A guy at work sent this out, in relation to Fridays tragedy.

John Donne said it best, four hundred years ago:

"No man is an Iland, intire of it selfe; every man is apeece of the Continent, a part of the maine; if Clod bee washed away by the Sea, Europe is the lesse, as well as if a Promontorie were, as well as if a Mannor of thy friends or of thine owne were; any mans death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankinde; And therefore never send to know for who the bell tolls; It tolls for thee."

THE WARDA
It was a beautiful race day.
Got a bad start.
I think I was 5th from last at the first turn.
Then suffered the bottle neck effect when we entered the single track.
I made about 3 passes on the first jeep road then 2 more after the barn.
Went around the pond and filed in behind Team Ortho as we entered the single track.
There where about four of us making are way through the woods. The two in front of me were doing there best to drop me, and it eventually worked, (I caught them on the last lap and put a minute on them) so now just me and another guy where trucking along. We came out of the woods and those guys were gone. kept my head down and headed up the jeep road to the next pond. I bombed down Gas Pass then made my way up the The Pass and descended down Mule Trace. First lap was over and 3 more to go but I was feeling fresh and every lap I went a little faster. Then put it down for the 4th lap past 5 more guys and got
16th
Matthew Morgan
Team Tilson Homes
2:03:01
I should have gone a little faster in the beginning and stayed at least in the top ten group.

I gained about 5 positions on the last lap. I never have been good a reserves I save up to much.

Overall I'm happy how it went, and have learned a few more lessens that will hopefully put me in the top ten soon.

Warda Map

The Paper Clip / Part of The Neighborhood Nationals (southwest series)

No numbers No cash only (pros, wanna be pros, old throw backs from an era before you were born, and first timers getting drop ed off the back wondering how in the hell it just happened. (you know Big Gear Stelli / and Old Man Winter will be there) till the day there Heart gives out and there taken away in an stretcher (no other way to go for these guys)

I love this training ride/race.
You never know whats going to go down on the Crack Train.
Breakaways / Pack Separations
Sometimes the whole thing stays together till the last mile.
I feel like I'm in a pack of Wild Wolves, all the panting grunting and sweat.
Everyone in the pack is a definite animal.
The best part is the last 2 miles a fever comes over the whole pack, a sense of urgency envelopes you.
The Sit-in's wake up the Worker's work harder for 5 minutes the pack is alive.
The pace goes from 30 to 33 with a mile to go then it's at the hundred yard mark and the real speed comes out 35 and crossing under the bridge at 38 to 40.

(finish this later)

BMW CRIT PART II

The Start. All Smiles Here.

Next 5-6 laps I lead the chase to catch the junior who broke away at the start.





Next lap I slow down to see who's following me.
Me and the kid in blue and yellow were the only ones working so I told him I was going to sprint the next lap He stuck to my wheel and we broke loose , from the 4 other racers.
Seven more laps time to pick up the pace. I let (blue and yellow know, I'm going for it with only 6 laps to go, the junior finaly caught up road behind for the last 3 laps and pulled around for a sprint to the finish.

I got 1st in the Cat. 5's but the Junior that took off at the start won the over all, he later raced the Cat 1-2 race and got second there.