{"id":2228,"date":"2018-01-03T19:07:07","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T19:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/?p=2228"},"modified":"2018-01-05T19:20:21","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T19:20:21","slug":"welcome-2018-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/03\/welcome-2018-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome 2018!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So what&#8217;s the best way to kick off the new year?\u00a0 \u00a0More riding, of course!\u00a0 \u00a0This time it was single track on the dirt bike.\u00a0 \u00a0Which is a great workout, you&#8217;ve got cardio (from working too hard to stay up right) and you get weight lifting (from picking up the bike each time you fall over).<\/p>\n<p>It had been months since I rode the dirt bike down in Abq, so when Scot asked if anyone wanted to go, I was all over it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" 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easier to ride on the little bike than, it is on the Tiger.<\/p>\n<p>In all we covered around 45 miles.\u00a0 I have started to use a new app for tracking my dirt rides, in addition to the InReach I have been using it&#8217;s call <a href=\"https:\/\/u4462073.ct.sendgrid.net\/wf\/click?upn=W4YTUtKgFRbekS2L5Yl-2FfYbDCDt65WY41m-2FkO8zyy97U9EgpTUTz5FGshsvkQvahPMMs-2FIOmY8g18sjrQiuAbC5-2Fxiqm0QnFh5tYrMEwTFigl8ZqzvAFQlcCZVd5teIz_u3bukLYm94TJyMpfBwtw7FHB0xre0PLf-2BPjA1WpRSZYQWDAUe0KPmyUAwOiW-2FTbeTBhBiNgrMivOLItD4T-2F8y-2Bb8lhOB6lIUOdaRnthlNiJt9XgrOgCAtA7dCc4I-2FKwnPxYDrblbOtyVQYpTQgegNED2zgv5BH1LTaw3gf2IbzpCV2NyR5Fns8na-2BHONN8ZOMzKV97nCN3rX0K8W4fwgFx0Ki0g-2BClUAEv57f2-2FBJpo-3D\">Ecrumb<\/a>\u00a0from RoadID.\u00a0 \u00a0It&#8217;s a great tool to help keep you safe when out riding.\u00a0 I have been doing some riding on my own lately and it give me a bit more piece of mind.<\/p>\n<p><a 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