TRIOBA Sprint Adventure Race - May 19

don't call it a comeback... i could still fall apart (i'm no ll cool j).

historical presidence not withstanding - i'm feeling good. the more time off i take the better the knee feels. funny how that works huh?... however mentally i'm going crazy, and i'm certainly not getting in any better shape.

i'm hoping to be ready to race in the trioba sprint adventure race (4-10 hours). if i am able dart-nuun will consist of rvg, aaron rinn and myself. yes, this year the yeager bros decided no mandatory coed teams. the fastest three people you can find are competing for the overall win. i get goosebumps thinking about how f'in fast we will move through that course... so fast.. soo fast.

Cannondale F900 Frame For Sale w/ XT Crank + LX Derailluer

GREAT MOUNTAIN BIKE! Black 1998 Cannondale F900 - eBay Listing
Great light frame in good shape - normal wear from a good year of racing (it's been safely stored since then). Bike comes with full 1 1/8 coversion kit installed. This means you have the option of putting any fork you want on this bike! The standard Cannondale fork or any standard sized 1 1/8 inch fork! Also comes with Shimano XT 175 Crankset (104 44t 9Spd) and Shimano LX Front Derailleur both are in great working condition.

Frame

CAAD4 Mountain

Crank

Shimano Deore XT 175 HollowTech (104 44t 9Spd)

Front Derailleur

Shimano Deore LX

constant disappointment

i have to rant here for a second. first i can't find my car. it was either stolen or towed. i rarely drive so it's not uncommon for me to spend some time walking the streets looking for where i parked it last. but i've been around the hood and it isn't here. hmm..
update: my car was stolen, i'm riding my bike to pay the $170 to get it back right now.
update: using a screwdriver to start it, i drove it to the garage to get fixed.

the real issue is this knee and not being able to race. i have already decided i won't be doing the big horn 100 miler on june 15th. =( now i have to bail out of another race because of this knee! the 28 hour desert wind adventure race on may 13th. i was going to race with cyril and east coast adv racing superstar patricia williams. this was going to be a bad ass race too. after yesterday's 3.2 mile run where i finished with mild knee pain, i pretty much decided a 28 hour adv race on may 13 isn't in the cards just yet.

so what's after that? the trioba sprint race with rvg and aaron rinn. i hope the knee can handle a 4 hour race in 3.5 weeks time. if not, i will be taking up golf earlier than planned. which will hopefully give me a lot of funny stories about my ball landing in the water.

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"It's easy to have faith in yourself and have discipline when you're a winner, when you're number one. What you got to have is faith and discipline when you're not a winner." Vince Lombardi