HMB cycling

Goldmine 12/19

This weekend we kick-off the HMB WTS with the Goldmine ride, and by celebrating Bill Care's 60th birthday

Bill Care has a perfect attendance record for HMB rides. We have tried to tell Bill there are other things in life, other then HMB rides, and riding big miles. But I think five-dollar Bill is only content when he is in the saddle and going up hill. Going on 60, and still going strong!

Come out and join in the fun this weekend. We are going to have a nice mix of riders with different levels of experience but all with the common goal of finishing and having fun doing so.

Get your winter training off to a good start with the Goldmine ride this weekend. Only three more months before races start popping up on the calendar!

Pennies in the bank and base miles under the belt.

Starting with the first Saturday of January, the WTS will be in full effect. Every weekend we will rotate between r-t-r, goldmine, and the carefree ride. Do all three and earn the "full cycle" bragging rights.

January 2nd, we begin with r-t-r, a true classic and favorite of many!

 

Suffer Accordingly

MMMM good

We had 10 guys and a gal on the Karl's Rhino Fry Ride... nice pace, smooth groove, with a touch of "oh God" when Shebelsky would decide to turn it up a notch.

Seven of us stopped off at Rockwell's at the end of the ride and enjoyed some Rhino Fries and beer.

I challenged Karl to drinking a liter of beer and he proved he is German buy polishing it off in like 10 minutes. Big ring status.

Next weekend is the kick-off of the HMB WTS for 2010. It's Bill Care's birthday ride and to celebrate his 60th year we will be doing BOTH big climbs. It's going to be a great day in the saddle. Pennies in the bank.

The Rhino Fry Ride

• The Rhino Fry Ride (Karl's Ride)
• Saturday
• 9:30 AM
• Mt joy Mennonite Church
• (Etown crew leave from Etown HS at 9:00)

It's actually the Karl's Ride, but we finish up at TJ Rockwell's to partake in some Rhino Fries and a beverage. 

A couple years ago Karl got to talking about Rhino fries while out on a ride. It was from that conversation the RFR was born.

Of course, if you prefer not to stop you can keep rolling.

TJ Rockwells is usually the point where the Gretna gang, Landsiville/Lancaster, and Etown posses all go their separate ways.

With the 2010 HMB WTS kicking off next weekend, the RFR will be our last last supper.

The warden has called your number so make the RFR your last meal and ride into the 2010 HMB WTS, content and ready to Suffer Accordingly.

Goldmine NR

With the weather iffy for Saturday morning, and our desire to do the annual Goldmine NR, Friday night we went for it. 

Leaving at 7:00 PM from Elizabethtown it was Farmer, Zban, Shebelsky, Spittal and I. We had a solid crew that worked like a well oil machine.

The ride went smoothly and was very enjoyable. Near the end you get the typical leg burn and ready to finish mindset, but other then that it was a hell of a ride.

Riding at night, especially descending mountains is a whole new adrenaline rush. Our top speed was 51.6 mph down Moonshine. Talk about having faith in the guy front of you and your knowledge of the road.

Doing the ride was a last minute decision. Firday, I sent an email to the NR crew and six jumped on the night train.

Shebelsky, had just gotten back from a ride checked his email and decided to do Goldmine, too. He ended up with 110 miles for the day.

Our goal was to make it back by midnight, and we made it with 10 minutes to spare.

Goldmine Summit

The weekend

Thanksgiving is in the bag, and Christmas is around the corner. Wow, time flies fast this time of year!

This weekend, Amy and I went upstate New York to do our annual wine trail tour. We stay at a B&B outside of Ithaca and usually spend one day visiting each lake. Friday, we did the trails of Seneca Lake, and on Saturday, Cayuga lake.

 After a few vineyards driving starts to become a tough gig. The tastings catch up to you fast and before you know it you haven't eaten, and already visited 9 vineyards!

Rasta Ranch, is always a favorite stop of ours on the Senea Lake trail. The wines are like drinking mad dog 2020, but the atmosphere makes up for it all. Always a good laugh with complete strangers.

Snack time!!

Last weekend, Amy and I went to Savannah, Georgia to visit an Army buddy of mine. He was from Texas and we picked Savannah as a place to meet. I drank too much.

After two weekends of being on the road enjoying the company of my wife, friends, and spirits, I plan to get grounded this coming week. At least temporarily...

Alice's Restaurant Massacree

A Thanksgiving tradition I have been keeping for years is listening to Alice's Restaurant, by Arlo Guthrie. A  musical monologue based on a true story that began on Thanksgiving 1965.

 Alice's Restaurant Massacree

This is not the race results

Today, the traditional Not a Race, did not happen, and Karl Woitas did not win.

There were approximately 60 riders who did not participate. 

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Not a Race

The Not a Race is not happening tomorrow at 9:00 AM

It is not happening on the Wednesday Worlds course. 

The winner will not get a can of yams.

Karl's Ride 11/14

Place:  Mount Joy Mennonite church

Time: 10:00 AM   (9:30 from Elizabethtown High School)

I did not make the ride last week due to being out of town, but I heard there was a good turnout with around 15 riders.

Pennies in the bank

Tuesday's NR we had 10 riders. Art, ended up with a 3.5 hour ride with coming from Millersville. That is some serious pennies in the bank for a weekday evening ride. It's been a great turnout for the NR's this fall  but as it gets colder the challenger becomes tougher. Riding in the black of the night gets cold not to mention the mental factor involved.

The consistent group of NR'ers we have been getting are serious contenders, so I expect our turnout continues to be strong. Some days I am amazed at the horsepower, and caliber of the riders in the group. It's a solid crew. 

Every Tueday and Thursday, at the Mount Joy Mennonite Church 6:30  ~ All are welcomed!