Thanksgiving!

It is truly a sad sight to see three bikers trying to run, but that has been the story here in Eau Claire for the past month. Chad and John have been at it for the past few weeks, and I joined them for the first time early this week. We only ran for 40 minutes or so, but I'm still hobbling around campus. I'm hoping I adapt pretty quick, or it's going to be a long winter.

John and I have been lifting a few times a week also. Getting huge. Warming up in the weight room on a stationary bike really makes you want to get outside and ride. Unfortunately we've had some snow/rain here. It's fair to say, though, that we have all been in off season mode lately. Chad has been mega busy, and is now officially student teaching at a school in chippewa falls. We're getting close to heading back up to Spoon town for some turkey and mashed potatoes and to catch up with the family.

Couple of other fun things;

Check out Tj Woodruff's new coaching program website: www.momentumendurance.com

and

Chad's 9.9 is on Ebay right now, so if anyone is looking for a lovely bike let us know.

So that's it around here. I hope everyone's cross season is going well!

Happy Thanksgiving,

-Chase

For your listening enjoyment

The Cranberries, Linger. Enough said.

Chew on this

This afternoon, while sipping coffee with John and chatting with Ron Kay, we decided it would be a dandy time to put together a list of the stuff that really grinds our gears. Not that we're cynical people (you may disagree in a few minutes), but it just seemed to be the right time. This is the type of list that can't be pre-meditated, it just happens. While your reading this list feel free to say to yourelf (but not too loudly) amen, or wow these guys are in my head, right on, so true, or even just sit back and giggle. Invite your friends over, get into a heated argument, whatever floats your boat.

so here goes....

We are not big fans of:

$40 dollar jeans
11:11 make a wish
Vote No
Vote Yes
Tree huggers
Lumberjacks
slightly cracked ping pong balls
political emails
slightly deflated basketballs
VCR's
Jinco Jeans
animal wallpaper
tube socks
big girls "slipping" into a size 2
People who don't give a damn
people who do give a damn
wasabi (Horseraddish's bastard child)
Litterers
people who drag their shoes when they walk
drunk girls
trying to drink out of a nalgene bottle while walking
femininsts
tools
specialized
black tea
lost remotes
cheap duct tape
slow drivers
rikshaws
credit card statements
people who stand in the middle of the sidwalk to chit chat
popups
freedom fries
foreign professors with thick accents
indecisivness
Rosanne
Mold in water bottles
wet shoes
deodorant that stings your armpits
microwave clocks
overachievers
underachievers
Admiral Nelson
Dr. Phil
Carlos Mencia
straws with a little crack in them
sleeping with contacts still in
HR monitors that don't read quite right
security deposits
trying to balance your checkbook
snakes on a plane
Random Gary fisher contracts
Specialized
Snakes on a Plane
Sher
hangnails
GWB
cordless mice that don't work so hot
uggs
progressivley shorter overlapping t-shirts
dude capris
ass crack (I don't care who it is)
Grey's Anatomy
Riding in August
Specialized
no water hand sanitizer
Liberals
conservatives
liberal/conservatives
Hippies
sign holders
turn only lanes
wet towel from a previous shower
Marylin Manson ( the guy, not the music)
stripped bolts
19th birthdays
chex mix w/ M &M's
almond joy
crying babies (the best birth control)
tofu
scratched CD's
Bad art
Zelda 12
hippocrites
specialized
slow leaks
holes in the toes of socks
paper cuts
feng shui
the mall
specialized
stairs
screen doors
drinking fountains that don't shoot far enough
drinking fountains that shoot too far
people who feel the need to make out with the drinking fountain when the flow is just right
sponge bob
eminem
smell of subways
motion sickness
bat winging
Tomac
grips that spin on handlebars
excuses
specialized
columbia
laguna beach
Rosie O'donnel
Ink stains
lower back tatoos (tramp stamps)
cankles
crocs
specialized
razor burn
best buy (don't get me wrong this place rocks, but it takes your money)
walmart
lint
gypsies
Kevin Bacon
aids
big words in small situations
foldable bikes
"just get me the part, I'll take it back to the farm and fix it"
tiny staplers
paper clips
common cold
vitamin C
garlic
goths
cynical people....