My boss told me that the blog gave the impression that Iowa was a bad time. False: Iowa was a stupendously awesome time. But I was too busy having fun to post about it, except when I wasn't having fun. Which is when I posted.
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Monday, August 3, 2009
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
An air raid siren is going off. It's done that three times. A train is blaring its horn about 100 yards away. Train horns can be heard for miles, and this one is right here. It sounds like it's in my tent. It angers the screechy dog, who is barking. There is an 80s classic rock cover band blaring out "Better than You" through mega-venue speakers.
My legs are covered in mosquito bites. I will be "awakened" (haha, like I was sleeping) at 445am to go ride 100 miles.
My legs are covered in mosquito bites. I will be "awakened" (haha, like I was sleeping) at 445am to go ride 100 miles.
The laundry is done, though.
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Fuck
Fucking donkey reaming satanic load of radioactive stupid waste of time stalinist shit.
THAT'S how I feel about my shower + laundry situation.
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Monday, July 20, 2009
Coffee
In a sea of shitty coffee, there was a little brown school bus filled with hippies serving up organic brew. When I got to them today, though, they had a sign that said the county wouldn't let them sell coffee from a bus. So rather than drive the bus 5 miles up the road, they encouraged people to steal what coffee they had and then planned to remain there for the rest of the day, "advocating for justice" in coffee serving privileges in Montgomery Co. Hippies.
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Sunday, July 19, 2009
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Blogging from the Blackberry
Well, this isn't the sexy Blogger app I'd been hoping for. Nevertheless, it does liberate me from the sub-twitter character limit imposed by a long email address and SMS.
Tomorrow I pack up for RAGBRAI. It'll be about 70 mi / day through Iowa, just one huge bicycle party. My training consisted of an incapacitated spring season, followed by a crapton of centuries, followed by laziness. All the rain didn't help. But I was even less trained for Florida (which was not even SUPPOSED to be fun) and I was alright.
I plan to eat a pork chop for breakfast every fucking day. Sorry, Rabbi Blum.
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Sunday, June 7, 2009
And then my frame pump
And then my frame pump falls apart. Classy. I found a one-armed cowboy action figure by the side of the road, though
Another fucking flat! And there's
Another fucking flat! And there's a hole in my tire. Turning around to abort.
14th out of 45 yesterday,
14th out of 45 yesterday, and apparently the staff had me pegged for top 3 overall if I hadn't flaked
The pleasure of blowing off
The pleasure of blowing off the 2nd century & getting a huge VT breakfast was almost worth the wasted cost of registration
Woke up stiff w/ a
Woke up stiff w/ a slow flat & didn't want to ride at all. Finding a big huge tref-ilicious breakfast after 10mi changed my tune
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Lost the peleton @ mile
Lost the peleton @ mile 98 when I dropped my water bottle and couldn't muster a rally :-(
Friday, June 5, 2009
Oatmeal stout & an elkburger
Oatmeal stout & an elkburger smothered in onions counts as carbo-loading, right?
Sunday, January 4, 2009
VICTORY! Pushed through everything to
VICTORY! Pushed through everything to cover final 64 mi. Averaged well over 20mph until last 5. Impossible be damned. Boston!
Got back on after some
Got back on after some advil @ 1st SAG. Blasted thru 29.5 mi @ 21.17mph. 90 min to go...stay on target...
If the pain doesn't subside,
If the pain doesn't subside, that will mean NS actually was slightly higher mileage (albeit in 33% more time)
Horrible, stabbing pain in right
Horrible, stabbing pain in right achilles tendon on every stroke. I guess that's it for me...
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Damn...just found out that you're
Damn...just found out that you're supposed to time centuries incl. stopped time. That's a lot longer.
WOW! 5h 38m 0s century
WOW! 5h 38m 0s century (17.73mph)...no drafting! 115mi ttl. Weird car wreck resulted in some impromptu singletrack detours...
Friday, January 2, 2009
Not riding was harder for
Not riding was harder for me than riding. I can't wait to get back on the bike.
Kept my word: I'm off
Kept my word: I'm off bike, icing the knee, watchng the organizer's kid tap-dance
I'm feeling better & tempted
I'm feeling better & tempted to reverse myself, but the wiser part of me says it's just shame motivates that.
On the other hand, 5
On the other hand, 5 consecutive centuries is pretty awesome, and 7 in 8 days is also pretty awesome. OK, I'll sit out today.
Correction: I know I need
Correction: I know I need to sit it out today or risk ruining several weeks with an injury. I just hate not doing what I said.
Got up to go to
Got up to go to bathroom, and knee that hurt yesterday was painfully tight. Stretched & it got better. Mulling sitting out today.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Somehow managed to finish the
Somehow managed to finish the 5th century. 2 triathlete coaches gave me an intensive 2hr skills lesson today. Knee pain @ mi 80.
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