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<rss xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><title>RickySilk</title><link>http://rickysilk.dirtysouthmtb.com</link><description>36 years old. One wife and two kids. I like bikes and I like the woods. I like riding bikes in the woods.</description><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:48:33 PDT</lastBuildDate><generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1</generator><atom:link xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" href="http://rickysilk.dirtysouthmtb.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><sy:updatePeriod xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/">hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/">1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title>Why Train?</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RickysWorld/~3/NJv-KHLuKK8/</link><category>life</category><category>link</category><category>training</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">RickySilk</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:48:33 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://rickysilk.dirtysouthmtb.com/?p=618</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Why not just ride? I&#8217;ve asked myself that question. I&#8217;m not totally sure why. 
I just read  &#8220;Talent vs. Training&#8221; by Molly Cameron. I can relate. Why train so hard? I...<br/>
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Even with all the rain the course was still good. The bottom half of the big climb was a little muddy and extra rocky. I guess all the rain had washed the dirt out from between the rocks...<br/>
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Starting friday we&#8217;re going to...<br/>
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Turns out The Boy started...<br/>
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