26th June

Last week we where all set to go racing in Mission at the Arduum challenge, we borrowed a car, organized a hotel for the night etc, got up at 5 30 loaded up, the car was a little worse for wear but we where hopeful that it was more than capable of getting us to Mission.

It was all going so well until just before Squamish the car made some funky noises and shot smoke through the fans, grinding to a holt simultaneously.

Bad times, we where all a bit shocked and not sure what to do next, was it beyond repair? could we still make it to the race? who shall we call?

We new that about 5km down the road there was some amenities, a starbuck with internet access, food etc.

We managed to organise for the garage near by to help us diagnose the problem, our options where push the car 5km or get a tow for 50 bucks. The push it was.

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Diagnosed as dead. We got hold of the guys from ticket2ride who where racing in squamish today who have given us a nice beep when they flew past us pushing the big lump of car.

Luckily they had room for 3 bikes and 3 people with all our race kit and where able to pick us up on the way back after the race.

Quite an eventful day, the bear was crushed, and our racing ambitions crushed as well.

On Toby's 25th Birthday weekend as well, it was all very emotional ha they're was only one thing to do after a day that, go through some shapes at the locals night in longhorns!!It went off!

It's sunday here in Whistler been here for 2 weeks exactly now.
On thursday I hit up an XC race, it's 2 bucks to enter and you get some food and a pint at the end.There are some awesome descents and single track on the cross country trails some really fun loamy turns. Took me 53 mins never sweeted so much in my life.
Riding has picked up, getting used to the hard tracks in the bike park.We where shown a track on blackcomb mountain opposite the bike park on Friday it's about an hour trek up, but well worth it excellent track loads of fun.Here is a quick clip the video is speeded up not sure why though http://www.pinkbike.com/video/81945/ anyway you can an idea.
Park is now open from 10 till 8 till later on in the season going to be riding loads.
Been feeling much stronger this week, was tired continuously last week.
Going to be racing in mission next saturday and sunday doing one a BC cup and there is a race on wednesday in the bike park down b-line which is a fairly flat, bermy track, should be good.

3rd of june, been here for a few days now, shredding the gnar!!
I was pretty all over the place for the first few days, getting my head round the rediculously relaxed people, and getting used to the un real whistler village.
It's so good, it's just surrounded with mountains with snow clad tops, baking hot at th7e moment, was 33degrees today.
Nothing happens in whistler untill 10 o clock. The ticket 2 ride team are really welcoming and the set up here at the lodge is spot on, been hitting the workshop here most nights, the bike is holding up well had not problems at all the last two days.
Had a few tweaks to do, like 2.35 rear tires are so harsh and have put in 7 fresh dings into my new rims, but got a wider tire on now.

Anyway having a great time gotta dash, for some pizza oh the foods been spot here, really good.