Here we go... So I am not the most prolific blogger in the world. Here is what I am. I am a 42 year old, avid mountain biker in the midst of a frenetic life. I work 50 to 60 hours per week at my real job, am happily married (my second job), am starting a health information technology business, am working on two patent applications, am president of the New Mexico Adventure Racing Club, speak professionally for a pharmaceutical company, and STILL find time to ride my mountain bike, HA! I do it all so that one day I can ride and ride and ride and ride.
On top of all that, last year I trained and competed in Primal Quest Montana 2008. My teammates and I were all amateurs and we finished 26th in a field of 56 teams. A top half finish in one of the most grueling endurance competitions is nothing to scoff at. Here we are crossing the finish line. We are the third picture from the top and I am on the far right (link). Not to brag or anything, but I work more hours than any one of my teammates yet I trained harder and more than any of them and as a result I was the team mule. I literally towed my teammates on our mountain bikes (one at a time) for probably upwards of 100 miles. I had rubber tubing tied around my waist and the teammate in tow would attach the other looped end to an open carabiner zip tied to their stem. I loved every minute of the biking, even the towing, even at 2:00 a.m., even after a 30 hour trek through the Crazy Mountains!
I love to ride and I find any time and most conditions don't faze me. Sometimes with my job I am up all night without sleep and the thing that clears my head more than anything is a nice cruise through the 'Footies' (our local trail system). I am blessed to live in a town, Albuquerque, where you can ride year round.
I would write more, but I was up all night last night and need to clear my head. If ya know what I mean!!!!
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