Px_fzuJDzPaLj3ySqeXywrNFEhnLwV3AomaI5Ai8/s1600/IMG_1839.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Oh nice…..<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIy5BCE_Plf2uvXF-KVl9QHG7II142MY9_qNEXbcLjUQhC4sl6UKstwvISfVgu-bgB5q2AlGMehVkPM4X5e5bAMrzJPQRktkcwK0INCZVhKmZ_di0DHOhU3Sj2CwUqQDN6bPMrDBm3Ox0/s1600/IMG_1841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIy5BCE_Plf2uvXF-KVl9QHG7II142MY9_qNEXbcLjUQhC4sl6UKstwvISfVgu-bgB5q2AlGMehVkPM4X5e5bAMrzJPQRktkcwK0INCZVhKmZ_di0DHOhU3Sj2CwUqQDN6bPMrDBm3Ox0/s1600/IMG_1841.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Midgame…<br />
<br />
And last but definitely NOT LEAST….. the Scottsdale Collector Car Auction Scottsdale, AZ. Click <a href="http://www.barrett-jackson.com/scottsdale/" target="_blank">here</a> for the website. A friend of the family was in town for the show, so I made the 2hr trip up north to say hello and hang out for the afternoon. It was amazing!!! I didn't realize there are 4 or 5 auction companies that take place in the same area all weekend. You see it on TV and think that that's the only place and time the auctions take place… oh no. This was the Gooding auction that I went to, then there was another auction later that night and 3 more over the weekend. I walked in, found Tom and then watched a 1958 Ferrari 250 GT go for $5.6million dollars, after that cars were going for $200,000 - $600,000 - boring. ha!<br />
<br />
So Tom showed me the cars that were going to be auctioned later and here are just a couple of them, plus the cars as you walked in and out of the show...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91HdkZqaxQQxWJ0CIGqLm-1YVN_zudFIYYkphlU5_bH-TYMF4HAf4mJfWmNyPkbHHlVlvkmtrQFdSq_WAgfsDPsWJAp3ZSuco3INEBiIy9Ef-mxx-3zmBR_zYaKsBfVyR0RDbL5Pyb3o/s1600/IMG_1845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91HdkZqaxQQxWJ0CIGqLm-1YVN_zudFIYYkphlU5_bH-TYMF4HAf4mJfWmNyPkbHHlVlvkmtrQFdSq_WAgfsDPsWJAp3ZSuco3INEBiIy9Ef-mxx-3zmBR_zYaKsBfVyR0RDbL5Pyb3o/s1600/IMG_1845.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Here is the Ferrari going for big money….<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84OYiZltQaOtqhqIKXeE3Ghw3oJMUR_sskmsFXwFbNnJ6Zuaibdg0JGb0Htm2jMOjPfnZBtb18Y5A5dwWnSwwDK5Q6Lvv2K2sg6HBDzZqqJzrD1ejx06if2-XV2Z2IwK6jm5X9DV8jtg/s1600/IMG_1846.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84OYiZltQaOtqhqIKXeE3Ghw3oJMUR_sskmsFXwFbNnJ6Zuaibdg0JGb0Htm2jMOjPfnZBtb18Y5A5dwWnSwwDK5Q6Lvv2K2sg6HBDzZqqJzrD1ejx06if2-XV2Z2IwK6jm5X9DV8jtg/s1600/IMG_1846.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ynMfD8LgVIL0BF_QRG1-KtZYi01C_mkUH7zXx7TYmhiIJHGnRDQ42ENk5pD9VLfmpa7Qjq4ACdp6DzspCzhwNxPfxWar5nAPFEosK4j_isHfreENwKF-Y5LyDyDf0vEaZRAPEsMEGvE/s1600/IMG_1848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ynMfD8LgVIL0BF_QRG1-KtZYi01C_mkUH7zXx7TYmhiIJHGnRDQ42ENk5pD9VLfmpa7Qjq4ACdp6DzspCzhwNxPfxWar5nAPFEosK4j_isHfreENwKF-Y5LyDyDf0vEaZRAPEsMEGvE/s1600/IMG_1848.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
The cars to be auctioned later….<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-frU1ziL40zzWBwxp9zuGpBOumwTGa6cmY89URivlK5YjNINpeiRsy2jcv0CzpiZ9p5T3WWAxjcqNIqdapaGii1YcTnwxjEfeJ_mg_icTo0sa5wmGiX1O_Wc35MEVb1OrDZ4ppKAzR3U/s1600/IMG_1849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-frU1ziL40zzWBwxp9zuGpBOumwTGa6cmY89URivlK5YjNINpeiRsy2jcv0CzpiZ9p5T3WWAxjcqNIqdapaGii1YcTnwxjEfeJ_mg_icTo0sa5wmGiX1O_Wc35MEVb1OrDZ4ppKAzR3U/s1600/IMG_1849.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_pBBKh-MlxOuxx8Q44NVrKSHa6hs0KcTz4T0f2aMu-spOdg0sALybrMNDXQfZK9HEmSl-anoo8bIhUlHjyV58bOv3hVOMEwBkfLIGp6WC2KLjsTRnRGjyZIio2Khv1NgF3j46_HZm7Y/s1600/IMG_1850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_pBBKh-MlxOuxx8Q44NVrKSHa6hs0KcTz4T0f2aMu-spOdg0sALybrMNDXQfZK9HEmSl-anoo8bIhUlHjyV58bOv3hVOMEwBkfLIGp6WC2KLjsTRnRGjyZIio2Khv1NgF3j46_HZm7Y/s1600/IMG_1850.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tXpKgq2dhN9JZjItT3l3fZqc42FE-t0eCCd0huIXWMmZXeTXf2EgpfGut2Oj93tYq52Iyk06BcFu9Gq2qMUIZhsIgLZLtyYe2CJY-WlT4_kvbgANILkS9sTpAaIxgXlGFoYyfCILVoY/s1600/IMG_1851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tXpKgq2dhN9JZjItT3l3fZqc42FE-t0eCCd0huIXWMmZXeTXf2EgpfGut2Oj93tYq52Iyk06BcFu9Gq2qMUIZhsIgLZLtyYe2CJY-WlT4_kvbgANILkS9sTpAaIxgXlGFoYyfCILVoY/s1600/IMG_1851.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwuTXcWLEK7UVXL1owRJVn-78aj6aAte5J-SZRNal0y9fx00MO9LAtnU6CbkVIKPboQhhvEnrx6qy5J5d_WhQcXs5cesYQTzRY5XtEO5NoGCExO9ixWcGdKUD9Wtvo8G_lAlxLFwpGLU/s1600/IMG_1852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwuTXcWLEK7UVXL1owRJVn-78aj6aAte5J-SZRNal0y9fx00MO9LAtnU6CbkVIKPboQhhvEnrx6qy5J5d_WhQcXs5cesYQTzRY5XtEO5NoGCExO9ixWcGdKUD9Wtvo8G_lAlxLFwpGLU/s1600/IMG_1852.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
The car you see when you check in….<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyn10BDFKYHtSAKdTu3yl8NKC9sc9jvnC-nXQcOmvZAawhJiGfW2MJHizqjQzldkGa3NPHGyJVnkcf3tMBGUN2zRviyd1bKV0XFc1que_YXHr8DCntNlgCSI_UlVQICpMNLJ3p-0LgvdE/s1600/IMG_1853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyn10BDFKYHtSAKdTu3yl8NKC9sc9jvnC-nXQcOmvZAawhJiGfW2MJHizqjQzldkGa3NPHGyJVnkcf3tMBGUN2zRviyd1bKV0XFc1que_YXHr8DCntNlgCSI_UlVQICpMNLJ3p-0LgvdE/s1600/IMG_1853.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Outside...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrl0ffDIv6phBz2ULgFr6XbuCVgYuCZOENepSiAKamV8WhYTuOmK9LgPiQZqvn5dYI3eIRcsbnA07DFmx21O8vOTPzgJ7oeDrB9dMxRGcKERDL4wqbTbJISRlmqUnouSOg3tSmwDG7MXg/s1600/IMG_1854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrl0ffDIv6phBz2ULgFr6XbuCVgYuCZOENepSiAKamV8WhYTuOmK9LgPiQZqvn5dYI3eIRcsbnA07DFmx21O8vOTPzgJ7oeDrB9dMxRGcKERDL4wqbTbJISRlmqUnouSOg3tSmwDG7MXg/s1600/IMG_1854.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Outside...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBjrtBMX5IVzivDPGBspAsVUjP26FnV6KC6q2Ga9Qga48sq9LtQjvDtGd0jr20ZhJbazMTNU3jvuRWoHSRYtoR786XSQa2z__Dyzml9pjDuiq7kBFCGijs2BeB_o8JsYwhQIRGSV5_Eg/s1600/IMG_1855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBjrtBMX5IVzivDPGBspAsVUjP26FnV6KC6q2Ga9Qga48sq9LtQjvDtGd0jr20ZhJbazMTNU3jvuRWoHSRYtoR786XSQa2z__Dyzml9pjDuiq7kBFCGijs2BeB_o8JsYwhQIRGSV5_Eg/s1600/IMG_1855.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
In the parking lot….<br />
<br />
Next up, a hockey game, a movie screening and riding with friends…..<br />
<br />
That was a pretty dense blog, thanks for reading:)<br />
<br />
Eating: kale salad with lemon, garlic and olive oil dressing, topped with sauteed portobellos, sliced almonds, chickpeas, cranberries, sunflower seeds and feta cheese.<br />
Watching: Justified(a show I've never seen before but watched an entire season thanks to Dave)<br />
Listening: I'm Ready by AJR<br />
Reading: all my magazines from Dec. and Jan. :)<br />
Website: <a href="http://www.diamondback.com/">http://www.diamondback.com</a>LThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921167944253080199noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320294397568089882.post-41181994517030690432014-01-09T07:25:00.000-08:002014-01-09T07:25:01.091-08:00Back at itWelcome to 2014! December was full of family, friends, food and fun, it was a time to get back to riding and training, anything new for 2014 happened in December. I migrated to warmer weather for training and before Christmas I flew to Mississippi to spend two weeks with my family. <br />
<br />
We used cardboard boxes to slide down the hill(my 7yr old nephew, 2yr old niece, sis-in-law and myself), we cooked lots of wonderful food, my brothers hunted, I rode my bike in the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/vick/index.htm" target="_blank">Vicksburg National Military Park</a> and we visited <a href="http://www.vicksburgbattlefieldmuseum.net/" target="_blank">The Old Depot Museum</a> and the <a href="http://oldcourthouse.org/" target="_blank">Old Court House</a>. People drive by these gems every single day(I did) and they are missing something beautiful and historic. Dad also showed us his new project, a two story OLD building downtown with so much potential and COOLNESS!!!<br />
<br />
Some pictures:<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7m2vMOfcyJh1kTReXRgiJBY94CNmIsRmUi28AQtPcc_CP0_-2NzyaA_As0dtXEKZGWZvl2laeqwcrfxb68SeIaMRtUvREwsojHgEnmqUiv9R0hO5TD2DFLLOWhphgMp0LrMHpneHEHAI/s1600/IMG_1752.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7m2vMOfcyJh1kTReXRgiJBY94CNmIsRmUi28AQtPcc_CP0_-2NzyaA_As0dtXEKZGWZvl2laeqwcrfxb68SeIaMRtUvREwsojHgEnmqUiv9R0hO5TD2DFLLOWhphgMp0LrMHpneHEHAI/s1600/IMG_1752.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
The project getting a new second floor<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkVDKoco2yJxofBpv0vNjtRElL-Xe2ofgKUiLmFXGelKwSVy9ntwFWk-qEaPWO3o2de_9ilKl5XNYukG4ZbTr5gBVXmBuAnp8kBalQ3fo56DhfxZzdWr7VNrFspijbDZQA1WtDAOozbo/s1600/IMG_1753.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkVDKoco2yJxofBpv0vNjtRElL-Xe2ofgKUiLmFXGelKwSVy9ntwFWk-qEaPWO3o2de_9ilKl5XNYukG4ZbTr5gBVXmBuAnp8kBalQ3fo56DhfxZzdWr7VNrFspijbDZQA1WtDAOozbo/s1600/IMG_1753.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Where the old floor joists were.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFMUE782uk6M7In-W1afH0V4C6RrvpCr2J5-vKilYEoFHa73y_7Ifw0vs2Ds6dzXntNlCSCOawSiaXFCUf3MbYG9kFmiSseGXCxL7pqcfpKPrLh1MBti3b70Gm11NMlDwBBj74bhqykw/s1600/IMG_1757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFMUE782uk6M7In-W1afH0V4C6RrvpCr2J5-vKilYEoFHa73y_7Ifw0vs2Ds6dzXntNlCSCOawSiaXFCUf3MbYG9kFmiSseGXCxL7pqcfpKPrLh1MBti3b70Gm11NMlDwBBj74bhqykw/s1600/IMG_1757.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Dad and Alex playing ball<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsKFOlo99Qb07LtrGVtcly8kk10cgTFhWptEvJI6_sZPeMLG6-fUmg9gvZ-78ZIjMf44J4cGHffQOkTIKqI_DpVzLXYlsIMEfJEWR0e-zW5Zsgu93jDyZ9aY5w8Bay66qHkA9Ud3o-mI/s1600/IMG_1759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsKFOlo99Qb07LtrGVtcly8kk10cgTFhWptEvJI6_sZPeMLG6-fUmg9gvZ-78ZIjMf44J4cGHffQOkTIKqI_DpVzLXYlsIMEfJEWR0e-zW5Zsgu93jDyZ9aY5w8Bay66qHkA9Ud3o-mI/s1600/IMG_1759.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-VjIxB7TdGGX3-hBxk7-wIECvAI3lU2aQwsAw2yMGD3tFrU8YAiwqErpS3yIDqSttSxLaK5Ouwc0kofojWcI7cHkXQADpJ9Eo9Hid1AP1xUyUe_zKklm4U8gCRgRUFYbG3sZhBiq2tA/s1600/IMG_1760.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-VjIxB7TdGGX3-hBxk7-wIECvAI3lU2aQwsAw2yMGD3tFrU8YAiwqErpS3yIDqSttSxLaK5Ouwc0kofojWcI7cHkXQADpJ9Eo9Hid1AP1xUyUe_zKklm4U8gCRgRUFYbG3sZhBiq2tA/s1600/IMG_1760.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Brother Ben...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuc_wX4qevUFpAEVxsXNA9ow0loci52qvC2PgWMpaHaMAmBfIuF8-Vgn_A-5s_D2ck8k_rxWE5P3sbZDOrzBW8odUdHIg1j22rECKScyFd5UX_nQGJVIy40fpfqnU_j9LxBI9EX1bAXEU/s1600/IMG_1765.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuc_wX4qevUFpAEVxsXNA9ow0loci52qvC2PgWMpaHaMAmBfIuF8-Vgn_A-5s_D2ck8k_rxWE5P3sbZDOrzBW8odUdHIg1j22rECKScyFd5UX_nQGJVIy40fpfqnU_j9LxBI9EX1bAXEU/s1600/IMG_1765.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Mom was amazed by the machine in the mall :) ha! Cute...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36Zz37qVX8g41xS_wgK9f6Og4-nCvI47wJr9S1YSZS-9vu4UIg68kUWrPNnUZX-tztwLGeMl729EL196Ci23MxHXyrm11pji965QmcL4LGTpNN-tDts6E6OgCqrchWThBRcXxIdOW9HI/s1600/IMG_1766.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36Zz37qVX8g41xS_wgK9f6Og4-nCvI47wJr9S1YSZS-9vu4UIg68kUWrPNnUZX-tztwLGeMl729EL196Ci23MxHXyrm11pji965QmcL4LGTpNN-tDts6E6OgCqrchWThBRcXxIdOW9HI/s1600/IMG_1766.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
One of the monuments in the park<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjueMSXvPx0ORj4abG952x9U1R7RkhglZJn-HpJO8W7Xqnz5n_vDDSXje2AXgmYUdQIWqhWHmAm_EccNCOp79vbV04J5UTn3gPlUASY925PfAuoO-M7GF-K_RZP_BcM4IPSHYHcMMK2wjc/s1600/IMG_1781.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjueMSXvPx0ORj4abG952x9U1R7RkhglZJn-HpJO8W7Xqnz5n_vDDSXje2AXgmYUdQIWqhWHmAm_EccNCOp79vbV04J5UTn3gPlUASY925PfAuoO-M7GF-K_RZP_BcM4IPSHYHcMMK2wjc/s1600/IMG_1781.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
Some of the things you can see in the Old Depot Museum<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZ84wdftlymwxZUilHemZcO1lVDrzFNy5lvsBzmBBpfZ1bvhkGjYgPhdz5x20CYS2RoYaC1jOidbPGy7UKKr3noZdwhx-EqEaADrFL_DFCchJrzFyW4H9pSvdbRgjbeA3wzvyk95S5TQ/s1600/IMG_1782.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZ84wdftlymwxZUilHemZcO1lVDrzFNy5lvsBzmBBpfZ1bvhkGjYgPhdz5x20CYS2RoYaC1jOidbPGy7UKKr3noZdwhx-EqEaADrFL_DFCchJrzFyW4H9pSvdbRgjbeA3wzvyk95S5TQ/s1600/IMG_1782.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpJsHkBW1OB-LjGVmK7-D4F7sfB6KclhgMbeG59PtMJxY5ZTXJasI0H0IUrc9sQa23mf92xDQvwQDBC0ru9AqXMRyBe0k7B_Ppverwvj8U2RcwqNHhuPqQDtNTtl8ThTE785xWR_8LC8/s1600/IMG_1783.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpJsHkBW1OB-LjGVmK7-D4F7sfB6KclhgMbeG59PtMJxY5ZTXJasI0H0IUrc9sQa23mf92xDQvwQDBC0ru9AqXMRyBe0k7B_Ppverwvj8U2RcwqNHhuPqQDtNTtl8ThTE785xWR_8LC8/s1600/IMG_1783.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMaY1CYj5WA946h0FBqZthh9Li99wh888zeDPwCq8TQhJyk8LMtjc8wWBf-7aAoIYhm2hyWFkKhyphenhyphenvne53mlmCFFny8G1gDamxJOeA0vACZen4cCy6g4pY8lWQzVxTF2ptCb-oCR92EsI/s1600/IMG_1784.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMaY1CYj5WA946h0FBqZthh9Li99wh888zeDPwCq8TQhJyk8LMtjc8wWBf-7aAoIYhm2hyWFkKhyphenhyphenvne53mlmCFFny8G1gDamxJOeA0vACZen4cCy6g4pY8lWQzVxTF2ptCb-oCR92EsI/s1600/IMG_1784.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
The Old Court House, we had so much fun here….<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4h-wio_JSoDyXbgqTMpE_4wEGHjxy6KAJJ8pmquqTp4JUKUrAs2N6FXaegh_GLfznnITXtx-PKz-JDZHAGbvLdpdaayrOhaIjUAsdcxptibBVE6Acb_gs0pG65tzrrTc8w2O6wan0wC0/s1600/IMG_1785.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4h-wio_JSoDyXbgqTMpE_4wEGHjxy6KAJJ8pmquqTp4JUKUrAs2N6FXaegh_GLfznnITXtx-PKz-JDZHAGbvLdpdaayrOhaIjUAsdcxptibBVE6Acb_gs0pG65tzrrTc8w2O6wan0wC0/s1600/IMG_1785.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJjcxrUkEoCWBzABSGZugX9pMxa8WpuJuWIKabiOm1tegWYUhPgVN3W0pa5yu-kInjbruvV2ClvF2z3R0MBdhWshUT-KWKhB0bWjRMt3VdB-8sZfUmASDLU_UIgGSSCrzXRNzygvO32k/s1600/IMG_1786.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJjcxrUkEoCWBzABSGZugX9pMxa8WpuJuWIKabiOm1tegWYUhPgVN3W0pa5yu-kInjbruvV2ClvF2z3R0MBdhWshUT-KWKhB0bWjRMt3VdB-8sZfUmASDLU_UIgGSSCrzXRNzygvO32k/s1600/IMG_1786.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJRF5cQ7BnECKvdJ94lq3jvjAgyykGde2cPuChrQHMSipIDq78tt5oabivT9lE_j__uEnGgLWpJ9he1T_P4n-gY4cAd68sIy3rOVcvl4GgDa1MCGLwxFeh-ObJjG_EYKYTFpb7SyoxHVA/s1600/IMG_1788.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJRF5cQ7BnECKvdJ94lq3jvjAgyykGde2cPuChrQHMSipIDq78tt5oabivT9lE_j__uEnGgLWpJ9he1T_P4n-gY4cAd68sIy3rOVcvl4GgDa1MCGLwxFeh-ObJjG_EYKYTFpb7SyoxHVA/s1600/IMG_1788.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
My niece getting ready to ride...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOGscjFHuWYb2269ZpudvglGTtbyODS0LHBddjiCy-Db_c__0WpkwZgwtJqQF-lq_ccPyX6QKZTgNhnCXkmNgxOMVTNIzH6egKEmnXYY9meJ4ZlFLt8MF7jSi-5ADwxKd_O5GH5eboWJU/s1600/IMG_1793.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOGscjFHuWYb2269ZpudvglGTtbyODS0LHBddjiCy-Db_c__0WpkwZgwtJqQF-lq_ccPyX6QKZTgNhnCXkmNgxOMVTNIzH6egKEmnXYY9meJ4ZlFLt8MF7jSi-5ADwxKd_O5GH5eboWJU/s1600/IMG_1793.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
A morning view from the house, barges and boats pass by all day..<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsoRRJaCq3B0GM2jODRcjPibawDOXgYx20kHi9wvNMKnM4ayXP0yn4zRV9aBjYoxktCcgi_O5PwwuIAGpKIOLAYj7fgWD7CmoaIfOeUFHK09pBlkUyCJqX1EC1pN338B6mkCfe3NcEm-w/s1600/IMG_1799.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsoRRJaCq3B0GM2jODRcjPibawDOXgYx20kHi9wvNMKnM4ayXP0yn4zRV9aBjYoxktCcgi_O5PwwuIAGpKIOLAYj7fgWD7CmoaIfOeUFHK09pBlkUyCJqX1EC1pN338B6mkCfe3NcEm-w/s1600/IMG_1799.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Riding my bike, another view of the MS River<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYx8OWuJ1sG34IJDgU40u6ZcefyExIIdBOwSEuEptVAByqkrkoYqFGjZI5A8vENNJ0wpDGZ40Z_cQVXxX2vFhilbo4U-6hF0RaqrTx2ra02LtNIvNq3Eb4rYKzicYCZ0i307lKnXz5-M/s1600/IMG_1800.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYx8OWuJ1sG34IJDgU40u6ZcefyExIIdBOwSEuEptVAByqkrkoYqFGjZI5A8vENNJ0wpDGZ40Z_cQVXxX2vFhilbo4U-6hF0RaqrTx2ra02LtNIvNq3Eb4rYKzicYCZ0i307lKnXz5-M/s1600/IMG_1800.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdF4Q53dFaOkbYwRtouLqMVc0Znz4sx1HTbWrg6aXosp28txtaTcJV1jG9W8agyjnCzOXwkGbyu70ifaOj74iWaglYjHy12Ku6KZ3StIiIt2rV42HriTjkDjHPNGD-YGsMBkcwwNjSUKs/s1600/IMG_1803.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdF4Q53dFaOkbYwRtouLqMVc0Znz4sx1HTbWrg6aXosp28txtaTcJV1jG9W8agyjnCzOXwkGbyu70ifaOj74iWaglYjHy12Ku6KZ3StIiIt2rV42HriTjkDjHPNGD-YGsMBkcwwNjSUKs/s1600/IMG_1803.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
This is a pretty popular spot to take pictures of the Vicksburg bridges...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVk8n-4xi0dUeyTpQytZ3ya-zro-qbUFUTC4Uq9A20PekkYdDlgNSVIkAW_pWPtfsCftP5lyr-2auhyphenhyphenUO_QraR7nD6KBoQTOTAiCi6OWaLPv804rCLKvczUefD1G99iWOD-Ln6rpai-M/s1600/IMG_1805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVk8n-4xi0dUeyTpQytZ3ya-zro-qbUFUTC4Uq9A20PekkYdDlgNSVIkAW_pWPtfsCftP5lyr-2auhyphenhyphenUO_QraR7nD6KBoQTOTAiCi6OWaLPv804rCLKvczUefD1G99iWOD-Ln6rpai-M/s1600/IMG_1805.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Downtown, walking around...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAGup8WR9fAwUR5aICieUkjSVcSJ-26kbqVdbDo1x2BNPuRoYpEjUAwcSViS5AZ_p5_CbFeSbbqxMhgOpbcSTbpg3o8nR_Vhw09sWIYOThKwwcxbBm8UtbVYi_5uIxAAo5RyFrOeYPZE/s1600/IMG_1806.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAGup8WR9fAwUR5aICieUkjSVcSJ-26kbqVdbDo1x2BNPuRoYpEjUAwcSViS5AZ_p5_CbFeSbbqxMhgOpbcSTbpg3o8nR_Vhw09sWIYOThKwwcxbBm8UtbVYi_5uIxAAo5RyFrOeYPZE/s1600/IMG_1806.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
The Old Depot Museum at sunset..<br />
<br />
<br />
After Christmas and New Year's it was time to fly back to the warmer weather and get back to training in earnest. I also want to take a moment to highlight a group that is helping dial me in - Esoles and Dave Dalton. Dave took the time to study my foot and ankle mobility and weak spots, then fitting me with custom insoles for my cycling shoes and my everyday shoes. All of this work should equal a better, stronger pedal stroke by keeping my heels and arches more secure. <br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.esoles.com/" target="_blank">Esoles</a> is world wide but Dave is located in Tucson. He was super helpful, easy going and really dialed in on what he was doing. And I'm in good company by seeing all of the signed jerseys, hats and posters. Dave works with all types of people, not just athletes and not just cyclists. So think about that if you have knee or back pain or troubles walking, etc.<br />
<br />
Pics…<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOYeUIPLg5Zrk_prkFeLg81q6SgasWCEHjbiH2Gaae-_GbdeFcg03R4h2RpYix1zI6rMWquQFCW-401AUC03Opca513FSWjIRrH-S1pD0F7vS10Dsl80u3Adrs16V7fNE14XcLqJyues/s1600/IMG_1810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOYeUIPLg5Zrk_prkFeLg81q6SgasWCEHjbiH2Gaae-_GbdeFcg03R4h2RpYix1zI6rMWquQFCW-401AUC03Opca513FSWjIRrH-S1pD0F7vS10Dsl80u3Adrs16V7fNE14XcLqJyues/s1600/IMG_1810.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
When you walk in….<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYwglOWpQ2RWJQArdMi7rEWzGvD7pvtQ1h6EAoBcuLm7YdYN21ECrHP5dOoMK4-6r8IzPDRKkLVxoFZ-UjntiGX6BaaacY5_HIJ-e-OFsLcnBLjLGnl7kqPflNu3rYdTguzkoEJbT0Ay8/s1600/IMG_1811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYwglOWpQ2RWJQArdMi7rEWzGvD7pvtQ1h6EAoBcuLm7YdYN21ECrHP5dOoMK4-6r8IzPDRKkLVxoFZ-UjntiGX6BaaacY5_HIJ-e-OFsLcnBLjLGnl7kqPflNu3rYdTguzkoEJbT0Ay8/s1600/IMG_1811.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Dave was too fast and busy to stop for a smiling photo, man's workin!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUwahKX6jI8hlM0Sg0DDuEY5ecJWRig4NzGvUOnpMaSRZG5cMaNYRfdPFWbGDy1UZQLBJGRB5ullPykZNhuShMFy5jefZJwhnDuKaRr12GX2zuTeC72katg1llNdSoNh2PwKb0npW9Zw/s1600/IMG_1812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUwahKX6jI8hlM0Sg0DDuEY5ecJWRig4NzGvUOnpMaSRZG5cMaNYRfdPFWbGDy1UZQLBJGRB5ullPykZNhuShMFy5jefZJwhnDuKaRr12GX2zuTeC72katg1llNdSoNh2PwKb0npW9Zw/s1600/IMG_1812.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Old, new and molds….<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTIgQohGIFno98JGmcG6PNEvKFxIgZ0jGlwHu14C_Tr3pdbYnrcB12F_RBiLB4JVbEA7kZbY7xyniW9WTlaaoWnRSlQghx0OsCPYHuC3FWTjjxbHDGOCUuBLV8RqR-qzTFry6alUgOVo/s1600/IMG_1813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTIgQohGIFno98JGmcG6PNEvKFxIgZ0jGlwHu14C_Tr3pdbYnrcB12F_RBiLB4JVbEA7kZbY7xyniW9WTlaaoWnRSlQghx0OsCPYHuC3FWTjjxbHDGOCUuBLV8RqR-qzTFry6alUgOVo/s1600/IMG_1813.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
Some of the science and technology...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzms1pEhyphenhyphenW1GtuBTTXx3Cx3BKb0FQAclBLRC7JwIwBvft_zxtGob4h2GwGUvM6z2FGnsP1IViziZsdNs5LUK6L2CcuzvaZiBk5yQSJspjVnvZ9nuvNnm9g1-ZYoSiGma7FJuecHfeyErM/s1600/IMG_1814.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzms1pEhyphenhyphenW1GtuBTTXx3Cx3BKb0FQAclBLRC7JwIwBvft_zxtGob4h2GwGUvM6z2FGnsP1IViziZsdNs5LUK6L2CcuzvaZiBk5yQSJspjVnvZ9nuvNnm9g1-ZYoSiGma7FJuecHfeyErM/s1600/IMG_1814.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
More jerseys! <div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Optum has sponsored up with Diamonback bikes for 2014. When I tell people this, a lot of folks, remember them as a mountain bike mostly. I didn't follow cycling or ride bikes when I was little or growing up, so I think if that's the case, it's cool they are coming back around as badass road racing bikes:) I'm pretty excited about the bike, it's sweet!!! Check out this <a href="http://www.optumprocycling.com/news/diamondback-bicycles-orange-and-black-partner-for-2014/" target="_blank">press release</a> from the team, I have a small quote on the new partnering.<br /><br />
Ok, well it's time for me to get ready to ride…..Happy New Year and I will start posting more frequent that the year has kicked off. <br />
<br />
Reading: One Summer, America 1927 by Bill Bryson<br />
Listening: Yellow Shirt by Kylie Marcus<br />
Watching: the beautiful sunrise<br />
Eating: kiwis<br />
Website: <a href="http://bringatrailer.com/">http://bringatrailer.com</a>, my brother turned me on to this website…just something fun to look at.</div>
LThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921167944253080199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320294397568089882.post-19482103706128536522013-11-20T14:39:00.000-08:002013-11-20T14:39:31.533-08:00Quiet timeThis month is when I enjoy the roads mostly by myself, buckle down with some off season work and enjoy my quiet time. I'm still in Colorado till the weather turns a bit worse, riding, baking/cooking some wonderful food - soups! lots of soups! Cornbread, almond cake, chocolate chip cookies and last but not least, a yummy kale salad;) and buying my time till I head to warmer weather. <br />
<br />
So not a lot to talk about or any pictures but how about some gift ideas for the athlete in your family for Christmas?! Here ya go….. (I have a lot of time to think on the bike sometimes)<br />
<br />
1. <a href="http://www.bose.com/controller?url=/shop_online/headphones/noise_cancelling_headphones/quietcomfort_20/index.jsp&Variant=qc20i" target="_blank">Bose noise canceling headphones</a><br />
<br />
2. Entry fee to an event they are training for.<br />
<br />
3. Gym membership renewal.<br />
<br />
4. Sunscreen<br />
<br />
5. Massage<br />
<br />
6. iTunes gift card<br />
<br />
7. A little bit of wind protection - <a href="http://dermatone.beaumontproducts.com/lip-and-face-protection/dermatone-legendary-tins" target="_blank">Dermatone</a><br />
<br />
Ok, well that's all I've got:) Happy Thanksgiving and happy holidays!<br />
<br />
Reading: The Paris Wife by Paula McLain, after Wheelmen I read Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink<br />
Watching: the weather….<br />
Eating: Kale salad with dates, almonds. Dressed with lemon juice, shallots and red pepper flakes.<br />
Listening: I'll give you 2:<br />
1. Little Milton - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DaaJ4EPYwI" target="_blank">Grits Ain't Groceries</a> 2. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbYFcsd026I" target="_blank">White Walls</a><br />
Website: <a href="http://food52.com/provisions">http://food52.com/provisions</a><br />
<br />
<br />LThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921167944253080199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320294397568089882.post-53953877954664963142013-11-02T20:22:00.001-07:002013-11-02T20:22:36.044-07:00MS, possums and gaters...On Oct. 18th I flew to Asheville, N.C. to visit my brother, sis-in-law and niece. Mom and dad drove up the following Monday(dad's b-day) and we stayed till Thursday. We played with the baby mostly, she is starting to really talk, did a little shopping and dad and Ben worked on his shed project.<br />
<br />
Thursday, the 3 of us(me, mom and dad) drove across Tennessee, stopped in Nashville at my cousin's brewery, Yazoo Brewery. He gave us the grand tour of the new bottling line and we visited for a little while in the tap room, admiring all of the MS art work. By the afternoon we arrived in Olive Branch, MS to stay with my oldest brother, sis-in-law and nephew. T3 had a soccer game and we had lots of fun watching him run around - he is such a clown!<br />
<br />
The next day, back in the car to Vicksburg, MS via downtown Tunica to have lunch with my brother. Lots of visiting, lots of driving and never enough time.<br />
<br />
Things slowed down just a touch once I was in Vicksburg. I juiced for mom and dad, cooked supper, walked in the park, rode my bike with my uncle, visited a bike shop and Googled whatever dad wanted - which was a LOT! He would say, "punch up on the puter…." something about music, something about a town, something about cycling, something about a place we visited once before. Google has ALL the answers.<br />
<br />
On Friday, November 1, I flew back home to Colorado and now I'm gearing up for 2014 season. I've signed on for another year at Optum and I can't wait. The management, sponsors and riders are stellar and I wouldn't be anywhere else.<br />
<br />
So, I have lots of fun pictures for you guys… have a good laugh.<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgPM-u4rIw6jtgqSEsudI1Rfns3YHdPttQEbtAOpOqKsSlfRdh1Ad6l6viv07hyphenhyphengfPiDPFcx4eSVyOvSNvh4xhPj5iYhWUM76vwJ1PSr27zjt6y0K-lWnYtTyWPD-AiMRd4PzRYF4nso/s1600/IMG_1615.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgPM-u4rIw6jtgqSEsudI1Rfns3YHdPttQEbtAOpOqKsSlfRdh1Ad6l6viv07hyphenhyphengfPiDPFcx4eSVyOvSNvh4xhPj5iYhWUM76vwJ1PSr27zjt6y0K-lWnYtTyWPD-AiMRd4PzRYF4nso/s320/IMG_1615.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
This is a pig's foot. We went to a party called Pig Fest…. I got tha T-shirt…. that's my uncle Peter on the right.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJseIYJxT9seg3XRSd7a1kOy1O4soQiHuYWg6WysDESVtdNedLDjd9GaArmV3tGsEK2gIA4szcwpqgyNTauw5cwQocLCtyU_2zW72LyWb1savzZcG7z3g4461nucZLFsD7vfP_c4u_tZk/s1600/IMG_1618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJseIYJxT9seg3XRSd7a1kOy1O4soQiHuYWg6WysDESVtdNedLDjd9GaArmV3tGsEK2gIA4szcwpqgyNTauw5cwQocLCtyU_2zW72LyWb1savzZcG7z3g4461nucZLFsD7vfP_c4u_tZk/s320/IMG_1618.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Riding through the military park, one of the views…..<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKHhRK4Sw3OOG3muRcodg18sOrOOQrcQxGDrC056j4B-olO8SQaU0IVdPiNCTOGpVm-NdgFuQ6LxBTiie590nmsp0DUPwlAriTrkiVKWPR7BZFrVxXMSMG3o3Xhyphenhyphen5xYhY4utl-O-j8BY/s1600/IMG_1625.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKHhRK4Sw3OOG3muRcodg18sOrOOQrcQxGDrC056j4B-olO8SQaU0IVdPiNCTOGpVm-NdgFuQ6LxBTiie590nmsp0DUPwlAriTrkiVKWPR7BZFrVxXMSMG3o3Xhyphenhyphen5xYhY4utl-O-j8BY/s320/IMG_1625.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Roadkill in Louisiana - gaters!!!!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9QGXQbilkSqgY5s99-VGFtJllhTENMxVb40R36YEBwO2M73mGh70zO2eJftgsgMSB-6NqfjBi2OWOZeRlUkHe_Mf1zPOty0Ie76V8NEFB8wqAvGHRtWJk7tfbZCKnh5UyjkNPMgNcjk8/s1600/IMG_1628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9QGXQbilkSqgY5s99-VGFtJllhTENMxVb40R36YEBwO2M73mGh70zO2eJftgsgMSB-6NqfjBi2OWOZeRlUkHe_Mf1zPOty0Ie76V8NEFB8wqAvGHRtWJk7tfbZCKnh5UyjkNPMgNcjk8/s320/IMG_1628.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
I'm looking for a good possum recipe…. anyone? Anyone?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4ZxpKuL5vE0sIZcEMMEMwZCFTcwq6EVo5QnZ9-Ci4YRQmXQyVF7MHHqaWhF9iU_NydBifF5IJ73FDSejRGX64C2Qw0s2QaAF2Em4YeE8VZHimKVynH25I3hYEgEJpA9RLe1R53Gl_Ng/s1600/IMG_1634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4ZxpKuL5vE0sIZcEMMEMwZCFTcwq6EVo5QnZ9-Ci4YRQmXQyVF7MHHqaWhF9iU_NydBifF5IJ73FDSejRGX64C2Qw0s2QaAF2Em4YeE8VZHimKVynH25I3hYEgEJpA9RLe1R53Gl_Ng/s320/IMG_1634.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
The awesome employees of Indian Cycle in Jackson - stop by and say hello if you are ever in MS...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCCCrl0dRyf59BMjaG6Nz1kiY5_QgXdD2pRAO4LF9_WLO5cdfq_rH80fG4df3YwR_NF20PZbq7h7QKs-mKJolzg2Er-Efneu82WEDhk-fo8IRxp2O-iQWj5pVYa8RD6vIKZMPouTKcA0/s1600/IMG_3373.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCCCrl0dRyf59BMjaG6Nz1kiY5_QgXdD2pRAO4LF9_WLO5cdfq_rH80fG4df3YwR_NF20PZbq7h7QKs-mKJolzg2Er-Efneu82WEDhk-fo8IRxp2O-iQWj5pVYa8RD6vIKZMPouTKcA0/s320/IMG_3373.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Dad is a bad influence!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDqrs9BtUlTmwEm3E64up1M-Dv9dt95-jloorIU2PVlah88dCBM5WBq9sVAD74d9GY3yDnHQ45H0q1Bn312sDCpyUUvxWyA-cgcChQWJZ3lUF9Y-CPgqa8ru8wVgiMCF-qGa1LbEcBIA/s1600/IMG_3375.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDqrs9BtUlTmwEm3E64up1M-Dv9dt95-jloorIU2PVlah88dCBM5WBq9sVAD74d9GY3yDnHQ45H0q1Bn312sDCpyUUvxWyA-cgcChQWJZ3lUF9Y-CPgqa8ru8wVgiMCF-qGa1LbEcBIA/s320/IMG_3375.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Happy B-day dad!!!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUfYiNBQPFdZV-R339Y6kaHOQf6yKizu68teh4Fga-rnF-yosbvBFwDUIzqyEN4EqDtIt9cfsP7T1QH2hoxryekhxecHBDiScXOvYCfZb6Ktn7Z0lN-avelrhE0_ag_RzytFE8z4N2V64/s1600/IMG_3408.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUfYiNBQPFdZV-R339Y6kaHOQf6yKizu68teh4Fga-rnF-yosbvBFwDUIzqyEN4EqDtIt9cfsP7T1QH2hoxryekhxecHBDiScXOvYCfZb6Ktn7Z0lN-avelrhE0_ag_RzytFE8z4N2V64/s320/IMG_3408.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
We went to a boat guy in Mooresville, N.C. to look at his work, click <a href="http://www.crussenclassics.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a> to see his website. He had lots of boats and toys:)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDm93o7z_Mn8zbWOt-RfkFpj3ui1Uh4quUL_2SwZRUCM0gKwz7d2M0TM-nABe9RgydxHFogpTvdQEdkf7dmtDNjMY2NAQCLt4pJu4Oue4oWqOTIYitA4AvVIrJ0hrDZfIWLLwq1AuJL4/s1600/IMG_3409.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDm93o7z_Mn8zbWOt-RfkFpj3ui1Uh4quUL_2SwZRUCM0gKwz7d2M0TM-nABe9RgydxHFogpTvdQEdkf7dmtDNjMY2NAQCLt4pJu4Oue4oWqOTIYitA4AvVIrJ0hrDZfIWLLwq1AuJL4/s320/IMG_3409.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Boats….<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWTZT1lcyNrUfSwARYYwKI0YmgBHjOuEPRgWo4PlQTQayi-kdb8-buoRZJdZrS9Ch9fJmJ9bSAZzrVIbw0ze6jlz-qhMeGefpynBvQCHjcjNQQfMm2ifVBkaCuNVdkaVinYpsp4ipyTw/s1600/IMG_3411.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWTZT1lcyNrUfSwARYYwKI0YmgBHjOuEPRgWo4PlQTQayi-kdb8-buoRZJdZrS9Ch9fJmJ9bSAZzrVIbw0ze6jlz-qhMeGefpynBvQCHjcjNQQfMm2ifVBkaCuNVdkaVinYpsp4ipyTw/s320/IMG_3411.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
More boats...</div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Pz8_FC6NWHlan-OFpeyR4M7FbJ1xkqqH86KRODkYVSmRB0VaABiHLmZn4DCqSJgyPymMvKHyzJiQ2sR1Ev6T9PqZungj1Djbfcq1wuSBqzIw62Dxa3xTx3s_ltCW3FfVp-8_8PmPpX0/s1600/IMG_1605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Pz8_FC6NWHlan-OFpeyR4M7FbJ1xkqqH86KRODkYVSmRB0VaABiHLmZn4DCqSJgyPymMvKHyzJiQ2sR1Ev6T9PqZungj1Djbfcq1wuSBqzIw62Dxa3xTx3s_ltCW3FfVp-8_8PmPpX0/s320/IMG_1605.jpg" width="239" /></a><br />
An engine we ended up taking back to one of dad's buddies…..<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKth8Bsm8ggguHmOAcWTnOKrYHbpTzv5CJIuG8orbBUuwEGGTSlFkh3QWHtj2CQBUkTcXmcHBNPnM6ThPgzDZ_OthoG8A-W122biT64bOVp-3zvrSZwMZ9GjWK_MpbkCxxZLEODncqOoQ/s1600/IMG_3417.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKth8Bsm8ggguHmOAcWTnOKrYHbpTzv5CJIuG8orbBUuwEGGTSlFkh3QWHtj2CQBUkTcXmcHBNPnM6ThPgzDZ_OthoG8A-W122biT64bOVp-3zvrSZwMZ9GjWK_MpbkCxxZLEODncqOoQ/s320/IMG_3417.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
This is Pat, the owner, with dad...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDqRivVXwyCskmEUjuLxwNm09atmGgETKaX_fELY2Q63yfHPuynh8lwfuYI0zyPbAQ1tKTzjSnvbsGHz0fSCU4xmYsmOOVW6nw0oA4hV9bCXZlflyVnV9TGg3mZBx1MnOYN5fSiO-d20/s1600/IMG_3422.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDqRivVXwyCskmEUjuLxwNm09atmGgETKaX_fELY2Q63yfHPuynh8lwfuYI0zyPbAQ1tKTzjSnvbsGHz0fSCU4xmYsmOOVW6nw0oA4hV9bCXZlflyVnV9TGg3mZBx1MnOYN5fSiO-d20/s320/IMG_3422.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Brother Ben and dad working on a project...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvsK9jMIfJZ0UoRS20CojQQBCmOR8r9QAKoxlpcHUr-KxiK8xslT7dJLm5pMu4xqSOOivtYbt3TQyYi4ho7l0ZyDOojO4ALGAU_GDRN5NI-OlxlDESv3Gk7fbNxRv0OYK4TxQgXo33yU/s1600/IMG_3427.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvsK9jMIfJZ0UoRS20CojQQBCmOR8r9QAKoxlpcHUr-KxiK8xslT7dJLm5pMu4xqSOOivtYbt3TQyYi4ho7l0ZyDOojO4ALGAU_GDRN5NI-OlxlDESv3Gk7fbNxRv0OYK4TxQgXo33yU/s320/IMG_3427.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqT8UyK_C-7x1rMij6TPLgRCOO4aOF4cRI9UhLwPUBSlx_OIgx4Hgz3ju-Den4Jk7WKMDsUUdSB_ZoUUMu_oJcvxyg001K3Yq6CyoWFa9ZRp0OxTcKLuIWiiSIq7FYX64eaS_cNQ9h34Q/s1600/IMG_3431.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqT8UyK_C-7x1rMij6TPLgRCOO4aOF4cRI9UhLwPUBSlx_OIgx4Hgz3ju-Den4Jk7WKMDsUUdSB_ZoUUMu_oJcvxyg001K3Yq6CyoWFa9ZRp0OxTcKLuIWiiSIq7FYX64eaS_cNQ9h34Q/s320/IMG_3431.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
My sweet, sweet niece...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iPyEh51pUSPmE5vaTypIMW3EMDPyhO3shAOToCDRSEqcmqkHFELvp2z_fTdyISAuVvfTk7WF_Z3fCwnZWFQcLm-M5BnhvlKA7e2tyF3vDrw9xnX-BsUJ8RNo3ZyifRb651GSB4T6bJo/s1600/IMG_3442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iPyEh51pUSPmE5vaTypIMW3EMDPyhO3shAOToCDRSEqcmqkHFELvp2z_fTdyISAuVvfTk7WF_Z3fCwnZWFQcLm-M5BnhvlKA7e2tyF3vDrw9xnX-BsUJ8RNo3ZyifRb651GSB4T6bJo/s320/IMG_3442.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Pumpkin time!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqsctUcQ2tBfUWGZlvKGqnUJ_-a_aoxXfUz61KUsXNaY29ApzOMT_7ex5iEN428e1aGyr_HSURh5cyuJQzkyA46YE2vkiqaOu_rTQNbvFe_LNd_W5YPlQJExUSEl7Mv7lhsefL1_oNbE/s1600/IMG_3467.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqsctUcQ2tBfUWGZlvKGqnUJ_-a_aoxXfUz61KUsXNaY29ApzOMT_7ex5iEN428e1aGyr_HSURh5cyuJQzkyA46YE2vkiqaOu_rTQNbvFe_LNd_W5YPlQJExUSEl7Mv7lhsefL1_oNbE/s320/IMG_3467.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Startin em young! Baby pull ups!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIV5KnjFal1Vzuaro7sHr3cCMZjDAnV_2zLIE2EdKHS9-9u7hcLXL45ZNRKUL6IcS6aQWGaZ6qGghPYTe28j7ZbDjPGnvjZtF5_TcwLTRtu16kdmKWS-wR5Ks5gpBPyHdHLWBxM5Jbero/s1600/IMG_3475.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIV5KnjFal1Vzuaro7sHr3cCMZjDAnV_2zLIE2EdKHS9-9u7hcLXL45ZNRKUL6IcS6aQWGaZ6qGghPYTe28j7ZbDjPGnvjZtF5_TcwLTRtu16kdmKWS-wR5Ks5gpBPyHdHLWBxM5Jbero/s320/IMG_3475.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
5 more before bedtime!!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGL6iTu2J1V7du94eYwPicyt4gHcTZzp-Ud8-CIomph_yBdVcX__dOTR58HyGMeig8oDYx030jnRGW7Gdp8jyx16vMeKyHxDNJNVGlJwbPzQOkeBEXlJCEtVT2EpPtN0Pe46uTOfP54D0/s1600/IMG_3477.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGL6iTu2J1V7du94eYwPicyt4gHcTZzp-Ud8-CIomph_yBdVcX__dOTR58HyGMeig8oDYx030jnRGW7Gdp8jyx16vMeKyHxDNJNVGlJwbPzQOkeBEXlJCEtVT2EpPtN0Pe46uTOfP54D0/s320/IMG_3477.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Our goofy pumpkin….<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJsBxrI-Vdl3R1nvzalVRbagD27qkvV39MUudjZTDpMKsi-NZ7pu1Je6vJ5nj7PBrZSh8l9KmQVWIeEgHZGQOzkh6iXuLkFkgI0Fb_ceHdH7dJx8Cijjbp9SHRKW8m7Ty6gFBmKBryuc/s1600/IMG_3478.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJsBxrI-Vdl3R1nvzalVRbagD27qkvV39MUudjZTDpMKsi-NZ7pu1Je6vJ5nj7PBrZSh8l9KmQVWIeEgHZGQOzkh6iXuLkFkgI0Fb_ceHdH7dJx8Cijjbp9SHRKW8m7Ty6gFBmKBryuc/s320/IMG_3478.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
My cousin's brewery in Nashville, can't miss it! Website click <a href="http://yazoobrew.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheiRF6hAzjHU692Fyq8ZtB1K52IieQaXpI1RURrkSUuoT9R5iTCiZh3K6VlTQ6yxhWKAtzra1vtTx67ObeyilAQloyGHzs_AFvfWGa9XL4R8_3Uwn5A-ZHGnvoKOM5JAupH365UWeOXGY/s1600/IMG_3486.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheiRF6hAzjHU692Fyq8ZtB1K52IieQaXpI1RURrkSUuoT9R5iTCiZh3K6VlTQ6yxhWKAtzra1vtTx67ObeyilAQloyGHzs_AFvfWGa9XL4R8_3Uwn5A-ZHGnvoKOM5JAupH365UWeOXGY/s320/IMG_3486.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
My nephew with the whoopee cushion we bought him:) hahaha! sorry mom and dad;)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcTZUzhSiuGP8hOgazI_Zk_0NdiHvCsiSe1B223lKhADnyCwsGpIIELnhfqdBsddtlfOtRBOLXYGejEHflLETEUklloiwDnaRS28Bm3_CW_i7nhDaFML2Fdsidpv9ziNNdv8VpwHpau8/s1600/IMG_3493.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcTZUzhSiuGP8hOgazI_Zk_0NdiHvCsiSe1B223lKhADnyCwsGpIIELnhfqdBsddtlfOtRBOLXYGejEHflLETEUklloiwDnaRS28Bm3_CW_i7nhDaFML2Fdsidpv9ziNNdv8VpwHpau8/s320/IMG_3493.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3oVwHoAMY4v7mm6jcJ-vrRbOOiN-IM0-DICTkWF9wp4Fm7-ZYtfqrocBm8osVeVFNd5mXI6jS-7LskG2uoniahgCKtS321Ke9tk7hOg7KAnTBgqAV9IpkbYmGkv5UdTE6j0ysg8yr5Pk/s1600/IMG_3504.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3oVwHoAMY4v7mm6jcJ-vrRbOOiN-IM0-DICTkWF9wp4Fm7-ZYtfqrocBm8osVeVFNd5mXI6jS-7LskG2uoniahgCKtS321Ke9tk7hOg7KAnTBgqAV9IpkbYmGkv5UdTE6j0ysg8yr5Pk/s320/IMG_3504.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Lunch time...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OMyF_gHnrsTsgyaBlD0E_NdxxNB5lFGoxdFvhI4UOFoJnFxWeX2RL5hTlXZPBipAfVy63q0yBpLTcqWYE2esnB6__yzDuqzH1QblIE6vm1TPEHDNt74JDQUva0zQHGmkXhwqbabxDR8/s1600/IMG_3514.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OMyF_gHnrsTsgyaBlD0E_NdxxNB5lFGoxdFvhI4UOFoJnFxWeX2RL5hTlXZPBipAfVy63q0yBpLTcqWYE2esnB6__yzDuqzH1QblIE6vm1TPEHDNt74JDQUva0zQHGmkXhwqbabxDR8/s320/IMG_3514.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
At the Hollywood in Hollywood, MS!!!! Well actually the original burned down and they rebuilt in Robinsonville, MS. I had the fried catfish - oh my gawwwd good!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQ0q5v15cAZlv9wrfsEVwCYHjoZhLep_wzytu4Ap6U0NkmoxVSrFKBk8W4JwG7Frh-sSjuev0WU2ozbw769eqNK8JXSEk2cDl9NEUxm8PXMQdNVTkv-OM9AmDcBlZJXunct6xun-rrFE/s1600/IMG_3564.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQ0q5v15cAZlv9wrfsEVwCYHjoZhLep_wzytu4Ap6U0NkmoxVSrFKBk8W4JwG7Frh-sSjuev0WU2ozbw769eqNK8JXSEk2cDl9NEUxm8PXMQdNVTkv-OM9AmDcBlZJXunct6xun-rrFE/s320/IMG_3564.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
At a wedding with some wonderful people and friends.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBElrrNB1s-cRPuhMzUyu5USdEaPQ_1zYWmf6GMRAG6noOo2UjvqNLm6HxB1Y4yMv_qQ5sB1c39OnBdhCo5bhaffw4Sql67tK-9r4VyRz0p4rpxuaM5IsR-KESHDSjSMvAfnZt_uXfeY0/s1600/IMG_3576.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBElrrNB1s-cRPuhMzUyu5USdEaPQ_1zYWmf6GMRAG6noOo2UjvqNLm6HxB1Y4yMv_qQ5sB1c39OnBdhCo5bhaffw4Sql67tK-9r4VyRz0p4rpxuaM5IsR-KESHDSjSMvAfnZt_uXfeY0/s320/IMG_3576.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
I'm sure Dan was about all pictured out at this point, what a trooper...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAu6UEgqcY65MQV4Krm2BaCNP2zIsy63QzXVV_OQsWWD7MNV5Q5IcF6f9etrASYsZTBX5yYFOvQWTa_YUQqRrbyMp3BLIJl41LZyWcnYFZXeAPWw2bSzHZWp_Jyskb5Hv89_K_URMNn5w/s1600/IMG_3599.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAu6UEgqcY65MQV4Krm2BaCNP2zIsy63QzXVV_OQsWWD7MNV5Q5IcF6f9etrASYsZTBX5yYFOvQWTa_YUQqRrbyMp3BLIJl41LZyWcnYFZXeAPWw2bSzHZWp_Jyskb5Hv89_K_URMNn5w/s320/IMG_3599.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Selfie with mom!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgeBHQdNZkJiMpbCWCWntx-iT1KFVoc3KtiBp5oC1H30BZkqEWA4pGnQsUEZ5oW-c5yq6IIt7vTmcurrWfX4JJaMeBz-UvKBBdQ4IvpXNtAX2TQBaZ99NF90twEEv8gCPlblYSldwUVT0/s1600/IMG_3612.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgeBHQdNZkJiMpbCWCWntx-iT1KFVoc3KtiBp5oC1H30BZkqEWA4pGnQsUEZ5oW-c5yq6IIt7vTmcurrWfX4JJaMeBz-UvKBBdQ4IvpXNtAX2TQBaZ99NF90twEEv8gCPlblYSldwUVT0/s320/IMG_3612.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Fred!!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBM6ZvRCBb88XtNWpgHmOYQWkpjkKtTIOTpEmy7YWEtSqdw4wRE_JzfQUHqAZcEWEbCj9Tg6_LabA0iniY4AmvjDoUl0Cdtb2Wl1o3i54JiismUgJTJLySel5W5o2-lMY3tNEoeRL9CuQ/s1600/IMG_1638.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBM6ZvRCBb88XtNWpgHmOYQWkpjkKtTIOTpEmy7YWEtSqdw4wRE_JzfQUHqAZcEWEbCj9Tg6_LabA0iniY4AmvjDoUl0Cdtb2Wl1o3i54JiismUgJTJLySel5W5o2-lMY3tNEoeRL9CuQ/s320/IMG_1638.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Hal n Mals is one of the best places ever and these are some of my closest friends….<br />
<br />
Reading: Wheelmen by Reed Albergotti<br />
Watching: Saturday football<br />
Eating: leftover Halloween candy ;)<br />
Listening: Cold Mountains by Crooked Still<br />
Website:<a href="http://www.themississippigiftcompany.com/" target="_blank"> http://www.themississippigiftcompany.com</a> I love Mississippi!!!!LThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921167944253080199noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320294397568089882.post-12502167495107034162013-10-09T15:40:00.003-07:002013-10-09T15:40:49.555-07:00Europe and home<br />
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Poof..... and just like that it’s over.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">It’s such a bittersweet ending, I’m excited to go home, go on vacation, be a normal person - walk too much, drink too much, eat foods I know are bad for me without feeling guilty, go to sleep late, visit my family in Mississippi - but man I was wanting to race more.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">That’s a good sign for a rider, no burnout at the end of the year....</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">After Toscana and all of it’s fiascos, we settled back into our apartments in the hills, had a couple of days of recovery, grocery runs and laundry runs then it was time to get set for the world championships team time trial. This is a race against the clock, 6 riders on aero bikes, with aero helmets and clothing, riding as a unit and as aero as possible for 42kilometers. We averaged just under 50k/hr, it was fast but not fast enough. We ended up 8th, not what we wanted but what an experience. We raced through the streets of Florence, right in the heart of everything!!! The crowds, the noises, it was all a blur to us but I could feel the buzz. I really hope I get to experience more world championships....Once we finished the race, we changed clothes and hung around the expo and watched all of the men’s teams come in before havin</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">g dinner with our men’s team. 20 people trying to eat at one table in Italy means dinner doesn’t start till 9pm and lasts till 1am - longest. day. ever. (but so much fun)</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
</div>
<div style="min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></div>
<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">So the next couple of blogs will be of off season and what’s to come in 2014, it should be an interesting next couple of years - it always is in the crazy sport I imagine.</span><br />
<br />
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<br /><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNx9k4fQxTSwScmDp_xTWBIHt35_-p5ZXapCts1cRUMlgODDu_Kzas0TL-JikX1ohXBGvZw-33XIent79jh-S3reA1elAiiPhm96rbVSAALs9JzGE59N3z7clI2iYmLP7k-TcJUkslJs/s1600/IMG_1372.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNx9k4fQxTSwScmDp_xTWBIHt35_-p5ZXapCts1cRUMlgODDu_Kzas0TL-JikX1ohXBGvZw-33XIent79jh-S3reA1elAiiPhm96rbVSAALs9JzGE59N3z7clI2iYmLP7k-TcJUkslJs/s320/IMG_1372.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Riding around in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villard-de-Lans" target="_blank">Villard de Lans</a>, France<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjNh5QD98p4870lELqONvdh8J4vF8LsWlv17XyApSBldoY3INDhGacVS9yaXuh8ZPG_iPG77k8K_jTAXtMYigzjjDq6zlRMKL989Sd8cdI69Xh0MXsPrH2UDvOn-rFzNehkjU4XD-ICI/s1600/IMG_1377.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjNh5QD98p4870lELqONvdh8J4vF8LsWlv17XyApSBldoY3INDhGacVS9yaXuh8ZPG_iPG77k8K_jTAXtMYigzjjDq6zlRMKL989Sd8cdI69Xh0MXsPrH2UDvOn-rFzNehkjU4XD-ICI/s320/IMG_1377.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Janel being silly...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZEX-Ot6ro3Yd8QM5myqqpSu-3gVRiSHUkFi4NzStVV0v56Ro680OOJBZXSG7D0hAzkEqT7iUgAzb1umOlUl9K1Vl9BLsx0j-NUCwhxUrVWWFaMxC6gSFq7h024YfkR9LaXXSHJEd0ks8/s1600/IMG_1387.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZEX-Ot6ro3Yd8QM5myqqpSu-3gVRiSHUkFi4NzStVV0v56Ro680OOJBZXSG7D0hAzkEqT7iUgAzb1umOlUl9K1Vl9BLsx0j-NUCwhxUrVWWFaMxC6gSFq7h024YfkR9LaXXSHJEd0ks8/s320/IMG_1387.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Top of the climb, it was so beautiful!!!! Villard de lans was by far one of the best places I've visited in France - quiet, people were friendly, the roads were amazing, the town was wonderful.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjs5PoR40fYPg4H74gKwpFpPYxlfIsdKGct755u-TS5gaE9HA5zPYSmmDL1uObmQK5qXa2qtJ5eafhv6dex9JnuY1dZwSHnAz5yzyfjyUPeoqgRUIgL_U8t6MM08y_z6I8CWdqM-lTCQ/s1600/IMG_1401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjs5PoR40fYPg4H74gKwpFpPYxlfIsdKGct755u-TS5gaE9HA5zPYSmmDL1uObmQK5qXa2qtJ5eafhv6dex9JnuY1dZwSHnAz5yzyfjyUPeoqgRUIgL_U8t6MM08y_z6I8CWdqM-lTCQ/s320/IMG_1401.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Another fun ride with the girls....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidEeA34lu9_Cyn_80mbBu3ejAVo05px1jZxYE0_TuXV2LFhF-s-iZqzGSkkUU7G9Pjs3pyPBe0KTE5PY_8_dAsRNrdbuiXYxB0Oe8tDF94IKG5k9octJCxc0prGDcfg1TbpuI-3Av1sOA/s1600/IMG_1412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidEeA34lu9_Cyn_80mbBu3ejAVo05px1jZxYE0_TuXV2LFhF-s-iZqzGSkkUU7G9Pjs3pyPBe0KTE5PY_8_dAsRNrdbuiXYxB0Oe8tDF94IKG5k9octJCxc0prGDcfg1TbpuI-3Av1sOA/s320/IMG_1412.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Every afternoon we would pile into the car and drive here - the tourist information center - for free wifi to connect with loved ones back home and to check FB of course!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAFDupcDO-_buD1hC3ORPCDzy_jI8nxVOtk7-SiBdKz91kx9FO1O6lbQqR3muaq-hcGadiLnv23HDat9HNqLIK9dRQEbHDVvPjAwPkikzaAxJgz7echQkPkGkNhyJcxhhrhEHa8eFJZs/s1600/IMG_1413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAFDupcDO-_buD1hC3ORPCDzy_jI8nxVOtk7-SiBdKz91kx9FO1O6lbQqR3muaq-hcGadiLnv23HDat9HNqLIK9dRQEbHDVvPjAwPkikzaAxJgz7echQkPkGkNhyJcxhhrhEHa8eFJZs/s320/IMG_1413.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Winter Olympics....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRiHMXFCumRu5rNHe473SmKdsuO8TObNxLEPKvJld6bF0SlC2FGwDwxPbNeIDDg3trEfz0KUdBxQ884XzXf5otjEduRu_fe3wUlbWsuq_4Ae88euvzuIN2Kv1LDpHBU1MtFG0C1RrnP7s/s1600/IMG_1435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRiHMXFCumRu5rNHe473SmKdsuO8TObNxLEPKvJld6bF0SlC2FGwDwxPbNeIDDg3trEfz0KUdBxQ884XzXf5otjEduRu_fe3wUlbWsuq_4Ae88euvzuIN2Kv1LDpHBU1MtFG0C1RrnP7s/s320/IMG_1435.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Getting goofy, for some reason the soap dispenser was funny?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf03nJDL7OJQylhG2AnFMridg4uDJYmldyG2ukgWdVjoxzF18-hUmBHRi89WlwbVNNQwL1jgg6X6t5ubIGg54ftbqYxAALRY67itgg5R5MkarYgcqsU4W4qth35KMynYBo7NgjBll7g2s/s1600/IMG_1439.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf03nJDL7OJQylhG2AnFMridg4uDJYmldyG2ukgWdVjoxzF18-hUmBHRi89WlwbVNNQwL1jgg6X6t5ubIGg54ftbqYxAALRY67itgg5R5MkarYgcqsU4W4qth35KMynYBo7NgjBll7g2s/s320/IMG_1439.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
2 vehicles, 9 people, bikes, bags, coolers - yup, filled to the brim.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjph-Dox3UFaKJLUhkZ8W8OQw4BcYw_szu4yFN-sA4U8zGYzZlEh7WUPZx5HX4EhThgPSgVRhWSOM9Em-GvrQCeQtehPBhkhFKEWWgLXnNINPwRVngPSwh9hK2PuHUuD0YmEs37rafCGAw/s1600/IMG_1444.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjph-Dox3UFaKJLUhkZ8W8OQw4BcYw_szu4yFN-sA4U8zGYzZlEh7WUPZx5HX4EhThgPSgVRhWSOM9Em-GvrQCeQtehPBhkhFKEWWgLXnNINPwRVngPSwh9hK2PuHUuD0YmEs37rafCGAw/s320/IMG_1444.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Doing laundry - how exciting!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuC5PtmF2vHPR8BdJUb7s41AZFJvcL0WNAi-nxcxl7pUXKnEaTzT4Cc5nV1Cn-BLX67ZBmbIYIweCwFZspDctaredKrVfUbXVtCA4isIvqtFdbu937fTuqa6yZ72rHfrwhlF4zuan5W0s/s1600/IMG_1449.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuC5PtmF2vHPR8BdJUb7s41AZFJvcL0WNAi-nxcxl7pUXKnEaTzT4Cc5nV1Cn-BLX67ZBmbIYIweCwFZspDctaredKrVfUbXVtCA4isIvqtFdbu937fTuqa6yZ72rHfrwhlF4zuan5W0s/s320/IMG_1449.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Our apartments outside of Montecatini Terme..<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGYYDsYFyalxCuahRPB3OgZXf8LEJ_ay-m_M-ywF8apHHADk8CIDWuKCiAvJewc7vsy86YGePyDyjhNPvOw1FUp4A2jKr6-D0Qu66MTxengCa6nA6WJaBOC1KdE0ig_VAgBH1M5pOfTzw/s1600/IMG_1457.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGYYDsYFyalxCuahRPB3OgZXf8LEJ_ay-m_M-ywF8apHHADk8CIDWuKCiAvJewc7vsy86YGePyDyjhNPvOw1FUp4A2jKr6-D0Qu66MTxengCa6nA6WJaBOC1KdE0ig_VAgBH1M5pOfTzw/s320/IMG_1457.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
The beautiful bridge behind the apartments, the flowers were so pretty.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFWEMzg7VoZJs7iNURZZCHDkLMgxyl044uveiG2D-JHWFTO42gPuSaca0QpPsjK4lj_WJjA3k9zVx6P4Bo0o7Tr98csXhYyN76CZARWvePlzQexHBb5Fm1p5O98wj_N2YRWzNREYkjpg/s1600/IMG_1471.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFWEMzg7VoZJs7iNURZZCHDkLMgxyl044uveiG2D-JHWFTO42gPuSaca0QpPsjK4lj_WJjA3k9zVx6P4Bo0o7Tr98csXhYyN76CZARWvePlzQexHBb5Fm1p5O98wj_N2YRWzNREYkjpg/s320/IMG_1471.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
We found the pot of gold!!! All kinds of yummy sweets...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2xAahXSrePh8BTQxYv-5RG-P-fS05bJl1n1aVMr3VyHeICeTNMpoCJxyd6Hvr106R8Ff0le7ULgdZ_BLfAtWAIuxGrBLIsUGQTFfaktFk__eE2qrCHsSKd6IYTFwQnjgUP2G0ODjjb4/s1600/IMG_1485.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2xAahXSrePh8BTQxYv-5RG-P-fS05bJl1n1aVMr3VyHeICeTNMpoCJxyd6Hvr106R8Ff0le7ULgdZ_BLfAtWAIuxGrBLIsUGQTFfaktFk__eE2qrCHsSKd6IYTFwQnjgUP2G0ODjjb4/s320/IMG_1485.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Post race - double fisting gelato...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrl1WLWMQoBPj7whyphenhyphenx31blOnuqEdQXc5OFKcOhWmt2VBbGMegU48Wy8aPUk1mH2welohVze9Hc90hbf8e01J6fIELfIoagtSQjbEZqQQQhbhakcXCYryu-ZenAwdNN2n9HvxznxHEhwc/s1600/IMG_1488.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrl1WLWMQoBPj7whyphenhyphenx31blOnuqEdQXc5OFKcOhWmt2VBbGMegU48Wy8aPUk1mH2welohVze9Hc90hbf8e01J6fIELfIoagtSQjbEZqQQQhbhakcXCYryu-ZenAwdNN2n9HvxznxHEhwc/s320/IMG_1488.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
One of the guys behind the scenes, my friend, Anton Vos. He is a wonderful photographer....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgma9fGYvC6QIEvmdXaMW6-qzN8cpV014zlPnaTKxSBagYDS1U7nZxjHPAFONldW99s3X9P439FMDQlaDv20uGW5Wx-Nej_RD_5rz3HMva7KtzBx90nVlS3J7YCJOHIhBjlIh5Nz7bMiqA/s1600/IMG_1502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgma9fGYvC6QIEvmdXaMW6-qzN8cpV014zlPnaTKxSBagYDS1U7nZxjHPAFONldW99s3X9P439FMDQlaDv20uGW5Wx-Nej_RD_5rz3HMva7KtzBx90nVlS3J7YCJOHIhBjlIh5Nz7bMiqA/s320/IMG_1502.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
A coffee shop in town, he is called the cappuccino king and it seems the place for all cyclists to stop.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyr2mMxh0cwQiIA0dHrDNSO7j3GJRh1D8Ppau4oiyLN7CFooBL2zjlHv921xydLtMKtQPq-N9H0hXHqXTMOodu8iGMcdLhssavI6S7YJ3MlU5Ov5zyGjVwFTtbGv44ILqEI3-jy2r1kg/s1600/IMG_1514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyr2mMxh0cwQiIA0dHrDNSO7j3GJRh1D8Ppau4oiyLN7CFooBL2zjlHv921xydLtMKtQPq-N9H0hXHqXTMOodu8iGMcdLhssavI6S7YJ3MlU5Ov5zyGjVwFTtbGv44ILqEI3-jy2r1kg/s320/IMG_1514.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Number pinned for the race.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUyEi2cqK3xvRjhqQ8-sfq3ECRqtf4kOi1QYxbtj_0tJ0qp5goEF66BLNK4Qke7d54PreSoTVOy_z5TcZYcQiyFTJE1Q2c47QngQIlh5sC8A-AYqfSV-rBrFe2p43DQ1sfw9EaJxFKaTI/s1600/IMG_1517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUyEi2cqK3xvRjhqQ8-sfq3ECRqtf4kOi1QYxbtj_0tJ0qp5goEF66BLNK4Qke7d54PreSoTVOy_z5TcZYcQiyFTJE1Q2c47QngQIlh5sC8A-AYqfSV-rBrFe2p43DQ1sfw9EaJxFKaTI/s320/IMG_1517.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Post race BEER!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwB_d1P32BgP3dgFw7XAz_CJDNpLOYaszvqbT3Ybe1RcXWwvZvsLIn9_Fb4I6h1hx4TqDeIkGXvlBdMm3WYY3mQsgJgkvyR2qOqyTfvXwPEdzyuWJ3HL-W4ldNYB6vrDtKNkgALv7FpSE/s1600/IMG_1520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwB_d1P32BgP3dgFw7XAz_CJDNpLOYaszvqbT3Ybe1RcXWwvZvsLIn9_Fb4I6h1hx4TqDeIkGXvlBdMm3WYY3mQsgJgkvyR2qOqyTfvXwPEdzyuWJ3HL-W4ldNYB6vrDtKNkgALv7FpSE/s320/IMG_1520.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
I won! I won!!! I'm always winning;)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIQXQcxtz0ZrfESPMIfJ8ePWsA6Rdeqsf4K8b4SgeHj4ovfNKAfAjIiL9zcbRiJz4LfaUvRDwv9uGlmJQQHvU8HOMPR4xbV5OacwhSBWgoeE3iLKfDz1OlquRe3e-onvoQRttBR0grL4/s1600/IMG_1521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIQXQcxtz0ZrfESPMIfJ8ePWsA6Rdeqsf4K8b4SgeHj4ovfNKAfAjIiL9zcbRiJz4LfaUvRDwv9uGlmJQQHvU8HOMPR4xbV5OacwhSBWgoeE3iLKfDz1OlquRe3e-onvoQRttBR0grL4/s320/IMG_1521.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Here come the RadioShack guys...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRA5RLt9Adoz_Iv4vldktCW0NWtKF_Kyrrw6j1pQwNtvvuCmf_I8oyQjew8RxTIdP4D50zQwbfsUlA3ez9hUrFGNMIpBObV5uWP2hdluPcjArksikWo8sg-upTk8_jEn0sO4i8guwxBA/s1600/IMG_1522.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRA5RLt9Adoz_Iv4vldktCW0NWtKF_Kyrrw6j1pQwNtvvuCmf_I8oyQjew8RxTIdP4D50zQwbfsUlA3ez9hUrFGNMIpBObV5uWP2hdluPcjArksikWo8sg-upTk8_jEn0sO4i8guwxBA/s320/IMG_1522.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
A couple of my goofy guy teammates - Chad Haga, Mike Friedman and Tom Zirbel - sillies...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_8X7jhTEYEtpX4ExB6-UmZZLcrp-gLQVBqFj_RBbPrs1UjsZeDCzoRR4Tpis0ydk8_GJWpY7i953gxYtsGPH5LFnjkxZu_eYFu4nz8U2yWRNnrK5yTmTE-r9oRCUBoNj_y52zUpUG2U/s1600/IMG_1531.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_8X7jhTEYEtpX4ExB6-UmZZLcrp-gLQVBqFj_RBbPrs1UjsZeDCzoRR4Tpis0ydk8_GJWpY7i953gxYtsGPH5LFnjkxZu_eYFu4nz8U2yWRNnrK5yTmTE-r9oRCUBoNj_y52zUpUG2U/s320/IMG_1531.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
VACATION!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHmxkFr83AR4OdFqTs1A9UiRS3itVZgCoEqDacspbzRLNjb3GfWqfwFNkhF2Q-UgJquZCJ9jjF84K84H3GDLO-zlgA3P6McRZnBEZ7RMYaSYuv9geCKCBoxuVT_Gu52Uy3ygDJkaXXF8/s1600/IMG_1571.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHmxkFr83AR4OdFqTs1A9UiRS3itVZgCoEqDacspbzRLNjb3GfWqfwFNkhF2Q-UgJquZCJ9jjF84K84H3GDLO-zlgA3P6McRZnBEZ7RMYaSYuv9geCKCBoxuVT_Gu52Uy3ygDJkaXXF8/s320/IMG_1571.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
I had so much fun picking apples!!!!<br />
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Reading: The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls and I just finished Mudbound by Hillary Jordan - I recommend them both!</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Watching: Football, baseball and the weather(supposed to snow soon)</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Eating: apples fresh from the tree, homemade hummus</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Website: while we spent many a hour on the internet I introduced the girls to <a href="http://www.thisis/"><span style="color: #021eaa; letter-spacing: 0px;">www.thisis</span>whyimbroke.com</a></span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
LThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921167944253080199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320294397568089882.post-83191969561415950212013-09-16T07:45:00.003-07:002013-09-16T07:45:53.091-07:00Europe part 2<br />
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">After traveling via car boot, hatchback, way back in da back of tha car, we made it to Montecatini Terme and drove through town, a bit north to our beautiful apartments for a couple of days.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">This place is wonderful, it has a stream that runs behind it that you can hear at night, flowers blooming everywhere, a resident kitty, wonderful hosts and plenty of room for us all. When we arrived a couple of things we needed to get done, laundry and groceries. It took a little while to find a self service laundry mat but we finally found the Flower Wash and it just so happened to be across the street from a grocery store - SCORE! Back up the hill we went!</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">A couple of days later we headed back into town for the race hotel, Club Europa. When races are this size and category, they have to feed us and house us. We stayed there Wednesday through today(Sunday) and we were glad to be back at the apartments for another blissful week of training. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The race - Giro della Toscana, was interesting to say the least. I did this race last year with TIBCO and I remember it being a little crazy - tiny roads, road furniture, cars, crazy peleton, etc. But this year seemed a bit more of all of that and then some which I will get to in a minute but first, the prologue on Wednesday night. It was supposed to start at 7:30pm but didn’t start till 8pm, my official start time - 9:19pm!!! And there were girls racing well into 10pm! We all laughed about it and didn’t get back to the hotel till around midnight - ahhh Italy. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">On the second or third stage, can’t remember, one of the girls was crossing the finish line after a field sprint and ran smack into a camera woman. Also one of those days, we were caught in a bit of a traffic jam coming into the last couple of kilometers and most roads had cars intermingling with us. All this lead to a protest before the last stage and the biggest names and teams, including us, decided enough was enough and didn’t start the last day. There was a group of 40 girls(originally 140) that started and we watched them as they left out of town. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">This week we will be preparing for our team time trial that is on Sunday and then I head home on the following Tuesday. Still no pictures but when I can download them all I will and trust me some of them are classic!!! </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Until then....</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Eating: mozzarella balls and fresh tomatoes</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Watching: BBC, it’s the only English speaking channel on TV</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Listening: Walk off the Earth</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Reading: Moloka’i by Alan Brennert</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Website: <a href="http://www.podiumcafe.com/2013/9/14/4729592/giro-della-toscana-2013"><span style="color: #021eaa; letter-spacing: 0px;">http://www.podiumcafe.com/2013/9/14/4729592/giro-della-toscana-2013</span></a> An explanation of the week’s events in better wording than I could ever put it and links to other riders from different countries and their point of views. </span></div>
LThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921167944253080199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320294397568089882.post-39918289134141806872013-09-09T04:51:00.003-07:002013-09-09T04:51:45.059-07:00Fort Collins and France.....<br />
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Seems a break was just what I needed...... Michael and I drove to Fort Collins for a criterium that the team was invited to last minute before we headed over to Europe for 2 stages races then worlds team time trial.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Arriving in Fort Collins fresh and ready to race, the team delivered me to the line perfectly and as one director said, you made that look easy. Not necessarily easy but it was sure nice to put some money in the bank and have a win under the belt before heading to France for Tour Cycliste Feminin International de l’Ardeche and Italy for Giro della Toscana. We arrived in Lyon, France and spent a week in Villard des Lans to get over the jet lag and have some time to practice team time trial one more time before getting into full bore race mode. It was beautiful!!!! It was a ski town and home to the 1968 winter Olympics, The town had tons of hiking trails, lots of bike riders and it seems lots of mountain bike trails. And from the looks of the walking trails, I bet the winter nordic skiing is superb. The only Internet we could find(none at the house) was at the tourist information center right smack in the middle of town, so every afternoon around 4pm, we would all carpool down the hill and pile into the center and feed the addiction! HA! Skype, Twitter, Facebook, e-mails with family and friends, etc.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Our team chalet was wonderful, it housed us all plus a barn for our mechanic to have a nice work space. Everyday our rides were new and adventurous, over climbs, down descents, we found little towns all around and a beautiful gorge to ride through. We could’ve stayed longer for sure, it was beautiful, peaceful and everyone in town was very nice. But alas, we need to get on with the job..... racing.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">We drove what was supposed to be 2 1/2 hrs but ended up being 5hrs to Ariolles and to our home for the next week - a campsite that was packed with fully outfitted tents and camper trailers that slept 3 to a trailer. Our team had 3 and we made it home as best we could. The race was either UP or DOWN, we would climb up one side of a mountain and descend down the other side, run through a town and start all over again. I had a couple of great results and walked away 11th overall, not too bad for a climbing race. The team also won team general classification and one day I delivered my teammate to the line first and I was second. It was payback from the Tour of the Gila, she led me out in that race where I had won and she was second. :) It’s fun to trade spots and keep everyone guessing.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">After Saturday’s final stage, we jumped in the car and headed towards Gernoble were we stayed at a wonderful Holiday Inn Express, with Internet, comfy beds and yummy food. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Today we are back in the car for 6hrs headed to our next race - Giro della Toscana. My seat in the car? The boot, the back, the VERY back:) hahah! I’ve made a pallet with all of our backpacks and I’m laying down typing this blogpost. We will be staying in Montacatini Terme, that’s such a fun name to say. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Listening: Walk off the Earth album - R.E.V.O.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Watching: just checking out the scenery</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Reading: Seabuscuit, it’s SO GOOD!</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Eating: road food, over here it’s more of paninis, sandwiches full of mozerella, tomatoes, procutto, mushrooms, etc. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Website: roots clothing</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Pictures to come when the Internet is fast enough to handle em;) ......</span></div>
<div>
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><br /></span></div>
LThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921167944253080199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320294397568089882.post-63365733483022157252013-08-05T08:56:00.001-07:002013-08-05T08:56:38.415-07:00Small break timeAfter the Giro, I was home for 5 days before heading to Cascade Cycling Classic in Bend, OR - one of my favorite races. Travel wasn't the greatest on the way out: Durango-Denver-Las Vegas(this is where my bags stayed)-San Francisco-Redmond, OR = long day in airports but Vegas was cool:) I lost $2 in the airport slot machines;)<br />
<br />
My bags arrived the next day, no big deal. We had a couple of days of spinning around town before the race started which means we spend a lot of time heading towards and away from coffee shops. Bend is such a great town, easy to get around, the people are great, the food is wonderful and the weather has always been perfect.<br />
<br />
The race wasn't Optum's best, we had a tough race until the criterium, even though I was proud of Brie and Jade for riding really strong time trials(we are used to being on the podium)! The team did a stellar job delivering me to the line in the criterium and it was a photo finish that I took the victory. I didn't know I won until we rolled back around to the start/finish and my director, Rachel, had the 'winning' smile on her face. Good times:) That was on Saturday, on Sunday, Jade took off in a breakaway and came home with second. <br />
<br />
After the race, it was time for the World Bicycle Relief fundraiser at <a href="http://www.goodlifebrewing.com/index.html" target="_blank">Good Life Brewery</a>. We had a great time and raised some money for a wonderful cause and the beer was pretty dang good to!<br />
<br />
Monday - fly home - Thursday - fly to Greensboro, N.C., drive to High Point, N.C.(according to dad, furniture capital of the US), race on Saturday, I'll just skip that part, fly home on Sunday - commence break time!!!!!!<br />
<br />
I've been on hikes, seen 2 bands play at the brewery, visited a couple of galleries in Mancos, been to a farm to see turkeys, chickens, horses, calves and then on to an agility dog show and a ranch rodeo and playing the guitar a little bit too! Good break, really good break. <br />
<br />
Now, let's refocus, get some quality miles in and get ready for Europe part 3! Optum is heading over for this last block of racing - France and Italy. <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cSXkbv8q7S4D0XhxvN5kzUzQ_pDP1M_aUCG_HaCZv51PW4-CmcnPo-OzkucsdceAOITv-Jo4Z3Jcohol9abaVisswFCLR9iXaTiWJVFnyOsWPg7IL6EJKQ5oIxZwBg7fU7cB9lycw0s/s1600/IMG_1275.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cSXkbv8q7S4D0XhxvN5kzUzQ_pDP1M_aUCG_HaCZv51PW4-CmcnPo-OzkucsdceAOITv-Jo4Z3Jcohol9abaVisswFCLR9iXaTiWJVFnyOsWPg7IL6EJKQ5oIxZwBg7fU7cB9lycw0s/s320/IMG_1275.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<a href="http://www.worldbicyclerelief.org/" target="_blank">World Bicycle Relief</a> silent auction.... click on the link - $134 buys a bike for someone. I bought one and I don't make that much $$..... DO IT:)! Please....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTS1gucYZ2NceIEaueOnOGPgwQizFylyNJZeGh5nkCeJi1wixrIS5z5uAkCKK61UoIqGlqdwp4VWv8MlKV5LSYTKkZ2RvVirDxJD4izTeuYywqudicojkl7ud4k2ammHA408TD_ff1iKE/s1600/IMG_1279.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTS1gucYZ2NceIEaueOnOGPgwQizFylyNJZeGh5nkCeJi1wixrIS5z5uAkCKK61UoIqGlqdwp4VWv8MlKV5LSYTKkZ2RvVirDxJD4izTeuYywqudicojkl7ud4k2ammHA408TD_ff1iKE/s320/IMG_1279.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
I'm so happy! HEY!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPRpszIGuSiLjaqsimT4k1oJ0gZ_gcMHKji3Q3ixz79tg1ypr-hJu2R6Zq2pHcO52mGA1OY3PfAKJuNuDcGypG5pQ0Yyr_YJrTkSwDqIwbcgpKWbaY7eyCb4x6Cebg2ok6geJs6GcLuw/s1600/IMG_1281.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPRpszIGuSiLjaqsimT4k1oJ0gZ_gcMHKji3Q3ixz79tg1ypr-hJu2R6Zq2pHcO52mGA1OY3PfAKJuNuDcGypG5pQ0Yyr_YJrTkSwDqIwbcgpKWbaY7eyCb4x6Cebg2ok6geJs6GcLuw/s320/IMG_1281.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
What a good teammate;)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyoIvvy3ueJJQCs5nLWAs6X3cKY2OQXoRI4-dDrjOzMgOL0p64qcM_lW00GIalwJnI4Y_-GFI-zt-zEty7933gTFJkdkrbTYH7KCRWf1M4vtxisKv9x_82t9p6ApWSZLIgXD504eVO-s/s1600/IMG_1282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyoIvvy3ueJJQCs5nLWAs6X3cKY2OQXoRI4-dDrjOzMgOL0p64qcM_lW00GIalwJnI4Y_-GFI-zt-zEty7933gTFJkdkrbTYH7KCRWf1M4vtxisKv9x_82t9p6ApWSZLIgXD504eVO-s/s320/IMG_1282.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
My niece gets excited too!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxINjX1MN4SSSjFwgeg1d9px-Fq57GdRbk0zvUw-8otYFNtPoEUDG5Px8hyphenhyphenn3UGPNShIFxbuwbyLjPpRTIQ3T9i2ypUKOY3FUSItyY-jW-vWjaEnxBtieI3VnKU9ZU76r9KWB1ATp1wY/s1600/IMG_1285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxINjX1MN4SSSjFwgeg1d9px-Fq57GdRbk0zvUw-8otYFNtPoEUDG5Px8hyphenhyphenn3UGPNShIFxbuwbyLjPpRTIQ3T9i2ypUKOY3FUSItyY-jW-vWjaEnxBtieI3VnKU9ZU76r9KWB1ATp1wY/s320/IMG_1285.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicw85so5aGMCz4BAgMPAbaDm1JRRbp9mxChzKl6HecF6vXcvt-IHq9MApwuWJjY1b4woqPctA_5u21DiMf9H3SaJConJAL1A5xPQZ48U5RPqRBCQdo5gianQkVAOmSDePEvRdoNHTSAaM/s1600/IMG_1289.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicw85so5aGMCz4BAgMPAbaDm1JRRbp9mxChzKl6HecF6vXcvt-IHq9MApwuWJjY1b4woqPctA_5u21DiMf9H3SaJConJAL1A5xPQZ48U5RPqRBCQdo5gianQkVAOmSDePEvRdoNHTSAaM/s320/IMG_1289.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
This is Jade's packing system - Ziplock bags..... it seems to work for her and she even had spares for her teammates....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_1bM2M1QzbeTiQ2jxhELB-yBTC8fCnFJECpvD5juYCwuDlA3cZShxlRYVErVWm3I-supp4Zyo09x8i3MW-YZ9tNiDMgxI-yg17Qs9AhJuglHtaCAMyRV4LeBrLNgLn8NvyNcd3pthvc/s1600/IMG_1290.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_1bM2M1QzbeTiQ2jxhELB-yBTC8fCnFJECpvD5juYCwuDlA3cZShxlRYVErVWm3I-supp4Zyo09x8i3MW-YZ9tNiDMgxI-yg17Qs9AhJuglHtaCAMyRV4LeBrLNgLn8NvyNcd3pthvc/s320/IMG_1290.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Tobacco(or so I'm told)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4g9jvZgrCk1Cux39NVs-OThP1U0Pzzh8vCgv_TcrifLp1u8zV__xc4u9P7VDUnt4F4EtgvsaZ48UEZDrPGAsJ-2EMRoTgUHNhOhdUwbqGrtltIylR9GgNkoWmNGSONsvop6VCqyPSdCs/s1600/IMG_1296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4g9jvZgrCk1Cux39NVs-OThP1U0Pzzh8vCgv_TcrifLp1u8zV__xc4u9P7VDUnt4F4EtgvsaZ48UEZDrPGAsJ-2EMRoTgUHNhOhdUwbqGrtltIylR9GgNkoWmNGSONsvop6VCqyPSdCs/s320/IMG_1296.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Hiking the San Juan National Forest<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JIFnj9ez-R3gk8Qeu6cjw6DrSSnGWE7xqJxDgVV8no1W8tEUvd7uuiVc-STQeje5D4Xd8-60HeJwM1kVbXP9mNQxoLtS8X4ts9B92hlWVOBEcQdfHgcs3b-4Irud2HkrHe4rWMzpv_I/s1600/IMG_1297.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JIFnj9ez-R3gk8Qeu6cjw6DrSSnGWE7xqJxDgVV8no1W8tEUvd7uuiVc-STQeje5D4Xd8-60HeJwM1kVbXP9mNQxoLtS8X4ts9B92hlWVOBEcQdfHgcs3b-4Irud2HkrHe4rWMzpv_I/s320/IMG_1297.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiHpgWEDGmzZ9YF6vWN1rLcwTPXpH4MjzNVgwGgymO87Nl6Hmw5o-4uVj_I8bhEyHNshv6ngfCZNrGRmldTPpi-yu_x0WvYQM2R_EsEvVS-AbI9Ty25JYuoEEk-QtfZ6t7evu9NmW-f_g/s1600/IMG_1298.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiHpgWEDGmzZ9YF6vWN1rLcwTPXpH4MjzNVgwGgymO87Nl6Hmw5o-4uVj_I8bhEyHNshv6ngfCZNrGRmldTPpi-yu_x0WvYQM2R_EsEvVS-AbI9Ty25JYuoEEk-QtfZ6t7evu9NmW-f_g/s320/IMG_1298.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkK8x14RdkW4TAPIr3-2hE2RtraTEwyFNvijpi6zTx7Bp8pU8_yhh5yzLU2GZtuSuGlGI0g7A8Tw7Hiui5NNml5G6oftRQJpkeSs9ZOSRNGPZY8cste_ijIb48fXDc7UHSDqBmI36wmt4/s1600/IMG_1301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkK8x14RdkW4TAPIr3-2hE2RtraTEwyFNvijpi6zTx7Bp8pU8_yhh5yzLU2GZtuSuGlGI0g7A8Tw7Hiui5NNml5G6oftRQJpkeSs9ZOSRNGPZY8cste_ijIb48fXDc7UHSDqBmI36wmt4/s320/IMG_1301.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBxtSptgXDvv4DKjjJWTpW4FgTGJE626UwvpbZGmnU9niy974uJYLxe5wpLvkNcSZq-5F2QcTTVg1kwUhc5hrGfk71o03QwEmbpUegv4-K54MKt809Z8JoMHrju8BhIdQlWHZhSLn1IM/s1600/IMG_1303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBxtSptgXDvv4DKjjJWTpW4FgTGJE626UwvpbZGmnU9niy974uJYLxe5wpLvkNcSZq-5F2QcTTVg1kwUhc5hrGfk71o03QwEmbpUegv4-K54MKt809Z8JoMHrju8BhIdQlWHZhSLn1IM/s320/IMG_1303.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWeng4RLNQP3oUhPRuEIPoPznoLfvK2Y2dRcDJ3zvf5bR2ikF8pzP2luXOrDg7B3G97LZ7d42cCFxO3ns7SrR1_p7Qc0hpt4l40cojcPkLj0SUavdruQRl5x8qONRId5rT2T2qLYiPSM/s1600/IMG_1304.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWeng4RLNQP3oUhPRuEIPoPznoLfvK2Y2dRcDJ3zvf5bR2ikF8pzP2luXOrDg7B3G97LZ7d42cCFxO3ns7SrR1_p7Qc0hpt4l40cojcPkLj0SUavdruQRl5x8qONRId5rT2T2qLYiPSM/s320/IMG_1304.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0MgSRtE4FYXPTzhDN4iT-C8usdwETrVVR5bpQTfPjZ7OSrCsATcjb_xfkY-IjSc7vDqpYJ_ybwRfT1LQ39y1VkIfABiSaQMrFbWKmeB_ay3gWseEWwPiXrYEhbbzlHLIQ-J7qQanXFo/s1600/IMG_1306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0MgSRtE4FYXPTzhDN4iT-C8usdwETrVVR5bpQTfPjZ7OSrCsATcjb_xfkY-IjSc7vDqpYJ_ybwRfT1LQ39y1VkIfABiSaQMrFbWKmeB_ay3gWseEWwPiXrYEhbbzlHLIQ-J7qQanXFo/s320/IMG_1306.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Thank you Michael for playing along and organizing these adventures!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbzf22GudzMhW6OlwRVGghY1otqqmJvTPOcFxKcMApyxELUSFKPkg_AsOnYg0QB3RwTY2_UqVjwWofTwaIm_dqhHtVcfIp2Hvr5AMCX1K-o3PI7WkjTI96Ics5uhbcuZ0-phs8pLBTxE/s1600/IMG_1307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbzf22GudzMhW6OlwRVGghY1otqqmJvTPOcFxKcMApyxELUSFKPkg_AsOnYg0QB3RwTY2_UqVjwWofTwaIm_dqhHtVcfIp2Hvr5AMCX1K-o3PI7WkjTI96Ics5uhbcuZ0-phs8pLBTxE/s320/IMG_1307.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWZOtELQfik1njlhkWL317K5aKLWl4ZrmbuoAk0HZe1HMQOB1Ws6KNK0SOx_Jyu3W_23p_dDqxcwz81pmBv4ho7dZpHrdKRIFE-ix-q5nHxbRMk309Glq4eee7av0iLRz5oV5EQezeZc/s1600/IMG_1309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWZOtELQfik1njlhkWL317K5aKLWl4ZrmbuoAk0HZe1HMQOB1Ws6KNK0SOx_Jyu3W_23p_dDqxcwz81pmBv4ho7dZpHrdKRIFE-ix-q5nHxbRMk309Glq4eee7av0iLRz5oV5EQezeZc/s320/IMG_1309.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuR1DRNt-hgia9znj4VlPLbq3cSRQOz9jzl_n-49LKwGXoAWYhoHHRh6kYjsjTr4CEEDEu2sFeYggGiCmjgBiTyOgQdEzGlZmrx2_aO2_X-oRbKhPi_mX-VijqIUOIXqdCTRinCOG-6c/s1600/IMG_1310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuR1DRNt-hgia9znj4VlPLbq3cSRQOz9jzl_n-49LKwGXoAWYhoHHRh6kYjsjTr4CEEDEu2sFeYggGiCmjgBiTyOgQdEzGlZmrx2_aO2_X-oRbKhPi_mX-VijqIUOIXqdCTRinCOG-6c/s320/IMG_1310.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpDnWz6dPXAkihyphenhyphenK7BZfNBJCBfMKlv-Qw_7OcX0-9qVW2qQPbCI46coGnIKfFIfBThjPzJAFdOdZWR91H7FY7ei4zpB2GgCmYCuTC-tcRLfc5cwr60p71TQSMQAEmmYRu02UUB5XXp60/s1600/IMG_1312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpDnWz6dPXAkihyphenhyphenK7BZfNBJCBfMKlv-Qw_7OcX0-9qVW2qQPbCI46coGnIKfFIfBThjPzJAFdOdZWR91H7FY7ei4zpB2GgCmYCuTC-tcRLfc5cwr60p71TQSMQAEmmYRu02UUB5XXp60/s320/IMG_1312.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoH1msH-6_KF9mGGruAd0QJpJnLRWSnmF3mV__FjxDmdjbMWDPO1Cxri1-6maV0WZx-MebgP_0BmQWwq1W-gixfSoXoPyAQXcSaj1pFIG7g_bGyeEAoKyQ8WJmKr73l8ihJScF4LpmNk4/s1600/IMG_1313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoH1msH-6_KF9mGGruAd0QJpJnLRWSnmF3mV__FjxDmdjbMWDPO1Cxri1-6maV0WZx-MebgP_0BmQWwq1W-gixfSoXoPyAQXcSaj1pFIG7g_bGyeEAoKyQ8WJmKr73l8ihJScF4LpmNk4/s320/IMG_1313.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Side of the road art I had to see....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ES5APzt1gWmZnA1hJJSNQUYKvKptmjk9YuJb49-c8G_UOU1Pq4qXc0BgoT3ZCboOYVH1AIU0BjZA6SPH2e-T7NGl_dGYnGpUxRlezJZ3_l8D87EKXp7hSDWr-uz_SFLJMMqctZ0suws/s1600/IMG_1317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ES5APzt1gWmZnA1hJJSNQUYKvKptmjk9YuJb49-c8G_UOU1Pq4qXc0BgoT3ZCboOYVH1AIU0BjZA6SPH2e-T7NGl_dGYnGpUxRlezJZ3_l8D87EKXp7hSDWr-uz_SFLJMMqctZ0suws/s320/IMG_1317.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Agility dog show, right here in town. The dogs come next, first the trainers go out to the course and look silly, running around with their hands in the air, mimicking what they would be doing with their dog. This made me laugh....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihFT-eJF1PGnuILVi723sBZIHkwqHbCxlYv3WdlMQEeay4F_lQEmg2q4dmlL-1A33r5rKfXfxhScQuq9kWzJA6AOd-JQZU5_v4Aj54TPfQaAFGnHBGbrsyHRCFXhzSDzdwgO2hBLUt5I/s1600/IMG_1321.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihFT-eJF1PGnuILVi723sBZIHkwqHbCxlYv3WdlMQEeay4F_lQEmg2q4dmlL-1A33r5rKfXfxhScQuq9kWzJA6AOd-JQZU5_v4Aj54TPfQaAFGnHBGbrsyHRCFXhzSDzdwgO2hBLUt5I/s320/IMG_1321.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Ranch rodeo! Lots of cool, smart horses!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA62YjJ7zBD9wX2DyVMPvBrZDPsJBdyTo4Cme6M-LkF1gCcjJovDerYdwp05ZOO2PoGA6-eDeywjLMK9kkxK5JUPVeT5lJFdmXXtlp-oqI90oUTNpFM_zBNBma2pk3HPZFgIIGtgZAYkM/s1600/IMG_1322.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA62YjJ7zBD9wX2DyVMPvBrZDPsJBdyTo4Cme6M-LkF1gCcjJovDerYdwp05ZOO2PoGA6-eDeywjLMK9kkxK5JUPVeT5lJFdmXXtlp-oqI90oUTNpFM_zBNBma2pk3HPZFgIIGtgZAYkM/s320/IMG_1322.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFEf-NHpvCCt1oo7Wy4xV5V79k0VeMaojzTgQlolfhW7Ao54I9yDIHfkZmdHQJ-W6-wgGFDjZcKwdhtyz0pzAcA8sWlkoT1-e3SgfS2DtvnjEiaB71O5VPH3I-bX6A36315kPHVceKf0/s1600/IMG_1325.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFEf-NHpvCCt1oo7Wy4xV5V79k0VeMaojzTgQlolfhW7Ao54I9yDIHfkZmdHQJ-W6-wgGFDjZcKwdhtyz0pzAcA8sWlkoT1-e3SgfS2DtvnjEiaB71O5VPH3I-bX6A36315kPHVceKf0/s320/IMG_1325.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
At our local brewery, bands coming through and playing all summer long - it's really cool! Check out the website: <a href="http://www.doloresriverbrewery.com/" target="_blank">Dolores River Brewery</a><br />
<br />
Reading: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole<br />
Watching: the movie 42 - it was pretty good<br />
Eating: breakfast burrito: eggs, spinach, onion, garlic, beans, rice - rolled up in a tortilla<br />
Listening: Skinny Love by Birdy<br />
Website: <a href="http://www.bucky.com/" target="_blank">Bucky eye</a> masks for travel, they cup around your eyes so there is no pressure actually on your eyes - I'm sensitive like that.....LThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921167944253080199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320294397568089882.post-56471884868971586722013-07-13T12:44:00.000-07:002013-07-13T12:44:03.796-07:00Giro RosaWelp, we did it! We brought home pink! How bout that? What a whirlwind of a trip, the race flew by full of pasta, hot box van rides(no ac), goofy bike racers, more water bottles than I can count, morning espressos and a different hotel every night.<br />
<br />
Here is a link to each stage, where we started, finished and distances.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.girorosa.it/tappe.html">http://www.girorosa.it/tappe.html</a><br />
<br />
My blog won't be a race report, more of the pictures I took and maybe a video if I can get it to load. <br />
<br />
It was an honor to be chosen as part of this team and have this experience, to race the world's biggest women's race and to win it as a team, I never thought that would be a goal on my list to check off. But you can't think about it too much seeing that I'm in the airport again, headed to the next race - Cascade Cycling Classic in Bend, OR(July 16-21). <br />
<br />
I answered a lot of questions regarding the race on the podium cafe website, along with a couple of other well known racers. Check it out here: <a href="http://www.podiumcafe.com/2013/7/11/4513452/giro-rosa-2013-rider-reactions-part-1-marianne-vos">http://www.podiumcafe.com/2013/7/11/4513452/giro-rosa-2013-rider-reactions-part-1-marianne-vos</a><br />
<br />
So here goes all the fun pictures:)!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjN6yZ2xYv-ibGiIJxNsmAq4FhODsAHgi4lua3ppaRW6UkMwIqp593y7ObbJKsB5QkHwrkb4heq5NX677fokBEojfY97SLHbgJl-ubug9EgXw-GilDCtKbFu7sfVx_iNtrQLnwfLbYP7Q/s1600/IMG_1206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjN6yZ2xYv-ibGiIJxNsmAq4FhODsAHgi4lua3ppaRW6UkMwIqp593y7ObbJKsB5QkHwrkb4heq5NX677fokBEojfY97SLHbgJl-ubug9EgXw-GilDCtKbFu7sfVx_iNtrQLnwfLbYP7Q/s320/IMG_1206.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
When we first arrived, we had no bags and no bikes(lost in transit) but we had our spare bikes thanks to USA Cycling, so we managed to spin around and start the process of ridding ourselves of jet lag. We managed to find a small, one lane, road in between the olive groves(I'm guessing). It was perfect!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS35i2KoTjNwisuu0qplPk4A8CyWDvAMAHYXHWCbJrRGRg102fBuJ3l4_f8zgoA2A10_y_NuM7mN-yViioGulmPJojXp55dZVkROjBDQvkbiRUmgB3K38Q-b80uBxhlLdoXq0mPnz0odg/s1600/IMG_1207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS35i2KoTjNwisuu0qplPk4A8CyWDvAMAHYXHWCbJrRGRg102fBuJ3l4_f8zgoA2A10_y_NuM7mN-yViioGulmPJojXp55dZVkROjBDQvkbiRUmgB3K38Q-b80uBxhlLdoXq0mPnz0odg/s320/IMG_1207.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Janel said that to combat jet lag, we needed to be in the sunshine in the afternoon hours. So what better way to spend you time then to paint your nails:)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3h4DnD3ZMwsSOIaFzgK0DFUSsLMTvYI19WtcjHg-m_okMMsPL0OTeDCyjGrTA9ofmOwc4t6vMekVfTMpddbzCQp2GBrnby5zHm6JEOF3eBp6seE1hKRVkXtcMSuR0ta5egBlr1L5YyZ0/s1600/IMG_1208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3h4DnD3ZMwsSOIaFzgK0DFUSsLMTvYI19WtcjHg-m_okMMsPL0OTeDCyjGrTA9ofmOwc4t6vMekVfTMpddbzCQp2GBrnby5zHm6JEOF3eBp6seE1hKRVkXtcMSuR0ta5egBlr1L5YyZ0/s320/IMG_1208.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
The only rain we encountered was a day before the race.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocJ1r0YGlXaX6QeAz9kHZDDsn0vdioPQ-M1P7UikOvD2iwsiwlYaLcFBaqct6dFyAvQKkVe6LuGXo2Kv5LG-Z07tuzrbVdzEJaYB03p24gSrZggTPHyWIHV14ITVRSruZxReDo2Lv0qI/s1600/IMG_1214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocJ1r0YGlXaX6QeAz9kHZDDsn0vdioPQ-M1P7UikOvD2iwsiwlYaLcFBaqct6dFyAvQKkVe6LuGXo2Kv5LG-Z07tuzrbVdzEJaYB03p24gSrZggTPHyWIHV14ITVRSruZxReDo2Lv0qI/s320/IMG_1214.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Hotel #2 out of 6 or 7? I can't remember:) This one - 3 per room - Janel, Mara and myself and an automatic bathroom light that you couldn't' turn off at night! So if anyone went to the bathroom, the light came on and then stayed on for 10min. Not cool Italy, not cool.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEF4mwJzsbGj0YulJdEl2PcdICYXDLUzi8AhI2OuCdbq1lZ-4M342sE_d2gbjIHlgAFuLYRKuJQ8FNAcmZ1lnl09B_JfJcULTlE9wdThHaoRHR0vsoxyu2lgx5CphcR5S7bAY2ANP7wc/s1600/IMG_1215.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEF4mwJzsbGj0YulJdEl2PcdICYXDLUzi8AhI2OuCdbq1lZ-4M342sE_d2gbjIHlgAFuLYRKuJQ8FNAcmZ1lnl09B_JfJcULTlE9wdThHaoRHR0vsoxyu2lgx5CphcR5S7bAY2ANP7wc/s320/IMG_1215.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Day 1 - I finished 8th. That's me in the orange helmet..... Day 2 - I finished 4th, no picture here, gotta go to FB to find it or maybe podium cafe.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqb8PNhe9vVDDL8aOpk_I3HSGoMO9k8K87qjad0cLnAouW4QOZsIhyphenhyphen3XfztmMaOG-iJymGfNp3Ydh7tBcgfBMsOA4D2w5MTSZS8WN78j6RzdBnJxGjeqZRdGm8iilA_9T5d-VhYLU6Glc/s1600/IMG_1220.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqb8PNhe9vVDDL8aOpk_I3HSGoMO9k8K87qjad0cLnAouW4QOZsIhyphenhyphen3XfztmMaOG-iJymGfNp3Ydh7tBcgfBMsOA4D2w5MTSZS8WN78j6RzdBnJxGjeqZRdGm8iilA_9T5d-VhYLU6Glc/s320/IMG_1220.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Hotel #3 - 4 per room - KMac, Andrea, Brie and myself....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeS_t7njmKHwWsEALXPVK9qfvQ-QBFUm-j_0ctgTOh8Tye_75CdjsOIYMxWX2_tY00jgrOJImkiGDrRc5OX77-t_CihFkH4ecDUGZNsmx-VwqVkTvyiTQ2_N-Pxtx_AJIK3PRaoir8Rn8/s1600/IMG_1221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeS_t7njmKHwWsEALXPVK9qfvQ-QBFUm-j_0ctgTOh8Tye_75CdjsOIYMxWX2_tY00jgrOJImkiGDrRc5OX77-t_CihFkH4ecDUGZNsmx-VwqVkTvyiTQ2_N-Pxtx_AJIK3PRaoir8Rn8/s320/IMG_1221.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
But the view was worth it!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWiZ1_LWJVwduMtU1inq3rYqtOVrku2QYKIFR9rjNhEVs2xoZjDV-DnNZLYrwoNqDOW_Xm5c2VztX6LqB8_Yczf2JKPeEI6xwZoWD4E1vOPQo4CEka0ipy9dk2vf3IY5sFu1aH00-nZk/s1600/IMG_1223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWiZ1_LWJVwduMtU1inq3rYqtOVrku2QYKIFR9rjNhEVs2xoZjDV-DnNZLYrwoNqDOW_Xm5c2VztX6LqB8_Yczf2JKPeEI6xwZoWD4E1vOPQo4CEka0ipy9dk2vf3IY5sFu1aH00-nZk/s320/IMG_1223.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Hotel #4 - 2 per room - myself and Andrea<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgl1drWEN6sgFE-2ETwTMKFRptFshw9-_VzU1BPU7ij8iSjKej5smlWOjgAWXK7eVi_dHfs2cL1fWYg3xaYBVSoUtEnjGpmSJp33ivBtKtU5L1UbXRRVu_FcsuKPH-47TMxx6wLAeDNY/s1600/IMG_1224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgl1drWEN6sgFE-2ETwTMKFRptFshw9-_VzU1BPU7ij8iSjKej5smlWOjgAWXK7eVi_dHfs2cL1fWYg3xaYBVSoUtEnjGpmSJp33ivBtKtU5L1UbXRRVu_FcsuKPH-47TMxx6wLAeDNY/s320/IMG_1224.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Before one of the starts, these ladies were enjoying all the commotion, so I asked if I could take their picture for my mom;)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPo7n7_bClWOHYMiU74VNPJe91pxEwS-IO7jNOxcjkcu1oFxqZGpOa_FxnC5QoShQBA7fFWFHr9YJQN4OHn0JqfHkLq4ukn-TP1uR6tWjVHW1twz88kmp-LYCw61RgL1TjW_LoxrxX_hQ/s1600/IMG_1227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPo7n7_bClWOHYMiU74VNPJe91pxEwS-IO7jNOxcjkcu1oFxqZGpOa_FxnC5QoShQBA7fFWFHr9YJQN4OHn0JqfHkLq4ukn-TP1uR6tWjVHW1twz88kmp-LYCw61RgL1TjW_LoxrxX_hQ/s320/IMG_1227.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Hotel #5, 2 per room - Andrea and myself. This hotel was right on the beach, it was beautiful!!!! By far the best breakfast during the whole trip.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NdKhvqipFHXt4IwL2mvTz4opx_t9SlulhAoULL3ORRK9nli_k7cuW9kOM1yDbHSd4eHNv-FiEBuSMLgmT9CocYLhyphenhyphenenob7p5VgZCQ_09bpS-qfyy7vK1nv2dbcN3EAhVL4SqL4w2AX8/s1600/IMG_1229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NdKhvqipFHXt4IwL2mvTz4opx_t9SlulhAoULL3ORRK9nli_k7cuW9kOM1yDbHSd4eHNv-FiEBuSMLgmT9CocYLhyphenhyphenenob7p5VgZCQ_09bpS-qfyy7vK1nv2dbcN3EAhVL4SqL4w2AX8/s320/IMG_1229.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
We had a daily schedule everyday. Bags out, breakfast, leaving time, transfer post race, dinner....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvewdk9HhtY_dGTWCDVKZZbNWZpHB5HpL4_opCrrC6PHmFYTrj2VLmF7XnXJZy3JkAqZg8ZsPRzurdAWRyPCx-JrhVpSB1KcGFHY86eSSHBx638E9enL7Th5fC0W0QNTDry0Nbu6PTDk/s1600/IMG_1230.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvewdk9HhtY_dGTWCDVKZZbNWZpHB5HpL4_opCrrC6PHmFYTrj2VLmF7XnXJZy3JkAqZg8ZsPRzurdAWRyPCx-JrhVpSB1KcGFHY86eSSHBx638E9enL7Th5fC0W0QNTDry0Nbu6PTDk/s320/IMG_1230.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Our breakfast by the ocean!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpoiUOz_S5iGqqz1g05T193_hJlfRjBt_JOqmlEqZs05CgdZIuakv_GSsd4zJD_-pxw885dRiGUaB_8Z1ojJWHLm-W7Up1LsqqfbdNy9qCW7WPWZb58d4ViNbuvMIX4QXALzwEUbKT28/s1600/IMG_1234.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpoiUOz_S5iGqqz1g05T193_hJlfRjBt_JOqmlEqZs05CgdZIuakv_GSsd4zJD_-pxw885dRiGUaB_8Z1ojJWHLm-W7Up1LsqqfbdNy9qCW7WPWZb58d4ViNbuvMIX4QXALzwEUbKT28/s320/IMG_1234.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
We started in this mountain town, it was so beautiful! Waterfalls, mountains.....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewrkwHg6RXAgbqWMKWyb8UZXmzxw6ILuE911dpGv8PwCLXmPkrM_FLDv9Jn6GZyd6mCTeC2ryQc7ZqnHECxY9jNGyWT9RUHIXqQjGIA0M9XFkoDMHw8mlIE58Au0i09nigoiykRc0Fds/s1600/IMG_1235.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewrkwHg6RXAgbqWMKWyb8UZXmzxw6ILuE911dpGv8PwCLXmPkrM_FLDv9Jn6GZyd6mCTeC2ryQc7ZqnHECxY9jNGyWT9RUHIXqQjGIA0M9XFkoDMHw8mlIE58Au0i09nigoiykRc0Fds/s320/IMG_1235.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
The green banner is where we go to sign in everyday, stand on the stage for team presentation and take pictures.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9mFcf8XQgPODhD_vXAVh2aOwuyNXqQ5osRf8SDKruMHo_NRgcTtTEsk8C8zGLnRT2RHk5PPYsuTX_ghHIBWGOuHxRmIh5gLwlgivrJFhWetl2BtoOlsrYv-kHBmn5EaUiZMB9NdgtUk/s1600/IMG_1236.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9mFcf8XQgPODhD_vXAVh2aOwuyNXqQ5osRf8SDKruMHo_NRgcTtTEsk8C8zGLnRT2RHk5PPYsuTX_ghHIBWGOuHxRmIh5gLwlgivrJFhWetl2BtoOlsrYv-kHBmn5EaUiZMB9NdgtUk/s320/IMG_1236.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Just a quick photo of the teams and fans checking everything out.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vivOBUF9O6imAakPiOE1__dtNJDPApHISJlSaEnFVbLBk1aO9QMEXiNBBmTJQhPVVnWDHFRGRroFXK8AXz3TG0KAOUTP9IPGy4MgMMOYB6z2BMCpy3wbpGZ2atdStNqXmW-0rN9UVJE/s1600/IMG_1237.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vivOBUF9O6imAakPiOE1__dtNJDPApHISJlSaEnFVbLBk1aO9QMEXiNBBmTJQhPVVnWDHFRGRroFXK8AXz3TG0KAOUTP9IPGy4MgMMOYB6z2BMCpy3wbpGZ2atdStNqXmW-0rN9UVJE/s320/IMG_1237.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
It was beautiful!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUggM2Blts8Q_WGrTNi1VTXOeqBKzoCO95wliVzRkxwJ1S_s-mIkC8P_q5LqxN45YCkgzI2zLESj1ZRkgFKhdPFak_L4TNw9wniy9F-6xWGLUyArvIYp8_i6wgvYAGNZvlNdtHr2VriFo/s1600/IMG_1238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUggM2Blts8Q_WGrTNi1VTXOeqBKzoCO95wliVzRkxwJ1S_s-mIkC8P_q5LqxN45YCkgzI2zLESj1ZRkgFKhdPFak_L4TNw9wniy9F-6xWGLUyArvIYp8_i6wgvYAGNZvlNdtHr2VriFo/s320/IMG_1238.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcpcsvbUNl-LzDgOoLnWZ3_unKUTAwS90NuBcPGuXsNLTo7B9GhLFnf3R3IlFExbpA91u1tRJIlxOdie7GijdsPgzshgPaaQ0kzT18eoD8nWGos5mhOkdq-GbCDX1bS_-ulRHyQYsYD8/s1600/IMG_1243.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcpcsvbUNl-LzDgOoLnWZ3_unKUTAwS90NuBcPGuXsNLTo7B9GhLFnf3R3IlFExbpA91u1tRJIlxOdie7GijdsPgzshgPaaQ0kzT18eoD8nWGos5mhOkdq-GbCDX1bS_-ulRHyQYsYD8/s320/IMG_1243.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Once you arrive, fans start coming around wanting bottles, autographs and pictures....I wanted to take a photo of them around us for fun.....this is what it looks like.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_cIThXh3pi2RmsBfWAIJG-tMFGGiY50rLJSmwLeaiM_zTFzjPLUh505FRVcBju64OKKgLXRsGNtVdI9cIkpzjOolDOCHxz2QmxEHs2mJ4I9sKxHN-kvLPEPBAxKjLAa1YxPeNto2EfM/s1600/IMG_1244.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_cIThXh3pi2RmsBfWAIJG-tMFGGiY50rLJSmwLeaiM_zTFzjPLUh505FRVcBju64OKKgLXRsGNtVdI9cIkpzjOolDOCHxz2QmxEHs2mJ4I9sKxHN-kvLPEPBAxKjLAa1YxPeNto2EfM/s320/IMG_1244.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKcsIzLd_FevCHztuYy9s0evzxNRXeZXulIjwZLO0B-c1mTvdnC43tEbKHcHgUF3kmPaZfdW7_g9W_gjgtrgL-iTOq8KWGKhPv7oTG7-4hU5USbS6eTV9xTXL7cbMU0RdeLbNuz_wykc/s1600/IMG_1246.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKcsIzLd_FevCHztuYy9s0evzxNRXeZXulIjwZLO0B-c1mTvdnC43tEbKHcHgUF3kmPaZfdW7_g9W_gjgtrgL-iTOq8KWGKhPv7oTG7-4hU5USbS6eTV9xTXL7cbMU0RdeLbNuz_wykc/s320/IMG_1246.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Once we knew Mara had the jersey, we all changed into our pink t-shirts that cutaway made for us for the Giro. The fun was just about to start;)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoF4gOK0ZZm-bf-mf9zRNT3Qnf497nIfbGHZUCL-yjYpSPoSSFRZQ5cdsMQ18CKkYuoXNEMSTihMkOjVSXIGW-hhB83i0OqiMVAHvZWl5PLO6mo58afxUJHCuEaax9lBEFDml53EEzS8/s1600/IMG_1251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoF4gOK0ZZm-bf-mf9zRNT3Qnf497nIfbGHZUCL-yjYpSPoSSFRZQ5cdsMQ18CKkYuoXNEMSTihMkOjVSXIGW-hhB83i0OqiMVAHvZWl5PLO6mo58afxUJHCuEaax9lBEFDml53EEzS8/s320/IMG_1251.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Parking for dinner;)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-UyBcQqVbmwltXFaXxfO5V9cNbpVZCfFIPO8Y1Gmy4Fk3_ZvpT56R09eueqssn5BHgQCVIU0HQrIFCJKE7j47AoWcnZQqXF0NQCy7Y6V-O4aDS35gB_qgGMXdhEurFvMea22y3ud0g4/s1600/IMG_1253.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-UyBcQqVbmwltXFaXxfO5V9cNbpVZCfFIPO8Y1Gmy4Fk3_ZvpT56R09eueqssn5BHgQCVIU0HQrIFCJKE7j47AoWcnZQqXF0NQCy7Y6V-O4aDS35gB_qgGMXdhEurFvMea22y3ud0g4/s320/IMG_1253.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Our last supper before flying out the next day - PIZZA!!!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKozBtADzP3O1kXnIZ87vJIqdRbcxyzcCseyjJADdGabw8MyfGXTUckO8hS0c-5_PM9hfSBt7uUc0EL_WI_-u6RsWmKJPHAoAeezJaBXik4wyLTxvB3GL6mQNcTRxVQQKEHjuAxrv87hE/s1600/IMG_1254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKozBtADzP3O1kXnIZ87vJIqdRbcxyzcCseyjJADdGabw8MyfGXTUckO8hS0c-5_PM9hfSBt7uUc0EL_WI_-u6RsWmKJPHAoAeezJaBXik4wyLTxvB3GL6mQNcTRxVQQKEHjuAxrv87hE/s320/IMG_1254.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
A small write up in the Italian paper, pretty lame but take what we can get I guess?<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyvELL0yr21BvavhUcssRi2fuJjfYhOBQSOPEI9pYZVuF-ZduCaeg0eCf3BSYTx0ZZu8iwQSDL7UqoPlhH5_A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />
I hope you can view the video, it's just a little insight of what we did everyday, post race:) ESPECIALLY after we won - poor Jack had to drive us and the van was ROCKING with girlie music;) hahaha!!!!<br />
<br />
Reading: The Dogs of Bedlam Farm by Jon Katz<br />
Listening: Merle Haggard station on Pandora<br />
Eating: most anything that isn't pasta<br />
Watching: the airplanes taxi at the Denver airport<br />
Website: <a href="http://www.podiumcafe.com/">www.podiumcafe.com</a><br />
<br />
<br />LThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921167944253080199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320294397568089882.post-8067361535947638672013-06-25T17:27:00.000-07:002013-06-25T17:27:19.309-07:00One more for the roadWe head out tomorrow.... Italy bound. So a blog before I go seeing that I have no idea how the Internet will be in each hotel, plus I'm pretty sure I will be busy sleeping, eating, showering or racing and won't have much time to update things......<br />
<br />
Boulder has been wonderful - perfect weather, great food, great shopping and everyone is cheering for us to do well at the Giro. We've ridden some of the great rides - Jamestown, Peak to Peak HWY, Ward and a couple more I can't remember that Mara took us on. Thank you Boulder for the fun.<br />
<br />
A few pictures of this stay....<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbdXAwPygzr_ecC1Odf4eTpfFvx2C9PfoO74ujjp5n7gBTcbOvB_-GFLwNGGlyyKurQJS34V2d7U5Xo6s7HPeh2MksrCHJ-oXYIYQGkFEobBKTE5dACQ_d-gE8ny7Ck3FkvCmOaQVMAo/s1600/IMG_1189.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbdXAwPygzr_ecC1Odf4eTpfFvx2C9PfoO74ujjp5n7gBTcbOvB_-GFLwNGGlyyKurQJS34V2d7U5Xo6s7HPeh2MksrCHJ-oXYIYQGkFEobBKTE5dACQ_d-gE8ny7Ck3FkvCmOaQVMAo/s320/IMG_1189.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Enjoying the Compex machine......<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_EAwMeRXkdoyPx9UBqhYf6vP0voEsOTbq5BAHBA0_aDhUTRV1GPdbbSlK8JdH6pYJE4sNCmyouPQlJIPP5J-GLSMSo1tKneHFXXm__b5NAV7NoAVTfuJ1beauxoJRAbeDrhrDJ90FTY/s1600/IMG_1190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_EAwMeRXkdoyPx9UBqhYf6vP0voEsOTbq5BAHBA0_aDhUTRV1GPdbbSlK8JdH6pYJE4sNCmyouPQlJIPP5J-GLSMSo1tKneHFXXm__b5NAV7NoAVTfuJ1beauxoJRAbeDrhrDJ90FTY/s320/IMG_1190.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
You probably can't see the parachuters landing, it was so cool!!!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCl6eMDKBqB2ih0PLVg7eDY5T6iXVazPMsfFoqcjixamAVIM0gY6LeBbp7Cn9naDqBvMGXHnJreP1NsEgVm2dDCuhYQCOT3LM0SmsjOVs8mVcCb9nlNpVkNBSpeh4A48wZJb5_o2fbl_M/s1600/IMG_1191.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCl6eMDKBqB2ih0PLVg7eDY5T6iXVazPMsfFoqcjixamAVIM0gY6LeBbp7Cn9naDqBvMGXHnJreP1NsEgVm2dDCuhYQCOT3LM0SmsjOVs8mVcCb9nlNpVkNBSpeh4A48wZJb5_o2fbl_M/s320/IMG_1191.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFkk_hlqTTKn13eAtKZ2Q7ND0RykO16S6Z9JjpelpR9ADK_moK2otMETIKbjbgbFKugdqms2NBeKHQu3Sk12U0z-SDhMGTg55AmHwCzstM25Gs6bJzSSjvb5IGQP4bDk1-VPCqyrNLpM/s1600/IMG_1192.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFkk_hlqTTKn13eAtKZ2Q7ND0RykO16S6Z9JjpelpR9ADK_moK2otMETIKbjbgbFKugdqms2NBeKHQu3Sk12U0z-SDhMGTg55AmHwCzstM25Gs6bJzSSjvb5IGQP4bDk1-VPCqyrNLpM/s320/IMG_1192.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Look who I met!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETh9YtKMZn-EEzelGSJc3q4dxkb569WjgkJtbD6InTK09Wi6nPjNmXl6nAdCfFhcI7ZVl5ENcR_jsd_KisI4ndS99g-bWzbgALkVq9mqRlQNWGKmB0gwzP36bvEs9T2MkQr7uPsrQZL0/s1600/IMG_1193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETh9YtKMZn-EEzelGSJc3q4dxkb569WjgkJtbD6InTK09Wi6nPjNmXl6nAdCfFhcI7ZVl5ENcR_jsd_KisI4ndS99g-bWzbgALkVq9mqRlQNWGKmB0gwzP36bvEs9T2MkQr7uPsrQZL0/s320/IMG_1193.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Uh OH!!! New purchase;) This is going to be so much fun.....I think...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWmvxjAFsF4xxM_oB4sMDyp6RUrbx2KbDPvWz9a9VrZ0OMqeT7xMkBlUhb2PL9sA8_DPKoPf8dV-XBHJkm9kYBoaVJVLI258I_w_V7C4bmF54DWEFquXatpVsyw1ZUDyzCWaMNCVi8iQ/s1600/IMG_1195.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWmvxjAFsF4xxM_oB4sMDyp6RUrbx2KbDPvWz9a9VrZ0OMqeT7xMkBlUhb2PL9sA8_DPKoPf8dV-XBHJkm9kYBoaVJVLI258I_w_V7C4bmF54DWEFquXatpVsyw1ZUDyzCWaMNCVi8iQ/s320/IMG_1195.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Raw garlic b/t 2 apple slices, just for fun:)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhkHrHku4yqLr-K7p3LMFC4L43IWzfQR46BJX48Qmd2rYcz5PaZITkDyPDO6sJ5nNSK86w9zBaxQKoNJPewh862W1SWSt1P_lKQpNmR-NNuQ7qZUYoJy1Tp5XIaCiPHf7Fu5iDVLzR2Q/s1600/IMG_1178.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhkHrHku4yqLr-K7p3LMFC4L43IWzfQR46BJX48Qmd2rYcz5PaZITkDyPDO6sJ5nNSK86w9zBaxQKoNJPewh862W1SWSt1P_lKQpNmR-NNuQ7qZUYoJy1Tp5XIaCiPHf7Fu5iDVLzR2Q/s320/IMG_1178.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
One of the stops on the way up to Jamestown....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-sAXBuLaEqdMSxzJT3r2dzNoaY_wKcdJlrowZwv8dhI9XtlviHkHZx3Ve9t7tvnuZZpAWQVx1K5_tUI8JnM7Q7N7VK0-BaTLo4JuGD39o53i8VK-E5PPUAT75VUbI8eArUdJ1YQD4eE/s1600/IMG_1181.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-sAXBuLaEqdMSxzJT3r2dzNoaY_wKcdJlrowZwv8dhI9XtlviHkHZx3Ve9t7tvnuZZpAWQVx1K5_tUI8JnM7Q7N7VK0-BaTLo4JuGD39o53i8VK-E5PPUAT75VUbI8eArUdJ1YQD4eE/s320/IMG_1181.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Cool license plate artwork....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2pKZ67ldmRBmDZBxfWx2MelmEfPLsBpD8rUIztrxIopkHvACGAlKm7EcJ2A6bjL7pZNJhRaJKYZYCLaSEIcWLKm8pkuMuZIm0yFJwnYPbOamS8aXAHW3v9TlBEXZMQM8PkKQHiPxnr4/s1600/IMG_1182.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2pKZ67ldmRBmDZBxfWx2MelmEfPLsBpD8rUIztrxIopkHvACGAlKm7EcJ2A6bjL7pZNJhRaJKYZYCLaSEIcWLKm8pkuMuZIm0yFJwnYPbOamS8aXAHW3v9TlBEXZMQM8PkKQHiPxnr4/s320/IMG_1182.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4AcHwKT3JaLFUKljwh1F0ge-QvHsKSslsg-ZY_WYnX7TM-rnysxFd4KyqiN_IOq2o26uLsA7IG3-CwRpCXLhgMKkkHWgsj6F2hnBWVITsn78paeIA7WN2ASlEipiG-TG63Tewzdj09Dk/s1600/IMG_1183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4AcHwKT3JaLFUKljwh1F0ge-QvHsKSslsg-ZY_WYnX7TM-rnysxFd4KyqiN_IOq2o26uLsA7IG3-CwRpCXLhgMKkkHWgsj6F2hnBWVITsn78paeIA7WN2ASlEipiG-TG63Tewzdj09Dk/s320/IMG_1183.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Hanging out with Mara's family...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0ez-d2PsxB9ZlsbkPt2MDDZqDhg8V9cBZxTwVB41BFGU4p5NHwUhgOfp6J2fysDpaigkAMtNtm1CDQLf4X3xJeu7WvYJYik7vF3zARedcrU96FHfxDHJEeY4tk0Lqfp7jLzO-dYdttw/s1600/IMG_1186.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0ez-d2PsxB9ZlsbkPt2MDDZqDhg8V9cBZxTwVB41BFGU4p5NHwUhgOfp6J2fysDpaigkAMtNtm1CDQLf4X3xJeu7WvYJYik7vF3zARedcrU96FHfxDHJEeY4tk0Lqfp7jLzO-dYdttw/s320/IMG_1186.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Beautiful day!!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDN4pBqXUeZecWfQW_X5X1wrGq25AKuNs3cOmhoywr7Mlp4zqJQrVoxipK8pu2MCblB-Rr0H1VM2MMzm4VkJWLGWMbI5ZfSBUhzz-ZeXb_BnW86q0lfeHNoqkvY1xv5xZGwoHml_JbojU/s1600/IMG_1188.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDN4pBqXUeZecWfQW_X5X1wrGq25AKuNs3cOmhoywr7Mlp4zqJQrVoxipK8pu2MCblB-Rr0H1VM2MMzm4VkJWLGWMbI5ZfSBUhzz-ZeXb_BnW86q0lfeHNoqkvY1xv5xZGwoHml_JbojU/s320/IMG_1188.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
A view from Lee Hill Dr. looking at Boulder, it was so much fun.<br />
<br />
<br />
Reading: The New Yorker magazine I poached from the host house<br />
Watching: MSU at the CWS...GO DAWGS!<br />
Listening: Kate Nash Pandora station<br />
Eating: raw garlic and apple apparently:)<br />
Website: <a href="http://www.compex.info/en_EU/index.html">http://www.compex.info/en_EU/index.html</a>LThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921167944253080199noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320294397568089882.post-49352965459055023992013-06-20T15:06:00.000-07:002013-06-20T15:06:39.500-07:00A Rodeo and NVGPAfter Philly I headed back to Colorado for some quick down time before getting back on the road for an extended time, next up - Nature Valley GP(June 8th), USA cycling altitude camp, Giro Rosa(Italy), home(July 9th). Looking at how long I was going to be gone, I tried to make the most of my home time.....which meant RODEO!!!<br />
<br />
Then it was time to hit the road for NVGP and sponsor time since that is where our Optum team is based. We had a great time training at the MN velodrome, visiting/touring QBP, Ronald McDonald House and racing well on top of all that. It was a crazy, hectic weekend but I had an awesome time with my teammates, sponsors and friends. We finished the first day of racing with the yellow jersey and a victory from yours truly. We held the jersey till the last day and man was it fun protecting it and racing smart - Jade and the team were awesome!<br />
<br />
Now I'm sitting in Boulder, CO, enjoying the wonderful weather, roads and riding. My USA teammates are fun and awesome. We took care of some cool media bits the first day but other than that it has been riding and hanging out - good times. We head over the middle of next week for the Giro, this is going to be one heck of an experience....<br />
<br />
Picture time!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZlBRH6bLP_nTfm3axZyqz54IzPKxN9qaLqjoSv7GfAiAYyh91DuMUsTks04crqpMeDFflfQG9pS77tQv8F_-PuTou2DGrnMJ5bIOTHowE5JtGks07TWD4eROGo6XO0A3wuXlx_HZuWg/s1600/IMG_1081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZlBRH6bLP_nTfm3axZyqz54IzPKxN9qaLqjoSv7GfAiAYyh91DuMUsTks04crqpMeDFflfQG9pS77tQv8F_-PuTou2DGrnMJ5bIOTHowE5JtGks07TWD4eROGo6XO0A3wuXlx_HZuWg/s320/IMG_1081.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
My boots in the store.....don't worry, I didn't walk around in those socks....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59vpvRTSKgOUgQCeHRHxawzZMZZteG3hRcC6DC1z9QII54SK4j2hPQI1HzEosqQI6e1y5VYAPL2s7Ba2gcepI6MG3QpuGo-WkuC-iM_N0XK0Af55_qA3xjQ1Io5BK3GC2389sWGtcnU0/s1600/IMG_1083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59vpvRTSKgOUgQCeHRHxawzZMZZteG3hRcC6DC1z9QII54SK4j2hPQI1HzEosqQI6e1y5VYAPL2s7Ba2gcepI6MG3QpuGo-WkuC-iM_N0XK0Af55_qA3xjQ1Io5BK3GC2389sWGtcnU0/s320/IMG_1083.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
My rodeo outfit<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIG_0xoKRcMCkC_v1RAgLE76efFJC9YipnzIOSzK_DBj0wvcUyJ7dttXbFgERH9xAtQ-XFnG1Kz8HMP1bhw5PRjFCNqtV8a1DhZlfkaXbTJtR_wu0m1BdJHP9Fh7bmvSq4mNrjE600yjI/s1600/IMG_1085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIG_0xoKRcMCkC_v1RAgLE76efFJC9YipnzIOSzK_DBj0wvcUyJ7dttXbFgERH9xAtQ-XFnG1Kz8HMP1bhw5PRjFCNqtV8a1DhZlfkaXbTJtR_wu0m1BdJHP9Fh7bmvSq4mNrjE600yjI/s320/IMG_1085.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Rodeo<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMErewnrQHYY8ut5xjRZTs4UDoyEMWF5YbTDjQf4df-MSdfd_HXi-zR0Mw-NpBYBQYvt2OsgwfYAZPO-o590gXKuIdakt324gsKLx5sJ_JLrT3N6ZX0qnt0c0bHNfw4Hzg0PwTmRN-tQ/s1600/IMG_1088.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMErewnrQHYY8ut5xjRZTs4UDoyEMWF5YbTDjQf4df-MSdfd_HXi-zR0Mw-NpBYBQYvt2OsgwfYAZPO-o590gXKuIdakt324gsKLx5sJ_JLrT3N6ZX0qnt0c0bHNfw4Hzg0PwTmRN-tQ/s320/IMG_1088.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Rodeo<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWW4x0uIV4dm6mU3KXh9dBR59-kPkUzUrD8YX9O5a8fxk_dYwe2QOY_tCWFdouPl3UhF8sN8s7rrdQk0x7WbJWyjGYFnM6OXLAdG9sIUsY6TnYOyabySDtsoi9H71LM2WQ44cPnltwU00/s1600/IMG_1089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWW4x0uIV4dm6mU3KXh9dBR59-kPkUzUrD8YX9O5a8fxk_dYwe2QOY_tCWFdouPl3UhF8sN8s7rrdQk0x7WbJWyjGYFnM6OXLAdG9sIUsY6TnYOyabySDtsoi9H71LM2WQ44cPnltwU00/s320/IMG_1089.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Sun setting over the fair:)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjydZiF443v-XJuZU8_kUorUhRaGZ-k06nlBR5xWKNqSlUfKLz4SJCTbbDbkQee_tLY6lVqLCrSC2Px8OtDQXfKj51Oj0Fl1gWX8gGode56M-mIBJRWr1bReZhBASDEFKF1hXvm-f4WhIs/s1600/IMG_1092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjydZiF443v-XJuZU8_kUorUhRaGZ-k06nlBR5xWKNqSlUfKLz4SJCTbbDbkQee_tLY6lVqLCrSC2Px8OtDQXfKj51Oj0Fl1gWX8gGode56M-mIBJRWr1bReZhBASDEFKF1hXvm-f4WhIs/s320/IMG_1092.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
What's wrong with this picture????<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07rTBGkviM9VX3ikzluWQa2OG5amNhSgLTzgwq0T2uZ4E7nDTdvVG4TJgFfuY_L6h0_qFmHltNIrKRUSF4BK9Ex-UGcg9ibgY_ohUQDalBFpdUX7exl_-3leIwDMCs3lsRkCyKhFXY0I/s1600/IMG_1094.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07rTBGkviM9VX3ikzluWQa2OG5amNhSgLTzgwq0T2uZ4E7nDTdvVG4TJgFfuY_L6h0_qFmHltNIrKRUSF4BK9Ex-UGcg9ibgY_ohUQDalBFpdUX7exl_-3leIwDMCs3lsRkCyKhFXY0I/s320/IMG_1094.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
MN Velodrome...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsvkLEMWBCQBk3_UfKxSE-mS5slE_3ZpKN0Ob8I3l-bVonpbFGyTJkoqACmYrArQwMy-znzqgjQcSjy4k1UpgI4zlmytr_VNBVwY5xXvC64J1FKa1Fak2_SWjsrJmUEtzkjY7AyMwu8Y/s1600/IMG_1095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsvkLEMWBCQBk3_UfKxSE-mS5slE_3ZpKN0Ob8I3l-bVonpbFGyTJkoqACmYrArQwMy-znzqgjQcSjy4k1UpgI4zlmytr_VNBVwY5xXvC64J1FKa1Fak2_SWjsrJmUEtzkjY7AyMwu8Y/s320/IMG_1095.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Happy girl...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUdpaa_nt67uXuNDDPxii2ZodahlmQdyBl6AEx7j9Czkq05Awc_aM4PTGHhVguli_2XqBkBg1uPorrg4SZnCEgDr2n-CEv8onRf8D-mXj4uvdlJ7hI98tqqXFjgGtEBfiGowmL16gqH0/s1600/IMG_1096.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUdpaa_nt67uXuNDDPxii2ZodahlmQdyBl6AEx7j9Czkq05Awc_aM4PTGHhVguli_2XqBkBg1uPorrg4SZnCEgDr2n-CEv8onRf8D-mXj4uvdlJ7hI98tqqXFjgGtEBfiGowmL16gqH0/s320/IMG_1096.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Team setup...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7SZcHs72gcn3VeFUVReubJZOyV1tF_zJUGisdkOgarNpUibO4D6cDLAK8VcS_jFYzyBGrxQpghmYmSxHF7UAuDTKF84WOE1gt4q_rhVDyD97aLTSQOa9J5TBadGuFweiBhmH0E8OnPLs/s1600/IMG_1097.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7SZcHs72gcn3VeFUVReubJZOyV1tF_zJUGisdkOgarNpUibO4D6cDLAK8VcS_jFYzyBGrxQpghmYmSxHF7UAuDTKF84WOE1gt4q_rhVDyD97aLTSQOa9J5TBadGuFweiBhmH0E8OnPLs/s320/IMG_1097.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Leah learning to get aero with Dino from HED....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXl7tf9CU56EmWnQBfEweWhSQUd0UZsCcDMWM2T3ryf45I5Zq1hfd6XYsMHxpuO7Zqgwe5fz9h-blINXQvge0-r89-wyT7qnedjrsEivWPkGeXG9o1YTCGbSF7XhGU6jTnkekTEkTYvo/s1600/IMG_1098.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXl7tf9CU56EmWnQBfEweWhSQUd0UZsCcDMWM2T3ryf45I5Zq1hfd6XYsMHxpuO7Zqgwe5fz9h-blINXQvge0-r89-wyT7qnedjrsEivWPkGeXG9o1YTCGbSF7XhGU6jTnkekTEkTYvo/s320/IMG_1098.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Pancake happiness!!! Thank you Janel...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhgGrycgf5NKDa4qsYfrXze_Qg6_DHF6gY1A8LL5fUhupXilhqcL2BLirKSOX4fCsDq8XwvFTpBNKboKIzOh8zJmMUh5aZRvMRnE7rB7bLVzKxOpPrQbXjI5QgJPkNn5WqdLr3CUb7Rk/s1600/IMG_1101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhgGrycgf5NKDa4qsYfrXze_Qg6_DHF6gY1A8LL5fUhupXilhqcL2BLirKSOX4fCsDq8XwvFTpBNKboKIzOh8zJmMUh5aZRvMRnE7rB7bLVzKxOpPrQbXjI5QgJPkNn5WqdLr3CUb7Rk/s320/IMG_1101.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
We leave our mark...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtaTnp2-S6n-oBz991jHkA1LylmPBf4fLdVdIy2N7e7WAP7pk9tDM1WU1izq4Db-vf8wqouhSPl6yHgAYV35nYFEOKUEqKyYpQfego22s_PYcGNTzgGxPweVATtqGnp2mBPP9MfSiatYI/s1600/IMG_1102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtaTnp2-S6n-oBz991jHkA1LylmPBf4fLdVdIy2N7e7WAP7pk9tDM1WU1izq4Db-vf8wqouhSPl6yHgAYV35nYFEOKUEqKyYpQfego22s_PYcGNTzgGxPweVATtqGnp2mBPP9MfSiatYI/s320/IMG_1102.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Quality Bicycle Parts tour....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBRx9-d56LzPMaGVRix4Vl_gLktnNwhbxVAOW5TYEBZmEwhkL9oPINvOnbxhVr77JuSjVDsvH82O7IMqgCDEL-FJZevu6ipTB7bvLqV4tz07MBZ9YeNy9bHpHmuY4k9gPiZyCMkaGL3Q/s1600/IMG_1103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBRx9-d56LzPMaGVRix4Vl_gLktnNwhbxVAOW5TYEBZmEwhkL9oPINvOnbxhVr77JuSjVDsvH82O7IMqgCDEL-FJZevu6ipTB7bvLqV4tz07MBZ9YeNy9bHpHmuY4k9gPiZyCMkaGL3Q/s320/IMG_1103.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCpmneSX7FN3h51CoYHpiBlBYQT3QEIJ3vRfRKgriSeCYPyTTtnYK3j94Q6G0Jr-FhwKGFdBhaNVFEwO7f5KeJghJ060vVEQtzJuhYaWD3fPd_OgTaWS4mwrZSCMG4VIM1QTl3oBZWI3E/s1600/IMG_1104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCpmneSX7FN3h51CoYHpiBlBYQT3QEIJ3vRfRKgriSeCYPyTTtnYK3j94Q6G0Jr-FhwKGFdBhaNVFEwO7f5KeJghJ060vVEQtzJuhYaWD3fPd_OgTaWS4mwrZSCMG4VIM1QTl3oBZWI3E/s320/IMG_1104.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
We gotta get this guy some better shorts....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LxCzOE4rMbDhlAFE1Hbu6K_QLwGc1kCx83LIqhpGyNtvdEZ451jPil9ZMQOcfcQ353SE5dKe8_k121m5TJG15mvj-EtXkrdTdTEJ9r99Oh10Q2m83Lr_G1aFZlE4RuLmbv0N9Y6Ltn4/s1600/IMG_1105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LxCzOE4rMbDhlAFE1Hbu6K_QLwGc1kCx83LIqhpGyNtvdEZ451jPil9ZMQOcfcQ353SE5dKe8_k121m5TJG15mvj-EtXkrdTdTEJ9r99Oh10Q2m83Lr_G1aFZlE4RuLmbv0N9Y6Ltn4/s320/IMG_1105.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTl8VPtMO86OtoXq0AriEzWdNrHVjkbOeFN2AF_aA5p1Zc3wB5VDXlunIDedklIj2D3xAgTTmP6foSdLa4luIxiYwl4aLZ80Q-rD_BDs7CiZyqWXdh5Rg4DwnNMnqpAk938LNJJVmQMY/s1600/IMG_1106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTl8VPtMO86OtoXq0AriEzWdNrHVjkbOeFN2AF_aA5p1Zc3wB5VDXlunIDedklIj2D3xAgTTmP6foSdLa4luIxiYwl4aLZ80Q-rD_BDs7CiZyqWXdh5Rg4DwnNMnqpAk938LNJJVmQMY/s320/IMG_1106.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Having fun....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEeBbpf2pU2knvAA1pO8zrks1LTNuiTZcanOU5_FIguiN0QOmFaeNNP0NS5QuB_f9FRTAR39yW9QNaKNGABHeyXxJbzSYtDZEwUaEDWtKQps3uySSsbMgyNyAyTxKIZ94fqr8R2RcXNs/s1600/IMG_1107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEeBbpf2pU2knvAA1pO8zrks1LTNuiTZcanOU5_FIguiN0QOmFaeNNP0NS5QuB_f9FRTAR39yW9QNaKNGABHeyXxJbzSYtDZEwUaEDWtKQps3uySSsbMgyNyAyTxKIZ94fqr8R2RcXNs/s320/IMG_1107.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrtEuIL2rJVw7b-q2Rnuj_3YTqEqpVnoutA5W68mXu7osofMZTp5zc8qTI-oEVbmraXw6JdY6bOYPLIcu1aq0qKOxEZXvhWxnYD5sFWNxdcONCzSqEk1hYsxQKoenaM1H_tVoE4WR4UA/s1600/IMG_1108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrtEuIL2rJVw7b-q2Rnuj_3YTqEqpVnoutA5W68mXu7osofMZTp5zc8qTI-oEVbmraXw6JdY6bOYPLIcu1aq0qKOxEZXvhWxnYD5sFWNxdcONCzSqEk1hYsxQKoenaM1H_tVoE4WR4UA/s320/IMG_1108.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Lazer helmet fun...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiaiyx5W0bHn-n1oMtdPTZq4yv22FnqS637PZ_4DiXWLKEP-9T6cesT1NE-W4eBbaFHucUqhEgsqb8DJObcw79TlP2Etv5vzwH54mL-fMt_JLMmtjqvmvV06nZrscp7Qx2vFQf2gMhLvY/s1600/IMG_1109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiaiyx5W0bHn-n1oMtdPTZq4yv22FnqS637PZ_4DiXWLKEP-9T6cesT1NE-W4eBbaFHucUqhEgsqb8DJObcw79TlP2Etv5vzwH54mL-fMt_JLMmtjqvmvV06nZrscp7Qx2vFQf2gMhLvY/s320/IMG_1109.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuydbdSq1Mo6Sgenqz9fJaytjIDyHy7XY11UojJmoidjm9Oy2u1z5uMq_E7fVL6z3oBhYUV_MuUuq6LXK0tCvJrCXhZvV1CtRv6ClZuafN-EMnF7Ci6FAipNb0g-xxsbM1zaUcfcsPLNg/s1600/IMG_1110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuydbdSq1Mo6Sgenqz9fJaytjIDyHy7XY11UojJmoidjm9Oy2u1z5uMq_E7fVL6z3oBhYUV_MuUuq6LXK0tCvJrCXhZvV1CtRv6ClZuafN-EMnF7Ci6FAipNb0g-xxsbM1zaUcfcsPLNg/s320/IMG_1110.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
A guy laying out all his gear for a LONG trip....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoIfGWqgHlWqHyVWY7hypJEfH_NP_dVoreDjPyECf8hF3XmAlpizXKvFfBgB5LBe6QSdj21qrUTdtSs8T003ktQeZZv3DylxRhoe8Llp_MZHfk8IGH13LIJXAVJnkCukSg15A9MUGd19M/s1600/IMG_1111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoIfGWqgHlWqHyVWY7hypJEfH_NP_dVoreDjPyECf8hF3XmAlpizXKvFfBgB5LBe6QSdj21qrUTdtSs8T003ktQeZZv3DylxRhoe8Llp_MZHfk8IGH13LIJXAVJnkCukSg15A9MUGd19M/s320/IMG_1111.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1i7L-W_kT9yXJ-gvJ8O9xivJA4q2cJzKOMRGRg1EFd1nYrQRJdMbC5HJe3cCuGy1wk4Dm7PiY2F4zhRJO6zjSeVIPTJw8bSbVJh6zFfqm7ZIWrUL9fjjnkXYciGVv_DdpN8fIwmvsles/s1600/IMG_1113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1i7L-W_kT9yXJ-gvJ8O9xivJA4q2cJzKOMRGRg1EFd1nYrQRJdMbC5HJe3cCuGy1wk4Dm7PiY2F4zhRJO6zjSeVIPTJw8bSbVJh6zFfqm7ZIWrUL9fjjnkXYciGVv_DdpN8fIwmvsles/s320/IMG_1113.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7wYDAPusZcmq5_0w3tuMzGJRedLIUYGe-kb6vhZuqOPXCiyQYgRfAH3jaYadXf5RijZY8VDo_cSSoO14xK_vBx32SFrcQFMRs3GDPQi007YGEDPyeUsLidyQSQVr8qGYGGCV8vKZu5cg/s1600/IMG_1114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7wYDAPusZcmq5_0w3tuMzGJRedLIUYGe-kb6vhZuqOPXCiyQYgRfAH3jaYadXf5RijZY8VDo_cSSoO14xK_vBx32SFrcQFMRs3GDPQi007YGEDPyeUsLidyQSQVr8qGYGGCV8vKZu5cg/s320/IMG_1114.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mc1X_RHfhXEovZPGtluOjxkRPl5W73P2OoEx5Vm-jd7EYawg1qS4KMUsD13Ub9CDo7it73PlCmONN4DZIOYjQOGmuQWUT8AaB1m26z53LrEXHbHB5-zNeOr96OUnVc72rbpg06s2uCA/s1600/IMG_1115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mc1X_RHfhXEovZPGtluOjxkRPl5W73P2OoEx5Vm-jd7EYawg1qS4KMUsD13Ub9CDo7it73PlCmONN4DZIOYjQOGmuQWUT8AaB1m26z53LrEXHbHB5-zNeOr96OUnVc72rbpg06s2uCA/s320/IMG_1115.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Coffee bar in QBP<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MiKOEPpbugLBOXqkfSvpNjmxysxOU_WfbG9jVDtE_0OAYcGcyqjDHgaTYbwpxD4iUY21fA_5RJP4h92QIOFdGifpcfxI6mi8VpQvsW73TvS2sVapyBpMIUo2gswyi-XX8SYyx-8J4OE/s1600/IMG_1116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MiKOEPpbugLBOXqkfSvpNjmxysxOU_WfbG9jVDtE_0OAYcGcyqjDHgaTYbwpxD4iUY21fA_5RJP4h92QIOFdGifpcfxI6mi8VpQvsW73TvS2sVapyBpMIUo2gswyi-XX8SYyx-8J4OE/s320/IMG_1116.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Px7XAyRDc9xSqX6u15pkvqwMW-nW15CP8g2cUGPI7IZ82JBZou0cvZ2z93z2lFnd3vL4HcouicRPB8r1LTAK3Hf5c5UiYVcv-k8FNllhf1hwsGTj_P08P118b59i0ryNYBdwhvyux8g/s1600/IMG_1117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Px7XAyRDc9xSqX6u15pkvqwMW-nW15CP8g2cUGPI7IZ82JBZou0cvZ2z93z2lFnd3vL4HcouicRPB8r1LTAK3Hf5c5UiYVcv-k8FNllhf1hwsGTj_P08P118b59i0ryNYBdwhvyux8g/s320/IMG_1117.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
World Bicycle Relief<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWajZwkCAJ75lei4JHKGbcVqS4B3YzlgEvmrBEbD9KjOT3diTvenxVkPCeGnE5tmVtqGyrDZB1XIF76A_YVUXEZLSY-ivgwnLOKw0nkuqmhU7XabXS8oUnzdCFH99cxAWfiKDt4UMuQo/s1600/IMG_1118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWajZwkCAJ75lei4JHKGbcVqS4B3YzlgEvmrBEbD9KjOT3diTvenxVkPCeGnE5tmVtqGyrDZB1XIF76A_YVUXEZLSY-ivgwnLOKw0nkuqmhU7XabXS8oUnzdCFH99cxAWfiKDt4UMuQo/s320/IMG_1118.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QgCxWc1fZx5gARDhc6-ClE8AcQaCk0mAZ8Mneg08B82G-SJlUgIXR2ZGLVAHESmODFczWbbszKsbgoleVFCjrA9KHVza7RcmFLhBGRvv8zK2fWZ0Eg5YucVWKJ_FHVeh9MYd9N7U8_g/s1600/IMG_1122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QgCxWc1fZx5gARDhc6-ClE8AcQaCk0mAZ8Mneg08B82G-SJlUgIXR2ZGLVAHESmODFczWbbszKsbgoleVFCjrA9KHVza7RcmFLhBGRvv8zK2fWZ0Eg5YucVWKJ_FHVeh9MYd9N7U8_g/s320/IMG_1122.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Our tour guide....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXJJvggMYdUareUoEWUEe4W8LwGNGDH0kO2r1KxvQq3KJVEN_K5EbtA1J9Ku6dmfV_t9Inty8cBaDJ7S1y6yLwvw7AN7NvqTT2V7LO2VhY3hx_kf4uClCCxnwpuqsa-HjB_2bg8rRkFk/s1600/IMG_1124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXJJvggMYdUareUoEWUEe4W8LwGNGDH0kO2r1KxvQq3KJVEN_K5EbtA1J9Ku6dmfV_t9Inty8cBaDJ7S1y6yLwvw7AN7NvqTT2V7LO2VhY3hx_kf4uClCCxnwpuqsa-HjB_2bg8rRkFk/s320/IMG_1124.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Going for a grab of goodies....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49Q1qdtI7oroWkU_LWFcZ5Y7qFcMzbyfS9dhJUkqsPcwKUFSbrBdFSDWtweDhSSCfZWS6UOhHujPn6QnxORPM0kSlFoe4s04qJv5nCsammpxQf4DXe636MT1xVvN4Vz173RP-K75rmJQ/s1600/IMG_1126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49Q1qdtI7oroWkU_LWFcZ5Y7qFcMzbyfS9dhJUkqsPcwKUFSbrBdFSDWtweDhSSCfZWS6UOhHujPn6QnxORPM0kSlFoe4s04qJv5nCsammpxQf4DXe636MT1xVvN4Vz173RP-K75rmJQ/s320/IMG_1126.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Wheel pit....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oaEWuTyzj6iq_p1sPsNRk2xV3fmw42HwV3ValO-Fb5m2n4z4jPJ4NxUpSgxioI364SjjYzOUKqYkZGekRIliHd5Y-MRPWYdd6H9MTWivE5BVJERrsQoe3B5nvQ4mc00-8tQ8Uqz59k8/s1600/IMG_1127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oaEWuTyzj6iq_p1sPsNRk2xV3fmw42HwV3ValO-Fb5m2n4z4jPJ4NxUpSgxioI364SjjYzOUKqYkZGekRIliHd5Y-MRPWYdd6H9MTWivE5BVJERrsQoe3B5nvQ4mc00-8tQ8Uqz59k8/s320/IMG_1127.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtxvX7ELmBUdiWZCtznaZt2pSddg163YFGHHOVrkyYoql2rS1l03Zp0IBM34V-ua15_PdAIRswo5ruYDJLpPaGkMG_utIUFPYP9fH8UvxaNKNeq0i047e2aAlmbtHIDbunaGHWfR24yc/s1600/IMG_1129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtxvX7ELmBUdiWZCtznaZt2pSddg163YFGHHOVrkyYoql2rS1l03Zp0IBM34V-ua15_PdAIRswo5ruYDJLpPaGkMG_utIUFPYP9fH8UvxaNKNeq0i047e2aAlmbtHIDbunaGHWfR24yc/s320/IMG_1129.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
He has a hat problem....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivwBiWyEp0wYgOFvpYs5Md8cQ3NmAjHXIECDin7P3RpfwRJmF0paM-WRdF9lcL6Cus9YWqELQI9T_hzRXK4nw2polib-M9bO1MVvM21rB3lvfsYUuwXPDgV9VoKMM7TYgwBXOc3QA3xlE/s1600/IMG_1130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivwBiWyEp0wYgOFvpYs5Md8cQ3NmAjHXIECDin7P3RpfwRJmF0paM-WRdF9lcL6Cus9YWqELQI9T_hzRXK4nw2polib-M9bO1MVvM21rB3lvfsYUuwXPDgV9VoKMM7TYgwBXOc3QA3xlE/s320/IMG_1130.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Trailer view....<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNunWHPWz-CD71AluDrWc93hKggWagbAroahWK3G7TSy8-tG8YMhbDxUqwf0Bw0yYZUg1s_omNH5D8ueC4ptLZtI7YpPFHVFTuF5YjWYeaVpv80Kn7EUKVdgsyRJHK_pixPsvo3NqrJs/s1600/IMG_1133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNunWHPWz-CD71AluDrWc93hKggWagbAroahWK3G7TSy8-tG8YMhbDxUqwf0Bw0yYZUg1s_omNH5D8ueC4ptLZtI7YpPFHVFTuF5YjWYeaVpv80Kn7EUKVdgsyRJHK_pixPsvo3NqrJs/s320/IMG_1133.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Jeromy dealing with the rain....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAMIpWuyhbcfdCuWSoOK29gyOu3miX0Xr42I4O9P3igZVIOe0_Jmgc8wrQEVUaQuID6mkQR2oFp2cgwCLLO0MCHdVUGvuRbzd3jmuY3Qas5Oo-jY5wNG7cqE7BI_xz9SOZsMMHOKf_og/s1600/IMG_1140.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAMIpWuyhbcfdCuWSoOK29gyOu3miX0Xr42I4O9P3igZVIOe0_Jmgc8wrQEVUaQuID6mkQR2oFp2cgwCLLO0MCHdVUGvuRbzd3jmuY3Qas5Oo-jY5wNG7cqE7BI_xz9SOZsMMHOKf_og/s320/IMG_1140.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Optum party....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7hEU56KYexW2WOoyl2RfJv67e1MVtIENyOblVpmZdg4QQqI7iJqNVDOfEqU7cSURZ60DqcwjBETYn8wzBIPLnIaM9jmPTlrz6t0CHUdEM64Hhzaz0y8IzFPQwH3xdg9FPzYhaBGiGKI4/s1600/IMG_1149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7hEU56KYexW2WOoyl2RfJv67e1MVtIENyOblVpmZdg4QQqI7iJqNVDOfEqU7cSURZ60DqcwjBETYn8wzBIPLnIaM9jmPTlrz6t0CHUdEM64Hhzaz0y8IzFPQwH3xdg9FPzYhaBGiGKI4/s320/IMG_1149.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Some cool things at a special house....<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6iKQ5h_sYeYpwC-6rz9HxMURcgWvNOg5Qcr3EGVUMSubi9NtBQc1SVXPMdhuYfiaedkWPbaeGNLlcdQLJTuQNOZu0pn9dIAYVjVXlWuorN0XVN_omTb8ebb0VNXpyVin6Se50pcERLrs/s1600/IMG_1159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6iKQ5h_sYeYpwC-6rz9HxMURcgWvNOg5Qcr3EGVUMSubi9NtBQc1SVXPMdhuYfiaedkWPbaeGNLlcdQLJTuQNOZu0pn9dIAYVjVXlWuorN0XVN_omTb8ebb0VNXpyVin6Se50pcERLrs/s320/IMG_1159.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Trying to make Jade feel better.....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyj7J4OueEkfNFODo4p_jjxU3jAa5XAm6nkLAtNdncXA07u3A3aPTioDkWnZzhvijnij1uZ1R-VB5kxA6fVv0j5fdeeKG4ugmqQEAKVQ9rrLwEoKzmPVnzN1COBb6U5IiUoyjWxCxy4EA/s1600/IMG_1169.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyj7J4OueEkfNFODo4p_jjxU3jAa5XAm6nkLAtNdncXA07u3A3aPTioDkWnZzhvijnij1uZ1R-VB5kxA6fVv0j5fdeeKG4ugmqQEAKVQ9rrLwEoKzmPVnzN1COBb6U5IiUoyjWxCxy4EA/s320/IMG_1169.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
USA Cycling media day....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXoAX1tEuv0T0IY49H7oHhuaPuyLhyYztH2INDQNBdgtkfvCMaCkHvHbniQ5jEbCFKErI-d93nFFAdREHTFUXl8AQ_PVoHzTCA8BtnR0Qdz_9GPpkxv7A5FfNbQQIXtrnxllmZoFmI34/s1600/IMG_1171.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXoAX1tEuv0T0IY49H7oHhuaPuyLhyYztH2INDQNBdgtkfvCMaCkHvHbniQ5jEbCFKErI-d93nFFAdREHTFUXl8AQ_PVoHzTCA8BtnR0Qdz_9GPpkxv7A5FfNbQQIXtrnxllmZoFmI34/s320/IMG_1171.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Having fun in the early morning...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiowgMY6GvAsHmtKWS7Nx9FSfnQhxeDrSMBPveqYQcW8_OzqBQYbq1PyClFT1KEAXCP3ksD9UaGzijJDSTUvoucE9romVtRZDlOB5jLu90nwb8nZ7bzAG5LHPCSX5wlYoa43euA0BTG5c/s1600/IMG_1173.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiowgMY6GvAsHmtKWS7Nx9FSfnQhxeDrSMBPveqYQcW8_OzqBQYbq1PyClFT1KEAXCP3ksD9UaGzijJDSTUvoucE9romVtRZDlOB5jLu90nwb8nZ7bzAG5LHPCSX5wlYoa43euA0BTG5c/s320/IMG_1173.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Just wait till these videos come out....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQUrTOL9imG33XsLgUwQLwal0tnLpOoQmSOweHQ6D1YmfE87-3WIDU65PViqycAuGkG9SDitLW_FPHc9IfObwQatz-1mPmQS19niw2wUNtSIubvxwwz344O8CXrPIB743L48SJ07a1no/s1600/IMG_1174.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQUrTOL9imG33XsLgUwQLwal0tnLpOoQmSOweHQ6D1YmfE87-3WIDU65PViqycAuGkG9SDitLW_FPHc9IfObwQatz-1mPmQS19niw2wUNtSIubvxwwz344O8CXrPIB743L48SJ07a1no/s320/IMG_1174.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
A view from one of our spots....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06uKXieQLFV8DFCRIkPAuc870K0zvkGNgFvGesFF7w860YAj6_dLCsLYIBXFzigVmmSpbeUPywFJ_6Sjy8xjbfGw4OAwDH4-aNfZdznT4sJZyfBj3QxWluAjpXN_Rkfbis9C8AOfZaYE/s1600/IMG_1176.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06uKXieQLFV8DFCRIkPAuc870K0zvkGNgFvGesFF7w860YAj6_dLCsLYIBXFzigVmmSpbeUPywFJ_6Sjy8xjbfGw4OAwDH4-aNfZdznT4sJZyfBj3QxWluAjpXN_Rkfbis9C8AOfZaYE/s320/IMG_1176.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Fun Janel!!!<br />
<br />
Reading: Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks<br />
Watching: video of the Giro Rosa - prepping for the race<br />
Listening: Good 4 It by Wallpaper.<br />
Eating: yummy salads: cottage cheese, fruit, carrots, avocado, eggs, mushrooms<br />
Website: <a href="http://www.girorosa.it/pagina-principale.html">http://www.girorosa.it/pagina-principale.html</a><br />
<br />
<br />LThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921167944253080199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320294397568089882.post-68289787896677314322013-06-04T07:41:00.000-07:002013-06-04T07:41:32.345-07:0018 days laterWhoa, whoa, whoa Ms. Hall, you are so delayed on blogging!!! Owie! I knew it had been a while and I kept thinking, tomorrow, I'll blog tomorrow. Then I realized how long I had been gone when I checked out of the airport parking lot and the lady behind the desk says to me, "Wow, you've been gone a while - 18 days!" Yes ma'am I have been on the road a while but when you are with your REAL family(Chattanooga) and your cycling family(Optum) it seemed like a long weekend....<br />
<br />
So here is a quick recap with a ton of photos....<br />
<br />
Gatineau was up first...<br />
<br />
The race put us up in a hotel with our personal security officer looking after the bikes(pictures) which was fun for us. We are easily entertained..... The road race was first. What I remember most? I crashed on one of the laps, pretty minor, I managed to head for the median and get some grass and dirt stains at most. Once back on the bike, I was back in the group no problem. The race finished in a sprint, Joelle was 2nd and I was 4th. The time trial was 2 days later, same course, 2 laps, again, Joelle was 2nd and Janel and I finished in the top 10. Before flying out the next day we found a really cool brewery within walking distance of the hotel, good times! Joelle keeps us all entertained as you will see in one of the pictures below....things she has lost so far this season and may have mistaken your stuff for hers: jacket, chapstick, jersey x 2, 2 pairs of her own shoes in a hotel....I will think of more later....<br />
<br />
From Ottawa we flew to Asheville for a quick stay over before driving to Chattanooga, TN for nationals. I stayed with Ben and Verka and had a chance to spend some time with my sweet niece and Verka's mom. Chattanooga knows how to put on a good show! I really enjoyed being there and having our race the same time as the men was a lot of fun. First was the TT on Saturday at the Volkswagen plant. I didn't have that great of a race but it was great for the experience. My family was there and it seemed they had plenty to do in between watching the TT, my nephew showed up with more toys and trinkets with VW on it and they had plenty of food there as well - awesome job VW!!!<br />
<br />
The road race was on Monday and my teammate(Jade) won and I took second - it was so much fun! I saw mom post race and she said she cried, must have been a good show:) Love you mom!<br />
<br />
Tuesday morning, we drove back to Asheville for a couple more days before flying to Philadelphia for the one day race that finished on Manayunk Wall. Joelle was second and our men's team also took 2nd place, so yet again another successful weekend for Optum. The wall was craziness but so much fun to be a part of. I flew home yesterday and I will be here for 5 days before heading to Minnesota for Nature Valley GP and visiting with our sponsors based in MN. <br />
<br />
OK, now the good part.....PICTURES!!!! ENJOY<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebJHYzwKkg0anNF0tMadN5h09eUbgyzLOWr4YA62toi4WfN9Q7GNxIW4XcQ3bCiHuAsLMsU5efn7Z94VWBNGUpfLhvDV0JA40Nfg_Gz3LBfBtBE5aFysjAjGkCom_iPxbr1UkLf1welI/s1600/IMG_0964.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebJHYzwKkg0anNF0tMadN5h09eUbgyzLOWr4YA62toi4WfN9Q7GNxIW4XcQ3bCiHuAsLMsU5efn7Z94VWBNGUpfLhvDV0JA40Nfg_Gz3LBfBtBE5aFysjAjGkCom_iPxbr1UkLf1welI/s320/IMG_0964.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
In Gatineau, a pretty amazing support bike, don't you think?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhNQGvmdwSArTeIuKQcP0sOBB1chYrpyn92ERJqbe8D1GS7DwfGWvJJE3FaKlFPxRM2yF1YXpGedgp84SUlmJD0gPTzKcIel5XlaNSMJFzzKSq98FRd-h82jjFvx2tZvHdo947PX9P8k/s1600/IMG_0967.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhNQGvmdwSArTeIuKQcP0sOBB1chYrpyn92ERJqbe8D1GS7DwfGWvJJE3FaKlFPxRM2yF1YXpGedgp84SUlmJD0gPTzKcIel5XlaNSMJFzzKSq98FRd-h82jjFvx2tZvHdo947PX9P8k/s320/IMG_0967.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Don't mess with our bikes or this guy will get you:)!!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpSZ96amrOS0XjXJotY2-YIzXoqJByH_tOppzIbn5XtnCfQIFxlDZUkmmokJk71fWdg2V-hexiWOIiLxwgCxfV2lNzQavpHubG9fVdLKsvyi-ympnBjd9SSzS1v3CPDFNbaAc_ZMFk4M/s1600/IMG_0968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpSZ96amrOS0XjXJotY2-YIzXoqJByH_tOppzIbn5XtnCfQIFxlDZUkmmokJk71fWdg2V-hexiWOIiLxwgCxfV2lNzQavpHubG9fVdLKsvyi-ympnBjd9SSzS1v3CPDFNbaAc_ZMFk4M/s320/IMG_0968.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-tY2jbM4AAN83JvfP_sYXLRDlPFml4mZATt35vp-gYvzqLk9v6CT5F9djM1MkhXx5Wk_Qy_sBIaq-8DSSnV5OvNrIC592Cd5_vWFM2C714LcwHG8l1P8BYBgToF6tSmiHxCPx4ycYYs/s1600/IMG_0970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-tY2jbM4AAN83JvfP_sYXLRDlPFml4mZATt35vp-gYvzqLk9v6CT5F9djM1MkhXx5Wk_Qy_sBIaq-8DSSnV5OvNrIC592Cd5_vWFM2C714LcwHG8l1P8BYBgToF6tSmiHxCPx4ycYYs/s320/IMG_0970.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYG3-WLnEQ2DYFcZgWaS4SiCASCLlwDB0Qj2Gb1_cxUEAynakg7JHRm7y6u0MT97Pviu08kFlVwHXmNb1-Q26nh5bH_sPN0tW1IyUTn8dliXjpDjgHiwi1eec6gWI4yWQqML3H89n3vg/s1600/IMG_0976.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYG3-WLnEQ2DYFcZgWaS4SiCASCLlwDB0Qj2Gb1_cxUEAynakg7JHRm7y6u0MT97Pviu08kFlVwHXmNb1-Q26nh5bH_sPN0tW1IyUTn8dliXjpDjgHiwi1eec6gWI4yWQqML3H89n3vg/s320/IMG_0976.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
More security:) We don't play!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhbMm7Es58RqWRz3PkzpMLDcNXZPGVnSqOzfJZ0PEBs-U5QNEBOgtlo1mwssjl4vdAi6KHx-mh6OiUCjebbNeefzAyu9dn8pX5LyaExbTpfXXELo8_BQY8wKZ5d9tz9jHTiwDPgkg_iM/s1600/IMG_0978.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhbMm7Es58RqWRz3PkzpMLDcNXZPGVnSqOzfJZ0PEBs-U5QNEBOgtlo1mwssjl4vdAi6KHx-mh6OiUCjebbNeefzAyu9dn8pX5LyaExbTpfXXELo8_BQY8wKZ5d9tz9jHTiwDPgkg_iM/s320/IMG_0978.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Oh wait! Ok, we play a little bit....Janel(on the left) really wanted to race this bike!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtM2biHuSlercQpRnO173HI0jQZ6W7OQCchEfHI0CVbQ4UU6AkJjRB-2UmRZrOeG2fkvk2rhCDrtHCsUzlrNljxdyeCq_yGoag93nzHMmGUU88TwSVXDVksIPfc_lX6XaW3Z2zXl64cI0/s1600/IMG_0985.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtM2biHuSlercQpRnO173HI0jQZ6W7OQCchEfHI0CVbQ4UU6AkJjRB-2UmRZrOeG2fkvk2rhCDrtHCsUzlrNljxdyeCq_yGoag93nzHMmGUU88TwSVXDVksIPfc_lX6XaW3Z2zXl64cI0/s320/IMG_0985.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Rachel and I riding around<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBbDQI5UMItqLOET22vrjowD79oqgAcZQ4Thh4yN65N1PyF4Pxcng6VX5GXwoQHN3b7WNhcE1RD8HIW9WocwAm05vJl-N59D4SPe7cuapHZw6DAQ4shWdJvDyFNLVggTF0RIdvkIApRM/s1600/IMG_0986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBbDQI5UMItqLOET22vrjowD79oqgAcZQ4Thh4yN65N1PyF4Pxcng6VX5GXwoQHN3b7WNhcE1RD8HIW9WocwAm05vJl-N59D4SPe7cuapHZw6DAQ4shWdJvDyFNLVggTF0RIdvkIApRM/s320/IMG_0986.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Kids ride....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vZ39X4WJ7aD4gDbBFBG7yGrqzEFZItIQhGRvrDoy-SOtn7COegbAJdy9GWMDTHmLmB1shY7HPTDS2e9tAf061-O827p5JNFeXHyf_YsI0KhJQz4aQySFEIcdw9Xx2AuwzLy5KNgWe_w/s1600/IMG_0987.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vZ39X4WJ7aD4gDbBFBG7yGrqzEFZItIQhGRvrDoy-SOtn7COegbAJdy9GWMDTHmLmB1shY7HPTDS2e9tAf061-O827p5JNFeXHyf_YsI0KhJQz4aQySFEIcdw9Xx2AuwzLy5KNgWe_w/s320/IMG_0987.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
She doesn't really love tulips and really doesn't want to pose for this picture:)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrqIxrf1-Q4nhXsN2OsER0WpNOHGGrltW1MKz7gNSOum1J3FjqOtVHW8qezoUhG3k0GTrbG6hmQ6q9W8O3sCddOiCx8X0NSP4sdelK9qwoasToezZkChLQQH3MlS4WUhlvfBLPrmcRlU/s1600/IMG_0988.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrqIxrf1-Q4nhXsN2OsER0WpNOHGGrltW1MKz7gNSOum1J3FjqOtVHW8qezoUhG3k0GTrbG6hmQ6q9W8O3sCddOiCx8X0NSP4sdelK9qwoasToezZkChLQQH3MlS4WUhlvfBLPrmcRlU/s320/IMG_0988.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
2 Canadian National Champs!!! NO REALLY! He is the former champ in pool playing? I guess that's what you call it? I don't know.....it was kind of funny...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnBCuni1ZqwRQm_UsfV0gVkWSZ_bJOyx7JUtkmQ3C-9htdcf1gdXRKlfxylaUGAY-Iincn0G9D2-K2nj1UMtlip6fUQ0BtNcgiBzrnhUzDJnKHaNco2RF8egtrMfV4M2ict0MScQWRBQs/s1600/IMG_0989.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnBCuni1ZqwRQm_UsfV0gVkWSZ_bJOyx7JUtkmQ3C-9htdcf1gdXRKlfxylaUGAY-Iincn0G9D2-K2nj1UMtlip6fUQ0BtNcgiBzrnhUzDJnKHaNco2RF8egtrMfV4M2ict0MScQWRBQs/s320/IMG_0989.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Please note: Joelle's socks.....someone needs help!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaB94Ya1E5i6Y_DWVkGV1eNCKtQUxqOsg5BsT4JmPPuCzBGSdmeepd1eB0gCSB0y_-B_BJo6dBl2GTGu8Riq863I8rn69JgAiJwFRMQLK1S06f1NGAtdCy7P4xF0LZrfBnlLeoIhAGO2A/s1600/IMG_0990.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaB94Ya1E5i6Y_DWVkGV1eNCKtQUxqOsg5BsT4JmPPuCzBGSdmeepd1eB0gCSB0y_-B_BJo6dBl2GTGu8Riq863I8rn69JgAiJwFRMQLK1S06f1NGAtdCy7P4xF0LZrfBnlLeoIhAGO2A/s320/IMG_0990.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Our mechanic, Michael Gavagan, a.k.a. Gavvy....sampling some beer<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY101RLGNLLEALungYyIkCQrImOE0U8wE1tZEvoMEdhiYjF7OtUcki8ozRyLBWg9Kd4pcUGRKN2Du2H4FjVs2Wt-pZzh9BTYXF-1dFD4JoIXDUQb1OMO9R1iUNalb1O4UgU1a-UVKqNvs/s1600/IMG_0993.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY101RLGNLLEALungYyIkCQrImOE0U8wE1tZEvoMEdhiYjF7OtUcki8ozRyLBWg9Kd4pcUGRKN2Du2H4FjVs2Wt-pZzh9BTYXF-1dFD4JoIXDUQb1OMO9R1iUNalb1O4UgU1a-UVKqNvs/s320/IMG_0993.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Cliff bottle fan!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAakkW6X8NClimbYiJzZBqzHVEHcPzyfaAgKQfmD86XU9D1G9wL4bHw0PjvSF4rQ-Ttk0rJ4im4h94z4lxIqOibSWlIIODDJm9xrAFD_c4KMnk8TbWxPhzUVeOPHxT39hm1kWIbEbRt0/s1600/IMG_0996.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAakkW6X8NClimbYiJzZBqzHVEHcPzyfaAgKQfmD86XU9D1G9wL4bHw0PjvSF4rQ-Ttk0rJ4im4h94z4lxIqOibSWlIIODDJm9xrAFD_c4KMnk8TbWxPhzUVeOPHxT39hm1kWIbEbRt0/s320/IMG_0996.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
And a park tool fan....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu1TkxolcmSWXKADIMjLXVXVVT-_6Y3zFAa7rftsKD6ZehiNTWn2zYQ5k-XmWgVsL_71LXssy9zF_IZ6hl8bM6Yp7qsPvUNy0QsuX6Pwi5GadIVJ2j1FijBPxpFyOWs9dauNoOMiHmHMI/s1600/IMG_0999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu1TkxolcmSWXKADIMjLXVXVVT-_6Y3zFAa7rftsKD6ZehiNTWn2zYQ5k-XmWgVsL_71LXssy9zF_IZ6hl8bM6Yp7qsPvUNy0QsuX6Pwi5GadIVJ2j1FijBPxpFyOWs9dauNoOMiHmHMI/s320/IMG_0999.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Lauren! Come play!!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiPG7rlKEgL608-VI7jMIM-RY4M9IP-HX-WNdJASS4NMap0Ub-BibOVZ3rcKWVPumirHAP2qaQP7pbKUa8Ezy_Zulgg7c_3Z_6y81p-gGfE-fOJ0KcfkU-DaF0tYaAuznP2-jnNTywaGs/s1600/IMG_1003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiPG7rlKEgL608-VI7jMIM-RY4M9IP-HX-WNdJASS4NMap0Ub-BibOVZ3rcKWVPumirHAP2qaQP7pbKUa8Ezy_Zulgg7c_3Z_6y81p-gGfE-fOJ0KcfkU-DaF0tYaAuznP2-jnNTywaGs/s320/IMG_1003.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Camera hog<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirM5w3tYDQKUzedRkaAZY_NA5ApzhvlfG4a5N2v8pi9d4oBnSQPLfMRl_pjXxzPy-yzm-vXrdCN0yT-HoONLVXS5ybuQhqzULgVEhg5Q5SqvT3XGKkjzNSVcC0UvFSToEg1q67UYrf4cU/s1600/IMG_1010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirM5w3tYDQKUzedRkaAZY_NA5ApzhvlfG4a5N2v8pi9d4oBnSQPLfMRl_pjXxzPy-yzm-vXrdCN0yT-HoONLVXS5ybuQhqzULgVEhg5Q5SqvT3XGKkjzNSVcC0UvFSToEg1q67UYrf4cU/s320/IMG_1010.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
This waterfall was to the left of the road on the climb from our road race.... I noticed it in the pre ride but never saw it race day....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilm02p6LQkPwt2uzMZMmKVH8OHQzLIZgt3H6KJ5Xc13TGdQ2oqoeZnHPwgTn_M7z33W73l5MZJh9oW0ctotCrOXVvpzvzGrk-FxQ7-C78PZSYyXwBVbV5mSab3b2RsEwEhWCEso9jtTgo/s1600/IMG_1011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilm02p6LQkPwt2uzMZMmKVH8OHQzLIZgt3H6KJ5Xc13TGdQ2oqoeZnHPwgTn_M7z33W73l5MZJh9oW0ctotCrOXVvpzvzGrk-FxQ7-C78PZSYyXwBVbV5mSab3b2RsEwEhWCEso9jtTgo/s320/IMG_1011.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Selfie!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7eLscYGhZPQX8j0AO4QZJ1Vi6tbZ2TmlosBgsRsbmnaBlTokn8Dx8GvJbOvH7AztlHII-b9tyPLcRkuzmQWLmO55AB8qBTPsbu7KxCgH2S-64ZRmdbxv4lvFTmMBBKwxsXLDXwNu1DXg/s1600/IMG_1012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7eLscYGhZPQX8j0AO4QZJ1Vi6tbZ2TmlosBgsRsbmnaBlTokn8Dx8GvJbOvH7AztlHII-b9tyPLcRkuzmQWLmO55AB8qBTPsbu7KxCgH2S-64ZRmdbxv4lvFTmMBBKwxsXLDXwNu1DXg/s320/IMG_1012.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
The incline tram....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGrATMuQ3HIwIWnrJFgjzEc07dIu0dg1c6ykoPurkP1jhpO5frfADhhw5xVB42VzLXOW3K6tyVUcmjDYdJN1aeLsOE-cpLUmgBXcnhZWAloRKHpJzcCR6O016BSP0Hvzc_AwbtiEr9JY/s1600/IMG_1014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGrATMuQ3HIwIWnrJFgjzEc07dIu0dg1c6ykoPurkP1jhpO5frfADhhw5xVB42VzLXOW3K6tyVUcmjDYdJN1aeLsOE-cpLUmgBXcnhZWAloRKHpJzcCR6O016BSP0Hvzc_AwbtiEr9JY/s320/IMG_1014.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
We raced this road, cool little store on the down hill<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrCd9q9lLbbQ5nANqW6Kpg9SjW5UCADRh6-5Y6ZfgNcoOmL3bJuHsnGRc_G30YpXRE5q2qSUx5Z3bfy3D58EFO_tyzvjI89A5h3HRgTkjyML8b4_lgOMzbFYg9kD5TStYSlG3TH6pthQ/s1600/IMG_1025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrCd9q9lLbbQ5nANqW6Kpg9SjW5UCADRh6-5Y6ZfgNcoOmL3bJuHsnGRc_G30YpXRE5q2qSUx5Z3bfy3D58EFO_tyzvjI89A5h3HRgTkjyML8b4_lgOMzbFYg9kD5TStYSlG3TH6pthQ/s320/IMG_1025.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Locked and loaded<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRO7kNso7LGI-APWOrRSzOns5sP9xqYEyQytj6iAU3g3KD6CNz5vPJh7S9_L3r4MZ0aSQOLtsdC9zqOhCNyufTIh4ykE9N_kwCA1mbApCxQz7AuM9DBHdWRoQyn8xRyAalYRa8KfubekE/s1600/IMG_1026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRO7kNso7LGI-APWOrRSzOns5sP9xqYEyQytj6iAU3g3KD6CNz5vPJh7S9_L3r4MZ0aSQOLtsdC9zqOhCNyufTIh4ykE9N_kwCA1mbApCxQz7AuM9DBHdWRoQyn8xRyAalYRa8KfubekE/s320/IMG_1026.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Janel was ready<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsjty_RBbO8XiL7V6CuLrs4Hgr0KztCpvYpajnEVpoXvHJYfZsK-FKI8U0-6W0csJamxpPQCn2EiW0iXXeZwkFtxGn5rZU06rP8Q0rw-k2jXCX50a_tKlLresrNh_T8iNaSyzWBMYgJR4/s1600/IMG_1027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsjty_RBbO8XiL7V6CuLrs4Hgr0KztCpvYpajnEVpoXvHJYfZsK-FKI8U0-6W0csJamxpPQCn2EiW0iXXeZwkFtxGn5rZU06rP8Q0rw-k2jXCX50a_tKlLresrNh_T8iNaSyzWBMYgJR4/s320/IMG_1027.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Sunroof view...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_AjXKOlPOGpWfRB-aXvB0MDFUTKRKp6ey4Nj5MyFVqDT7AVfgeELe_zkPUdcZW7qNwAjH3i7chAsZfSF5XYpKOFhtlpAObRU0gwaC0Y7aS62EHprV7BeVsG9uIegUUaH0DNT-tcLnus/s1600/IMG_1029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_AjXKOlPOGpWfRB-aXvB0MDFUTKRKp6ey4Nj5MyFVqDT7AVfgeELe_zkPUdcZW7qNwAjH3i7chAsZfSF5XYpKOFhtlpAObRU0gwaC0Y7aS62EHprV7BeVsG9uIegUUaH0DNT-tcLnus/s320/IMG_1029.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
ROCK CITY!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYKBGJvZ-YS7qsbUC0JiJ_zXCYaWIGa6K-H5gWysrJr8Mam8Y69vYTX2P9KiCQzCvXb32C8zVlMpYA-XtacND-KqTS22nEDmAApQ2Z-H49e5eByejDSAWdLJxGUGiGy2xm7qdtybFztQ/s1600/IMG_1031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYKBGJvZ-YS7qsbUC0JiJ_zXCYaWIGa6K-H5gWysrJr8Mam8Y69vYTX2P9KiCQzCvXb32C8zVlMpYA-XtacND-KqTS22nEDmAApQ2Z-H49e5eByejDSAWdLJxGUGiGy2xm7qdtybFztQ/s320/IMG_1031.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
The family at Rock City...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5u13kg0RLXJhlDIt4OaPuHL4kfbflGQQ2wu-JLbJsStZoDo5g4u_KSDbU0uyMzWEYIM9beituhEzjaMGDy8BH7qzi1cOz5MqTQjG6O68jv66Kr8JVimCn8Ee3m7Mg7raNXM7DqqD79Q/s1600/IMG_1035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5u13kg0RLXJhlDIt4OaPuHL4kfbflGQQ2wu-JLbJsStZoDo5g4u_KSDbU0uyMzWEYIM9beituhEzjaMGDy8BH7qzi1cOz5MqTQjG6O68jv66Kr8JVimCn8Ee3m7Mg7raNXM7DqqD79Q/s320/IMG_1035.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Jade wanting to update her twitter photo.....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSwunWJ36yctKzR5kzBfDWf7ofo-55UlqQy7AbGo7Sw-2Brc2LM0lKHXZiHxPaG73VFww23x19I1_hYGqYWw8sOGkVOtfYU0N8bzmx5rUPp3WPMOBNioV5uzZ3OU9kt018RmV2H3GiH8/s1600/IMG_1036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSwunWJ36yctKzR5kzBfDWf7ofo-55UlqQy7AbGo7Sw-2Brc2LM0lKHXZiHxPaG73VFww23x19I1_hYGqYWw8sOGkVOtfYU0N8bzmx5rUPp3WPMOBNioV5uzZ3OU9kt018RmV2H3GiH8/s320/IMG_1036.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
We have a LOT of laughs....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zDi_EMcGCD4hYp2qUZ1ncrpnOQE5HpMyKn_Es0FCnUrWcQU_EElZVoZR_3XokCSZ8YgHNBAGdnkpJ4mFCK3nfZDi4xI9zgTuwY0xU9U_8K8vX9Bkc13yWgl-_QYZEtNAvGzf2LWVqB4/s1600/IMG_1039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zDi_EMcGCD4hYp2qUZ1ncrpnOQE5HpMyKn_Es0FCnUrWcQU_EElZVoZR_3XokCSZ8YgHNBAGdnkpJ4mFCK3nfZDi4xI9zgTuwY0xU9U_8K8vX9Bkc13yWgl-_QYZEtNAvGzf2LWVqB4/s320/IMG_1039.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Post road race celebrations....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnS3H9LonTp-3vCy3bAEsgvy_q5DoxawzeG_jdw3poCr_EIPEpbpTnSTXuTmdOlfu7HiHaK_5Hx98vqqUD57XwPZrbLI3zLKm7coehrlLEiLOnC3ccE1s-dzAsYbFLyLH8cStN4RUGWI8/s1600/IMG_1048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnS3H9LonTp-3vCy3bAEsgvy_q5DoxawzeG_jdw3poCr_EIPEpbpTnSTXuTmdOlfu7HiHaK_5Hx98vqqUD57XwPZrbLI3zLKm7coehrlLEiLOnC3ccE1s-dzAsYbFLyLH8cStN4RUGWI8/s320/IMG_1048.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHHjpDvS50Omav9XKN0YaTKwuGWfwt1oG9OeFo8Z4yRftOrYAMB8uMuyxcoYiwVK-Q5juJUoq2Mg2KPczpnUsfRBR7j_3DKiPLDF2MqFPcoRHlTsIzhllA_z-4NXTvR2ef2MYtKMscxw/s1600/IMG_1050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHHjpDvS50Omav9XKN0YaTKwuGWfwt1oG9OeFo8Z4yRftOrYAMB8uMuyxcoYiwVK-Q5juJUoq2Mg2KPczpnUsfRBR7j_3DKiPLDF2MqFPcoRHlTsIzhllA_z-4NXTvR2ef2MYtKMscxw/s320/IMG_1050.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijwdETD1NDIjqpu5hMlB5hqUzg0iRQ4KCmrf5qCM2BT6Qo3liLvbc5L5depKp2YPpLCSQ7oyNB5CCCFkO1NUDLdNq0-iyhe2RTYIjGIK3kjqAXIyFXM73tweFwxS0IyYPGhdKvfpVTfTA/s1600/IMG_1063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijwdETD1NDIjqpu5hMlB5hqUzg0iRQ4KCmrf5qCM2BT6Qo3liLvbc5L5depKp2YPpLCSQ7oyNB5CCCFkO1NUDLdNq0-iyhe2RTYIjGIK3kjqAXIyFXM73tweFwxS0IyYPGhdKvfpVTfTA/s320/IMG_1063.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSh5yI9mJqhyphenhyphenqcOOjEPTqHUZwh4fSTqVA45lnhrAssWXfw4MgsPrbtHwSKa1MEcnATlCFZ59lUKAQwIIvKqHzZgKspAWv4KNQiTcvkA_WIoacqNJJ7H0aElG8tupZlTzbupd3IuMtYJz0/s1600/IMG_1068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSh5yI9mJqhyphenhyphenqcOOjEPTqHUZwh4fSTqVA45lnhrAssWXfw4MgsPrbtHwSKa1MEcnATlCFZ59lUKAQwIIvKqHzZgKspAWv4KNQiTcvkA_WIoacqNJJ7H0aElG8tupZlTzbupd3IuMtYJz0/s320/IMG_1068.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
The part of Rock City I could've done without.....weird<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbT8Pb1uZGDmBq7FnmFlC1f3y6ngwSq7saVe1OtJNsXZ9I71rzOS1EHyk8cti5lPC0AnjylFAmvM6gQGTDp1AUvGXsUsUk4NPmqaawOsiCErDpkszM3D10bhzhZgEiUK2Xtl6DTV5yOuE/s1600/IMG_1069.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbT8Pb1uZGDmBq7FnmFlC1f3y6ngwSq7saVe1OtJNsXZ9I71rzOS1EHyk8cti5lPC0AnjylFAmvM6gQGTDp1AUvGXsUsUk4NPmqaawOsiCErDpkszM3D10bhzhZgEiUK2Xtl6DTV5yOuE/s320/IMG_1069.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkhHpOMx76x2C2G-GtH12xmHV4lYNktv9Xg_IsrHIC22o5tOIjHMMvzi5-k5cGwbMc19muc_sVjS5Whb3Ai0DXzdv6G88oSbID5UFI6c0O3pIAOwwr4CUFY3MUtMhJIvJo81NnDjJIfo/s1600/IMG_1070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkhHpOMx76x2C2G-GtH12xmHV4lYNktv9Xg_IsrHIC22o5tOIjHMMvzi5-k5cGwbMc19muc_sVjS5Whb3Ai0DXzdv6G88oSbID5UFI6c0O3pIAOwwr4CUFY3MUtMhJIvJo81NnDjJIfo/s320/IMG_1070.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBC5gi1M2F6nApeQ_E-IC-BdyDL0UzN_Vm_CiKuiRiaNt5m5NfYtcBfjCCcWqLw-WCF35pf-fKkaG6pbYj75rO8L-D1HYtFQL5RHXrkyDTdsfTPJnI9gimqvFaKNhSpMfkBhMnmVpzpVQ/s1600/IMG_1073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBC5gi1M2F6nApeQ_E-IC-BdyDL0UzN_Vm_CiKuiRiaNt5m5NfYtcBfjCCcWqLw-WCF35pf-fKkaG6pbYj75rO8L-D1HYtFQL5RHXrkyDTdsfTPJnI9gimqvFaKNhSpMfkBhMnmVpzpVQ/s320/IMG_1073.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Verka's mom with Panda - Ben and Verka's doggie....<br />
<br />
Reading: Vicksburg 1863 by Winston Groom<br />
Watching: Modern Family on Hulu<br />
Eating: breakfast.....<br />
Listening: Safe and Sound by Capital Cities<br />
Website: <a href="http://fieldnotesbrand.com/">http://fieldnotesbrand.com</a> - thank you Janel!LThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921167944253080199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320294397568089882.post-72652817564861385552013-05-08T13:14:00.001-07:002013-05-08T13:14:39.734-07:00Tour of the GilaI was home for about 5 days from Europe before heading south for the Tour of the Gila(pronounced - heee la NOT geee la). While I was home I mostly rode easy, unpacked/washed all my cycling clothing and tended to all my mail and bills. <br />
<br />
I drove to Silver City, NM with Michael and 2 of his riders - Rebecca and Kristin and we had some good laughs on the way. Once in town, I found my host house, got settled in and the team was coming the next day. It was so good to see the girls and staff, it had been a while and I missed a couple of races but once we were all together again, it was smooth sailing.<br />
<br />
The race was fantastic:<br />
<br />
Day 1: actually, day 1 wasn't so great, I felt a bit blocked up and had a hard day.<br />
Day 2: road race - loads better, Janel soloed in for the victory, Jade was 3rd and I won the bunch kick for 6th. Denise, Courtney, Jade and I made it over the climb and represented the team well. Poor Joelle had a nasty crash on the decent but she is tough as nails and brushed it off like a champ. Brie was out sick:( boooooo<br />
Day 3: TT - Janel, again, AMAZING ride!!!<br />
Day 4: crit - Joelle gave me the most amazing leadout and I took the victory!<br />
Day 5: road race, we just needed to get our GC girls to the climb - protected as much as possible and the end result was Janel taking 3rd!!<br />
<br />
It was such a great weekend and we had a blast as a team. That's what it is about. <br />
<br />
So now, I'm back home and today I've done yoga, laundry, dishes, washed windows, pulled weeds and now blogging - I feel so productive:)!!! hahahah<br />
<br />
The sun feels wonderful, it has rained so the air is clean and I'm settling in to a week of riding at home. I don't have any new photos besides what is on FB from the races, sorry....<br />
<br />
Reading: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Half-Broke-Horses-True-Life-Novel/dp/1416586296">Half Broken Horses</a> by Jeannette Walls<br />
Watching: yoga videos on youtube<br />
Listening: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8vlk1UR99k">Tidal Wave</a> by Sub Focus<br />
Eating: smoothies: oats, frozen blueberries/raspberries, strawberries, yogurt, milk, flax seeds, cinnamon, almond butter.<br />
Website: <a href="http://www.thule.com/en-us/us/products/luggage/daypacksandmessengers/crossover-25l-macbook-backpack---dark-blue-_-tcbp_-_117str">Thule backpacks</a>....LThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921167944253080199noreply@blogger.com0