darkstar
Rockclimber/ treeclimber
Well im never around anymore im sure yall love that .
Anyhow ive taken to racing quads at the rip old age of 45 - im young for my age i think.
I dunno and who cares anyhow .
I spent 26 years rockclimbing and grew tired of it , wanted to try something different .
I always liked speed so i took to riding quads .
Long story short - i rode about alot of miles since 2008 ( about 20k) and everyone said i was really fast , i heard stories like hes the fastest ive seen and so forth.
All that was just BS as my peer group was not racers .
So i went through 3 bikes , and got me some miles .
I met a really fast rider who does alot of dangerous hill climbing .I learned alot .
So the urge hit to race - i went to a race and got second place , i race U2 .
Thats basically a 4 wheel drive sport quad , its not a really really hard class because not many race in it .
Anyhow i didnt see the point, at my age , to run the local races .
The locals are way easier - on march 7 im supposed to head to florida for my first GNCC race . A GNCC is the hardest enduro race in the world - its where it hurts .
Im good enough , my first race i passed guys who had won entire series with ease. Well not with ease but with fitness and balls .
All the racers talk about how hard it is to hang on and how you need to train your forarms - well i dont get to pumped because i been hanging on forever .
Here is where it gets tricky - i got bit by my a cat three weeks ago and have been sick as a dog
No seriously - i stayed in bed two weeks . I contracted walking phenmonia in bed , how odd since i was not walking 
Its true im just trying to keep this boring story fun.
Well im almost better now - so i lost so much strength and pretty much feel really bad .
Im not sick anymore im just off ya know . Like imagine laying in bed for two weeks with a fever and coughing and shivering -how would you feel - I never lost my appetite LOL so i actually gained weight even with that low grade fever that was extremly persistant and knarly poops i had .I ate like a horse and pooped water but i gained 8 pounds - its been three weeks now sinche ive walked more than a quater mile .
It has been aweful but im not complaining im alive and im better .
Now i need to do one thing - i got to get in better shape by march 7.
I also have to ride alot even though its cold out - risking it - my lungs could still be weak , however they say walking pnemonia is bacterial and once its gone its gone .
What would you guys suggest ?
I need total off the top of your head advice - im eating well ok .
Im using a stationary bike as of today .
Got some weights handy .
Im real real weak - but i have got to train and get strong fast - befor this stupid cat bit me i was really strong and i was riding very fast - perhaps fast enough to get 5th or 6th place im hoping to be 10th or better .
Another thing i have the bikes - man i invested alot to have a certain level of quad .
Still got a few minor things , that never ends .
In order to finish first - you must first finish .
That statment is so true at this level thats why i need three quads built to the gills -
Then i got so sick and so discouraged ive had days when i just say man you are to old and you are stupid , re coup the money and put it into the buisness .
Another part of me says this is it for you buddy - this is your last chance ever to try a new sport and be anywhere near decent at it .
I want to get fit . I need to do this thing .
Any advice fellow tree fellows ?
Can it be done ?
Can i go from feeling like shit to a feeling race ready by march 7th ?
Any thoughts or advice appreciated .
Anyhow ive taken to racing quads at the rip old age of 45 - im young for my age i think.
I dunno and who cares anyhow .
I spent 26 years rockclimbing and grew tired of it , wanted to try something different .
I always liked speed so i took to riding quads .
Long story short - i rode about alot of miles since 2008 ( about 20k) and everyone said i was really fast , i heard stories like hes the fastest ive seen and so forth.
All that was just BS as my peer group was not racers .
So i went through 3 bikes , and got me some miles .
I met a really fast rider who does alot of dangerous hill climbing .I learned alot .
So the urge hit to race - i went to a race and got second place , i race U2 .
Thats basically a 4 wheel drive sport quad , its not a really really hard class because not many race in it .
Anyhow i didnt see the point, at my age , to run the local races .
The locals are way easier - on march 7 im supposed to head to florida for my first GNCC race . A GNCC is the hardest enduro race in the world - its where it hurts .
Im good enough , my first race i passed guys who had won entire series with ease. Well not with ease but with fitness and balls .
All the racers talk about how hard it is to hang on and how you need to train your forarms - well i dont get to pumped because i been hanging on forever .
Here is where it gets tricky - i got bit by my a cat three weeks ago and have been sick as a dog
No seriously - i stayed in bed two weeks . I contracted walking phenmonia in bed , how odd since i was not walking Its true im just trying to keep this boring story fun.
Well im almost better now - so i lost so much strength and pretty much feel really bad .
Im not sick anymore im just off ya know . Like imagine laying in bed for two weeks with a fever and coughing and shivering -how would you feel - I never lost my appetite LOL so i actually gained weight even with that low grade fever that was extremly persistant and knarly poops i had .I ate like a horse and pooped water but i gained 8 pounds - its been three weeks now sinche ive walked more than a quater mile .
It has been aweful but im not complaining im alive and im better .
Now i need to do one thing - i got to get in better shape by march 7.
I also have to ride alot even though its cold out - risking it - my lungs could still be weak , however they say walking pnemonia is bacterial and once its gone its gone .
What would you guys suggest ?
I need total off the top of your head advice - im eating well ok .
Im using a stationary bike as of today .
Got some weights handy .
Im real real weak - but i have got to train and get strong fast - befor this stupid cat bit me i was really strong and i was riding very fast - perhaps fast enough to get 5th or 6th place im hoping to be 10th or better .
Another thing i have the bikes - man i invested alot to have a certain level of quad .
Still got a few minor things , that never ends .
In order to finish first - you must first finish .
That statment is so true at this level thats why i need three quads built to the gills -
Then i got so sick and so discouraged ive had days when i just say man you are to old and you are stupid , re coup the money and put it into the buisness .
Another part of me says this is it for you buddy - this is your last chance ever to try a new sport and be anywhere near decent at it .
I want to get fit . I need to do this thing .
Any advice fellow tree fellows ?
Can it be done ?
Can i go from feeling like shit to a feeling race ready by march 7th ?
Any thoughts or advice appreciated .
