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the years do go by fast... i am not even used to write 08', and its already 09'. i wish all of you a very good year, filled with joys, self fulfillment and hope. i know this year will be a big one for me, no doubt. oh, and peace- literally.
when you have to stop a ride, cause your'e too cold and wet- its winter.
the last day of the camp was in the shadow of the war in the Gaza strip. only in israel can one ride his bike in a war zone, and act like everything is alright. well- its not. the fighter jets flew over our heads, and dropped bombs on the city of Gaza. we had to turn back, and literally run away from the area.
one might find himself doing strange things whilst riding 6 hours a day... for me it was a trike racing mode...
and the Shap found this cow\horse\whatever rather atractive. thats how he rolls...
it was Hanuka, and the candles were lit every evening. happy holidays.
700 km in 5 days could be rather boring. thankfully, those 700 passed swiftly and without any problems what so ever. my team mates are fricking strong. here is Eliad, showing some team spirit.
i ate so much, its not even funny. burning 5000 calories a day does that, you know...
and, ofcourse, our resident team giant- Noam, was there, too. if you want a wind blocker- this is your guy.
i lost my camera yesterday. it was found today, in my sister's freezer. you read it right. freezer. its working alright, but the stories it must have from a night of freezing temperatures... its a good preperation for Prague.
oh, did i mention that moran and i are going to Prague? 2 days after the 24 hour race, on my birthday, we are off for a few days... vacation style! freezing vacation, i must add...
well, i am off for a few days- i'll be back on saturday. its training camp time, 25 hours in five days. or as i should call it- "those gaza arabs are aiming straight at us- ride faster!!"
pro riders, wherever you are- BEWARE!! moran is in the house... what can i say, the girl kicks ass.
i am about to start a 30 hour week. six days, 30+ hours... you do the math. so i took a day off, to get ready for the adventure.
and went to a photo session for the magazine. the trails, the air, the sun, the atmosphere- were all spot on. anyone wants to sign me for a modeling deal? huh!
moran is here for the weekend, and wer'e spending some quality time before i am off to boot camp, or as i also call it- "why does it always rain on me?".
make what you want of this picture, i think its brilliant.
ahh, the base period- thousends of empty calories getting used, and thousends more eaten. i will miss this time of year in months to come. enjoy life.
you know, i miss the 20th century... not that long ago, when we had regular shows on the T.V, and you did not have to vote whether ALF eats the neighbor's cat or not. he just ate it, and we laughed. those were the days...
it was the producer's and writer's job, to find an ending to their show. so what you got, was a great show, with a surprise ending, which you had nothing to do with.
the Big Brother show ended two days ago, and already they are casting for the next show. i could last 100 days in a closed environment, but why would i ? did you see how beautiful it is outside? GO RIDE YOUR BIKE!
i've lost some weight. its strange because i eat like fat bastard from "austin powers"... i am not as hairy as that scotish bastard, thank god.
next week i am off to a CCC team, 5 day training camp, or as i call it- "my butt is numb, is my seat still there?". never ending flats, high winds and farting team mates. on road bikes. ita a mountain biker's hell.
i joined GreenPeace. kill me.
took the Shap out for some singletracks in Ma'anit. the traction is unbelievable, and the Shap rides pretty fast these days- so i kicked his butt. this is him, doing some cross-training swimming.
small riders cast big shadows. (depending on the time of day, ofcourse...).
i don't feel that well. 'been like that for the past few days. its depressing.
my cow, adina, seems to like it atop my rigid singlespeed's handlebar. the views from there must be awesome. it also must be very bumpy.
the rain has come and gone, again, and wer'e left with trails in great condition, but with a country needing water. i try to conserve as much as i can. do you?
i love using the train. its spacious, clean and relaxing... plus, they work according to a time table, and god knows i love being on time.
time is on our side. but which way are you headed?
people watching on the train. its New York all over again...
(sorry for re-using a picture, but i don't get to see that many turtles...)
'havn't ridden the 9.9 in a while. in the states i used to ride it every day, but in israel i only use it once a month... i love this bike. its perfect.
another CCC team event. bring on the calories, i say...
my father is all into winter mode these days. too bad its sunny and 20 degrees outside... our fire place is working every evening, and food (!!) is getting in and out of it. cool, huh?
i ride my road bike all the time, as my hand is not fully recovered yet. a few more days, and another few hundred kilometers, and i'm back to my regular hunting ground. road is for the weak...
take that, israeli drivers!!
forgetting my driver's licence and credit card at Moran's place, was an awful excuse to make a round trip to Haifa on my road bike. riding all the way there to kiss my girl- now that's an excuse.
riding your bike, regardless of weather conditions really makes you feel like a pro. i rode regardless, and spent more than 5 hours in the pouring rain. at least it wasn't cold...
i truly feel strong these days. this 5 hour ride felt like a walk in the park, and that's good, considering i am training for a 24 hour race. average BPM was 140. my heart works fine, i guess. 
its easy to forget how much our body is a tool. its almost transparent to us, as we live day by day without paying any attention to it. we need our body to work perfectly...
its only when somthing goes wrong, that we start giving it the attention it deserves. that sucks. we need to take care of it. it is the ONLY thing we really own in this world. that's it.
well, today i fell pretty hard on my right palm, while riding some singletracks. it brought up some old issues i had with that part of the palm, and i think i won't be able to ride off road for a week or so. now that sucks.
and since i got back from the states, i've been enjoying it. Dror (not the one from last post...) went to the reserves for a few weeks, and Ofri went visiting him yesterday. the army sucks!
just a few nice pictures i took, going around, visiting friends...
this tuesday i intend to join a long desert trip (93 km). it sounds like a true epic, with cool guys. here's for adventures.
sorry for not posting this weekend. i have been busy. i am riding all the time, in different places, and with different people. i am going back and forth to haifa, and i am trying to sleep in between.
last week i went with Tom, Idan and Dror for a long (80 km) off road ride. the weather, again, was perfect.
meanwhile, i have started riding to haifa and back, and it is much closer than i thought it was. today it took me only 2 hours 45 minutes from Morani's home to mine... i need to find a longer way if i want to ride longer hours.
