November first signaled the start of a new season. I only rode my road bike on Tuesday nights after July 1st and spent that balance of my weeks on the mtn bike. The last month has seen a few days on the cross bike but that pretty much ended after the St. Cloud race. I have really enjoyed the last month of beer, steak and slacking.
Facing up to the fact that I want to ride a lot better than this year I have started over with training and have refocused my diet and my attitude. I am stoked that I am only 5 pounds over my race weight now, so with some dedication I should be firing on all cylinders when spring rolls around.
Today started as a great day with sunshine and 60 degrees and a howling wind from the southwest. I rolled out through Gooch Hill, down the south side and into the foothills along the Gallatin Range. Next up was Hyaltie Canyon. About half way up I was open mouthed and gasping for air when I hit some black ice and went down hard. My knee and shoulder took the whole fall and both are a bit sore. My knee took the worst of it and is now missing a nice scoop of flesh. It's deep enough to need stiches but its too wide to do anything.
In other news..... nada. My family seems to be doing well. My brother, sister and dad are all up north this weekend trying to get deer and my mom is holding down the fort in St. Cloud. Liz continues to excell at Grad School and Ben is seeking more opportunity at QBP. It's great that they have both found something they are excited about.
My mom arrives on Thursday for a 4 day visit. We will be up at the condo for the weekend and will be trying out the new Brewery located in the meadow village. Mulv got a preview yesterday and said it is the best spot in the meadow so far. Town Center is also coming to life now that there are buildings springing up. There is now GREAT Thai food, a good bakery and Choppers Bar and Grill is opening in the spring along with a Chinese restaurant. It's about time we don't have to hang out at Moonlight to have some decent apprais. Big Sky Resort is also undergoing transformation as some of our design work is actually being built. The Village Center 1 is almost complete and our outdoor plaza is looking stellar. I will post some pictures after next weekend. Big Sky is finally going to be a fun place to hang out after skiing. The next 5 years are going to be a really big change and I think Big Sky will really make a name for itself.
The flakes are starting to fly so people are getting the ski bug. I am not quite there yet. It takes a really big snow fall to get me into skiing again. I will get my pass to Lone Mountain Ranch again this year and I am going to do some racing in West Yellowstone. That should help keep my motivation high.
Our next trip to Minnesota is for Thanksgiving. We will be at our cabin for 2.5 days and then back to St. Paul to hang out with Jennys parents. I think we are going out for a Sushi Blowout (a Mulvey family tradition). I am very excited. This will be my first big sushi meal since I had my throat fixed. Hopefull I won't "spritz" Jennys dad this time around. Ha. Ha.
I am already looking forward to Christmas when I will be in MN for 11 days. There should be some good riding and skiing to be done if the weather cooperates.
Anyway, hope everyone is doing well. Peace Out!!
