Bier en modder

The fall schedule looks like it’s 90% finalized.  Couple unknowns in there but I can still make a tentative plan.

9/6-7: off.

9/13-14: Pain on the peak

9/20-21: Team pics & party.  It’s Hood River but team stuff is about as mandatory as it gets. Plus, we *may* be picking up our new unis there although we may be asked to hold off on racing with them until Alpenrose.

9/27-28: Veloshop Cross and/or Barlow.  Dunno yet.  Rach is out of town and I’ll need sitters to race.  I hope to get one in, maybe both if they’re close.  I haven’t seen any details.

10/5: Alpenrose. Always good. I’ve typically done well here.

10/12: Wilsonville. New venue (to me).

10/19: Rainier. Great course that I want to do again. I faded down the stretch last year.

10/25-26: off (rest week)

11/2: Barton. My favorite.

11/9: PIR. Ok, I’ll admit it…I’m a PIR virgin. What was I thinking??? Oh sure, it’s the closest race to town but I think I’ll skip it. What an ass.

11/16: Hillsboro (finals). New course. Too bad though.  The old stadium course, especially from 2 years ago, was one of the best.

11/23: off (rest week)

11/30: no races

12/6-7: USGP.

I’ve got a few tune-up/pre-season races in there but the bulk of the schedule is Cross Crusade.  I don’t want to go into Alpenrose cold.

So that’s it.  Depending on which races I do, there’s about 10 hours of racing spread out over 3 months.  10 hours!!

Last month’s brain-fart is brought to you by…well, you’ll figure it out.

In Bend.  Rach and I left the kids with M & D and headed in to town for drinks, dinner, and a movie (Batman).  Got through the first 2 with little time to spare for the movie start.  Yes, I know there’s a hour of flippin’ previews but for 9 bucks, I want my goddam previews.

Rach heads inside to pee while I stand in line for the tix.  Man, this is taking forever.  Plus, I need to pee too.

Get the tix and head inside.  Time to hit the head.  Now, most Regal Cinemas have the universal bathroom entrance where you head into an alcove and then go right or left.  Mind you, they both look identical.  Same subway tile.  Same colors.  Everything.

I head in right by the vending machine on the wall and think, ‘that’s funny, why would they have O.B. tampons in the men’s room?’…and abruptly hit the brakes.  Oh shit.  I put it into reverse and head left.  Oopsie.  My bad.