The Ocho is coming, are you ready...

I am taking a day off from hard rides... Catching up on dirty clothes, cleaning bikes, updating the blog and preparing for the Enduro De Ocho. It will be here in less than two weeks and the details are coming together to make the enduro muy bueno... Get ready to suffer, sin, laugh, cry, fall down, do the robot and maybe even obtain enlightment. Beth Roberts drank the kool-aid and stepped up as my accomplice. With her help things are coming together and an itinerary has already been prepared with two weeks to go till showtime. Details will be on the Enduro Blog by middle of next week and registration will begin next weekend. Remember there are only thirty spots for so be ready to sign up or you will have to wait till 09' to ask yourself "wtf was that?"

Over the past few days I have been hanging with good peeps and riding killer trail. Since I don't want to spend the whole days in doors typing I will be give you the cliffnote version of an action packed week on the bike.

Wednesday - Bent Creek with Pisgah Bruce. I tried to make myself puke by racing to Ingles Field then doing a time trial to five points (12 minutes if you're wondering). Bombed Greens Lick and sessioned the new kicker at the bottem which by the way is perfect.

Thursday - Back to Bent Creek with Matt J, Ben, and guest. Good ride up North Boundry to Green's Lick and back to the car.

Friday - North Mills River area with Beth. Spencer > Trace >up 5000 > Bath in Creek > Papa's and Beer. Good laid back ride and extreme planning session for the enduro.

Saturday - Rode with the Tomato, Jay, Jody and Clay. 5 star single-speed ride on excellent trail. We even made a jump (see below) and I rode the really big tree for the first time. Kicked back in the sun at "the best swimming hole ever" as declared by papa tomato.

It was a week of highs and lows which really added to the experience. Things had been going so well that it was hard to get all the juice out of life and when my bike was stolen on Monday night I felt crappy for the first time in a long time. It reminded me that to feel the intense highs in life we have to know what it feels like to be low... Live good people. Jut