I’m sorry I haven’t posted in a while. I’ll have to chalk it up to dark forces. I got a crown last Monday, unfortunately the type you get from a dentist, not the pointy gold variety that sits atop your noodle. I relaunched heavy.com on Wednesday. Woke up on Thursday with a high fever and massive stomach cramps, then boarded a plane for Vegas to spend the weekend in Utah and Arizona training for the 2008 Baja 1000 with the Dukes racing team. What a week…

I’m happy to report that we all survived the first training run. Most of us have a ton of road experience, but much less time riding off-road so this was literally a ‘crash course’. We rode around 150 miles over three days, spending time on a variety of terrain: roads, double track, single track, washes, river beds, silt beds, shale, gravel, dirt. You name it, we rode it.

Big props to Jesse Kimball who hosted the event and was our fearless desert guide. This was an incredible step towards our goal of completing the 2008 Baja 1000. It really put everything in perspective - we’re going to need a lot of riding time and will redouble our efforts in the gym, running, biking, whatever you got. This race is going to require absolute dedication.

I’ll post a few pics here, but check out this photo gallery and this photo gallery. Around 100 pictures in all. Great stuff. I’ll also follow up with a gear review in case it helps anyone out with similar pursuits. Enjoy!