Setting up a ‘cross race is hard work. Setting up a ‘cross race in the pouring rain with soaking wet feet, frozen hands, and an empty stomach is even harder.
But it’s fun and totally worth the reward of seeing 400 racers tear around on the track that you had a hand in assembling and then coming up to you afterward to give thanks for the good times. I deserve little credit — I showed up, staked the lines, and rolled out tape — but others worked much harder, chief among them Tobie…
Latest Disgrace
Formerly at zthomas.blogspot.com and now here for the time being. Will eventually move to zachthomas.org when I find the time to make that happen.
To sum it up: writing about life and loss, with some race and ride reports thrown in to keep things interesting.
I also write specifically about the sport and culture of cycling at www.supertempo.com
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2009-10-06
