7/28 - Rattling Creek Marathon
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walter
Fourth Party
damn it, I was just starting to enjoy this whole "life" thing, Im to young to go
and here i thought it was gonna be me...
Sorry to hear about all your problems Norm.
But how was the course? Will you do it again (that is if you get the FLAT GODS off your back)? How far is it from NJ?
Eh, it happens. A few beers and 9 hours of sleep and I feel better.
I'll do a proper writeup on the way to work tomorrow. But basically the 26 miles I did was either fire road or the rockiest bunch of singletrack you have ever seen. In a few spots it was Allamuchy-like, but usually not quite as rugged as the real tech stuff at Mooch. Overall though, there wasn't a 10 foot stretch without rocks. I was talking to the 8th place finisher after, as we camped next to each other, and he said he thought it was as tough as the Vermont 50. So much for it being an "easy" intro to 50 miles. The fireroad climb out of the camp was damn steep, bigger than anything out here. Overall the trails were put together really well, when you were on trails.
Will I be back? Probably. It ended up taking just under 3 hours to drive. Cabins were top notch. The girl scouts in PA have it much, much better than the boy scouts in NJ.
My bad, it was the Blue Groove not Nevegal.
Well Kirt loves them, and you and he are a lot closer in size than you and I, though you may actually be closer in weight to me? I'm pretty aggressive in the rocks these days, so it may be the case that 190 pounds riding aggressively is too much for these tires, I don't know. But then the first flat came from my ride at Hartshorne last week. Hardly rugged terrain.
I was running the Specialized Resolution Sport for a few months and they were good. Might get a pro set for the 24 race. Not sure yet.
I think it's very supportive to just give you the real deal and try to save your "precious" time and $$.Good try though.................
Yes, supportive, I see. Let's hope you never work at a suicide prevention hotline.
Suicide falls into my natural selection thoughts................more air for me!!
Shaggz
A strong 7
I'll gouge your right eye out with my thumb, I shit you not, you little freak! Now, will you get down here? I'm gonna punch you in the eye till it turns to jelly! I'll stab you with forks till you bleed, how bout that?
not gonna ask questions, i'll wait for the report, tough breaks though.
not gonna ask questions, i'll wait for the report, tough breaks though.
walter
Fourth Party
WTF????
ArmyOfNone
Well-Known Member
Yea i just left that one alone. No idea where that came from
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DANSPANK
Guest
Dan's disection of Shagz's outburts:
The initial response from Brett above somewhat stirred anger in young Steve. But he composed himself, counted to 10 and left it. However the second outburst compounded the first and he was no longer able to contain himself. Thus, and in teh absence of an actually face-t0-face situation, mounted a full frontal verbal assault, mainly:
However, ever the gentleman, Steve is still keen to hear of Norm's weekend activities and race report. In the interest of maximum efficiency and minimal typage, Steve used the same post to leave a note for that both offers a virtual shoulder grab 'n' squeeze, empathysing with Norm's misfortune, and shows genuine interest in an opportunity to learn more of Norm's race experiences, thus:
The initial response from Brett above somewhat stirred anger in young Steve. But he composed himself, counted to 10 and left it. However the second outburst compounded the first and he was no longer able to contain himself. Thus, and in teh absence of an actually face-t0-face situation, mounted a full frontal verbal assault, mainly:
However, ever the gentleman, Steve is still keen to hear of Norm's weekend activities and race report. In the interest of maximum efficiency and minimal typage, Steve used the same post to leave a note for that both offers a virtual shoulder grab 'n' squeeze, empathysing with Norm's misfortune, and shows genuine interest in an opportunity to learn more of Norm's race experiences, thus: