John Curtis -- Mountain Bike Racer http://www.johndcurtis.com/blog John Curtis is mountain bike racing in Texas Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:56:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en Colorado 2 http://www.johndcurtis.com/blog/photography/2008/03/24/colorado-2.html http://www.johndcurtis.com/blog/photography/2008/03/24/colorado-2.html#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:20:44 +0000 admin http://www.johndcurtis.com/blog/photography/2008/03/24/colorado-2.html I know, I know, we’re all sick of sunsets, but I think I can get away just one.

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]]> http://www.johndcurtis.com/blog/photography/2008/03/24/colorado-2.html/feed Colorado http://www.johndcurtis.com/blog/photography/2008/03/23/colorado.html http://www.johndcurtis.com/blog/photography/2008/03/23/colorado.html#comments Sun, 23 Mar 2008 07:32:48 +0000 admin http://www.johndcurtis.com/blog/photography/2008/03/23/colorado.html I spent 2 weeks on a business trip in Colorado and brought my camera. Here’s the first of many photos.

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]]> http://www.johndcurtis.com/blog/photography/2008/03/23/colorado.html/feed Austin Driveway Crit http://www.johndcurtis.com/blog/trainingandracing/2007/06/08/austin-driveway-crit.html http://www.johndcurtis.com/blog/trainingandracing/2007/06/08/austin-driveway-crit.html#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2007 23:36:06 +0000 admin http://www.johndcurtis.com.php5-1.websitetestlink.com/blog/?p=3 I went out and did a crit race at the Driveway in Austin — a very cool course normally used for motorized racing.My race did not end in victory, but I did snap this photo of the cat1-4 open race.Chased

]]> http://www.johndcurtis.com/blog/trainingandracing/2007/06/08/austin-driveway-crit.html/feed Remnants of the week http://www.johndcurtis.com/blog/trainingandracing/2007/05/27/remnants-of-the-week.html http://www.johndcurtis.com/blog/trainingandracing/2007/05/27/remnants-of-the-week.html#comments Sun, 27 May 2007 20:29:34 +0000 admin http://www.johndcurtis.com.php5-1.websitetestlink.com/blog/trainingandracing/2007/05/27/remnants-of-the-week.html You know it’s been a good week when half of your dirty dishes are water bottles, and half of your laundry is cycling clothes.

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]]> http://www.johndcurtis.com/blog/trainingandracing/2007/05/27/remnants-of-the-week.html/feed Barton Creek Greenbelt http://www.johndcurtis.com/blog/trainingandracing/2007/03/17/barton-creek-greenbelt.html http://www.johndcurtis.com/blog/trainingandracing/2007/03/17/barton-creek-greenbelt.html#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2007 20:04:40 +0000 admin http://www.johndcurtis.com.php5-1.websitetestlink.com/blog/trainingandracing/2007/03/17/barton-creek-greenbelt.html Water was high this weekend on the greenbelt. I splashed through a few creek crossings but one was chest-deep, so I chose to stay on the same side of the creek and use the always fun chain path

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]]> http://www.johndcurtis.com/blog/trainingandracing/2007/03/17/barton-creek-greenbelt.html/feed 2007 Racing Schedule http://www.johndcurtis.com/blog/trainingandracing/2007/03/15/2007-racing-schedule.html http://www.johndcurtis.com/blog/trainingandracing/2007/03/15/2007-racing-schedule.html#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:49:52 +0000 admin http://www.johndcurtis.com.php5-1.websitetestlink.com/blog/trainingandracing/2007/03/15/2007-racing-schedule.html Out of the sea of available events in Texas, I’ve sorted out the following race calendar. I’ll probably drop in on others, but this is where my focus is this year:

Promoter Sites

http://www.tmbra.org

http://www.campeagle.org/XTERRA.html

http://www.roguerunning.com/

Rogue Trail Series: The Maze 10K/30K

Walnut Creek Metro Park, Austin, Texas, US

Sunday, May 06, 2007

7:00:00 AM

The Rookie Triathlon

Texas Ski Ranch, New Braunfels, TX, USA

Saturday, May 12, 2007

8 AM

Capital of Texas Triathlon

Auditorium Shores, Austin, TX, US

Monday, May 28, 2007

Olympic at 7:00 am; Sprint at 9:00 am; First Tri at 9:30 am

Rogue Trail Series: The Loop 10K/30K

Emma Long Motocross Course, Austin, Texas, US

Sunday, June 03, 2007 - Monday, June 04, 2007

7:00:00 AM

Rogue Trail Series: The Belt 30K

BCGB, Austin, TX, US

Sunday, June 24, 2007

6:30:00 AM

Texas Toughest Du

St. Stevens School, Austin, TX, USA

Saturday, July 21, 2007

7am

Jack’s Generic Triathlon

Texas Ski Ranch, New Braunfels, TX, USA

Sunday, August 05, 2007

8 AM

XTERRA Camp Eagle

Camp Eagle, TX, USA

Sunday, August 5, 2007

The Austin Triathlon

Auditorium Shores, Austin, TX, USA

Monday, September 03, 2007

7 AM

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House on 7-20-2006

House on 7-20-2006

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Exterior on 7-13-2006

Interior with fresh drywall

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]]> http://www.johndcurtis.com/blog/house/2006/07/14/drywall.html/feed Allergy tests http://www.johndcurtis.com/blog/thingsilike/2006/07/14/allergy-tests.html http://www.johndcurtis.com/blog/thingsilike/2006/07/14/allergy-tests.html#comments Fri, 14 Jul 2006 21:01:15 +0000 admin http://www.johndcurtis.com.php5-1.websitetestlink.com/blog/thingsilike/2006/07/14/allergy-tests.html I went for a series of allergy tests yesterday, trying to get to the bottom of why I feel crappy during the Austin allergy season(s).

I fully expected Mountain Cedar, Mold, and Ragweed to show up, but alas, I am allergic to NOTHING AT ALL.

How can this be? I have to go back when I have symptoms and they’ll try to figure it all out.

If you’ve never had an allergy test, they look much worse than they actually are. They put 60 drops of different things that you could be allergic to on your arms and then break the skin under those drops. If you break out in hives or whatever, you are allergic to that substance.

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I love this list of potential reactions to the test. I mean, who doesn’t live constantly with a sense of impending doom?

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Back in March I blogged about rolling my ankle in an obstacle course here:

Rolled Ankle

It was a silly and painful accident, but luckily one that did not impact my ability to ride a bike. It seems strange that I could barely walk, yet could finish in the top 10 at this 100 kilometer mountain bike race:

Comfort Mountain Bike Marathon

Rolling my ankle forced me to stop running for about 8 weeks while I waited for everything to heal itself correctly. Even then, my first few runs were short and I could feel some tenderness in that ankle. As of today, I am back at full strength and enjoying running immensely.

I credit my reasonably quick recovery to R.I.C.E techniques that I mentioned in the original post.

REST Get off the ankle! Don’t walk unless you have to for the first 24-28 hours.

ICE For the first few days, ice the ankle. Use ice or frozen peas through a cloth, not directly on the skin, or you could freeze the skin and have a new problem to worry about. You should alternate ice and not every 10 minutes or so.

COMPRESS I wrapped my ankle in a sport bandage. This provided support when I was walking and compression on the swelled area.

ELEVATE Put your foot as high as possible for the first few days, but not so high that is hurts. The photo in my original post shows me doing both ICE and COMPRESS at the same time: Rolled Ankle.

Google has lots of good results on how to treat a sprain, so get searching!

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