OmniBlog http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog What's a dazzling urbanite like you doing in a rustic place like this? Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:22:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 en Race season 2010 done… http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=336 http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=336#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:21:06 +0000 admin Uncategorized http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=336 Glencoe GP

]]> http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=336 Site down thanks to errors in service migration http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=335 http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=335#comments Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:23:32 +0000 admin Uncategorized http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=335 back up now though. I will need to upgrade it now to WP3.0

]]> http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=335 R.I.P. Jorge Alvarado http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=334 http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=334#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:00:46 +0000 admin cycling SoCal Life In Memorium Friends http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=334

]]> http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=334 My blog is dead… http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=333 http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=333#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:32:33 +0000 admin Blogs NewTech http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=333 long live my blog? Food for thought…

Maybe while I am on X-mas break, I can overhaul the ole Blog and breathe some new life into this puppy.

]]> http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=333 Sanctuary… http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=295 http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=295#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:32:29 +0000 admin Minneapolis Friends http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=295 Looking for a great restaurant in Minneapolis on your way to the Guthrie? Check this place out…

Sanctuary Cuisine

]]> http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=295 IL State RR http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=332 http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=332#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:31:56 +0000 admin cycling Chicago http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=332 Yeah, I am still toying with the idea of racing X at Jackson Park this week-end. Not real sure. I have great form, but I have been fighting a cold or allergies the last couple of days. Definitely makes me feel tired and ready to take a rest before starting training for next season. The Pro 1,2 was good, I was a little bit shy of the power I needed. That ABD guy (John Meyers) that was out with us on Turin last week was obviously on form so I tried to go with him in an early break. I could tell I was in a bit of trouble out there with him though and couldn’t commit to it so early in the race for fear of riding myself right out the back. I spotted his teammate going on the attack and tried to get Scott to cover (as Ryan Freund was the only guy that could challenge him on the IL pts overall). Unfortunately he let it go thinking it would come back and that ended up being the winning break. I tried to get the pack to chase a bit and wound up off on a break again on the 4th or 5th lap to no avail. Then on the last lap Scott went up the road solo, so I just dropped back and sat on Puffer waiting for the finishing sprint. John Meyers went up the road with about four guys, but we caught them back right on the bottom of the finishing climb. After that though it sat up as everyone prepared for the sprint and started watching to see who would jump first. I didn’t get a very good jump, but managed to come around one last guy right at the line to finish 20th (in the money). If they race there again next year, I might use my sew ups instead as they spin up a bit faster for a sprint (especially on a climb like that).

]]> http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=332 Hosting the Mexican Mafia… http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=331 http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=331#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:22:13 +0000 admin cycling SoCal Life Chicago Friends http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=331 Had a great time hosting my old (& new) teammates for Superweek and Elk Grove. Luckily (for Sabrina), we did not wind up having more than 2 guys at a time. We both enjoyed having these young turks around and it motivated me for the rest of the season.

]]> http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=331 Back to work this week… http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=330 http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=330#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:27:25 +0000 admin cycling TdF Chicago Minneapolis Seasons Family France http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=330 We had a nice vacation up to the north woods on one of Minnesota’s fantastic lakes. The weather could have cooperated a bit more, but all in all it was a great time.

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This has made the transition back to work all the more difficult. The malaise has been eased a bit by being in the midst of the cycling season. Locally here we have the Superweek races under way. And of course I am getting my daily dosage of Tour de France coverage. It’s been an entertaining spectacle as always no matter what the results. I am starting to find a bit of form myself, and coupled with my joining a new team locally I am motivated to better prepare for next season. Hopefully the weather will be a bit better next spring than it has been for the last two years. I will be racing the Chicago criterium this week-end and hope to improve on my ride from last week-end here in Evanston. I’m sure that the field will be just as strong, but I feel pretty good.

]]> http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=330 My main man Pate… http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=329 http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=329#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:51:23 +0000 admin TdF http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=329 is Tour bound once more! Just love seeing my friends succeed like this. :)

Pate

]]> http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=329 Tough times indeed… http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=328 http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=328#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:31:40 +0000 admin Movies Society humor http://www.farisdesigns.com/blog/?p=328 Vader Panhandling

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