An Atheletic Event I’d Enjoy
Uncategorized May 7th, 2008I got this link from a friend yesterday. And, what a fun event! I might even have to see if I can franchise it and put one on in San Diego. You can read more here!
http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/04/30/join-me-for-the-inaugural-fat-cyclist-triathalon/
Announcing the Inaugural Fat Cyclist Triathalon
I am pleased to announce that I will be putting on my very first event this Summer: The Fat Cyclist Triathalon (please note this is a triathalon, not a triathlon). I am pretty darned certain you’re going to want to mark this on your calendar
Here’s how it’s going to play out.
- Mountain Bike Leg: We’ll begin from my house in Alpine, UT, where we’ll ride mountain bikes up Hog’s Hollow, then down to Sliding Rock — a natural waterslide in the Hog’s Hollow area. The winner of this first leg of the race will be the person who goes down the Sliding Rock with the most panache, as judged by a distinguished panel of three.
- Road Bike Leg: After Sliding Rock, we’ll ride back to my house, where we’ll quickly transition over to road bikes. Everyone will be required to remark on how strange road bikes feel after being on a mountain bike. We will then ride to Tibble Fork Reservoir and back. The winner of this leg of the event will be the person who can, on the spot, come up with the most clever limerick about a topic which will be provided at the beginning of this leg of the race.
- Beer-Boiled-and-Grilled-Brats at Fatty’s: Back at my house, the third leg of the race will consist of us all eating exquisitely delicious brats. I will ask Kenny to make bread for the brats, which will make them even more wonderful, if that’s even possible. I will also make Seven-Layer Dip for the occasion. My Seven-Layer Dip is really, really good. On New Year’s Eve last year, Brad declared his intention to eat nothing but this dip. And Brad knows food. Anyway, the winner of this leg of the event will be determined by whoever seems to enjoy the brats most (which is not the same thing as whoever eats the most brats).
Sounds like a great time!
Update: Just after writing this I read the rest of his blog. Wow. My heart goes out to him. When I plan this event I think its going to be a fund raiser to raise money for the Lance Armstrong Foundation to help people like Elden and his family.
May 7th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
And did said friend tell you where she got that link from? That was from P Dub’s web site. I want to move to a cattle ranch in the mid west now. Go buy one for me.
http://thepioneerwoman.com
May 8th, 2008 at 10:12 am
Funny thing: [2 days ago], I’d gotten wind of the link Through Jas first only because Elden (the author) is having a birthday bash coming up and is inviting people in the mtn bike community, etc., to join him. I perused the schwag, the event, but didn’t discover the blog until yesterday. And boy, I was quite unprepared for what I read.
I often visit another blog, which Michelle mentions above, and saw the fat cyclist one linked with it. Man, I felt like a doof because if I hadn’t been so harried with things going on the other day, I’d have discovered his writings. Needless to say this guy deserves a super birthday bash.
Definitely a “Must-visit-site”; he has a great speaking voice with humor infused in it all — it’s about riding and dealing with tough times, and just being human.
I will really consider hard a trip to help him have a good birthday party/ride
My heart really goes out to him and his family.