It's Saturday. Why am I up?
- Thread starter stoney
- Start date
Tuned and cleaned up Mrs Ringle’s mtb, as she is riding with some ladies this am. Finally put some new blades in my planer. Now back in the house for coffee and eggs.
Later will be celebrating the resurrection of JC by searching for magical eggs from the platypus rabbit that lays purple and pink eggs with chocolate in them.
I drove to Boston and back yesterday to pick up my race crap and browse the expo. 8 hours round trip. I'll cross the starting mat at 10:30 Monday morning. For any of you brosophs tracking me, the tracker will give splits every 5K. Figure if I can keep those 5K splits around 23 minutes I'll be doing ok. The 30K and 35K splits will be the slowest because that's where the hills are. I'm hoping to run 3:10 although 3:15 is probably more realistic.
It feels nice to get my hands on a Boston Marathon bib. It's not easy to do.
It feels nice to get my hands on a Boston Marathon bib. It's not easy to do.
Wife went with some Germans for an early trail run this morning. I am supposed to meet Beto at 7 for MTB. Rained early last night so we should have hero dirt.
While walking the hound prior and coffeeing, saw a road biker walking his bike and carrying his shoes. (?)
Turned out he had a pinch flat and even a tube, but no hex wrench to remove his fancy thru axle. Got him to the garage and back moving quick. Dog liked him.
Yesterday on the mountain a hapless pair of shuttlers were in a similar pickle with a pinch and zero tools or even knowing how to remove the axle on the ancient Marzo dual-crown on his Giant. Took 2-3 of us passers-by to get them going again.
While walking the hound prior and coffeeing, saw a road biker walking his bike and carrying his shoes. (?)
Turned out he had a pinch flat and even a tube, but no hex wrench to remove his fancy thru axle. Got him to the garage and back moving quick. Dog liked him.
Yesterday on the mountain a hapless pair of shuttlers were in a similar pickle with a pinch and zero tools or even knowing how to remove the axle on the ancient Marzo dual-crown on his Giant. Took 2-3 of us passers-by to get them going again.
Spent more time out of bed than in it last night. Got the trifecta of insomnia, crying baby, and a dog shitting on the floor. Nice.
At least I didn't wake up with my back in knots. Oh wait...
That, is fucking awesome. My Dad's been trying to get one for over 5 years. He (before getting COVID) was in the 8:10 pace for a half and still couldn't get one. I'm, sadly, quite confident that he'll never get one now since his lungs are all sorts of fucked up now.
Up early to help with the 12-hour race. I’m a course marshal at an intersection with a road, I’ve got a stop sign and a safety vest. The view with my coffee and croissant isn’t too shabby.
Am here. Daddy daughter day was a disappointment, kid just wanted to watch tv. Guess I have to be more active about limiting it. Was hoping she wanted to go on an adventure but she might be turning into a “homebody” like her ma
woke up to the sounds of a downpour on the camper roof. guess I will wait out the rain and drink espresso. No way I am going fishing in my kayak in a downpour. too old for that shit
Didn't sleep so bagged on skiing. Chores, garage clean-up, perhaps a ride?
Go get 'em Babs !!
Also slept like shit again, woke at 1:44 and didn't sleep much after that.
Fairly sure I could smell wildfire smoke and the moonlight made it look hazy at fiveayem when the DSO wanted outside.
Need to go service the squish fork and swap it for the rigid on wife's hardtail. Not sure what today's ride will be or which bikes even.
Fairly sure I could smell wildfire smoke and the moonlight made it look hazy at fiveayem when the DSO wanted outside.
Need to go service the squish fork and swap it for the rigid on wife's hardtail. Not sure what today's ride will be or which bikes even.
My daughter has gotten to the point we have to keep the tv unplugged unless she gets permission to watch.
boston creme, duh!
couple things around the house this morning, then help a buddy install his new tv on a wall mount. should make him sign a waiver in case it later falls off the wall and breaks.
rock on fellas!
Your kid gets the choice? Mine does not
tv/ipad is also limited to 30-60 min/day. Makes things go much more smoothly.
Did not realize that last night's concert was not just music of Indiana Jones, but was infact the symphony playing the film score during a showing of Raiders of the Lost Ark. That was super fun.
Kid to violin, household shit to do. Seder dinner at a friend's tonight. I have to make the Kugel.
pervert
Correct. We also would have accepted baked beans.
Have the lane to moto land cleared finally. I think I’ve had more trees blow down this winter than I ever have.
the what now?
Hey Kidwoo is it snowing up there? It's been pouring rain on 88 by Jackson since 11 pm
The men’s solo race leader just passed me, heading out on his third lap. He’s pulling 1:20-ish laps in a 14-mile course that is 11 miles of moderate to high tech Singletrack. Pretty impressive. Second place is approaching now, probably 4-6 minutes back. Unless this isn’t second place but a lapped rider.
I put my snowmobile into storage yesterday so of course there's almost half a foot of snow and growing at my house right now.
Me, for another hour and a half.
also, that was a lap rider so who knows how far back second place is.
also, that was a lap rider so who knows how far back second place is.
definitely gonna need some helmet cam vid of that once you get going
I think someone just died in the bathroom at the tire store. Door's been locked for 20min and some guy just walked, out of the building, into his assumingly finished car, and drove away. It's... Bad. The whole lobby is fucking disgusting. People are giving each other looks of "who did it? Was it him". And while I was typing this, two people just walked out to sit in the cold.
So my buddy just got an ebike. He is the perfect user. Shoulder reconstruction, both knees and one hip replaced. Facing back surgery and 74 years old. At least he is not giving up.
A couple weeks ago I passed an older woman sans helmet on her ebike. She was staring at her phone mounted on the handlebar, just like how she drives.
Went out for tacos and margaritas last night. Plan was to meet up with one hooker, but they coordinated a surprise second hooker appearance. The three of us closed out the place talking about dicks and hooks and cabbages and kings. It was the stress blow off I needed.