More reading (Yes 2 in one damn night)

OK This is from over a year ago...Of course I did not see it until now (trying to find out when her damn wedding is...I think D and I are going to crash it!!!)

Anywho...Here it is and thanks Kristy your feelings are even more true today...Now I have to go to bed as I can only listen to so much acne face cream commercials.

-Booms

This goes out to you, Booms

When it comes to this blog, I purposefully stray away from frequent rants - I just don't want all that negativo infecting my page. Life is good, and there is absolutely no denying it, so this is primarily focused on the adventures I have. Don't get me wrong....I love reading other blogs filled with sarcasm, complaints, ranting, and setting the dumb people of the world straight. That's my same sense of humor, and I'm not a fan of stupid people.

There are, however, going to be times when I have something to rant about. Maybe it will be to blow off steam, or to get the blogosphere to hear my point of view on an issue.....maybe to reach for a sense of Right, when I've been wronged. Hence the blog entry "I like to ride my bike..." just a couple of days/a week ago. I will never feel bad about posting something like that, because I doubt my views will ever change on the matter.

However, I feel like I just want to clear up one point - I was insulted by one person's actions alone. I felt like I had friends on my side, or at least supporting my decision - friends like OC and Booms. The way I had originally wrote it (I say originally, b/c I'm going to go back and edit it) I said "stinky, warm crap flying everywhere, me greatly insulted by the public insulting, teammates choosing sides or cracking jokes". I am sorry, especially to Booms, if it reads like your jokes were insulting. I actually LOVED them! They were just more fire in the belly. You are definitely one of my first friends in cycling, and I'd like to keep it that way. Please, don't feel bad about what you said at all- I thought it was great, and right on - even the "girl, you are in so much trouble". ;OP You're funny, and you lighten things up when they get all mucked up w/ bull-shyte. Thanks!

Posted by Kristy Kreme at 9:04 AM

Up-date AMC

SO I took a bit of time to look at me friends Blog sites...Kinda makes mine look like a crack house.

Ordered my 29er front wheel fer the on one. Should be nice for the race out west.

Couple of things to up-date

The Mn state series is going well and I should wrap up the victory on Sunday.

Another note there are only two peeps signed up for the AMC open SS cat. D-train and myself. It would be a very cool trip if we could share Jamison on the box together.

Its the dog days of Summer again and I be spending the last of those in this 150 year old second story home (no air). What does that mean...

I could rant for a while about...Well for one of the few times in my life I can't think of something to bitch about...well fuck it then off to bed I go.

-Booms

Yo...Bitches

This is normally done when drinking so take it easy one me

• AMC (American Mountain Classic) trip details are complete. Ship bikes to Vegas, fly to Vegas, drive to Brians head, DO this ( on ridged singles of course)
• Stage #1- The Prologue
  The American Mountain Classic will start with a 6 mile Prologue using the town trail in Brian Head. The six mile loop is a mix of fire road, single track and double track and will give racer's a taste of what it will be like racing at over 9,000 feet for the next three days!
• Stage #2-The Rim. 55 miles. 5,000+ Feet of Elevation Gain
  This 55 mile stage is named for the Epic Virgin River Rim Trail. Featuring over 30 miles of single track on the "Rim" trail, getting a good start is going to be important. The course takes racers along Utah's famous Pink Cliffs and offers views of Zion National Park to the south. This stage is sure to test everyone
• Stage #3-The Peak. 55 miles. 4,000+ Feet of Elevation Gain
  At 11,306 feet, Brian Head Peak dominates the Utah skyline. The first 5 miles of the course takes racers to 11,000 feet, just below the peak. Then it's onto some single track as the course winds its way out to Red desert and Tippets Valley.
• Stage #4- Dark Hollow. 54 Miles. 5,600+ Feet of Elevation Gain
  The 2006 N.M.B.S cross country course is the site for the final stage show down! This course received rave reviews from racers of all abiliities from our last stop here a couple years ago.
• Drink heavily in BH
• Go back to Vegas, Gamble, Piss in the big fountain, get drunk, piss on the sidewalk, gamble, buy Elvis sunglasses.
• Fly home to a hero's welcome (somewhere in all that ship our bikes back home as well)

That is the plan. Now, I have posted, so shut the fuck up already.

Booms

Yeah fuck

OK so...
I bought some good winter bike shoes and gloves...Both at a discount
Rode for 2.5 hours Saturday the 23.
Then found some sweet studded tires on Wednesday the 27.
Rode to work on the 28, It was 12 degrees when I left home. The ride home was in a middle of a snow storm. Had to stop by REI on the way home and get some snow board goggles as the snow was blinding.
Rode to work on Friday the 29. Then I rode to a happy hour after. Got drunk slipped on the ice and may have blown me knee out. Could not walk on Saturday and Sunday was quite painful. Am able to walk now but the pain is still shooting up and down my leg.

So...What have I learned? Why the fuck do I live in a place that will only allow riding for 6 mo? I mean for christ sake if I hurt myself in March I may loose most of the season.

Yeah well I hate writing so I be done. Need to develop a audio blog

-Booms

House Warming

With a sad heart I must reveal that D-Train has bought a house. Never mind who would lend him the money, gone is the quaintness of his condo. It was a warm place where one could flush the toilet and grab a beer from the fridge with out leaving the couch. A few years ago, when he was tyring to show the place a open house consisted of standing in one place while turning around.

So if any of you peeps out there are free stop by. Oh...For you out of towners, North Mpls is the hood...The serous hood so bring booze and a stun gun.

-Booms

D-Train and Booms are pro's

OK not really but kinda. I mean Damn it these are for a pro who we know and we would some of the few that have them .
So I know all you cats out there have been waitin for this...

2008 Race schedule (Boomss' anyway)
4/12 - Oxbow
4/19 - Durran Road Race
4-26 - Cohutta 100
5/3 - Gluek Road Race
5/11 - Spring Cup
5/17 - Cable Classic
5/18 - Event X ?
5/23 - 26 No Name Stage road race
5/31 - Mohican 100
6/8 - Afton
6/14 Lumberjack 100
6/21 - Loon state Road race
6/22 - Dirt Spanker ?
6/28 - Birchwood road race
6/29 - Mankato Bluff
7/20 - Redwing
7/27 - Either the powder monkey or the State Crit champ.
8/2 & 3 - 24 hours of Nine Mile Solo?
8/10 - 8/16 Transrockies
8/21 - 8/24 Brian Head Epic
9/13 - Chequamegon Fat Tire Fest
9/20 - Single track escape
11/8 - Iceman Cometh

OK so there it is...Gota go drink some beer as I have been at work for 12 hours. (working of course)

-Booms

Huh

Word on the street is smokin, eatin over 3000 cal's, drinking 5 nights a week and layin on the couch is not good training. Well god damn it we shall soon see..
My dumb ass has signed up for a few 100 mile off road point-to-point races and a 2nd go at the transrockies. First off is something called the Cohutta 100. It is on April 19 which I would like to point out is a tad over 2 mos away. Now to put this into perspective...I have 4 one-hour spin classes under my belt so far this year and I don't see many more in the future.

To set the scene here...It will be 5 degree's out this weekend and next weekend, There will be a major snow storm in March that will fuck up outdoor ridin, I have a growing nicotine habit to deal with, Beer tastes good...OK never mind that one, I am 30 lb heaver than I was in Aug., I will most likely quit the bike team I am on, my nutrition plan is "Fuck it I am eatin it", and well so what.

It will be interesting to see what happens to me, a guy in his mid thirties (oh damn, mid thirties? fuck me) who has seriously let himself go, when I hit the ultra endurance race scene.

Starting on April 19th I will be racing every weekend and as much as 3 times a week until the 4th of July. That’s 13 weeks in a row.

So let this be a lesson to you fuck sticks out there who think your bad ass cause you trained SOOOO hard and finished in the top spots.
Going into a race trained and finishing well is for pussies.
The one doin it out of shape and spending 2 to 3 times longer on the course is the true bad ass.

Out
-Booms

Back Bitchessss

Due to a lull at work, the possibility of increased membership, some complaints, the last night of Friday night broomball and a big drinking night ahead I might just write on this damn thing again.

You all will be proud of our little D-Train as he completed the Tough Guy race. He did well (top 90%) but got Mad Cow and is currently in the corner chewin on me new tubeless tires.

So god damn it we're back and just as drunk and fat as before. Although Jaminson does not cure mad cow disease it does make it a bit more interesting.

Booms

So

Training starts for next year in the PM. Nobody reads this and I find blogging a bit annoying so unless a ton of shit changes...See ya. Fuckers

Lookin for a Good read?

The read this

Deja Vu all over again

Yep. We signed up for the 2008 TRC. I would have liked to do something else but D needs to finish this race. I truly enjoyed the event but the dollar cost was pretty high. Look forward to it as I will be much more relaxed and personable this go around.

Have been working 12 hour days this week. Not a fan of big companies. Although nobody reads this (people might if I up-dated it more often and or had tits...Just adding fuel to the fire baby!!) I would like to say I am interested in perusing other professional interest at this time. (or in you and I speak my job is starting to suck more than it's worth)

-Boom
Oh...Just in-case there are any gold diggers in the audience. D-train's company, EKHO, has grossed a Million dollars for the first time in its short history. Hats off D. You have come along way from not knowing what accounts receivable are. Bottle of Blue label on the way!!