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Motocross Fitness: A 21st Century Workout

August 29th, 2007

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Anyone who’s done any motocross racing knows that there’s a lot more to the sport, physically, than just riding a motorcycle around a track a few times. It’s a bit like wrestling a bad-tempered 200lb rocket that fights your every attempt to control it. Perhaps it’s not such a surprise then, to discover that the physical fitness levels of professional motocross racers rival those of world-class athletes. Just watch as your favorite driver’s body torques in mid-air, twisting to counter-balance the weight of his bike, before hitting the ground again at 80mph. It’s like watching a new,...

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Goodbye to the Honda!

August 1st, 2007

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I have sold the CRF250R to a kid off of craigslist. I went back and forth on the subject but finally decided to just do it. At first, I was going to sell it just because I was frustrated and decided riding MX isn’t worth having to go through the frustrations of injury. A day later I come back to my senses and remembered I love riding and I would be miserable without it, as I’m sure Alev knows by now. But I think the bike had to go either way. If it was sitting in the garage I would be tempted to take it out again before my body is ready. Also, in the back of my mind I think there is some bad energy...

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