Feb

27

Guidelines for having a Completely Pointless Workout

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(This is all hypothetical, of course.)1. Be Grumpy.2. Instead of taking public transportation to/from work, sit in traffic so you can pick up one of your too-many bikes from the Freewheel. Even though this is a bike that technically will not be used in competition until September or thereabouts.3. Pay $17.50 to park the car downtown so you can then go pick up the bike after work.4. Speaking of work: have too much work to do in too little time and get even more grumpy.5. For lunch, eat a gross salad that's just a bunch of iceberg lettuce with a couple measly morsels of chicken, but it's free and pre-assembled.6. Get home 15 ...
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Feb

26

Conversation with my Brother #1

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So last week I get this phone call from my brother, Than, who lives in Hawaii. Poor thing.Than: Hey sis whatup. Are you sitting down?Me: Yeah why. What HAPPENED?! Are you O.K.?!Than: Yeah I'm fine. Guess what? Guess where I am calling you from?Me: Um, I don't know. California? OH MY GOD did you come VISIT?!Than: -sigh- Um, no. I'm calling you from my new bluetooth-enabled car.Me: OH MY GOD that is so COOL! You got a new car?! What kind?Than: It's a 2007 Audi S4. Google it.Me: OH MY ...
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Feb

25

Half Full

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I almost posted a list of my mistakes this weekend.I almost called this post "coulda shoulda woulda".I thought about posting a play-by-play but the thought bored me, so if it bored me it might really bore everyone else right?And I almost didn't blog at all.Tired. But then I gave myself a good round of look-at-the-big-picture and felt inspired. The Velo Promo Merced Season Opener Big To-Do Weekend was actually pretty cool. I made the break at the Snelling Road Race. The winning break. For four of 5 laps. Whoa. Last year, I don't think I even finished a road race until sometime in May, and, um, I won't mention where ...
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Feb

23

Final Quote from Camp

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Smartt: Has anyone seen my pants? They were in a brown bag.Sharon: I don't know. Did you check the lobby?The house was indeed awesome, but not quite of Daddy Warbucks or Capt. Von Trapp proportions (both of which could justify calling the foyer a "lobby"!)... What I want to know is what Mike Smartt was doing misplacing his pants?

Feb

22

Quotes from Camp #4

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"O.K. girls, let's all take turns saying something positive!" - Martina, in response to gossiping (which of course is rarely initiated by yours truly, ever. I am just saying...)"Taitt, you're looking at her boobs again." - our mechanic Mark Purnell, while trying to take a group shot of the team"Lisa, I thought you said this ride was flat!" - Everyone. Multiple times!Oh, and it hailed today. On us, on the Tour dudes, and then a few more times in the afternoon just for good measure!Here's a token team photo, with just us continental girls, taken on the stairway of ...
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Feb

22

Podium Girls Pt. 2

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Yesterday I referenced the, um, "podium girls" at the Tour of California.They have not been so hot. Ahnold, followed by some un-photographed blonde chick (what does that indicate...), and today, we have this. I am guessing we are looking at important Amgen folks and/or politicians?At least the scenery has been beautiful!

Feb

22

Update: Our Fat Old Guy Takes 7th

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I will have to stop sh!t-talking Henk. He finished 7th today. Amongst a bunch of big-timey sprinters who aren't fat.On to a new victim... stay tuned for updates on his identity.

Feb

21

Quotes from Camp #3

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"And at Altoona, there was this terrible crime! Oh wait, I mean climb, this terrible climb, Blue Knob..." -Sharon"So if you get upset at a race, don't show it, just come back to the car and decompose." -Lisa, emulating word choice of a "local racer friend""What I am trying to imagine is how you managed to woo him after all that." -Taitt, after hearing Martina tell her how-Roman-and-I-met story...

Feb

20

Training Camp Quotes #2

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Laura D: Well, I was coached by Bela Karolyi when I was a kid, so I can handle negative words directed at me.Me: Wait, Bela Karolyi the gymnastics guy? THE gymnastics guy?Laura D: That's the one!Me: Whoa.So my teammate could probably actually do all the flips and leaps that I secretly imagined myself doing when I took after-school gymnastics in 3rd grade. She could probably even do the splits! (I couldn't and still can't...)Oh, in case if you are wondering, here is a you-get-the-idea photo of Camp that I just ...
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Feb

19

Training Camp Quotes #1

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Lisa: O.K. girls, time to go grocery shopping! Here are my car keys, don't be gone too long.Us: Um, you aren't coming with us?Lisa: Nope! Buying food for the week will be your first team bonding experience!Us: Um, what are we supposed to buy?Lisa: Well, you know, salad stuff, lots of veggies, some chicken, and tofu, and brown rice. And get fruit for dessert!Two Of Us, on our way to Safeway: Fruit?! I'm gettin' me some ice cream!!Camp is going on all week so there'll be more...
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