Consumer Warning

File this under "You can't make this stuff up."

My son invited me to play the Wii Extreme Challenge game, which has some games related to arguably extreme sports street luge, base jumping, rock climbing, and so on. There's also Double-Dutch jump roping.

Yeah, that sounds pretty extreme I thought to myself, thinking I would humor him. My initial efforts were lacking, as my character was getting thoroughly trounced in the game. No problem... it's go time... here's where I put the two-foot vertical leap to into play.

A word to the wise - check your ceiling configuration prior to doing any jumping in the basement.

The boy was remarkably calm in the face of his bleeding father rolling on the floor, and offered helpful advice on how the staunch the bleeding and how to know if stiches are in order.

Thanksgiving Recap

This hits pretty close to home. Of course my license does not say pro, and I replaced the cables on my road bike -- not my cross bike -- during the thanksgiving break.

Cyclocross Season Wrap Up

Ok - so much for blogging as the season went. This was more a reflection of a hectic life than lack of inspiration - work has been insanely busy lately, as we've departed the mothership and are now a startup.

My season was up and down - never felt like a had a really great race, with work stress messing with me. Interestingly enough, I ended up 3rd overall in the race series.

The best part of the series was watching Conor's progress - every ride he got a little more skilled, and a little tougher.

Some random musings on the season...

First of all, I discovered to my horror that I had actually workout my race wheels. I took them into the shop for a pre-season bearing overhaul, and they refused to fix them citing safety concerns. Fortunately I was the recipient of an early birthday present.

Conor has already learned the art of mental warfare, here intimidating the competition by flexing his guns.

Here he is gunning for the finish in Heber on a fine October day.

Here's the result of the best race I've had at Weber - out of 5 races there, I was completely shelled 3 times, flatted out once, and crashed twice.

Here I get the pro treatment by my number 1 supporter:

Conor riding in the state championship at Heber:

The run up was of mountain proportions for the Jrs.

Finally, nothing like a freezing race in a snowstorm with a good crash or two as a rite of passage for a new cyclocrosser.