Bad Football, but Some Good Ridin'...

My beloved Eagles are in a bad way. There biggest distraction, who is also there best player, is gone. Maybe they can rally together and finish strong. Yeah Right.

I decided to hit the Tuesday Night Titans ride this week. I was glad I did. We had a small, but fun group; Todd the Destroyer, Paul (king of the mountain) G, and Smelly Uncle Jay. Matt showed up but forgot a part for his light so he never got started. Todd led a nice moderate pace, we hit all of middle run Twice. Loops I Did It Again. It was alot of fun. I watched Paul make it up a hill I have never seen anyone make before, very impressive.

There was a kind of awkward moment to the evening. As I was getting dressed I saw Craig pull in. I know he saw me but he never even glanced in my direction. After a few minutes I said " Hey Craig, How you doing" Without even looking up he said OK and that was the end of that. I don't know what I ever did to the guy, and framkly I don't care, But, Get Over IT and GROW UP.

Now for tonights ride. Big group of Todd the Destroyer, Matt run Forrest, and myself. We rolled out of Todd's and hit Rittenhouse. I love Rittenhouse, the trail is always changing and always fun as hell. The fallen leaves mde things especially interesting this evening. The leaves were even worse at Iron Hill, seeing the trail was almost impossible, which makes for a lot of fun.

Well it is time for bed. Thanks for reading,
Buddy

A Victorious End to a Great Weekend...

Saturday was kind of like a family reunion ride. Pictured from the left: Andrew, Keith (Bobby's boy) Fitzy, Alan. Jay, Fuz, and John C. Not in the picture but present were Matty T, Ted Logic and myself, later we picked up Todd. Our goal was to put together a 35 mile loop that was a mostly single track and didn't cross it's self. Ted led the way, he put the hammer down right out of the blocks. I was riding his wheel and let him know he had a big gap early. We re-grouped and rode on. About an hour in we picked up Todd, and it didn't take him long to blow things up. He attacked early and at first nobody went, but then I started to chase and John C came with me. After an hour Todd bailed but the damage was done. Our group of 11 was down to 7. We kept the pace steady from then on. Before I knew it, it was Matt, Ted and I left. We finished the projected loop. In the end it was 33 miles in 3:30. Not bad for November.

For some reason I decided to ride again today. I met up with Mike K, and get this now, fatmarc. Marc decided to skip the 2nd of a double cross weekend. It was good to see him on a mountain bike again. I was really hurting today, but I hung on pretty well. It was a short ride, but sometimes it is more about quality than quantity.


In the afternoon Rachael and I went hiking at Marsh Creek. This was my idea and I also thought it would be a good idea to hit Victory on the way home. My wife saw right through this, but was into it any way. It was nice to get out and enjoy the brilliant fall colors.












After our nice hike we headed for one of my favorite places for a bite to eat and a couple of Hop Wallops. Now if the Eagles could pull out a win tonight, this will be a perfect weekend.

Thanks for reading, Buddy