Battenkill Here we Come

Yeah...

Me signed up...

Me signed up with cat 4 gang. Why? Cause i'm cat 4 and i have a team mate registered for the race and there are already 81 people signed up with a 100 rider max.

Figured i'd regret it if i didn't sign up. Also knew that i ain't able to go head to head with the 30+ guys. Best to do my time in my Cat and maybe i'll get fast enough to upgrade some day. or not. there are worse things than being a lifetime cat 4 roadie... can't think of what they are... with a absolutely confirmed love of Cross as my favorite focused cycling discipline i'm comfortable being a 4.

So. Zoo, we'll actually get a chance to race together.

I was pretty sure about bringing the bike with me... but now at this point, the helmet shoes and the rest of the required crap that goes along with riding will take up too much valuable space. Besides, 10 days off the bike can't be all that bad for me.

And i got the studless ice tires put on the volvo for the trip... that's a sure fire way to stack the weather odds in my favor... or not... sure looks pretty mild over the next 15 days... prolly shoulda left the summer tires on... but they are summer tires, ain't good for nuttin in the snow.

And... can't find anything negative?. Well dissin cross and ranting about Math 101... may not be uber negative but the overtones of frustration in many ways has been lacking lately... maybe not negative but defiantely overly positive and inspiring like the lastest crop of stuff... I haven't owned any of those three items either... and i'm no where near as fast as you are...

Oh and another HOW ABOUT THAT... (i'd use them apples but... that'd be stupid)
Cyclocross world actually is citing sources now?

AMAZING...

what's the internet coming to?

oh about the course design thing... Cross is one that seems to be the type of event where course similarity could improve the crop of US riders... but then there'd prolly be a bunch of hippie mt bikers bitching about the grass crits and shit... for the record i'm with ryank... flyovers would be fucking COOL...

I hopefully will have a chance to go through the camera and see what gems my wife captured from CX Nats weekend....

My wife went through the Flickr images on the side bar here yesterday and had the comment at home "Wow, you have changed a LOT since Michigan." A big departure from that bloated fatass i was becoming.

cycling saved my life... at least it reversed the process of joining the rest of the country in the obese column. my BMI was over the normal range at one point, not by much but about 6 or 8 points higher than it is now. Pretty incredible what a simple commute on the bike can do for you.

taking a break this next week will be tough, but at least i'll have friends racing in Belgium to follow.

Congrats to Christine Vardaros on her being selected to the national team. Also pretty cool that Rhonda was selected. Will the caveman/Urbonus be selected to the men's side? Combined with the news about J.Page its all very cool.

Till later, Peace out everyone.
-The tall guy in the orange suit: "Like the Cliff Guys, just dirtier"(said MegA at nationals to some good lookin gal)