moment of zen

Sometimes you just need a good ride

americana

Just when I thought an mtb ride ending at a brewery wuz da bomb, my brother shows me how it's really done up Denver way. Evergreen ride followed by ole fashioned pig roast + keg by Great Divide brewery courtesy those good folks employed by the National Park Service.

My brother? Yah, he's one lucky hombre.

And the pig? He was a good pig, God rest his soul.

Edit: closed our day with spirited round of kick the can. Would say it was like being a kid again but I think I pulled something. Can someone pass the ibuprofen?

snow day

represent

current and reigning champion, Bolder Boulder 2011

Well, when I meant the boys crushed the course at Boulder Boulder, we had no idea to what extent. Checking the results, we had to double take on our boy's results.

Looks like Will the Thrill managed to take First Place in his age group.

At one of the premier 10K venues in the country.

In his first 10K race, evah!

Join with us in a moment of stunned silence contemplating the magnitude of his accomplishment....

Then lift your mugs of Root Beer, one and all, and lend Will a hearty congratulations on such a stellar performance!

Huzzah, Huzzah, Huzzah lil buddy!

man that boy can run!

Incredible I know! Will ran with his bigger cuz (standout athlete in his own right) yet Will alternately kept pace and set pace the whole race, to hear them tell it.

Truth be told, we knew the boy could be competitive, as he's taken 1st on a number of occasions in the local 5k's we run. But man!, BB seems to be competition on a whole 'nother level, tell you what.

Still, what absolutely blows our minds around here, is Mrs Wulff's subsequent research into BB course records. Look where the boy's 49.23 time places him in the All Time rankings. Looking like the BB folks are gonna have to update their listing-               you have got to be kidding me!

Wooot woot!

Good work son, we are very proud of you!

bolder boulder 2011

ready, set, go!

old glory enters in style

For this year's Bolder Boulder Team Roughrider expanded our roster, suckering-in inviting my brother's family along, in keeping with that old adage misery loves company.

Roughriders- ABQ and Denver clans

schwag

The kids all ran their first 10K ever, posting respectable times one and all, the boys taking up the challenge and absolutely crushing the course.  Good work everyone!

beautiful venue

What a fun way to get on out there!

60,000 participants

flatirons- what a great town!

Apex Trail

Apex trail offered equal parts big ring misery and downhill elation this AM.  

2700ft of climbing in 3 hours.


I need a nap~

Red Rocks

Group ride around Red Rocks Park in the foothills outside of Denver.

First climb was a killer (has there been any other kind this spring?!)

The beginners in our group had a ball trading ear-to-ear grins on each successive downhill run.

Red Rocks: what a great loop for new and old hands alike!