Scorch The Earth, or This Is The Sound Of A Paradigm Shifting Without A Clutch

I'm about to say a lot of things that all make a lot of sense, and I bet are all really obvious. You guys, I've been doing it wrong. All wrong.8 weeks of being really excited about cross and yet showing up and getting mercilessly beaten force doubt and introspection.I have come up with some things.Listen, I finished last year with dreams of glory in flatter road races and etc. Last year I was perfectly happy with being a non-traditional bike racer - "oh look at that giant dude," "who put that bear on a bicycle," etc. I had this idea in my mind...

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Hyattsville CX: Something Worth Writing About

I raced at Winchester, and enjoyed myself (and particularly enjoyed the weather), but didn't come away with anything notable.Then I got a cold the following Tuesday (ahem), and was concerned for the state of my being going into this past weekend's races.Turned out my concern was justified - I went to Psycho Cross on Saturday and finished last (except for one DNF) in the small field - I think it had a lot to do with having my sinuses still all clogged...

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14 again - Westlife Gravity Tour, live in Hanoi

I’ve had themost amazing weekend, in which the highlight had to be the Westlife Gravity Tour Concert here in Hanoi. Not only the concert breathtakinglywonderful, but it brought back so many memories.Westlife isan Irish band (just in case you didn’t know) that was (is?) intensely popularthroughout Asia and Europe in the early and mid 2000s. They’re on their eleventhalbum now, Gravity and are doing a world tour to promote it. Strangely enoughthey never...

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