Winter Training ....Go USA!

2014 Olympics

       We have not visited our blog forever.  So, now we are back! It has been entertaining following other peoples blogs about winter biking. Maybe one day it will be an Olympic sport? Curling or Biking? I choose biking. We don't winter bike like our brother Larry Sauber. He enjoys the winter fat biking a ton! He is always out ripping it up. Keep it up Lar!  

     
     We have been lifting weights (X fit) and biking inside and snowshoeing on occasion.  It was fun this morning watching 2014 Olympics on the trainer while doing a watt test while the speed skaters were giving it their all as well.  Maybe not an Olympian, but still striving to get after it.  

     I remember watching the 1984 summer Olympics, I was fourteen year old kid. After watching the track and field athletes I would go out side and attempt to run down the street as fast as I could! I thought I could do that one day! However, I never became an Olympian, but the Olympic spirit is still burning today. 

      Give or take a few months I'll be 44 years old. So, I think it's been close to 30 years of working out for me. I feel better now then I ever have. I think the key to training and racing is to work out gradually and consistently. Many athletes will take it over the edge and experience burn out. 
     
to be continued.. thanks for reading! 
GO USA!

"Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another".
                                                                          prov 27:17

Crossfitting at Cross Fit South Metro

We are excited to do a little racing at Buck Hill this Thursday! Under construction since last October. We feel the need to race our mountain bikes! GO BIG!

Rusty Ride

Riding the "Rusty Ride 2013" is a must!  Lonie and I raced the 50 miler this past Saturday.  One word to describe this race, "Superb!"  This was a fundraiser for MORC (Minnesota Off Road Cyclists).  The race was a mix of snow mobile trails, paved roads, and single track.  

A police car lead out the race through the town of Ironton-Crosby.  We then hit the snow mobile trials going about 20 miles per hour.  Everyone was drafting and having fun!  All of a sudden, a guy swerved at something, and down we went!  It was like watching "dominoes" fall!  Lonie and I both went flying.  My guardian angel (another guy racing) caught me from behind and put me back on the ground.  Pretty amazing, that no one got seriously hurt!

From them on, it was race on!  The single track is a made of small little pieces of iron ore and will leave your body and bike with a beautiful "spray tan!"  There were burms, bridges, and fast downhills.  My favorite climb was "Miners Mountain."  Miners Mountain overlooks crystal-blue iron ore lakes with beautiful views!

Congrats to Larry Sauber too for getting 2nd at the 100 miler, you freak!  

I can't wait to race at this event again next year!  Great times!  Thanks again to Joel Benton and James Kauth for the extra water bottles.  Next up, our first Pre Fat!  

Way too long...........

Wow, what a great summer it has been.  We have not updated forever, but here it goes!  I took 12 credits this summer, so I have been busy!  Not much free time, between studying, training, and racing.  The racing is going well.....I won my first WORS race at Eau Claire, which was great fun!  Thanks to Lonie and his coaching.  I was so excited to make Cycling News.  Here is the link!http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/wisconsin-off-road-series-wors-5-chippewa-valley-firecracker-2012/results


We also went up to the Telemark Forest Mountain Bike Race in mid July.  What a great time racing a few Olympic skiers!  Then Lonie and I went to Napa Valley for my cousin's wedding.  We had a super time and 5 days off the bike!

Thanks to Saris, they sent me a new handle bar mount for my power tap!  I love that company, they rock and so do their employees!  They have super products and superb customer service!

Lonie and I are now teaching summer school.  Fun to see the kids again!  I think the Rhino Rally may be on tap this weekend!  We shall see!!!

God bless!

Ripping the sweet singletrack on the rad LEOPARD 29r

Elm Creek Race!

Lonie rocked it on the 30 mile single track race at Elm Creek today.  1st place male overall on the Leopard 29r!

Cable and Afton FUN weekend!!

Way to go Lonie and Kevin.  Great race at Afton!

Lonie and me after the Cable Classic!  I was happy to see that I still have on my pink lipstick!  HA!

 Congrats Sara Kylander-Johnson for winning the Cable Classic again!  Good race Diana McFadden too.  I was happy to race for 3rd!

My daughter I will never have Kera Fitzgerald!



Lonie and I had a super weekend of racing.  After work Friday we drove to Cable, Wisconsin.  We met up with our dear friend Brendan and new friend Bob.  Bob was nice enough to let us stay at his cabin on Lake Owen.  Lonie and I arrived at the cabin around 7:30 pm and then went for a little spin on the bikes.  Bob then took us out for a boat ride on the cleanest lake in Wisconsin.  We saw a loon up close and 5 bald eagles.  We ate a great dinner cooked by Brendan and got to bed!

The Cable Classic is a mix of fire roads and rocky single track.  Lonie and I rode to Lakewoods for the start.  Lonie had a great race and had his best finish at the Cable Classic.  I had a fun race too and placed 3rd among the women.

After the race, we rode back to the cabin and headed home.  We then decided to race at Afton on Sunday.  I was surprised at the great turnout for the race!  Lonie won his age group and I placed 2nd.  Great race by all!

Special thanks for Leopard Cycles, Bicycle Fit Guru, CycleOps, LCR, and Janky Cycles for your help and support!

Next up............ Buck Hill tonight and WORS Race on June 3rd in Wausau!