vermont
haven't been bloggin' much recently, insanely busy, then this whole holiday thing, but it was nice to take a break. mostly. jenn's slammed w/work, i with ... whatever it is that i do.... the good news is that jenn, seneca, bronte and i are now vermonters. mostly. got a ski pass, a waitsfield VT PO box, a place to sleep, and a few friends to kick around with, what else do ya' need!?
started '07 with a ride on the trainer, the 2wks of rest over. it was tough to crawl onto the pain machine, but once spinning plans began to formulate... where to start '07? back at the Cohutta 100? andy and i swore we wouldn't make the drive again, but it can be t0ugh to stick to such a promise when jonsin' for an epic, only this yr it's 3hrs farther away considering i'm starting from Northern Vermont. 19hr drive to race for 8hrs? that seriously breaks the 1hr of driving for 1hr of racing rule...
goals for '07? part of me wants to chase the ultra 100 series, but so much driving. with a baby in the house, i don't know if i want to be away that much - or if it's fair to Jenn. at a certain point you gotta ask yerself if you're being a selfish dingleberry or chasing a dream. could stick to New England and hammer-out the Root 66 or EFTA series, hit-up the "classics" - Jay, VT50. Utica Dan is training like a madman to be prepared for a season of ultra-running, Jay and VT are on his schedule, will be fun to have him around for a cpl epics, have to do Jay and VT50 for that reason alone.
finding the time to spin with a baby is a whole new challenge. but, luckily i married a really solid chiquita who supports the insanity that is my riding addiction, so while i won't be able to add hours compared to 2006, i'm at least hoping to meet those hours. will it be enough to meet a dream goal - like winning a ultra? who knows, but it'll sure be fun to try.
see you on the Gaps.
posted by jeff @ 7:48 AM
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good luck with it this year. It'll be tough but you'll find a way to squeeze the time in.
If you had to choose between jay and vt 50, which would you pick? I'm planning my season and want to hit one but don't know which to do.
the Jay is an epic, the 70 mile course feels like 100 and took as long as the 2 100milers i did in '06. the vt50 is a ton of fun, has plenty of climbing, but you're at the finish hours earlier... some of that has to do with the amount of climbing in the jay race, but also the difficulty of the singletrack - real backwoods racin'...
I just saw that the Jay race is the same day as Bradbury so that settles it for me. It'll be the vt 50 for me this year.
Just make sure the W101 is on the list.
and as for the drive to Cohutta, three words...no freekin way!
Drives are gettin' to be a bit much. And with gas $'s... UG! Hope you guys come down for the 101. Hope to get back there in 07.
Hope your first holiday with the baby went well too. Have fun with that move. Sounds like a great one.
Jason
dude I can't stop thinking about the gaps ride!!
"finding the time to spin with a baby is a whole new challenge"
Dude, I'll be watching your blog very closely. I'm considering the baby thing myself...
Well, I guess I mean WE are considering the baby thing.
Congrats on the ski pass too!
before you have a baby, it's something you think about, consider, etc, etc. it's a tough call when you have a full life already - and have to imagine giving some of that "me-time" up. so, as i usually do when facing a tough life choice, i made a list - full of imagined - and real - pros and cons - and in the end, when you stare down that list, you realize that many of the cons are selfish (minus the "this is gonna cost me a fortune!").
all i know, is that someday soon, as Seneca and i are ripping down a double black together, the smile i'll have will be a lot wider than the guy next me skiing alone, that i know for a fact.
my goal is to prove everyone wrong who said you can't do it all. and if i fail and end-up sitting through countless hours of elementary school talent shows vs endless saddle hours, it'll be the best failure i've managed yet. who knew a smile could mean so much?
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