Wednesday, May 03, 2006

The Mountains of Florida...

Now for those of you who live up near the Rockies or the Smokies, this image may not be too intimidating. However, for me..down here in the good ole F-L-A, this looks like 300+ feet of little-ring hell. If it's too far to roll over and too steep to sprint up...the chances are that I don't want any part of it.

That's why I'll be happily helping out at this saturday's "Sugarloaf Mountain Road Race", as opposed to racing this saturday's "Sugarloaf Mountain Road Race". The race is sponsored by Team Olympus, and since I am a member of Team Olympus I am required to make a contribution to the race production and will regretably be unavailable to race (awe shucks).

If you are planning on attending the race, look for me in the wheel truck when I drive by you once you've been dropped from the field. Or, I may be taking your entry fees at the registration table...but with my luck, I'll be standing on a corner wearing an orange vest and waving a caution flag at oncoming traffic while I fry in the hot Florida sunshine.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Bring your lotion Whitey.

5count said...

I think I'll bring the canopy I use for tailgating and just sit underneath that. But a healthy slathering of SPF 90 probably wouldn't hurt either.

***mental note: bring ipod.***

Anonymous said...

when p mess was in school there were only 5 kids in his class wussier than him.

5count said...

who were those 5 kids?

Anonymous said...

i was supposed to see you out there saturday at sugarloaf (i signed up several weeks ago), but with the delayed arrival of michael (week late) i will not be able to get out there. it's a shame because i have been climbing well for a flatlander.
instead, i will make my road race debut at the tallahassee race (goal= stay upright).
see you out there.