The races we’re missing: Cyclocross Crusade: Cascade Locks 2020-10-25 A great race & venue I arrived at late in my career
The races we’re missing: Heiser Farm 2020-10-04 Heiser Farm is the kind of race that reminds me I like racing BECAUSE I suck at it
The races we’re missing: Blind Date at the Dairy 2020-09-30 I’m (re)writing this narrative in February 2021, after receiving the disappointing news that Alpenrose is permanently closed to recreational use.
Race Report: Pedalers at the Poor Farm 2015-11-07 I could’ve won the race Saturday. Well not Saturday Saturday but Saturday in an alternate universe where I had about 10% better bike handling skills....
Race Report: Cross Crusade #3 (Cascade Locks) 2015-10-19 What was remarkable about yesterday’s race was its unremarkableness. I staged in the middle and finished in the middle. Given my track record in Cat...
Race Report: GPRM #5, Heiser Farms 2015-10-03 (Writing this report about two weeks too late.) Weather golden, cool windy and dry after a rain. Ground tacky, not dusty, not muddy. Fast The...
Race Report: Blind Date at the Dairy #2, 9/23/2015 2015-09-24 I can only assume three other guys had minor mechanicals. Because I was DFL. I don’t just mean I was DFL in my category. I...
Race Report: David Douglas #1 (GPRM #1), 2015-9-5 2015-09-08 I misread the start list on Athletepath for this race and for two days thought I finished 31 of 35. Which TBH felt about right....
Race Report: Krugers Krossing, 11/23/2014 2014-11-24 Very quick report, I have other things on my mind. Rode to the race; weather early was warm and almost sunny. Minutes before my start...
Race Report: Cross Crusade #3 (Deschutes Brewery) 2014-11-04 I can do about 2 laps of Category B. 69 of 116
Race Report: GPRT #5 (Ninkrossi) 2014-09-29 TL;DR: First ever race in Category B. Inauspicious but not embarassing finish. 27 of 50. Not too much to say here. Weather started cool, rain...
Race Report: Grand Prix Erik Tonkin #10, Santa Cross 2013-12-16 I planned so well for this race. I calculated that, depending on the field size, I would need only a 10th to 15th place finish...
Race Report: Grand Prix Erik Tonkin #9, Winter Cross 2013-12-03 Winter Cross was muddy, chaotic, slippy, flat out climbing fun. This was classic Pacific Northwest Cyclocross, right down to the beer sponsor. Just spectating the...
Race Report: Cross Crusade #8, Barton Park 2013-11-18 On Facebook, Thom remarked: Had the legs for 60th place, but earned 6th place. I, on the other hand, had the legs (and staging) for...
Race report: OBRA CX Championships/Grand Prix Erik Tonkin #8: Pedalers @ the Poor Farm 2013-11-12 I am so glad Jenny and Thom talked me into racing this. I was going to skip it: too much work, no callup, and a...
Race Report: Cross Crusade #6, Washington County Fairgrounds 2013-11-04 Photo: tyarnellphotography Even less to report than usual this week despite this being my third-best race ever by percentile finish. 11 of 163, and I’m...
Race Report: Cross Crusade #4 and #5, Deschutes Brewery 2013-10-29 Rereading my race report from two years ago demonstrates how far my racing has come. Despite being Not My Kind of Cyclocross (too dry! Too...
Race Report: Cross Crusade #3, PIR Heron Lakes 2013-10-22 One of my least favorite (and favorable) courses but a great race. Finished 12 of 201; now 11th in series. Weather promised warm (70°!) and...
Race Report: Cross Crusade #2, Rainier H.S. 2013-10-15 I was hoping one of the pro photogs would have some photos of my Best! Race! Ever! but alas. You’ll have to settle for pics...
Race Report: Grand Prix Erik Tonkin #6 (Heiser Farm) 2013-10-10 When we studied narrative structure in my Junior high English class I learned there are basically two kinds of stories: Man vs. God and Man...
