Are You Living It?

I couldn’t stop laughing when I got this email from my friend Dustin…problem is it’s EXACTLY verbatim what I would say!!! Shows you what a potty mouth I am…

april,

did you ever imagine your pursuit of an IM finish would include sharing your experience with such a large audience? i think it’s really cool. i have not read all the blogs, but they seem to have some unique stories/experiences. also, i like they way the incorporate other neat links and video.

Just returned from the Tour of the Unknown Coast (TUC) in Ferndale. A beautiful victorian town on the California coast. The towns history is mainly dairy farming, so lots of rollong hills and pasture land to ride through. The TUC Century is said to be one of the toughest around, not because of the amount of climbing, but because the gradient of the climbs is so steep. I must admit that the two steep sections made my legs cry for mercy. I seem to have lost that third little front sprocket and this was the one day over the past few years that it would have come in handy.

Ever join a group mtb ride and look around at your fellow singletrackers and think, Hmm, this is going to hurt … ???

Well, for reasons spiritual and intergalactic, it had been a tough week for me, but with Friday afternoon came the offer to join the fellas for a blast up Junction Creek and around the Dry Fork Loop.

Here is a timeline of the three hour ride:

(**After the interview, please read our letter to Laird, as well as our disclaimer on the photo)