shockey: necessary suffering

Thursday, December 11, 2008

necessary suffering

rode into the dark tonight. just before the sun went down i swear i saw rune standing alone in a snowy ditch in the middle of nowhere. she stood there just watching me ride by.

yeah, today hurt. some days should.

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2010 schedule/results

1/9 Triple D, snowbike metric, dubuque; 6th overall
2/27 CIRREM, gravel metric, des moines; 1st fixed
3/11-3/13 Spring Training in Decorah, 200 miles gravel, decorah; 203 miles...successful
4/11 Sylvan Island Stampede, IMBCS #1, quad cities; 5th ss
4/24-4/25 Transiowa, 320+ miles gravel, grinnell; dnf
5/15 Almanzo 100, 100 miles gravel, rochester, mn; 92nd overall, fixed
6/6 Afton Avalanche, MNSCS #2, hastings, mn; dns
6/11-6/13 Dirt Burger, mtb festival, decorah;
6/27 Bluff Riders Charge, MNSCS #4, mankato, mn; dns
7/4 Memorial Classic, MNSCS #5, red wing, mn; dns
7/17 LevisTrow 100, WEMS #5, hatfield, wi; dns
7/25 7 Oaks, IMBCS #7, boone; dfl cat 1
8/14 Summer Sizzler, decorah; cancelled
8/21 Gravel World Championships, 150 miles gravel, lincoln, ne; dns
9/5 Dakota 5-0, spearfish, sd; finished
9/25 Heck of the North, 100+ miles gravel, duluth, mn; dns
10/30 Night Shift, decorah; dns
10/30 Night Nonsense, iowa city; finished

2009 results

-triple d; dubuque, ia; 1/10; snow mtb; dnf-no finishers
-cirrem; des moines, ia; 3/8; gravel; 1st fixed
-ouachita challenge; oden, ar; 4/5; endurance mtb; 1st ss (60 mile)
-sylvan island stampede; moline, il; 4/19; xc mtb (imbcs #1); 5th expert
-decorah time trials; decorah, ia; 4/26; xc mtb; 3rd overall
-transiowa; williamsburg, ia; 5/2-5/3; endurance gravel; t-11th overall, t-5th ss/fixed, 2nd ever fixed gear finisher
-erik's spring cup; inver grove heights, mn; 5/17; xc mtb (mnscs #1); 29th pro/expert
-afton avalanche; hastings, mn; 5/31; xc mtb (mnscs #2); 31st pro/expert
-bluff riders charge; mankato, mn; 6/28; xc mtb (mnscs #4); 17th pro/expert
-wilderness trail 101; state college, pa; 8/1; endurance mtb; 94th overall, 27th ss
-summer sizzler, decorah, ia; 8/9; xc mtb; rainy, muddy fun
-seven oaks; boone, ia; 8/23; xc mtb (imbsc #8); 5th expert
-dakota 5-0; spearfish, sd; 9/6; endurance mtb; 7th ss, approx. 30th overall

2008 results

-triple d adventure race; 1st place overall
-sylvan island stampede (imbcs #1); 1st place ss
-transiowa v.4; dnf
-decorah time trials; 1st age group, 8th overall men's open
-camp ingawanis (imbcs #2); 3rd expert open
-afton avalanche (mnscs #2); 1st comp ss, 24th overall
-bluff riders charge (mnscs #4); 1st comp overall, 1st ss comp
-forc side thrill ride (imbcs #5); 1st sport overall, 1st sport ss
-24/9; 2nd 4-man sport
-summer sizzler; 1st 3-lap race
-24 hours of seven oaks; dnf/heat stroke
-payson stampede; 3rd 12 hour solo ss
-night shift bike race; dnf/crash
-dice cyclocross 4-race series; 5th overall cat 4