EnduroSnob - endurance cycling, adventure racing and assorted snobbery

October 2007 - Posts

• Assorted Snobbery: Cleared

  My doctor called me today in order to give me the results of the tests on my various bodily fluids. I like my doctor because he listens. Not in the passive "mmm hmmm" 'I hear you but am not really listening' cliche way people speak of when it comes to doctors, but in the "this guy is paying attention and we're having an actual conversation and my input is valued" sort of way. He also seems to take really good notes because he ticked through all of the concerns Mrs. Snob and I had one by one, even the ones we threw in from deep left field. You can't take good notes without paying attention. "So, to sum it all up, you're fine. I think your problems sleeping have finally caught up with you. Spend time sleeping in or getting to bed earlier if you can. Eat whole foods. You'll come back pretty quick. Have you wife pay attention to your sleep. We might want to test that, but otherwise you're good." "So, your saying I'm a wimp?" Laughs. "No, I'm saying you're worn out." I laugh. "Isn't that the same thing?" "No. Do you have a history of paranoia?" You could hear the grin in his voice. "Isn't it obvious?" "Of course it is. I'm a doctor." I laughed so hard my eyes watered. I love my doctor. If I end up taking that test, at least I'll have bad music and worse magazines to put me to sleep. Posted Oct 30 2007, 09:45 PM by EnduroSnob: Endurance Cycling, Single Speeds and Assorted Snobbery

• An MTB Season in Review

  Between having the energy of a turnip and Butch emailing me about his recent updates to the Cycleworks Site, I spent some time this weekend taking stock of 07 and continuing to consider how to schedule 08. The CV for 2007 ended up looking like this: Ouachita Challenge: 14th SS. TransIowa: T-7th SS. T-16th Overall. Dirty Kanza: 2nd SS. 10th Overall. Branched Oak 12hr: Team 1st Overall w/ Corey. Lumberjack 100: 20th SS. 79th Overall 24hrs of Nine Mile: DNF. Manawa 12hr: 1st Overall. Unlimited Class. 24hrs of Landahl: 1st Expert Class. 3rd Overall w/ Mod, Nate and Sam, aka The Evil Unicorns. I feel like that list should be longer, but I think it's all there. Now for 2008? There always seems to be something that stick in my craw over the winter and gets the bulk of my focus. Last off-season was evenly divided between TI and 9 Mile. This off-season, 9 Mile is already front and center in my mind. Simply put, I think I choked on single track for most of this year. So, along with the continual, sometimes futile effort to shrink my carcass, more true single track seems to be called for in prepping for 2008. Besides, anyone who regularly reads this blog has to be tired of me bitching about my lack of skills when riding rocks. I know I am. As far as the rest of 08, only a return of the Evil Unicorns (destination unknown) has seen pencil turn to pen, but I am looking forward to figuring out the rest over the next few months. Posted Oct 28 2007, 08:18 PM by EnduroSnob: Endurance Cycling, Single Speeds and Assorted Snobbery

• Nebraska CX Day One

  Side Notes: I made this with Windows Movie Maker which I found to be brutal. I'll be switching over to the Mac for Day Two. It will be my own little PC vs. Mac experiment (even though I am already bias.) Posted Oct 26 2007, 12:44 AM by EnduroSnob: Endurance Cycling, Single Speeds and Assorted Snobbery

• Assorted Snobbery: Mono-tonal

  Visited the good doctor yesterday and got the wonderful news that I either have mono or a "very mono-like" virus that has been going around. I then proceeded to pass out bodily fluids like welfare cheese. Apparently, the ladies who work the lab don't find the Snob very funny. As I walked in, I noticed one reading a People magazine whose big cover story was, "Diva? or Down to Earth." I sat down and said, "Just to be upfront, I'm a Diva." I barely get a grin in return and she starts asking me my name and SS#. As we're going through the motions, I look at the computer screen in front of me and can see from the task bar that someone has a Duran Duran webpage up. As the my pulse starts filling up the vile, I go for it again with, "Okay, who's been Googling Duran Duran?" A second nurse gets a shitty look on her face and snarls, "It's better than today's music." Now I am the one who's laughing, but keep the assorted comments flying through my head to myself. Gotta know your audience, but the temptation to ask her if her name was 'Rio' was strong. Mrs. Snob thinks their attitude was "chops" prejudice. Test results should comeback today. Posted Oct 24 2007, 09:28 AM by EnduroSnob: Endurance Cycling, Single Speeds and Assorted Snobbery