Goals and 2012 list of events

Two thousand eleven is about over and with the new year comes a new chance to make this year the best ever!  For many of us, the local races are challenging and fun enough that you may not be interested in looking into out of state events.  For the rest of us, the Fat Fish Racing events are a boost of fitness, and technical skill that we can take to CO, ID, and SD to whoop up on our competition.  No matter which way you like to ride, goals are great to make so that we can keep ourselves motivated during the off-season.  The summer of 2012 is going to rock here in Casper with tons of cycling events including the Fat Fish Racing mountain bike and cyclocross series'.  The 12-24 club race on Casper Mountain is set for June 24th.  Some say there may be a road race or two in Casper too :)  I hope so!!  Last year in March, we did a 100 mile road bike ride to Midwest and back, so everyone is invited to join the Fish for that again.  And the 1st ever Fat Fish Racing training camp is something we are toying with for early May.  A true Fat Fish Racing training camp would include big miles in the morning, then fishing on the river, then eating some fish for late lunch.  Relax by a fire and talk about how sore our legs are, followed by a couple hour ride at night which would include hill intervals :)  have a beer, sleep, wake up and repeat!!  Sound like something you'd be interested in?

Well, back to goals.... By the time January ends, you should have a list of cycling goals.  These goals must be WRITTEN DOWN.  Don't just think of them and say you'll remember.  Write them down and put them where you can see it.  Tape it to your bike, on your poster of Lance Armstrong, the inside of you helmet.  Seeing and knowing these goals will help to make every rep in the gym, mile on the bike, minute doing lame Yoga easier because you are working towards something.

When you have a free couple hours, check out all these links that I have posted below.  They are just a few of the races within 8 or so hours from Casper that you'll see a Fat Fish at.  Most of the team has already had our goals in mind for months now.  Heck, I'm still working on my #1 goal that I set 5 years ago.  But with each year and every race, I set new goals.  Anyway, I hope that looking at these events will give you inspiration to set some goals for yourself.  Enjoy and have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.


Breckenridge Imperial Challenge  April 16th

Laramie Tuesday night series + Gowdy Grinder

Colorado State Series

Winter Park, CO summer series

Rocky Mountain Ultra Endurance Series

The greatest endurance race there is: The Enduro

Bearlodge Classic In Sundance, WY

Black Hills Fat Tire Festival

Breckenridge MTB Race Series

Mountain Biking for KIDS!!

This is about the start of a WYOMING HIGH SCHOOL (jr high and/or sr high) MOUNTAIN BIKE LEAGUE!!!  Its been in the works for a couple years in Laramie and the ladies and gentlemen down there want to introduce it to the rest of the state.  Why not, there are tons of kids that ride bikes and plenty of others who may be interested in the LIFE-LONG sport of mountain biking.  

This post is to get a list of interested adults and youth who want to know more about the league.  Whether you want to be a head coach, assistant coach, ride leader, race volunteer, youth racer, adult of a youth racer, or just want to know more about it, please email fatfishracing.gmail.com so we can get you added to a list.  You don't have to be from Casper either.  As of right now, Laramie has a team and Cheyenne has a team.  I'm confident that Casper has the youth interested in joining.  Lander, Green River, Sheridan, Gillette and Jackson are others that we know have the youth that ride but will they want to join a league.  Well, email the Fish and lets talk about it :)

We are thinking that at least the first year of the WY league will be independent from any other high school leagues from other states.  This will help cut the costs of racing for the kids.  If we are independent, we can include younger youth as well.  Maybe 6th/7th and up??  It's all about the kids!

If you want to be on the email list for this, please email.  Hope to hear from you.  And please pass this on to anyone you think may be interested. 

Have a great day!

Fish StiCX Final Standings

Competitive Category	CX race1	race 2	Race3	Total
Adam Leiferman	50	49	50	149
Emil Gercke	49	50	47	146
Leif Johansson	47	47	49	143
Neil Benton	46	48	46	140
Bryce Straka	44	46	45	135
Joel Simonson	40	43	41	124
Keith Wharton	45	0	44	89
Gordon Edwards	40	43	0	83
Paul from Gillette	48	0	0	48
Matt Langley	0	0	48	48
Cristy Olsen	0	45	0	45
Mike Belser	0	44	0	44
Matt Deane	0	43	0	43
Brian Olsen	0	0	43	43
Clint Connor	0	0	42	42
Sport Category	race 1	race 2	race 3	Total
Bruce Lamberson	48	46	50	144
Jack Custard	46	45	48	139
Brian Peterson	45	43	45	133
Ethan Murray	49	50	0	99
Lori	0	40	49	89
Jeremy Brusch	0	42	46	88
Chris Reilly	0	49	0	49
Roy Buck	0	48	0	48
Mason Sale	0	47	0	47
Dawn Custard	0	0	47	47
Amy Sale	0	44	0	44

Results from the CX Finale

Competitive Category	Place	Time
Adam Leiferman	1	43:27:00
Leif Johansson	2	43:34:00
Matt Langley	3	43:56:00
Emil Gercke	4	44:55:00
Neil Benton	5	45:27:00
Bryce Straka	6	46:50:00
Keith Wharton	7	48:26:00
Brian Olsen	8	49:01:00
Clint Connor	9	1 lap
Joel Simonson	10	DNF
Sport Class Name	Place	Time
Bruce Lamberson	1	30:00:00
Lori	2	32:45:00
Jack Custard	3	37:00:00
Dawn Custard	4	40:12:00
Jeremy Brusch	5	@ 1 lap
Melissa	6	@ 1 lap
Brian Petterson	7	@1 lap
Dawson	8	@ 2 laps

Big Thank You and a Video To Boot

     Friday night the snow started to fly and come Saturday morning the plows were out in full force.(Check out the video below to see what the plows did for the Fat Fish in Mike Sedar park!) Saturday brought an end to the FishstiCX Series. We had snow and cold to kick off a classic cyclocross race. The weather couldn't have been more perfect.(No wind- gotta take advantage of those days.) The turnout was great and I think everyone had a ton of fun!! We had a blast putting it on. Riders ranged from veteran cyclcross racers to beginners out for their first time. There were a lot of excuses that could have been made to stay home and hang out in the pajamas or go out and do some of the other fun activities going on around town. We're happy that those who came and rode chose to do so. The turnout of people who just came to watch was great also. We even had sponsors show up to watch and see how things were, and what these races are all about. Everyone is welcome back anytime. Results will be up in the future so check back to see how you or your friends faired out in the snow.
     We really appreciate all of the participation we have had throughout the year! It's been fun to see and help all of the beginners and people new to the sport smiling and having a good time at each of the races. It's been rewarding to put on good races for those who want to take it to the next level and be a little competitive and even better to see everyone still have fun and show good sportsmanship at each of the events. We were able to give away great prizes and have the series made possible only through great sponsors! To them and each of you we say THANK YOU!!!!. Please continue to support these fine sponsors and visit their business this holiday season. The year has been great for us and we hope the next is even better. May you have a very Merry Christmas.

     The video is of the sport/recreational race. It would have been really easy for a few of us Fat Fish to get together and do a crazy winter ride. These racers and riders come and give it their all every race and are another good reason to put these races on. They are some of the "heroes" that make the series successful.Enjoy.