Registration for Granogue closes today (thursday) at 3:45. Will you be there? Will you pay a $10 late fee for not using Bikereg.com? Save some loot man, register today!
All the cool kids will be there. The Queen of the MAC, the crown jewel of the Mid Atlantic. A party with a cross race wrapped around it.
Granogue- if you are a crosser, and you live in the mid atlantic, you owe it to yourself to be here now. If you have never raced here, you need to do it, it's like prom, your first beer party and losing your viginity all balled up into one. Sure you'll be nervous, it'll hurt like hell but and you'll have a entirely different outlook on cross afterwards.
All of the Delaware Cyclocross Coalition of Delaware has been busy at work putting down step stakes, working and re-working corners, getting vendors in, housing out of town guests, rallying our registration folks, and trying to get this race together to be the best it possibly can.
One of my primary responsibilities is to handle all e-mail inquires. The new USCF system has created quite a bit of confusion, as this year I have had about 20x the requests asking to change category, or someone stating that "I'm not sure what class I should be in..." I'm sure we'll all get used to it, sooner or later, and it will all work out. I had entire blog about my favorite questions, but Tom kiboshed it. That's okay...
I kinda still liked the A,B,C format to tell the truth. A little more grass rootsy.
At practice tonight we rode some laps of the course to see how it was coming in. It's really freaking dry and fast. We have added some new twists and turns, maybe 30-40 yards in total, but I think they'll help the laps to be long and the course to be fun, and hard as ever. The sections are injected throughout the loop, and flow super nice.
What I am most proud of is how many people have dedicated so much time to make sure this event goes of without a hitch. Not just the DccoDers, but many of the C3-Sollay.com ! team have volunteered too. I knew there could be great synergy between our two organizations, and all the more reason that I stoked to be on that team. After putting on a great charm city race, to have so many from the team jump up and offer to help with Granogue really shows the team's dedication to forwarding the sport. I won't even go into the Philosophy of the DccofD. Tom McDaniel is "forward the sport" personified. His presense makes the DccofD what it is. I am proud to have him as a friend.
Dinner was La tolteca on 202. I went with three tacos and a cheese quesidilla. It was good, not great. Dinner conversation was typical for our group: ripping on each other and fart jokes. "we are an eating and drinking group with a cross problem." Rotten Rob should not be allowed near Summerhill. The implications of that alliance could alter the course of human history.
respect.
fatmarc
3 comments:
What I always like is how hard the corners are coming off the turret. Then they get knocked down roughly half a million times and then they get moved.
Man, I'll really miss that race. First time in 5 years I won't be there. What a bummer. You guys have fun without me.
Totally agreed, the new cats suck. Plus, the B men keep getting these random names. And seriously, how can I be a 'cross 2 and yet 'cross 1 means racing Trebon. That is a big freakin' gap.
Super race. Everyone should hit Granogue once. Kinda like Rob's mom.
Sure, the category thing sucks, but the promoters can just make the races open to several categories- like at Granouge. I don't think anyone who did the b's last year can't do the b's this year for example.
After everyone gets used to the new names of the old system it will be business as usual I think. Of course you'll still be answering stupid questions, but that's part of the fun of being a promoter!!
i wonder if these showers are gonna make much of an impact on the 'dry' granogue course we've been riding all week.
could make things really, interesting. ;)
ll
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