Wilson Lake Racing

Well this weekend was my first race of the 2010 season. Steph and I turned over the reigns of the shop to our crew so we could get out of town for a change. We headed out to Wilson Lake for a pre-ride and hill climb race Saturday afternoon. When we got there Aaron Elwell(evental winner of Saturday's hill climb and Sunday's XC) showed up and we pre-rode a little of the course before the hill climb. The hill climb was uneventful for me and painful. After that I went out and hit a little more of the course with Aaron, Cam and some other guys. I was lacking the upper end to hang so I called it a day knowing I better keep some in reserve for Sunday.

Sunday was the true test. Because of my lack of fitness my goal was to keep the heartrate at a manageable level and just stay consistent. Most of the race I rode at the back of the pack but towards the middle of the race I was picking off a few riders. This was also my first race on the SuperFly 100 and even though the rider was lacking, it was the fastest, most efficient bike I have ever ridden. Most of the race I was riding with the rear shock in the firmer of the settings but towards the end my lower back was rocked so I flipped the lever to a plusher setting giving me the relief I was seeking. All and all I felt it was a great racing weekend. It was also good to see the High Gear crew out in full force representing and I want to give a shout out to Doug Chambers for putting on a great event.

Cool video clip of the race.

Wilson Lake Race from bob arnold on Vimeo.

Photo Below robbed from Jed's facebook...thanks Jed....I just noticed I need a tan!

Training Partner

Got a good ride in today with my favorite training partner(See his stats below).

I fought him for a while then turned around before he blew me up.

Life Getting a little more back to Normal.

Well this is my first official post. It's been a long few months starting back in mid December when we started remodeling the new location of the bike shop. From mid Feb to mid March I was getting absolutely no riding in and working 16 plus hours a day. Long story short the shop is open in it's new location, 520 Commercial St. in downtown Emporia. The last 2 weeks things have been getting back to normal....a little riding and a lot of resting. I hope to launch my 2010 racing this weekend at Lake Wilson. I look forward to getting the SuperFly 100 out for some race laps along with some suffering. Nothing like suffering into shape. More post later.

SuperFly 100 and Nos Ready to get me through the weekend.