Erik received his new frame and parts for the new season, we started assembly last night. Here is what it looks like so far....Awesome!
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Schools out!
I finally finished my last final of the semester and I can't wait to get out and start riding everyday. Angel Fire is a few weeks out and I've been in the gym pretty much everyday the last week getting my self up to speed in my fitness.
About a week ago I though my summer was gonna be shot due to not having a DH bike to race. But after some talking I've got a new bike on the way for some shredding. Angel Fire plans are coming together and Im stoked to be going.
I decided to sell my hardtail if I can, to pay off the DH bike that is coming my way, we will see what happens with that though, could be that I get a solid offer for the DH and end up selling it which would kind of suck but also be alright, since I need the money pretty bad. Hopefully I will be posting often now that summer has started for me, but due to my work schedule being so busy, it may be that I can only post every once in a while. Stay Tuned!
About a week ago I though my summer was gonna be shot due to not having a DH bike to race. But after some talking I've got a new bike on the way for some shredding. Angel Fire plans are coming together and Im stoked to be going.
I decided to sell my hardtail if I can, to pay off the DH bike that is coming my way, we will see what happens with that though, could be that I get a solid offer for the DH and end up selling it which would kind of suck but also be alright, since I need the money pretty bad. Hopefully I will be posting often now that summer has started for me, but due to my work schedule being so busy, it may be that I can only post every once in a while. Stay Tuned!
Friday, April 15, 2011
Summer
As summer soon approaches, Im anxiously waiting for classes to be over so that I can ride everyday. As I have been going over everything for the summer like races, gear, bikes, money, traveling, I've come to the conclusion that I will be racing in CAT2 instead of CAT1 like I had hoped. Not only do I feel like I haven't been riding enough to feel like I would have a shot at doing good, but also at select events, it requires a NORBA license which only costs more money.I will try to race CAT1 when there is no required license but for the most part I will not be competing in that class.
Looks like Angel Fire, NM and Telluride, CO will be the MSC races that I will for sure be going to, but would like to get to the others as well. Ashland, OR may be in the forecast, as well as a another super-d event in Winter Park, CO.
I will be starting a new project that will see updates either daily, or every other day. Not only that but Erik and I will be working on a summer-long video that will be sure to impress.
So stay tuned for the excitement of summer and all the adventures!
Also check out www.erikdnelson@blogspot.com
Looks like Angel Fire, NM and Telluride, CO will be the MSC races that I will for sure be going to, but would like to get to the others as well. Ashland, OR may be in the forecast, as well as a another super-d event in Winter Park, CO.
I will be starting a new project that will see updates either daily, or every other day. Not only that but Erik and I will be working on a summer-long video that will be sure to impress.
So stay tuned for the excitement of summer and all the adventures!
Also check out www.erikdnelson@blogspot.com
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Pictures and links
Here are some pictures of the race. Still waiting for more to come out. But here's a few!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Fontana city national
Well I just finished up with one of the longest weekends I've had in a long time. Friday started off leaving to Fontana at 8 in the morning, arriving at the race at about 2:30 I was excited to start riding. The hill opened at 3 for practice for a couple of hours, and it went good. Got more comfortable with the bike and was feeling alright.
Saturday morning started with a good breakfast at the hotel and headed straight to the race for practice for the day. This practice session I was feeling even better and started jumping a section in the course that nobody else was doing. A hop double thing off of a rock onto the downside of the hill. It was a fun yet time saving move that I got dialed in by the time practice was over. The rest of the day consisted of walking around the pits and checking everything out, watching some XC races and pro DH practice. I was ready for the race runs to start the following morning.
Sunday morning came around quick and I was stoked to get to throw in a few practice laps and get the race run done.....I may have practiced a bit too much as I noticed my legs were pretty much dead as I walked from the shuttle truck to the start gate. I was nervous that I wouldn't be able to pedal along the wall section very good.
I sat int he start gate hoping that I would have a clean run and be able to pedal hard. Flash forward to after my race run, I crossed the finish line and my legs were on fire. As I sat there cooling down I realized that my run had been pretty dang good, no mistakes really. I missed a two lines that I would have liked to get but all in all it was a good run, but I didn't feel like it was enough to win. Surprisingly I took 3rd place, which I did not expect. So I was happy with the weekend.
On another note: Nate finished up 1st in his class, Doug took home a solid 2nd place, and Ian Keller came away with a 25th place finish in the pro class.
Pictures and links will be posted as soon as they come out!
Saturday morning started with a good breakfast at the hotel and headed straight to the race for practice for the day. This practice session I was feeling even better and started jumping a section in the course that nobody else was doing. A hop double thing off of a rock onto the downside of the hill. It was a fun yet time saving move that I got dialed in by the time practice was over. The rest of the day consisted of walking around the pits and checking everything out, watching some XC races and pro DH practice. I was ready for the race runs to start the following morning.
Sunday morning came around quick and I was stoked to get to throw in a few practice laps and get the race run done.....I may have practiced a bit too much as I noticed my legs were pretty much dead as I walked from the shuttle truck to the start gate. I was nervous that I wouldn't be able to pedal along the wall section very good.
I sat int he start gate hoping that I would have a clean run and be able to pedal hard. Flash forward to after my race run, I crossed the finish line and my legs were on fire. As I sat there cooling down I realized that my run had been pretty dang good, no mistakes really. I missed a two lines that I would have liked to get but all in all it was a good run, but I didn't feel like it was enough to win. Surprisingly I took 3rd place, which I did not expect. So I was happy with the weekend.
On another note: Nate finished up 1st in his class, Doug took home a solid 2nd place, and Ian Keller came away with a 25th place finish in the pro class.
Pictures and links will be posted as soon as they come out!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Fontana city national
Headed over to fontana this weekend for the city national. Im hoping I do well, however, Im using it mostly as a warmup race for the upcoming summer. My dad and I are going so it will be fun to hang out with him for the weekend. With the demo all fresh and ready to go, I cant wait to get there and get on the hill.
Im glad this isn't a big race because I've got alot of stuff on my mind and am not totally focused on this race. Everything from Homework, to getting sick again, to my money situation is weighing my mind down. I really want to just put it out my mind for the weekend if possible. But like I said before, mostly using it as a warmup and to figure out where I am compared to where I want to be.
Seems like Deja Vu at the moment as well, last race I was fighting off sickness and today it seemed to hit me like a ton of bricks...Runny nose, sneezing, aches. Here it comes again, during race weekend. Oh boy!...not
Ill keep you updated throughout the weekend as to how it is going.
Im glad this isn't a big race because I've got alot of stuff on my mind and am not totally focused on this race. Everything from Homework, to getting sick again, to my money situation is weighing my mind down. I really want to just put it out my mind for the weekend if possible. But like I said before, mostly using it as a warmup and to figure out where I am compared to where I want to be.
Seems like Deja Vu at the moment as well, last race I was fighting off sickness and today it seemed to hit me like a ton of bricks...Runny nose, sneezing, aches. Here it comes again, during race weekend. Oh boy!...not
Ill keep you updated throughout the weekend as to how it is going.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Super-D
Gotta go to this race this summer for sure!
June 17th-19th
Ashland, Oregon......12 miles....800 ft. of climbing, 5000 ft of descent...40 minutes of pure and utter deliciousness....oh good lord.
vid:
a href="http://www.pinkbike.com/video/143770/">
Article:
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/ashland-super-d-race-recap-2010.html
June 17th-19th
Ashland, Oregon......12 miles....800 ft. of climbing, 5000 ft of descent...40 minutes of pure and utter deliciousness....oh good lord.
vid:
a href="http://www.pinkbike.com/video/143770/">
Article:
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/ashland-super-d-race-recap-2010.html
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Saturday ride
So I went on a great XC ride today in Sedona. I met up with my dad and we rode some of his favorite trails. I gotta say, this being only my second real XC ride, I like it more than I thought I would. The trails were awesome today and riding and hanging out with my dad is always good. I hope we can make it a regular thing throughout the summer.
Gym training begins tomorrow night. with the racing season rapidly approaching I've put the gym off long enough. Now just need to find a way to make it fun.
Gym training begins tomorrow night. with the racing season rapidly approaching I've put the gym off long enough. Now just need to find a way to make it fun.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
Schedule
Heres a schedule of all the races that will be going on this summer on the west coast. Hoping to go to as many as I can, hopefully that will be most of them!
Fontana Races
-Southridge Winter series
March 5-6
-Golden state series
March 25-27 (fontana city national)
April 9-10
May 21-22
-Southridge Challenge
November 19-20
MSC races
June 3-5 Angel Fire
June 24-25 Crested Butte
July 8-10 Telluride
July 22-24 Keystone
August 5-7 Snowmass
September 2-6 Grandby
Sea Otter
April 14-17
Ashland 12 mile super-d
June 17-19
Fontana Races
-Southridge Winter series
March 5-6
-Golden state series
March 25-27 (fontana city national)
April 9-10
May 21-22
-Southridge Challenge
November 19-20
MSC races
June 3-5 Angel Fire
June 24-25 Crested Butte
July 8-10 Telluride
July 22-24 Keystone
August 5-7 Snowmass
September 2-6 Grandby
Sea Otter
April 14-17
Ashland 12 mile super-d
June 17-19
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Winter time
I know, I haven't posted in a long time so I figured id get updates on what has been going on. Its winter time here in Flagstaff and there is zero riding to be done. Although there was a break in the snow for a few weeks we were only able to get out to ride DH once to dust off the rust and throw the bikes around a bit.
I did however go to Fontana twice since the last post. The first time was to keep my 4x career alive and going. Although the results turned out good with a 3rd place finish. I decided that 4x wasn't for me. Do't get me wrong its very fun and I enjoy it, but not having raced bmx my whole puts me at a disadvantage when it comes to the starts. Therefore im putting 4x on the backburner for now and concentrating on DH. Which brings me to the most recent race in which I was doing downhill. With saturday practice being the most fun i've had on a bike in a while, I planned on a fun weekend ahead. With every practice run I got more comfortable with not only riding DH again, but also with the new bike im on for the season. As the day drew to a close I started feeling the flu that had plagued me for the week prior to going to the race. I decided that I wasn't feeling strong enough and to prevent further sickness, opted out of race day on sunday.
Although I didn't race, my friend Nate participated in his first DH race ever. With a solid 5th place finish in Beginner, hes on his to way to becoming hooked on the lifestyle that comes with riding.
My plans are to do alot more races this riding "year" and get to where my results regularly are in the top 10 in Expert/CAT1. Hopefully with some great adventures and fun times with the crew this summer, all of our bike careers will take great leaps and bounds and we can all enjoy each others success.
I did however go to Fontana twice since the last post. The first time was to keep my 4x career alive and going. Although the results turned out good with a 3rd place finish. I decided that 4x wasn't for me. Do't get me wrong its very fun and I enjoy it, but not having raced bmx my whole puts me at a disadvantage when it comes to the starts. Therefore im putting 4x on the backburner for now and concentrating on DH. Which brings me to the most recent race in which I was doing downhill. With saturday practice being the most fun i've had on a bike in a while, I planned on a fun weekend ahead. With every practice run I got more comfortable with not only riding DH again, but also with the new bike im on for the season. As the day drew to a close I started feeling the flu that had plagued me for the week prior to going to the race. I decided that I wasn't feeling strong enough and to prevent further sickness, opted out of race day on sunday.
Although I didn't race, my friend Nate participated in his first DH race ever. With a solid 5th place finish in Beginner, hes on his to way to becoming hooked on the lifestyle that comes with riding.
My plans are to do alot more races this riding "year" and get to where my results regularly are in the top 10 in Expert/CAT1. Hopefully with some great adventures and fun times with the crew this summer, all of our bike careers will take great leaps and bounds and we can all enjoy each others success.
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