Last Saturday we dusted off our paintball gear and headed out to the Jungle in Queen Valley. There were over 60 players out there mixing it up. Lots of moving targets!! Good times.
Ty has been spending a lot of time on the trainer and road trying to get ready for the MTB National Championships next month in Sonoma, CA. I have been tossing around the idea of trying to do the 24HITOP next year as a duo or solo. I better start putting in some T.I.T.S. (Time In The Saddle)!!
Great MTB Video from the Whiskey Off-Road - www.vladfoto.com (fixed link) ... go to "index" and then "video". Be sure and check out his other videos while you are there. Enjoy!
Short and sweet this week.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Back in the Saddle, Disc Golf, The Break Up & Paintball
No racing for Ty last weekend and no broken ribs for me! We played in a local disc golf tournament over in Scottsdale. It was our 1st disc golf competition and it was a blast even though I threw 4 of my disc in the darn water! If you have not tried this sport, I highly suggest it. All you need to do is to spend about $20 on a few disc and you are set to play. Give it a try!
Saturday night I did the "Mountain Bike in the Moonlight" ride out at McDowell Mtn. Park. Ty skipped this one because he is still trying to get over his hip injury. It may be time for him to see the doctor on this one. It was my 1st real ride since my last rib injury and I am happy to say no new injuries to report. It felt so good to be back on the bike again!
We went to see "The Break Up" and expected a funny Vince Vaughn movie. But, we were treated to a typical relationship on-the-rocks-chick-flick. UGH! Guys, skip this one!! You did not even get to see a good shot of Jennifer Aniston's goodies. :-(
Next weekend we are going to do a little paintballing out at the Jungle. I guess they are having a big game out there and we have not played for a while. It should be fun.
Saturday night I did the "Mountain Bike in the Moonlight" ride out at McDowell Mtn. Park. Ty skipped this one because he is still trying to get over his hip injury. It may be time for him to see the doctor on this one. It was my 1st real ride since my last rib injury and I am happy to say no new injuries to report. It felt so good to be back on the bike again!
We went to see "The Break Up" and expected a funny Vince Vaughn movie. But, we were treated to a typical relationship on-the-rocks-chick-flick. UGH! Guys, skip this one!! You did not even get to see a good shot of Jennifer Aniston's goodies. :-(
Next weekend we are going to do a little paintballing out at the Jungle. I guess they are having a big game out there and we have not played for a while. It should be fun.
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Summit Center Classic
Well we were going to take the weekend off from racing, but Ty decided he wanted to compete in the Summit Center Classic Stage Race in Flagstaff last weekend. So, we again took the “back way” up to Flagstaff on Friday night. We have really enjoyed traveling via the back way to Flag - going up through Payson and into Flagstaff via Lake Mary Rd route. Ty saw 13 deer during our trip up there – a new record for him!
The "backway" to Flagstaff
Saturday AM was the hill climb prologue stage, a 0.6 mile uphill time trial. Ty rode the stage strong enough to put himself out front of his friend and rival (Zach) by 16 seconds. On to Stage 2 Saturday afternoon for a road race out in Williams, AZ. The roads were very hilly and the winds were ripping through the trees and the riders. I volunteered to do wheel support for the Juniors and rode right behind Ty and Zach for the whole stage. The two boys rode together for the whole stage and battled the wind and hills together. The last few hundred yards they dropped the hammer and sprinted to the finish. It was a photo-finish and Zach edged out Ty by a hair.
Sunday AM was the Crit at NAU. The boys rode hard for the full 15 minutes and it again came down to a sprint finish. This time, Ty came out on top...
Going into the final stage on Lake Mary, Ty was only ahead of Zach by 16 seconds in the G,C. The Juniors went out at a pretty good paced and stayed together for the 1st few miles. Then, Zach had some trouble with his gears and fell off the back of the pack. Ty was able to hold on a bit longer before he fell off the pack. He had a pretty good gap on Zach and was able to hold it to the finish line. A great weekend of racing!
In between stages, we went out to a local Disc Golf course and had a little fun. I think Ty actually threw one or two discs that did NOT hit a tree :-) More pics can be found HERE
The "backway" to Flagstaff
Saturday AM was the hill climb prologue stage, a 0.6 mile uphill time trial. Ty rode the stage strong enough to put himself out front of his friend and rival (Zach) by 16 seconds. On to Stage 2 Saturday afternoon for a road race out in Williams, AZ. The roads were very hilly and the winds were ripping through the trees and the riders. I volunteered to do wheel support for the Juniors and rode right behind Ty and Zach for the whole stage. The two boys rode together for the whole stage and battled the wind and hills together. The last few hundred yards they dropped the hammer and sprinted to the finish. It was a photo-finish and Zach edged out Ty by a hair.
Sunday AM was the Crit at NAU. The boys rode hard for the full 15 minutes and it again came down to a sprint finish. This time, Ty came out on top...
Going into the final stage on Lake Mary, Ty was only ahead of Zach by 16 seconds in the G,C. The Juniors went out at a pretty good paced and stayed together for the 1st few miles. Then, Zach had some trouble with his gears and fell off the back of the pack. Ty was able to hold on a bit longer before he fell off the pack. He had a pretty good gap on Zach and was able to hold it to the finish line. A great weekend of racing!
In between stages, we went out to a local Disc Golf course and had a little fun. I think Ty actually threw one or two discs that did NOT hit a tree :-) More pics can be found HERE
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