Dearest Mighty Altruists, a.k.a, Generous Donors,
So, the funds have begun coming in. You inquire of yourself, So whence begins the stories of pain? Well, The Pain hasn't started yet. TNT Death Ride team kicked off the season just a couple of weeks ago. I've been resting those parts of me I'll need to complain about, to the best of you all-too-fortunate victims when I take on this training I aim to accomplish; (and "this" by the way, reflects none of the mid-week conditioning I will be doing):

2/2 Sort It Out: 25 miles 1,200 ft of climbing

2/9 House of Pain: 50 miles 1,400 ft

2/16 Palomares-Norris 54 miles 3,500 ft

2/23 Buddy Ride 55 miles 3,500-4,000 ft

3/8 Devil's Junction 55 miles 4,000 ft

3/15 Buddy Ride 60 miles 5,000 ft

3/22 Pinehurst 65 miles 5,000 ft

3/29 18 Hill Climb 75 miles 6,000 ft

4/5 YOYO 70 miles 6,000 ft

4/12 Upenef 80 miles 7,000 ft

4/19 Taste of Terrible Two 105 miles 10,000 ft

4/26 Buddy Ride 90-100 miles 8,000 ft

5/3 Taste of the Devil 108 miles 9,000 ft

5/10 Unknown Coast 100 miles 9,000 ft

5/17 Big Basin 110 miles 10,000ft

5/24 YOYO 75 miles 7,500 ft

5/31 Buddy Ride 100 miles 10,000 ft

6/11 Mt. Diablo Repeats don't ask

6/14 YOYO 75 miles 5,000 ft

6/21 Vertical Challenge 101 miles 11,000 ft

6/28 Del Puerto Canyon 105 miles 6,000 ft

7/5 Taper 65 miles 5,000 ft

7/12 DEATH RIDE, Y'all! 129 miles 16,000 ft


Q. Isn't that at least 150,000 of climbing during the season just on Saturday rides (i.e., not counting mid-week work)?
A. Why yes, yes it is.

Q. And isn't that like climbing 28 miles straight up into the sky?
A. yuh-huh.


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Seriously, that would be, like, hella cool.