tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765491466852689692.post510322059962699950..comments2023-12-11T09:00:24.299-05:00Comments on Until the Snow Ends: Tuesday Night Reality CheckColin Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289923497258059725noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765491466852689692.post-26725032632663021462009-01-10T19:42:00.000-05:002009-01-10T19:42:00.000-05:00Excellent job. I didn't even dare go for fear of e...Excellent job. I didn't even dare go for fear of embarrassment. I think I chose wisely. However, I went down to Otis today and chased masters mutants KH, MM, JB and SM around on MTB. I chose poorly.mkrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15780870344676828580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765491466852689692.post-73974383073574852032009-01-09T20:13:00.000-05:002009-01-09T20:13:00.000-05:00Dobie -- we will... by March. Alex -- Are you fam...Dobie -- we will... by March. <BR/><BR/>Alex -- Are you familiar with this thing called an "interval start?"Colin Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06289923497258059725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765491466852689692.post-3327535271796903052009-01-09T20:08:00.000-05:002009-01-09T20:08:00.000-05:00Colin, do you realize that in that picture of you ...Colin, do you realize that in that picture of you you're barely ahead of some people who look like they learned how to ski yesterday? Just sayin...Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241445781480320172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765491466852689692.post-3828638950970413212009-01-08T22:24:00.000-05:002009-01-08T22:24:00.000-05:00I'm pumped for the Flying Moose...it will be my fi...I'm pumped for the Flying Moose...it will be my first 20k classic ever.Luke Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17215899775567698921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765491466852689692.post-34884466070910589622009-01-08T20:19:00.000-05:002009-01-08T20:19:00.000-05:00here's an idea...we should get in shape and beat t...here's an idea...we should get in shape and beat the old guys...Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047087662508814095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765491466852689692.post-66271510889661566342009-01-08T18:21:00.000-05:002009-01-08T18:21:00.000-05:00Well, move the town of Bethel, and its snowfall, a...Well, move the town of Bethel, and its snowfall, and its trails, down to Boston for the weekend and I guarantee you'll draw 88 racers.Colin Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06289923497258059725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765491466852689692.post-46435618649742155132009-01-08T17:54:00.000-05:002009-01-08T17:54:00.000-05:00Didn't mean to be anonymous. The above comment fr...Didn't mean to be anonymous. The above comment from ever-loving Mom, of course.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10159140154457062576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765491466852689692.post-4193489475140345342009-01-08T17:51:00.000-05:002009-01-08T17:51:00.000-05:00Egad! 88 racers on a Tuesday night! And we strug...Egad! 88 racers on a Tuesday night! And we struggle to get 50 racers at the Flying Moose Classic (this year on Feb. 15, 2009 -- a shameless use of my son's blog to get registrants, http://www.caribourecreation.com )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765491466852689692.post-49423481548895328202009-01-08T15:55:00.000-05:002009-01-08T15:55:00.000-05:00Yeah, I did see you then, when we were getting ins...Yeah, I did see you then, when we were getting instructions 'n stuff. Everyone looks different in spandex, but I was the guy in red with black (reference <A HREF="http://bp2.blogger.com/_NmrRkXazy0c/R4umTzaOVCI/AAAAAAAAALE/wEtEG6pxnbM/s1600-h/DSC_0967.JPG" REL="nofollow">here</A>) hanging desperately onto the lead group.Colin Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06289923497258059725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765491466852689692.post-18720916292363708172009-01-08T15:52:00.000-05:002009-01-08T15:52:00.000-05:00i was actually loitering around the snow cat watch...i was actually loitering around the snow cat watching people come by the left hand turn closest to the registration building. people looked even more similar than at a bike race. i kept looking but did not see you or Carey. I was on my cross bike, wearing a blue and white jacket. there was an impressive amount of people for a tuesday night on icy snow.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09283988150013827871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765491466852689692.post-47600106122520790902009-01-08T15:45:00.000-05:002009-01-08T15:45:00.000-05:00i stopped by during my ride home to check out the ...i stopped by during my ride home to check out the scene. it was comically similar to a cross race except i could not find the pits? lots of people in funny outfits with piles of extra gear socializing before the agony was to start.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09283988150013827871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765491466852689692.post-83765707844807716472009-01-08T15:38:00.000-05:002009-01-08T15:38:00.000-05:00No I'm really gloating unfairly because nothing un...No I'm really gloating unfairly because nothing unexpected hurts when I try to go hard on skis...only the things I expect to hurt. And at this point I'm fairly confident in my ability to ski as fast as Rob Bradlee. Unless I fall. Multiple times. Which, as you know, is not out of the question.Luke Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17215899775567698921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765491466852689692.post-78789856592470652822009-01-08T12:53:00.000-05:002009-01-08T12:53:00.000-05:00Well, I didn't actually manage to hang with the le...Well, I didn't actually manage to hang with the lead pack until Jan 22 <A HREF="http://untilthesnowends.blogspot.com/2008/01/more-tuesday-night-smackdown.html" REL="nofollow">last year</A>. I'm probably about the same place as I was last year. Let me tell you Cary, ski racing when you haven't been doing it is HARD. You might want to try one of these before the supertour. Maybe.Colin Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06289923497258059725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765491466852689692.post-68312064718566795712009-01-08T12:48:00.000-05:002009-01-08T12:48:00.000-05:00I was a bit surprised, I'm not gonna lie...I g...I was a bit surprised, I'm not gonna lie...I guess core strength with Alex does pay off...or was it all the binge-drinking combined with the walking not skiing>?C-BOMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851778056950193656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765491466852689692.post-77425423370212965482009-01-08T11:22:00.000-05:002009-01-08T11:22:00.000-05:00Come on...those guys are pushing 50 some of them. ...Come on...those guys are pushing 50 some of them. Pathetic.Luke Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17215899775567698921noreply@blogger.com