The Leadville Silver Rush 50. This is the race for us losers that didn’t get in the Leadville 100. Thanks Lance Armstrong for bringing all the attention and forcing us commoners out. Yes, I am disenfranchised and I hurt. Really hurt. Back to the race – the race was brutal, but bitchin’. The start was… Read More Leadville Silver Rush 50
Well, since I am not tough enough to race the Breckenridge 100, I opted for the Breckenridge 68. 68 was good enough for me, this year, considering I only made it 52. I was an idiot. I started the race with a rear tire that had 30% left on its riding life. (Ok, that is… Read More Breckenridge 68
July 4th. This was one awesome race. The race started in the center of town. Actually the race kicked off the Breckenridge 4th of July parade. All the kids were out high five-ing us racers. It was fun. The course was challenging, mainly due to the elevation. The course peaked out at 11,300 feet above… Read More Firecracker 50
The Barn Burner outside of Flagstaff Arizona was my 1st 100+ mile race. (Ok, you jerks. The Zuni 100 doesn’t count. I never finished both laps of the Zuni 100. But if I did, the mileage would only add up to 92 miles. So there.) Well, the Barn Burner was almost 106 miles. I finished… Read More Barn Burner 104
So, every once and a while a dude needs to go to Vegas – to free the soul. Or tarnish the soul. Or damage the soul (maybe liver). Who knows. I went for a class. Yep a class. It was cool. I did some riding in Flagstaff on the way out. I checked out a… Read More Road Trip to Vegas, Via Flagstaff
The weekend of May 31st. There was a minor crack in weld on my downtube. James, the master craftsman and builder of Black Sheep Bikes fixed it right up. I made the quick trip to Fort Collins into a mountain bike exploration opportunity. After the fix, I decided to head to Salida Co. I heard… Read More Black Sheep Fix It Trip #1
The Growler, 64 miles of mud, rain, sleet – Awesome. (Ok, it was really 68, maybe 72 – depending on how you count.) The Growler was the toughest test yet for The Judd. Two 32 mile laps. The weather and conditions were so bad that many quit after Lap 1. I was definitely thinking about… Read More The Original Growler – Gunnison, CO
The Front Range 50 in Denver, CO was my 1st real endurance race. (The Dawn til’ Dusk race in Gallup was cancelled due to weather. The Zuni 100 doesn’t count, its more of a party and ‘fun ride.) Anyway. I rode with a 34/20. Way too easy. I was left in the dust. I was… Read More Front Range 50
The Alien Run and La Tierra Torture were two ‘warm-up’ races. The Alien Run in Aztec NM was a big disappointment. I got my ASS KICKED. I even went to bed early. I guess the 1st race of the year proved that I was not in stellar shape. Biggest disappointment? I didn’t see the UFO… Read More New Mexico Races – Spring 2009
The pictures say it all. Good weather on Friday. Wicked rain / sleet / snow / ice storm rolled in over the night. No race. Thank God. The course becomes a brutal mud mess, the mud turns into concrete and the bike becomes a block of crap. So, good decision by the race organizers. It… Read More Dawn ti’ Dusk
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