Race Report: Grand Prix Erik Tonkin #5 (Ninkrossi) 2013-09-29 Photo: Matt Haughey Short version Remote venue, ideal conditions, my best race ever. 6th of 56 Long version Remote venue Prior to, eh, about a...
Race Report: Grand Prix Erik Tonkin #4 (Zaandercross), 9/21/2013 2013-09-22 A good day, tons of fun and not a bad race for me. You could read last year’s report to get a feel, the course...
Race Report: Blind Date at the Dairy #1, 9/18/2013 2013-09-19 I had moment early in Lap 1 where I thought: “that’s it. I’m done with racing.” 89 entrants in my category — eighty-nine! — for...
Race Report: Short Track MTB #7 2013-07-30 I wasn’t DFL so I’m going to declare victory. This week’s excuses: Haven’t raced in four weeks. Disspiriting head injury in my last race. Recent...
Massive Head Trauma (Race Report: Short Track MTB #4) 2013-06-25 OK well not “massive” but I busted my helmet and have a powerful hangover today. And, warning: I am totally gonna blame my bike for...
My worst race ever! Race Report: Short Track MTB #3 2013-06-18 Whoo hoo. My worst race ever barring serious crashes or repeat mechanicals. 47th of 51 This was my first race in Cat 2, which was...
Race Report: Kruger’s Crossing, Nov. 17, 2012 2012-11-19 For later: season recap, report on my less-than-spectacular DNS yesterday, and thoughts about Cross Crusade. For now: Saturday’s non-series–but–awesome Kruger’s Crossing. This is my third...
Race Report: Canby Cross-Word CX Challenge (#2), 11/3/2012 2012-11-05 Better late than never. I was hoping for some photos — there were like five people with huge cameras on hand Saturday, and it was...
Race Report: Blind Date at the Dairy #6, 10/24/2012 2012-10-26 Excluding races where I had a medical, a mechanical or just plain DNF, this was my worst race ever. 40 of 61. It was pouring...
Race Report: Cross Crusade #3 (PIR Heron Lakes), 10/21/2012 2012-10-22 Photo: Amanda Erickson On the one hand: pretty much your standard-issue cyclocross race. Mud and gravel, running and crying. Days of rain = slippery and...
Race Report: Blind Date at the Dairy #4, 10/18/2012 2012-10-18 Not much to report. Thom rode SS, I had gears. We staged near the front but I had a sluggish start and lost a lot...
Race Report: Cross Crusade #2 (Rainier HS), 10/14/2012 2012-10-15 A flawless race. 12th of 160. I did some things right but a lot was just plain handed to me.Did right:Condition. Maintenance, no mechanicals. Competent...
Race Report: Cross Crusade #1 (Alpenrose Dairy), 10/7/2012 2012-10-08 This was my best worst race ever. With the Cross Crusade patented “Random callup” I was in the last group of 20 called up —...
Race Report: Blind Date at the Dairy #3, 10/3/2012 2012-10-04 I am way way waaaay out of my depth in Cat B. DNF.For later: lessons learned, excuses.
Race Report: Battle at Barlow, 9/30/2012 2012-09-30 I remembered Barlow as one of my favorite races last year, also one of my bloodiest (two bad-ish crashes with lots of bike damage.) My...
Race Report: Blind Date at the Dairy #2, 9/26/2012 2012-09-27 Pretty much copy-and-paste repeat of last week’s Blind Date, except:Staged back dozen Didn’t crash, not even a little Missed the bell lap by literally seconds...
Race Report: Grand Prix Tina Brubaker #4 (Zaandercross), 9/22/2012 2012-09-23 And I thought Het Meer was bad. Zaandercross was twice as bad. Even where the ground wasn’t sand, it was sand. Under the grass: sand....
Race Report: Blind Date at the Dairy #1, 9/19/2012 2012-09-20 Overview: Fast, dry, really dusty. I was spitting brown all race. Course mostly like last year with a longer straightaway than I recall, all the...
Race Report: Grand Prix Tina Brubaker #2 (Het Meer), 9/9/2012 2012-09-09 The theme for today is suffering. Even by the generous standards of cyclocross, Het Meer is about suffering. Long runups through deep beach sand, endos...
Race Report: Grand Prix Tina Brubaker #1 (David Douglas Park), 9/1/2012 2012-09-01 Briefly: a fantastic race, easily one of my strongest ever. Conditions about like last year: dry and dusty. First ’cross race on the Gunnar, which...
