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Jennifer

the borders of night start to give

About Me

hockey temper. vegan. i ride bikes.

My Interests

Animal Rights. Breaks and Gears. Nostalgia. Familiarity.

Music:

Weakerthans. Trial. Promise Ring. Modest Mouse. The Mountain Goats. Repeat.

Movies:

The Life Aquatic. The Royal Tanenbaums. The Big Lebowski. Rushmore. Breaking Away. Documentaries.

Books:

I like a good story.

Heroes:

My Family, Joshua, Benjamin, people who supported me when I was in the clink, people who write to prisoners.All those who gave up their freedom for that of others, and those who were never caught.The 4 Stars. Kevin Kjonaas, Lauren Gazzola, Josh Harper, Darius Fullmer, Jake Conroy and Andy Stepanian.

My Blog

Cam-Rock Race Report

My mom and I headed down to Rockdale the morning of the race insteadof staying the night in Madison.  We had internet directions thatseemed pretty straight forward, and just under 3 hours to get ...
Posted by Jennifer on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:59:00 PST

October 11th and 12th - trails, wildlife, and an upcoming race

On the 11th I hit the trails again.  Nothing too exciting to report - did a bit more than 2 hours at a moderate intensity.  I had some fun in the sandy run up sections, met an awesome f...
Posted by Jennifer on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:30:00 PST

Slackin

I have been doing my best to write race reports, but have been seriously slacking off on keeping a training log.  Although I am not nearly as exact as some people, I hope you at least find s...
Posted by Jennifer on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:01:00 PST

Lapham Park Day 2 Race Report

The next day at Lapham Park was a later start so we got to sleep in and have a leisurely breakfast with our gracious host (Mr. Matt Kaminecki!).  I had forgotten exactly when I was supposed to be...
Posted by Jennifer on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 03:47:00 PST

Lapham Park Day 1 Race Report

The first day at Lapham Park was the first cross race of the Wisconsin Cup series.  The day was supposed to consist of two cyclocross time trials.  One was to be held in the morning, and the...
Posted by Jennifer on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:46:00 PST

On Wisconsin!

On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin!Grand old badger state!We, thy loyal sons and daughters,Hail thee, good and great.On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin!Champion of the right,"Forward", our mottoGod will give thee...
Posted by Jennifer on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:12:00 PST

Jackson Park 2007 Race Report

It was 70 degrees, sunny, and the grass had just dried up at 10:00am when our field was set to go off.  There were more 1/2/3 women than I had expected to see that morning, but that didn't mean m...
Posted by Jennifer on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:46:00 PST

Pure Sweet Hell

While I am back in Chicago for the week I figured I'd race Jackson Park. The Wisconsin cross series doesn't start until next week so I thought, if I could, this would be a good time to test my legs b...
Posted by Jennifer on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 08:42:00 PST

We are not made of glass, nor are we made of stone...

A fatal injury has claimed another one of my teammates. I barely knew Pieter, but we could recognize each other in a crowd. We were cordial, at the least. He was a very nice guy, and a strong rider...
Posted by Jennifer on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 04:14:00 PST

Me vs. huge hill part 2

I went back to that mother of a run up and did it a few more times. I felt better than I had before running up it, but I still wasn't getting to the top as fast as I had wanted to, or feeling as good...
Posted by Jennifer on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:59:00 PST