on the lighter side

Here's a few funny dudes who may or may not wear kilts to formal occasions joking as their hot air balloon crashes (don't worry no one gets hurt) http://youtu.be/V01gnjGrglk

and then Mr. Plywood.  Maybe you've seen it before, if yes, still funny the second or third time around.

Crazy infographic: a brief history of Web Standards (credit RussC)

Today was a great ride in.  Legs and lungs were working together, HR jumped and stayed above 160 for 4 miles, power was fluctuating a bit but goal was to burn the legs up with a variable wattage interval with the goal of keeping the HR pegged.  Hurt but hurt so good.  Potential for some intervals on the trainer tonight.  I'm certainly trending to the 3:15 race.  Heck if nothing else to race with JONNY FUCKING BOLD.  Suck it murat, i'm putting the f'bomb in there because I want to.  Got another day or two to commit (along with everyone else it seems who's racing that race).  (Maybe JB will be tired by the second race and won't kick my ass so badly - yeah right).

Okay - this is pretty damn cool.  Aerial coverage of a CX race.  (direct link to video)GCD has the best quote: "Wow the shots from high up like that make the fields look really small."   And seriously putting the Elites and the B fields together at the same time? Nuts.  As in small fields.

The course does look pretty cool though.  Neat helicopter thing (wait for the end for shots of it).

Hell last year (or the year before) we had Domarski doing a flyover taking pictures from a REAL helicopter at Canton.

One hundred fifty.

The field limit for the Cat 4 race at Canton.  Seriously.  150.  Last I checked (this AM) it was up to 148, it should sell out before race day.  Todd brings up a good point, USAC needs to work on forcing some upgrades.  That said, where are these newly minted Cat 3s going to go?  Are they ready to get shredded by the wolves in the 1/2/3 races and in the big events where the cat 3 fields fill first, where are they going to go, esp if they aren't old enough to race Masters?

A good problem to have I suppose.  (just checked 149!)  Although it looks like a certain Tony Thissell is taking up two spots...

SINGMASTER? you're doing the 4 race? Talk about someone who NEEDS to upgrade. Shit.  And Kirschner, damn you scotty aint ya old enough to race in the 35+ open?

Ah, well, it is going to be what it is going to be, no? That said you do wind up racing the same people, and after a lap or two it sorts out and with 150 people on the course there will always be someone to chase (even if you are the leader, lapper hunting).  Is there a chance any of them will hang out long enough to say hey by the time i show up?  Probably not.  But damn parking won't be a problem!  Assuming the rusty race wagon can limp up that far.

So see ya there - i've gotta get the Map according to Jerry posted.

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