Wednesday Standard Volume 8.0

 

Mother Nature remains in a manic state in the area. Rain threatened our ride all day, and I was grateful we could push off before anything came in... Ultimately, we would catch a few drops, but the trails were super good. Ted took a few turns at the front, and did a great job leading, and showing me a new (or revamped) trail that I had never ridden. AT FAIRHILL! I was shocked too... Melissa was kind enough to bring recovery carrots once again. Until next time...

Wednesday Standard Volume 7.0

 

The Wednesday Standard saw the sun break out of a somewhat gray day and warm the park right up. Fun loop tonight, with a couple of longer climbs, which kind of destroyed me. The heavy and sweet smell of honey suckle filled the air and made me sound like I smoked a pack of Marlboro Reds before the ride. Trails were absolutely delicous.

Wednesday Standard Volume 6.o

Wednesday Standard Volume 6: My legs were a little crabby, checked in with Kevin a few times regarding those sensations. He reported similar feelings. Found some flow once we got to a bike drive section. Trail conditions were perfect, everything rolled smoothly. Beautiful evening...

Wedneday Standard Volume 5.0

Fun group tonight. Matt had some inflation issues, but he quickly sorted that out. Joyful cruise around the park. Spring is coming, but she was a little shy tonight- but the sun, the sun was glorious- Melissa had recovery carrots and choclates for after the ride. The chocolate was great. miles and smiles

Wednesday Standard Volume 4.0

Wednesdasy Standard 4.0 looked threatened by impending storms, thankfully, the storms held off. Monk chose a fun route, all close to the parking lot in case the storms came. The forecast also is the reason for the pre-ride selfie. Little Egypt trails are really fun... I'm appreciating them in a way I haven't in a long while. cheers friends.

Wednesday Standard Volume 3.0

Volume 3.O had a hearty crew. Temps were much kinder than last week. Crack Head Bob remains one of my all time favorite trails. Until next week...

Wednesday Standard Volume 2.O

Week two of what I am calling the Wednesday Standard. Temps were about half of what they were last week, but the vibes in the group were very good. The sun was glorious and the trails on point. After a long winter, it felt good to be in the sun...

Wednesday Standard Volume 1.O

"as we gradually stopped racing, no one wanted to slow down the group, or distract from someone else's training, we just sort of all started riding by ourselves, and lost connection with each other a bit..." It was great to get back to this last night, honestly the biggest group ride I've done in years, but damn it was good to get out on this one. Looking forward to many more miles and smiles this year...

thank you.

Dear Reader,

Thank you and good night.

thanks for reading.

respect
fatmarc

The Evil That Socks Do...

Dear Reader,

Yesterday Monkey stood atop our stairs and threw down a pair of socks to me.

"throw these socks away please!" she said.

"These socks look brand new. What's the issue?" I asked.

"they are fucking evil." Monk replied stoically

"Evil!?" I inquired.

"Fucking evil. Horrible mojo, I want them gone, and I wouldn't wish their evil on my worst enemy." She calmly explained.

"What about someone who marginalizes your experience and belittles your skills?" I inquired.

With a smile my wonderful wife replied, "I wouldn't wish these socks on someone who says asinine mean and hurtful things to me."

I replied, "Wow! you're a good person, but I  have to ask what makes these socks so evil?"

"First time I wore them, my knee swelled up. Second time I wore them I seemed to forget how to drive a bike. Third time I wore them my legs felt like wood. They are done. The mojo is a no go." she explained.

"Do I need to burn them? Have an exorcism?" I asked, only half jokingly...

"Just get them out of the house." She said, turning and walking away...

totally normal stuff. totally normal.

Quick shot from the Water Ice Ride: the awesonme shot of Monk and I is how a hack with an
IPhone covers up his thumb in a shot.

thanks for reading.

respect
faticus