It’s been a while since I’ve last posted here, so I thought I’d step up and write. The last few months have been busy ones…
switchers
I’ve decided that I’m going to dawn a new moniker…. the switcher. That’s right, I’m buying a Mac! I’ve been a windows user since 3.1, been working with PC’s since high school, was an IT person for 3 companies working with windows… and now I’m going to what was once the dark side. I clearly remember telling my wife (girlfriend at the time) that her mac was like a boat anchor. Unfortunately she remembers it too, and likes to remind me of that comment. I’ve eaten my words. I can’t wait to get a new macbook pro! I’ll be sure to post how my experience is.
switchbacks
The 24 Hours of Big Bear was a great success! Team Mudbuckets had a pretty good showing, finishing 16 laps (about 192 Miles and 19,200ft of climbing). We managed to finish 53rd out of 161 teams overall, and 17th out of 49 teams in our division. I’m really pleased with how we did, and super happy with how I did personally. As I mentioned in a previous post, when I tried out the course a month before the race I completed it in 1 hour 52 minutes. In my first lap during the race I managed a blistering (ok, blistering for me…) 1 hour and 37 minutes. My biggest fear during the race was getting in the way of faster riders, and there were plenty of them there! I didn’t have a single bad experience, people were really polite and friendly and everyone was there looking for a good time. And I would say we were successful!