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Been a few weeks since I've checked in. Staying active, eating hasn't been great. Successfully completed another
TSE, my 7th time participating. Placed higher this year, but total time was almost 1h45m slower, 146mi and 17,748ft. I'm a year older, carrying about 15lbs more than last year, and each stage had quite a bit more mud to deal with. Rode clean all week and didn't have any crashes until Stage 5. Slow speed stall and fell over before being able to unclip. Probably going back again in '25. It really is a cool vibe in camp and racing each day.
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Raced at Guy's Neshaminy XC yesterday, Cat1 SS. Hopefully we're not seeing #singlespeedisdead. Last 2 MASS races, French Creek and Bear Creek, only had 1 Cat1 SS. I was the only registered rider for this one, so I dropped back and started with my age group, 50-59. J.R.A. since I had no one to race and it rained a bit before the start and really came down during lap 2 and 3. Slippery roots, logs and rocks kept the pucker feelings high. Didn't finish last. Reluctantly stood on the top step and had the podium all to myself.
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Need to stop eating whatever I want as the belly is starting to show again. Maintaining is so much harder than losing.
Weight
01/02/22 Starting weight = 235.4
05/13/24 previous weight = 199.6
06/10/24 current weight = 199.0
Diff: down 0.6 for the week, total lost = 36.4