Wednesday, July 13, 2011

may, june, july. slack

so since i actually wrote a real blog post in may, i:

missed the SERC race in ducktown in favor of a 5hr pisgah ride instead
spectated the burn24 in wilkes (and announced my return in 2012)
kind of got it together for massanuttan HOO-HA! not pro

From summer 2011

From summer 2011

From summer 2011


had a few weeks of inactivity/lack of motivation/rain/etc
rode some prototype tires
From summer 2011


got some landscaping done - thanks matt H & darcy
From summer 2011


got it together for the AMBC magic cycles race at beech mtn
From summer 2011


cheered for darcy - she won. everything she's done this year... teacher of the year, valdese Tri, westside Y tri, sevierville Tri, you get the idea
From summer 2011


then it rained and got muddy and i was slow
From summer 2011

From summer 2011

From summer 2011

From summer 2011

From summer 2011


and had our 3yr anniversary =)
so we kayaked on the new river. thanks Rivergirl

From summer 2011

From summer 2011


then july 4th weekend we camped with friends (and dogs)
From summer 2011

didn't ride bikes. then started again. this week i
did a 4hrs ride previewing ~35mi of the iron MTN 100k course
and a tuesday night ride, no not reid's route
along with an easy rocky knob mtb ride. haiku here:

morning rocky knob
laps. super sweet flow and rocks
together as one.

that brings me to tonight. darcy is away with her girl friends at the beach, and i'm 'watching/listening' to le Tour. looking forward to sunday 'racing' the iron Mtn 100k but more importantly excited about taking darcy to crested butte in one week - hopefully riding the 401 trail:



thanks for reading. jg

2 comments:

Mom said...

from the sounds of your writings, i don't believe your may, june and july have been slack by any means. you've both had quite a busy summer. loved the pictures here and on FB of your camping trip. will darcy be home for your Iron Mtn race? i've missed you for some strange reason lately and love you so very much my dear son. i know you're missing your sweet lovely wife. sometimes as the says goes ~ absence makes the heart grow fonder......:) you are truly blessed with a wonderful wife that supports you in all your endeavors and the best of all is that you do the same for her. i'm proud of you joseph! wish i could be there for your race so you won't be without a fan club and helper.....but, maybe darcy will be back in time. give jada a good pat and hug for me. i've enjoyed reading your blog. you'd have been a successful author considering how pleasant your words are to read. you can really paint a good view in one's mind and eyes with your words, i truly revel (not sure about the spelling of this word) in your prowess at writing.

Darcy said...

your awesome friend! I love you!