Art O’Connor

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Blog Category: Blog — Blogged by: Art on February 25, 2008 at 4:59 pm

Gonna give St. George a pass this weekend. I work until 11pm on weeknights and I don’t want to take a vacation day so there you have it no race. Maybe I will do the RMR next weekend, maybe even take the knobbies off the cross bike, maybe. Looks like it will be warm all week so that will help my cause. Besides, I have an unofficial rule to not race until I get 1000 outside miles in. Only about 870 to go!

I could go down on Sat. and just ride but I have never really been the type to go somewhere and ride. I hate driving to ride. Gooseberry, Gem, Zen, never ridden them. I can count on one hand the number of times I have been to Moab for any reason other than racing. I don’t even know any trails in Park City. I just head out the door and put in the miles, I really dont care. Any ride is a good ride, just ride.

Sly brought me a sweet boomarang and some kangaroo jerky from down under. I am gonna throw the boomarang at Momma T next time I see her (and happen to have my boomarang handy). That will make her day.

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Comment by Forrest

February 25, 2008 @ 5:43 pm

Once again, why are all the mtn bike races almost done by the end of May, last time I checked the best mtn bike riding was in Sept? Spread the series out over the entire summer and fall ending it a week or two before cross starts. LAME!

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Comment by Theresa

February 25, 2008 @ 6:59 pm

Bring it on bike geek!

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Comment by Bob

February 25, 2008 @ 7:23 pm

I would like to go on record saying that Trains decision seems very unBigRingish. HTFU. although i understand the work thing, but the race starts at noon, more than enough time to get there in the am,

I like the early race, although, i never ‘race’ it. More to the point that it is great to be in the sun havin fun, well except for 2003.

Train, you gotta come down and ride some sweet dirt, come on.

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Comment by Art

February 25, 2008 @ 7:45 pm

Gotta go with Forrest on this one. ICUP is way to front loaded to the early season. Instead of driving 9 hour to ride 2 ( I have to be back Sat night)I will stay here and ride 10. 5 Mile will be my 1st ICUP (out of town for the 2nd St. George race)

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Comment by matt

February 25, 2008 @ 10:32 pm

Arty, 2 things:
1. Thanks for the post. Its been a while.
2. I rode Goosberry with you the time we camped out with Evan and gang.

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Comment by Art

February 25, 2008 @ 10:38 pm

damn you are right Matt, I stand corrected. BTW I saw Evan this weekend. I will post a pic later.

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Comment by Rachel

February 25, 2008 @ 11:55 pm

You are so lucky I am out of town next weekend. If I wasn’t, you’d be going to that race whether you thought you were ready or not. And we’d ride the day before and after and you’d miss a day of work because your work sucks anyway… Better get used to me baby. Riding makes the world go round.

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Comment by Flahute

February 27, 2008 @ 1:43 pm

Supersuckers / March 1 / Bar Deluxe / 666 State Street.

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