Comments on: How I Will Win the The Double-E Half-Hour of Pain

By: P

Sat, 24 Sep 2005 22:55:21 +0000

this is my first time here and i laughed right out loud. you’re funny!i had a lipoma on my shoulder. i liked telling people (especially kids) that it was my twin that never developed.(mayo on your peanut butter?)patresa

By: ~ Blue Star Mom ~

~ Blue Star Mom ~ — Sat, 24 Sep 2005 19:06:36 +0000

I have a post on her.. have added her to my Soldier’s blog list and went over to comment in each of her three posts so far.Yes this is where my is, with our soldiers.Thanks for the heads up.

By: Fat Cyclist

Fat Cyclist — Sat, 24 Sep 2005 04:20:12 +0000

cam – i think the weight loss is mostly from reduced muscle mass as i train less during the off-season. what i should really be doing each week is a density goal. but i don’t have the gear (actually, my scale is supposed to tell me what percentage my fat is, but it varies wildly from day to day and i think mostly measures how wet the bottom of my feet are).answers: – 158 for the off-season, and then 153 for next year’s race season. – never. – once or twice a week i run out of ideas. then i just start typing anyway and something usually occurs to me. i’ve been biking long enough that i’ve got a big reserve of nonsense in my skull, if i just give it a minute to bubble up through the molasses i have where most people keep their brains.jimserotta – i have a feeling that mr. krass (my boss’s boss has identified himself, so now i can too) is going to put the hurt on me, and he’s indicated he’s bringing some fast friends. i’m holding out hope, though, that none of them will think they have to try very hard to beat a Fat Cyclist on a climb, and i can surprise them with decent climbing strength, or at least give them bad directions on how to get to the top.chris – you’re a wiley one, identifying (and thereby nullifying) my own trash talk strategy. however, your subsequent anti-trash-talk technique needs work. i shall crush you, and steal your jersey.dug – i do indeed remember that climb. it was one of your proudest moments. as i remember, you didn’t realize your tubes were full of water until told, which calls into question whether low rotating weight is all that important. or it might just indicate that you’re both a strong rider and as dumb as lint.bgoab – you know way too much about this topic for your knowledge to be purely theoretical.a.toad – i won’t let him win. he, however, won’t let me win, either. the thing is, he’s 15 pounds lighter than i am (same height), in better shape, and can shoot laser beams from his eyeballs. i’d be lying if i said i’m not concerned.rockhead – man, you’re just making the boss’s boss angry. don’t get him fired up or i’ll never have a chance.caloi – i don’t know about your boss’s boss, but mine just recently told me a story about a big hillclimb race he did, and his big disappointment of the thing was that he couldn’t quite stay with the pros. regardless, i will honor the memory of pantani tomorrow by proudly having male-pattern baldness.ralph – did you just make that up, man? that was good stuff.boss’s boss – dangit. i keep forgetting about the reading thing. i am, sir, of course merely kidding about trying to beat you on this climb. also, have i recently mentioned how handsome and intelligent you are?mo – you take care of that "cold," man. maybe have some CHICKEN soup. snap!dan – please allow me to assure you that, win or lose, i will claim that i won.sue – i believe OLN is covering the event, so be sure to record it.e#1 – i don’t know which flummoxes me more: your zen-style trash talk, or the fact that you posted it twice with minor variations. either way, your wisdom would hold greater sway over me if your genius weren’t of the evil variety.

By: EricGu

EricGu — Sat, 24 Sep 2005 02:34:16 +0000

When I was a young lad, I would seek out competition.But as I grew older – and matured – I found that the true reward is companionship rather than desperate overcompensation.

By: EricGu

EricGu — Sat, 24 Sep 2005 02:31:18 +0000

When I was a young boy, I remember competing in such pursuits. But as I got older – and matured – I found that true joy resides in companionship rather than a desperate display of overcompensation.

By: Unknown

Unknown — Sat, 24 Sep 2005 02:07:53 +0000

Doesn’t suprise me that a "just for fun" ride turned competitive. If cross-country particle beam transportation were available, I’d show up, but it would be for the cake.

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Sat, 24 Sep 2005 00:31:35 +0000

As much as I’d love to show up and ride with you guys (going for a bike ride with RaymondC and EricGu seems like going golfing with Wittgenstein and Godel, or something equally incongrous), my cold isn’t totally gone and my 8-month-pregnant wife Lindsey has threatened to kill me if I go and get sicker and then infect her again. The sad part is I believe her.

By: John

John — Sat, 24 Sep 2005 00:15:21 +0000

Your tricks won’t work. Remember, I can read. See you in the morning and carb up. You will need it.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:13:04 +0000

Speaking as someone who discovered your blog via a link on Raymond Chen’s, I can only say that I hope _somebody_ gets their butt kicked, resulting in an amusing juxtaposition of triumphant and maudlin postings the following day.If I wasn’t on the other side of the world, I’d turn up on my Trek and watch the fun.

By: Unknown

Unknown — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:45:43 +0000

a toad: shyeah. course, fatty was just a wee lad at the time, a freshly scrubbed newbie. but still fat. (no lipoma).