{"id":4816,"date":"2012-09-29T06:16:18","date_gmt":"2012-09-29T12:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.brickhouseracing.com\/?p=4816"},"modified":"2012-09-29T06:17:24","modified_gmt":"2012-09-29T12:17:24","slug":"cross-hiatus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brickhouseracing.com\/?p=4816","title":{"rendered":"Cross Hiatus and Winter Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

It wasn’t until I was making a fall\/winter race schedule out that I was reminded that Master’s Worlds aren’t until the end of January. Last year, the season felt like it went on forever while I was getting ready for The Race at the beginning of January. Also noted while I was compiling my schedule- there’s a plethora of regional mountain bike stuff happening in October.<\/p>\n

With the exception of the “undecided” weekend of the 11th, I’ll likely end up not racing cyclocross until November. Here’s what October’s looking like so far:
\n-13th\/14th: Cyclocross in Little Rock or the Six Hours of Herb<\/a> race near Memphis on the 14th. I can’t decide which I’d rather do. I get kinda bored with long lap races and the amount of prep they take in their execution, but it wouldn’t involve traveling.
\n-21st: Race to the Canal<\/a> in Kentucky. I’ve never done a point-to-point race. It looks like a bunch of fun.
\n-27th: Berryman Trail Epic<\/a> in Missouri. Never done it before, but it’s always been on the radar. There is always a strong women’s field, so it should be tough in a good way<\/p>\n

Now that I’m sitting down and typing this out, it seems to make more sense to race cyclocross the weekend of the 13th- mostly because the recovery period following a weekend of racing cyclocross is much shorter than racing the hell out of a 6 hour race. The last thing I’d want is to line up for the final weekend and feel like I’d rather be at home in bed.<\/p>\n

Also on the mountain bike horizon: The Eagle Rock Loop<\/a>. A long time ago (in a galaxy far away, no less), I ran the Athens-Big Fork trail marathon<\/a>. It is, to this day, still one of the most difficult things I’ve ever done. I remember thinking afterward how impossible the trail seemed for a mountain bike (at the time, I hadn’t ever really ridden a bike, though). Now, Todd “Antique Gun Show” Henne and I are in the “yeah, that sounds cool” phase of planning an adventure that includes riding the A-BF trail as part of a 27 mile loop. It should be almost impossible, but not quite.<\/p>\n

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Also a goal this winter? Help the Syllamo trails. I’m feeling compelled to get in touch with IMBA and see what can be done in the winter to help the poor drainage and overgrowth that plagues much of the trail as it ages. Busy times ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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