Comments on: Mr. Ketchup Wins Club Champs http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/12/11/mr-ketchup-wins-club-champs/ Ireland's Premier Mountainbiking Club™ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:11:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Fergal http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/12/11/mr-ketchup-wins-club-champs/#comment-6124 Fergal Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:28:00 +0000 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/?p=766#comment-6124 I think that course has decent xc race-training potential.<br/><br/>I have a nice tough route in mind for anyone who wants a training route for the K-Cap / NPS.<br/><br/>There'll be the option of fireroad or singletrack climb back up to the aerials and fast techy descent. <br/>You can easily add/subtract sections to increase the overall distance as you get stronger/faster.<br/>We'll kick it off in Jan for people that are interested I think that course has decent xc race-training potential.

I have a nice tough route in mind for anyone who wants a training route for the K-Cap / NPS.

There’ll be the option of fireroad or singletrack climb back up to the aerials and fast techy descent.
You can easily add/subtract sections to increase the overall distance as you get stronger/faster.
We’ll kick it off in Jan for people that are interested

]]> By: Steve http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/12/11/mr-ketchup-wins-club-champs/#comment-6122 Steve Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:55:00 +0000 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/?p=766#comment-6122 In heinsight, I regret not going to that party. Birthday was over all too early, club closed and got a taxi back to a friends house. Too tame for my first night legal altogether!! Bring on the MAD lash, hoping that'll put hairs on my chest!<br/>____________________________________<br/><br/>Thinking back on it, that course was really good. Had enough techinical climbing and super technical descending (saw my life flash before my eyes as santa loomed behind me coming down the gnarly fireroad drop) Maybe an idea to have a few of them to hone the techie skills before K Cap? In heinsight, I regret not going to that party. Birthday was over all too early, club closed and got a taxi back to a friends house. Too tame for my first night legal altogether!! Bring on the MAD lash, hoping that’ll put hairs on my chest!
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Thinking back on it, that course was really good. Had enough techinical climbing and super technical descending (saw my life flash before my eyes as santa loomed behind me coming down the gnarly fireroad drop) Maybe an idea to have a few of them to hone the techie skills before K Cap?

]]> By: Tom http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/12/11/mr-ketchup-wins-club-champs/#comment-6121 Tom Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:40:00 +0000 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/?p=766#comment-6121 Man I feel so proud, yeah that party took it's toll for sure, but hey thats what life is all about, pushing the boundaries y'know...<br/><br/>I knew something was up in the race when I had a huge lead on Ryan, Morgan, Steve, Fergal and Cait..so instead of thinking hey somethings up here I may have missed a section, I thought "God I must be some kind of natural athlete who can party like a devil and cycle like a god, and kept pedalling" Man I feel so proud, yeah that party took it’s toll for sure, but hey thats what life is all about, pushing the boundaries y’know…

I knew something was up in the race when I had a huge lead on Ryan, Morgan, Steve, Fergal and Cait..so instead of thinking hey somethings up here I may have missed a section, I thought “God I must be some kind of natural athlete who can party like a devil and cycle like a god, and kept pedalling”

]]> By: bud http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/12/11/mr-ketchup-wins-club-champs/#comment-6119 bud Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:32:00 +0000 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/?p=766#comment-6119 congratulation! congratulation!

]]> By: Fergal http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/12/11/mr-ketchup-wins-club-champs/#comment-6116 Fergal Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:30:00 +0000 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/?p=766#comment-6116 I'll try get the video done over the next week or two - hopefully you'll have it in your inbox Christmas morning - what a lovely present!!! I’ll try get the video done over the next week or two - hopefully you’ll have it in your inbox Christmas morning - what a lovely present!!!

]]> By: Fergal http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/12/11/mr-ketchup-wins-club-champs/#comment-6115 Fergal Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:29:00 +0000 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/?p=766#comment-6115 "Tom Thong" - excellent Morgan, that's gonna last and last....<br/><br/>well done to Steve for his first place - well deserved - a busier rider all season you won't find what with his hectic dh, xc, trailbuilding, racing and spins schedule!<br/>also congrats to all the other riders - everyone worked hard to earn their trophies!<br/><br/>I'm sure that if I hadn't incurred a costume malfunction (santas shorts got wrapped around his big ring (large front cog OK!) and got wrapped-up in the drive train and eventually were pulled down as he continued to pedal furiously, resulting in a rather silly and embarassing crash) the Sherlock lad would have been in trouble!<br/><br/><br/>I wasn't right all Sunday after all that drinking.... “Tom Thong” - excellent Morgan, that’s gonna last and last….

well done to Steve for his first place - well deserved - a busier rider all season you won’t find what with his hectic dh, xc, trailbuilding, racing and spins schedule!
also congrats to all the other riders - everyone worked hard to earn their trophies!

I’m sure that if I hadn’t incurred a costume malfunction (santas shorts got wrapped around his big ring (large front cog OK!) and got wrapped-up in the drive train and eventually were pulled down as he continued to pedal furiously, resulting in a rather silly and embarassing crash) the Sherlock lad would have been in trouble!

I wasn’t right all Sunday after all that drinking….

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