Football and cross
Cross bike ride Saturday
Snow ride in
Caramelized Apple cake
That is as far as I got. The first was going to be a few paragraphs expounding on the similarity of cross and football as seasonal outdoor sports that get better the colder and wetter is it outside. There was going to be a tie in to LFL (Lenny Football League - a college thing we did when it was cold and or wet outside, no pads tackle football on a small field with a few less than stellar athletes - I played as an indicator) and a few other tie ins.
Even not feeling 100% on Saturday I managed to get out for a glorious 4.5 laps on 'our' cross course. It could be a totally kick ass technical suffer fest if a race broke out on the course. Maybe it will be possible to get a few people to show up. Maybe a bribe with some food. The thing that kept going through my head: "How little tape can i get away will that could keep Paul Curley on the designed course?"
Of course the ride in. I really wanted to describe it in the epic sense. The battle with the construction vehicles. The reckless abandon with which the dump truck drivers were hurtling their unladen trucks down the bike path. The changing snow. The vehicular destruction passing me on flatbed haulers. The cold, the wind, the wet, the snow. And not least of which the beauty along the way and the ride of the 'Snaux' bike, aka my Carbon Mantra.
Last of which is food related. The clan met up with my brother last night. I brought desert. The result was impressive. Quite the delectable satisfying finish to a great evening. It wasn't a recipe specifically for what I made. I cobbled together a few different ones, exchanged a few ingredients for others, and made it work with what we had on hand. And holy crap, did it ever work. I spend a few minutes watching the Chargers and Colts to transcribe the complete recipe into the Moleskin book. I had planned to plunk it down here. Moleskin is at home. Soon.
Like everything, there comes a time to balance and sacrifice. Enjoy the pictures. And most importantly, remember to have fun riding your bike.
Heddwch
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Even not feeling 100% on Saturday I managed to get out for a glorious 4.5 laps on 'our' cross course. It could be a totally kick ass technical suffer fest if a race broke out on the course. Maybe it will be possible to get a few people to show up. Maybe a bribe with some food.
Next Saturday would work great for me.
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