DNF

Once again I DNF'd my final race of the year. At Ice Weasels I finished the singlespeed race but then dropped out of the 1/2/3 race after four laps or so. Getting beer feeds was difficult. I guess I need more friends... I did take a funnel full from Reuter's friend but when I did she looked at me like she was going to call the cops or something. It was that bad. And hardly any pics of the SS race showed up on the web, least not that I found. Anyway I'm DNFing this entry too, but I'll post it as proof that I'm still alive. The DNF Green Monster never really took off like I wanted it to either. No one even gave me shit about dropping out of Ice Weasels and then not posting it. And I did not enter Battenkill. I don't know why they open up reg on December 21 every year, but it makes no sense to me. Hype I guess, and it sure works. I could not even remember how many times I've raced it. Blog archives to the rescue. I did 2006, 2008, and 2009. In 2010 I just did the pre-ride, and that might be my plan for 2011 too. Thanks for keeping the faith.

Half-Assed Ice Weasels Promo

The Ice Weasels Cometh will feature singlespeeds, short shorts, bulging quads, weasels in kilts, free beer, hurdles over flaming servers, and awesome custom schwag. Colin Reuter action figure not included, cupcakes sold separately.

This was supposed to be an elaborate diorama featuring a Colin Reuter action figure, Honda Fit model, broken SRAM shifters, helmet cameras, flaming servers, Carharts, Crossresults.com skinsuits, medically-implanted at the wrist smartphone, COFFEE, Exit17 sidekick, and hot PRO girlfriend. Whoops. The project proved small for my imagination, but too big for my ambition. And you just try to find a suitable action figure with male-pattern baldness and a slight build. The red ski suit was easy, but the closest I could get was a shaved-headed GI JOE built like Mr T. And even that was thirty bucks.

But anyways, this Saturday is the third edition of the Ice Weasels Cometh at White Barn Farm in scenic Wrentham MA. I missed last year because I was in friggin' Bend, but I'll be back in twenty ten in all my red shorted 56 toothed chainringed glory. This Saturday. Route 1A just south of the center. Thanks for reading.

Wrap Up

Solo on a dualie. Bars were too wide and stem too short, but on the fast stuff it's like a motorcycle.



Not so great on the climbs if you ask me. Overlook had been recently graded anyway. Never rode an MTB faster than the way down.



Ocean on one side, canyon on the other. This place rocks.

Eleven days, two cross races, two cross workouts, one XTERRA trail race, a twelve mile trail run, a ten mile back-country hike, three road rides taking in four canyons and around 10,000 feet of climbing, a mountain bike ride, and two massages. I guess I had a good trip. It was a little chilly though, barely got above 65 most days. Super clear this week though. Thanks for reading.