Sunday, November 6, 2011
Iceman 2011
The 2011 nICEMAN has come and gone with several Off Camber riders finishing mid pack and better in their divisions:
27th Place Chad Schut 2:07:11
36th Place Steve Insley 2:14:39
77th Place Brian Neeley 2:40:39
Suffering a season ending injury in Friday's pre-ride, Mike Neeley was officially placed on injured reserve and could not compete in the race on Saturday. Rumor has it, he was establishing a pace that when replicated would grant a 1:45 minute finish. He is scheduled for knee surgery later this week and expected to make a full recovery and a relentless pursuit of the 2012 race.
The Czar, having missed the March sign ups, replaced Chad's mom as QB and went 1 for 1 flawlessly with a strategic Coke bottle hand off to Schut who was clocked racing through the exchange at 32 MPH. Czar's performance was a critical element supporting Schut's top 30 finish and leaving the other teams drooling in their envy.
Insley downed an IPA at every aid station and still glided through the finish at under 2:15. As for me, well...I glanced anxiously at many moments to the clock playing the "what point of the race are they at now?" game. With no pink tutu or pom poms waving frantically like a 7th grade cheerleader, I offered nothing to the team on Saturday. Having finished with the lowest miles this season and plagued by scheduling conflicts with this weekend's event, I am hoping my blogging skills (by default) keep me on the roster in 2012.
Congratulations guys! It has been a fun year and I hope the camaraderie carries on into next season.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Pando Fall Classic 2011
Mike strapped on the helmet to tackle the unforgiving slopes of Pando and single handily represented the team today. In preparation for the race, Brian and I ran recon for the course late yesterday, meticulously mapping out the strategic points in which the team's most elite jockey would need to sprint past the field.
As the #66 approached the starting line, it was clear that he was emotionally signaling to the hill it would become "his". 7 climbs later it was evident he was right. As the industry's most elite wrench's, film crew and stratamagizers, Brian and I happily served on behalf of the # 66 bike which to no surprise required no mechanical visits or rider fluid exchanges.
Congratulations, Mike on a race well done.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Meijer State Games of Michigan
As we were herded and mooing like cattle through the start it became clear that the day would be very interesting for me. The first mile of the race was bumping wheels and stopping for those that spun out on a few hills. If you weren't a leader right away, you waited on traffic. Perfect conditions for blowing up. It was downhill from there.
This was my first race of the season and I had a 2 week dip in miles leading up to it. That, a passion for beer and plenty more road miles than trail miles made for some interesting (un)conditioning. I am still not sure as I write this what felt worse; seeing that I was second to last (as usual) or noting my average speed in the results that was listed at 7MPH and change with the leaders at 10+ . I also paid particular attention that the finisher before me had about 12 minutes on me. It was an interesting event on a typically unforgiving and tight single-track course, but I put on the helmet. Jerimie
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