Following races

Here are some races for the rest of the season, i've made a schedule for the rest of the races. For those who want to see or meet me(nobody.....yet., i think:D). Maybe some of them interfere but i'll try to pick the right one. See you on sight.
JULY
 Arges Summer Race 10 07 2010
Surmont MTB Challenge 17 - 18 07 2010
Maratonul Muscelului 18 07 2010

AUGUST
BANAT MTB Marathon 8 august 2010
Carpathian Adventure 11 - 15 august 2010
Maraton  Harghita Bai 22 august 2010

MTB Challenge - Sibiu 29 august 2010

SEPTEMBER
TUSNAD MTB Maraton 12 sept 2010
Duatlon Cetatea Brasovului 18 sept 2010
NEUZER Bike Party - Tg. Mures 19 sept 2010 

24H Race Budapest 18 - 19 sept 2010
MAROS Bike Marathon 26 sept 2010

OCTOMBER
ALPINSPORT MTB Marathon 2 - 3 oct 2010

For further information consult the Romanian race calendar. Thanks for visiting.  

Baia Mare Marathon - change of plans

Still couldn't put the bike together. Missing the gear hanger. Its hard to find. I will get a pair only in the end of the month. This isn't the real reason for not going to the marathon.  Other thing came in picture and i have to work in the weekend to, so i skip this race. I was really into it, so i kinda regret it but this is life, you never know what happens next. I'll do some freeride hustlin' in the weekend maybe i will run or jog to keep me fit for this weekend. Now days i have time for my Kona, so im doing technical trainig. Maybe i can show my skills in some XCO races in the future. Till than marathons over marathons. Ooooh and there is the event of events, the Maros Marathon. My favorite race of the year, cause it was my first, my first true love. I already attended and i'm practicing hard as i can to be better than last year. So this is it with this race. Thats life, if your not pro-rider you have to make it on your own, everything, sponsor, coaching etc. I'm not complaining, i like it rough :D
Till next race.

"Muddyeval" Marathon Medias 2010

It took i wile for gathering my thoughts about the Medias race. A lot of impressions circled in my mind after that muddy race. After getting there at  6 in the morning i waited 2 hours for the arrival of the officials. Then i  called Dan to bring my bike and until his arrivel i walked a bit around the courts to see the litle bike expo. Meanwhile i talked to other racers also about the prognose and opinion about the race. So Dan came, brought my RAM, i put it together, ran a bit wit it to see if everything's working. "Magnifico", i thought the gearshifters went well the brakes were okay, so i was ready for race. I said good bye to Dan and went to the other racers from Oradea, the Velo Sport riders. - Thanks guys for bringin me home!- Did my warm up and went to the start line. I started from the second line, lucky me! Before the start we had some medieval entertainment, with knights and bikes. 10...9...8...7.....3...2...1, Start. Went off, took a city tour about 3 km's. After that a massive climb with mud. Were in the first 20-30 riders. I was fallin back a bit cause of the mud.  My 1.9 wheels were like 2.4-2.6. I was tryin to keep my pulse at a normal level, and not to force at the begining but was hardheaded and pushed and pushed, passed by the first CP and kept on goin. There were sections were i had to push cause of the mud, but made it trough and went on. At second CP i stopped for water and to cool off my legs a bit. Had a very dirty section after that, i was just pedallin and pedallin, never cleaned the bike. After CP 3 the bike took its revenge. My gearhanger broke along with my chain. I had the hardest climb in a front of  me, 3 km of mountiiiiiin climbing . No chain no gear. Didn't want to quit so i decided to push the bike and run with it till the end. I lost a lot of time and places but finishing was my second goal, i mean Plan B. After the climb i got up the bike and went downhill. After the downhill section i had about 3km to the finish so i ran along the bike, sometimes got up the bike with on foot and pushed it with a leg, really painful. Well i arrived in the city and  ran into the finish. My cramps just killed my legs, so i stoped and laid down. I came at 39th place in my category and 93th in overall from 283 racers. Well, better luck next year, till then prepare myself for the next race.

In the right you can see a slideshow with some pictures from the race.=> => => => => => => => => =>

On the road part II

22:05, i did the track profile on a piece of paper, at 23:09 i was already in bed. 1:50 am, wake up call. Ate a banana, washed my face, brushed my teeth, called a cab and went to the train station. Took the ticket got up the train. No sleep on the train. 6.07 am the train arrived at Medias. The weather was awful, rain, that means mud on the track.
At the train station saw a biker with a bike, thought to stop him. He was a 19 year old boy from Resita, a rider with licence, Dani C. was his name. He didn't knew the start location so i helped him out, we had 2 hours till the officials arrival so we talked about past present and future and about mountain biking. I really admired him as he was 19 year old and already sponsored, and contracted to a club. Respect man. In this country you hardly can make it till here. I think he's a promising rider, he later confirmed my assumption and came in 2nd place. So the hours went by, we took a nap about 5 minutes. After we got up the sun came out and the weather turn in to summer. Dan brought me my bike. Thank you again. I assembled it and took my warm up laps up and down the streets.