tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193999962024-03-07T01:29:40.435-05:00Frank the Tank!The Official Frank the Tank Blog captures the day to day essence that is Frank.frank the tankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251520841177017400noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19399996.post-79158609082546058822007-11-03T11:17:00.000-04:002007-11-03T12:01:32.477-04:00tidewater challenge and stuff<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://love2ride.smugmug.com/photos/214574729-S.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://love2ride.smugmug.com/photos/214574729-S.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />The 20th Annual Tidewater Challenge was this past weekend. Quite enjoyable as always! This is the forth year in a row I've done the event, although I think the 8th time I've done it? Turnout appeared to be higher than the past few editions. Despite not really training much at all, I signed up for the Pro/expert. With twelve starters and cash payouts ten deep, the odds looked alright. One guy double flatted and <a href="http://davetompkins.blogspot.com/">Dave</a> was pooped from doing the cross race in Richmond earlier in the morning.<br /><br />The first four laps I was well focused, but not blazingly fast. The fifth and sixth laps hunger got the best of me as I began slowly bonking. The aroma of carmalized worcestershire sauce wafting through the woods from the Trek/VW RV did little to satiate the hunger...<br /><br />I started well, but then realized my pace would not be sustainable. After settling in, it was time to sit back and have fun. I used the iPod for the race with a diverse amalgamation of all things rock, hip hop, acoustic, jazz fusion, and alt-country rock... with the volume low enough to hear other riders and spectators, but just right in order to hear the music. Anyways, i ended up 10th, in the money, with (I think) a course PR. <a href="http://davetompkins.blogspot.com/">Dave</a> dropped out on the forth lap after cramping.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.jrvs.org/">team</a> had a great catered tent (thanks to <a href="http://www.equilibriumexercise.com/">Equilibrium Exercise Gallery</a>) and cheering section.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://love2ride.smugmug.com/photos/214711892-S.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://love2ride.smugmug.com/photos/214711892-S.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Afterwards Katie, Gordon, Kristen, <a href="http://davetompkins.blogspot.com/">Dave</a> and I hit up <a href="http://peking-va.com/about.html">Peking</a> in Williamsburg for some scrumptious Mongolian BBQ along with other Japanese/Chinese fare.<br /><br />The weekend was also host to my 10 year high school reunion. The whole ten year thing made me feel old... especially as the last 7 years have absolutely flown by. After a family oriented lunch, we had a reserved section at McFadden's in the Hampton Power Plant. McFadden's looks like a great place to catch a game on Monday, Thursday, Saturday or Sunday... a lot of BIG TV's. It was also the Halloween Ball, which featured many creative and grotesque costumes.<br /><br />I was supposed to start Base 1 this week, but several variables thwarted that.<br /><br />On a separate rant... where did Fall go??? It's been below freezing almost every morning this week!</span>frank the tankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251520841177017400noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19399996.post-18435741567077993342007-10-08T16:04:00.000-04:002007-10-08T16:12:47.181-04:00picture in the paper!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpI--HFUGD2r17mKN62Ka_TWfPB2e7umaWDmFfY8wn-ENPAqkrdasmm3E2mVS3he8cFV8cVKIK1Ln83qoI28datkYCT9JqUrvgLOJ3xzVWvWTa4XjQnKxE0xNjOeIK2aOuu2bKA/s1600-h/rt100807.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpI--HFUGD2r17mKN62Ka_TWfPB2e7umaWDmFfY8wn-ENPAqkrdasmm3E2mVS3he8cFV8cVKIK1Ln83qoI28datkYCT9JqUrvgLOJ3xzVWvWTa4XjQnKxE0xNjOeIK2aOuu2bKA/s400/rt100807.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119061258933391026" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Alright... even though I'm done... I'll still get out to have some fun from time to time... (note: I caught that guy at the line with a bike throw!)<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(Roanoke Times 10/08/07 Virginia p. 5)</span><br /><br /></span></span>frank the tankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251520841177017400noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19399996.post-69659801849265089682007-09-26T12:36:00.000-04:002007-09-26T12:39:57.264-04:00if you thought the Vuelta was boring....<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Check this out... </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.velonews.com/race/dom/articles/13387.0.html">http://www.velonews.com/race/dom/articles/13387.0.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">But seriously... 30 days and 27 stages???? Might be tough to pull off...riders have a hard enough time getting through a 21 day stage race without doping. It'd be cool though! (the race, <span style="font-style: italic;">not</span> the doping...) </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The Madone is just about ready to begin building for next year.</span></span>frank the tankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251520841177017400noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19399996.post-357806218912459102007-09-24T12:17:00.000-04:002007-09-24T12:19:08.240-04:00done for the season!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3QTkoF7Jtn8aI7aLUkJ7Egt9M5daXylZWYknzQbg3uOm2xySqnr1HiZOXUhx3rni_oq3IfGHox3OhVzoAaVMKyNTKLCRRPUeoF7WEhU2jQXYZwgcpIkBODoNQ8tbUkMkPZrU6g/s1600-h/donefortheyear.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3QTkoF7Jtn8aI7aLUkJ7Egt9M5daXylZWYknzQbg3uOm2xySqnr1HiZOXUhx3rni_oq3IfGHox3OhVzoAaVMKyNTKLCRRPUeoF7WEhU2jQXYZwgcpIkBODoNQ8tbUkMkPZrU6g/s400/donefortheyear.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113805873259216034" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I've been done for a while now... nevertheless I'm officially done! <span style="font-size:78%;">(thanks to K. Dillard for the photo)<br /></span><br /></span></span>frank the tankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251520841177017400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19399996.post-3070245475588485782007-08-14T18:30:00.001-04:002007-08-14T18:31:23.174-04:00Chesapeake Crit<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyx4ttuknEd0tUHQfAjRlV51B-CqJL_eLOpz5Va2gF9Gmssu1ewCThKCw6nSbM5_dFdmplzgNG5boVPy9_MDZ3bzETtbyawhkRDN3qrl2b-5h5X4SNX0KE6Ncl8MAf6vuEfaKwpA/s1600-h/chesapeakejpg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098687411116041186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyx4ttuknEd0tUHQfAjRlV51B-CqJL_eLOpz5Va2gF9Gmssu1ewCThKCw6nSbM5_dFdmplzgNG5boVPy9_MDZ3bzETtbyawhkRDN3qrl2b-5h5X4SNX0KE6Ncl8MAf6vuEfaKwpA/s400/chesapeakejpg.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>frank the tankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251520841177017400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19399996.post-85623854297720610022007-07-23T21:59:00.000-04:002007-07-23T22:02:12.986-04:00Promotional Shot!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieqFwdzovYr5D6yD_cCZbpK0nTD7MPgEiJlHUw_UFBVaqZMsWWX--lP7eVBASypL1_NcsxA3vQtlwZMCp6gzMr1KmAwgzffJfngUo7_edP33taM0D-DdVb-seDfS6mdRIZEHv22A/s1600-h/DSC_0176.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090577666752635858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieqFwdzovYr5D6yD_cCZbpK0nTD7MPgEiJlHUw_UFBVaqZMsWWX--lP7eVBASypL1_NcsxA3vQtlwZMCp6gzMr1KmAwgzffJfngUo7_edP33taM0D-DdVb-seDfS6mdRIZEHv22A/s320/DSC_0176.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Thanks to the K-Dogg for the pic from the start line at the Tour de 'Peake... and thanks to BikeBeat for being a sponsor! I ended up cracking hard halfway through, but enjoyed the race.</span></div>frank the tankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251520841177017400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19399996.post-56591099162174611122007-07-18T14:29:00.000-04:002007-07-18T14:32:03.725-04:00Close call at Reston #2<a href="http://www.proaging.com/proofs/Crash.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.proaging.com/proofs/Crash.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Here's a pic I found on the net from this year's Reston 3/4 race. This is the second crash I was caught behind. Pretty close call, at least I stayed upright! (not sure who took the pic) </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div></div>frank the tankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251520841177017400noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19399996.post-46793780424689344112007-06-01T15:34:00.000-04:002007-06-01T15:35:28.716-04:00wow.<span style="font-family:arial;">Next year's race bike!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><a href="http://www2.trekbikes.com/madone/">http://www2.trekbikes.com/madone/</a>frank the tankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251520841177017400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19399996.post-79637734431298035142007-05-15T14:46:00.000-04:002007-05-15T14:56:05.001-04:00City Center Cat 3 pics<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeh2eIREWk7woKwkXq9EFObe5dnBY8Sd1BKxw_Lxg52hrRFiOIkjNT2iPn5vu-D7_D2yACSp9P4aLcivuLMuRwe5NtM2-JJsmN9rQ2SGDxuUjo1B5uMl6zuDpzV7TcCiRbYKVobA/s1600-h/cat3_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064862951597132722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeh2eIREWk7woKwkXq9EFObe5dnBY8Sd1BKxw_Lxg52hrRFiOIkjNT2iPn5vu-D7_D2yACSp9P4aLcivuLMuRwe5NtM2-JJsmN9rQ2SGDxuUjo1B5uMl6zuDpzV7TcCiRbYKVobA/s320/cat3_1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Thanks to my Dad for the pics!</span><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09aV7TsoTcaoeUNm728Ex1_YvjgDFp3kufZVWYeV2O47OXgFxihwRQp-ApdeHdoXxs9aF45LWRcNi5NHyPuxRBdUj2VMk_rmp8vBC1UoAW_M_4_ucLcXD4VO2mxoXamqeVhdw2g/s1600-h/cat3_2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064862157028182914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09aV7TsoTcaoeUNm728Ex1_YvjgDFp3kufZVWYeV2O47OXgFxihwRQp-ApdeHdoXxs9aF45LWRcNi5NHyPuxRBdUj2VMk_rmp8vBC1UoAW_M_4_ucLcXD4VO2mxoXamqeVhdw2g/s320/cat3_2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Mph4l7O_aua7SWo6hofaqFkXTztQCFjHWzM8D5YLWSKI7pzndSJh4B-6tT4Z0BF6KUxfZLemJLK7xGmFcWg_cmQ3LIfZEs5KyCYcm1FR8sF6zQ4xxkErW6FKVqoh3maG9h60Ig/s1600-h/cat3_last_lap.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064862268697332626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Mph4l7O_aua7SWo6hofaqFkXTztQCFjHWzM8D5YLWSKI7pzndSJh4B-6tT4Z0BF6KUxfZLemJLK7xGmFcWg_cmQ3LIfZEs5KyCYcm1FR8sF6zQ4xxkErW6FKVqoh3maG9h60Ig/s320/cat3_last_lap.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1G5rGMxVm5tOPDtlTE29MV8s_IqOo37-yM0V0ZFVXlUBzX_1Y10r9OIMnP-kH6Pesw2u5Xm8L7zRRoR3GPzdrC071Y2gBSBsePMQRU8NMomdw0xRqDPVtBH8XVmyacz2GS9frg/s1600-h/cat3_finish.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064862410431253410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1G5rGMxVm5tOPDtlTE29MV8s_IqOo37-yM0V0ZFVXlUBzX_1Y10r9OIMnP-kH6Pesw2u5Xm8L7zRRoR3GPzdrC071Y2gBSBsePMQRU8NMomdw0xRqDPVtBH8XVmyacz2GS9frg/s320/cat3_finish.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>frank the tankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251520841177017400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19399996.post-70104624480207876962007-05-07T20:58:00.000-04:002007-05-07T21:19:37.822-04:00Norfolk<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblID-os9eymFY7ODyRBY944Bzm_0dRrHnk748K2lr_DEXe9XUPuSGvoFu-mDrfIWXqcRf3yr4J_7_cI-cjk6Yt-0elI7dUqpIzx2iQ3E85M0y6wtQvVSpmVdEEkItGIegMy8B3A/s1600-h/norfolkclassic.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061990962800872258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblID-os9eymFY7ODyRBY944Bzm_0dRrHnk748K2lr_DEXe9XUPuSGvoFu-mDrfIWXqcRf3yr4J_7_cI-cjk6Yt-0elI7dUqpIzx2iQ3E85M0y6wtQvVSpmVdEEkItGIegMy8B3A/s320/norfolkclassic.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /></span><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Here's a pic from the start of the 1/2/3 race by JB!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">It was windy. That pretty much sums it up! </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">We had a strong team for the Cat 3 race, unfortunately we fell short of the win. I'm disappointed in myself for not being able to make it across to the winning break with Bill from CRC. We were almost there, but fell way too short. On the last lap, 4th was still up for grabs from the field. Another mistake on my part. Perhaps a two part mistake? Number one was failing to alert the guys that I was pretty well positioned in line. Mistake two came as I began my sprint (just before where Matt and I had staked out!), I came along the inside, where the inevitable squeeze play against the curb jutting out in the road began to rear it's head. With the slight tailwind and excellent teamwork from the stormin' Cat 3 JRVS/Casey Auto Group squad, I was envisioning turnin' it up to the 11(tooth)! Right as I was calling up to Matt to let him know I was coming through he jumped, and then had to cut right to avoid a popped dude. I saw the curb, I saw a rear wheel, and I had to slam on the brakes. Oh well. I guess, as Savodelli and other pros remark, "The sensations were there". Which is good... since I should be peaking very soon. Nevertheless, I'm not frustrated with anybody but myself. Great things to come from the Cat 3's of JRVS/Casey Auto Group!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">As for the 1/2/3 race... the wind was even stronger! I used a top secret starting technique to get in good position early on. Eventually I found momentum allowing me to roll off the front. I took a (rather pointless) flyer off the front for a lap and a half or so. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">It wasn't long before the field was shrinking smaller and smaller. Mark Connely and I were caught behind a flatted rider and forced to chase and chase... and chase. It was a futile chase, but and important one. My goal was to hang in as long as possible. I'm really trying to work on suffering. Suffering in training, and (especially) suffering in racing. After the leaders passed me, I was pulled. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">In other news, the City Center Crit 1/2 race is now open to 3's. And... Katie says "hi".</span></p><p> </p>frank the tankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251520841177017400noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19399996.post-9016775878879877292007-04-25T18:36:00.000-04:002007-04-25T18:37:23.008-04:00Casey Auto Group Criterium<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeAQGSrXkLJpp5RqKofIDs6oEEMcaFJn0Dz9SNZxh3Y1PdoomgOE7uYtwIMe45lJhzAxKyqOqsCOu4_D-INDSe50lNLcW2cW0VF6mfgKiz5TjNf7_U29q7WpilSPcEWQI1QLSQg/s1600-h/casey2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057498444189125426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeAQGSrXkLJpp5RqKofIDs6oEEMcaFJn0Dz9SNZxh3Y1PdoomgOE7uYtwIMe45lJhzAxKyqOqsCOu4_D-INDSe50lNLcW2cW0VF6mfgKiz5TjNf7_U29q7WpilSPcEWQI1QLSQg/s320/casey2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4829pKjh4hiTI3PpM0OkRARI_10ROY9ZmOBL-zfNPdJx_O0UxUwEH_GQbBUwgKYNTglY5Z7EagFdirvrJ59HLoEi1KLspc6UMqIQEou2eqWkhdNizm2coV9Uxlzb6M4SCA44g1A/s1600-h/casey.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057498319635073826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4829pKjh4hiTI3PpM0OkRARI_10ROY9ZmOBL-zfNPdJx_O0UxUwEH_GQbBUwgKYNTglY5Z7EagFdirvrJ59HLoEi1KLspc6UMqIQEou2eqWkhdNizm2coV9Uxlzb6M4SCA44g1A/s320/casey.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>frank the tankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251520841177017400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19399996.post-54714452205665372942007-04-08T08:11:00.000-04:002007-04-08T08:20:29.913-04:00US Open<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Very cool to see such a race on national broadcast television! I hope to see the race stick around for many years to come. How appropriate were the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">conditions</span> and the course with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ronde</span> van <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Vlaanderen</span> today?? </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">I was surprised to see Toyota-United, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">BMC</span>, and Health Net unable to pull McCarty and Tuft back (I didn't look at the results until after the broadcast finished... Katie on the other hand <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">kne</span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">w the</span> whole time!). The "little guys" definitely took advantage of the course, conditions, and lack of organization by the other teams. I did a double take as Rite <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Aid's</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Barrajo</span> took third, which is an awesome result for a local squad. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">KBS</span>' Nick Waite held on to be the final finisher, as only 54 finished out of 141!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Anyways, enough <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">jibber</span>-jabber... I gotta go and get 3 hours in on the bike before Easter Lunch.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Happy Easter!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">(the new <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">frame</span> rides great by the way... thanks!)</span>frank the tankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251520841177017400noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19399996.post-65094166686177766482007-04-07T08:07:00.000-04:002007-04-07T08:16:04.607-04:00photo update!<span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Things have been pretty busy lately... so here's a photo recap!<br /><br />This morning! (it's <em>really</em> cold)</span><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctvvCrpULm-3kdGuRpUwV0XNPPM_BUjDsmMxWkhwZolB_Dq2TI5DTLyISXUO1pP4jf8h6Z-R684RtO0mBLC8FcTSwdef4YyNd9m8CkuXfuuxcyqDYlFF-qaZdl1gBGgviEQLKyQ/s1600-h/image2.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5050657103239111730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctvvCrpULm-3kdGuRpUwV0XNPPM_BUjDsmMxWkhwZolB_Dq2TI5DTLyISXUO1pP4jf8h6Z-R684RtO0mBLC8FcTSwdef4YyNd9m8CkuXfuuxcyqDYlFF-qaZdl1gBGgviEQLKyQ/s320/image2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">the new frame finally arrived!</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJxInFY27RpNjRFbhAaa0aj_DRREAmQggHRV8LSq8G0F2eWTgE84x29fW9Zx_DdgNOHmnHHOu-hoksI-NxK5bgH_PwC6xCtwQEcTVj4oWVemZCnvl7DolOJ5E9tY2nnNfpAKBgA/s1600-h/image6.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5050657421066691650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJxInFY27RpNjRFbhAaa0aj_DRREAmQggHRV8LSq8G0F2eWTgE84x29fW9Zx_DdgNOHmnHHOu-hoksI-NxK5bgH_PwC6xCtwQEcTVj4oWVemZCnvl7DolOJ5E9tY2nnNfpAKBgA/s320/image6.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Conquer the Canal TT </span><span style="font-size:78%;">(photo credit: Trevor Weiland)</span></span><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsevTPWjHvmwBVS7dTDjc4aF4Il6jz-75RwUIBQmpzNaklRJlH5PEz9VIWb2xC8Ej9yEYaPuNTrs5pQ9IJGJL_X_DLV_X_edyMZ1q02Grl3abSEK9GmJeaG-sXWtoYwVj2ltIjA/s1600-h/TT_54.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5050657988002374738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsevTPWjHvmwBVS7dTDjc4aF4Il6jz-75RwUIBQmpzNaklRJlH5PEz9VIWb2xC8Ej9yEYaPuNTrs5pQ9IJGJL_X_DLV_X_edyMZ1q02Grl3abSEK9GmJeaG-sXWtoYwVj2ltIjA/s320/TT_54.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctvvCrpULm-3kdGuRpUwV0XNPPM_BUjDsmMxWkhwZolB_Dq2TI5DTLyISXUO1pP4jf8h6Z-R684RtO0mBLC8FcTSwdef4YyNd9m8CkuXfuuxcyqDYlFF-qaZdl1gBGgviEQLKyQ/s1600-h/image2.jpg"></a> </div>frank the tankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251520841177017400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19399996.post-86874597406524352492007-03-27T18:28:00.000-04:002007-03-27T18:29:56.966-04:00I hate pork!<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">It's past the point of "<em>strongly disliking</em>"!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.examiner.com/a-640957~Senate__emergency__war_bill_has_almost__20_billion_in_domestic_spending_tacked_onto_it.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.examiner.com/a-640957~Senate__emergency__war_bill_has_almost__20_billion_in_domestic_spending_tacked_onto_it.html</span></a>frank the tankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251520841177017400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19399996.post-5622292976984038902007-03-12T18:14:00.000-04:002007-03-12T18:30:06.335-04:00Sneak Peak at SNowball Crit #2 (#1?)<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://love2ridephotoszzz.blogspot.com/">Check out JB's Photo Blog for a preview of yesterday's crit action in Chesapeake.</a></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">The team rocked it on the last lap with Rick <em>Flair</em> sealing the deal!</span>frank the tankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251520841177017400noreply@blogger.com74tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19399996.post-33172150066034396342007-03-07T16:52:00.000-05:002007-03-07T16:53:39.923-05:00Panoramic shot<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCOuYRdb61vhKV9C-zLY22uXEGDUgDbMl31KDMPeRyMZNUSY8BzHb8b-0isgvw3Amy9iQjdi9_Hg8JgMxzdpttTdvgoPIJz3BOTFG3ubfh6PP7nn5n1VjoZw12Wy1GV8lxIYE4ZA/s1600-h/pan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039303935355868050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCOuYRdb61vhKV9C-zLY22uXEGDUgDbMl31KDMPeRyMZNUSY8BzHb8b-0isgvw3Amy9iQjdi9_Hg8JgMxzdpttTdvgoPIJz3BOTFG3ubfh6PP7nn5n1VjoZw12Wy1GV8lxIYE4ZA/s320/pan.jpg" border="0" /></a>frank the tankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251520841177017400noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19399996.post-15256472955961786352007-03-06T17:22:00.000-05:002007-03-06T17:25:58.438-05:003/4 Video Clip<embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=8106379781365680792&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Here's a clip from Sunday's Sonny Hutchins Crit.</span>frank the tankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251520841177017400noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19399996.post-73277606271968316292007-03-03T11:55:00.000-05:002007-03-03T16:39:37.890-05:00Photo Recap: Boulder<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGULUA0aO6byKcabCm6rQ453my0-mNzIWtvxl98XO0R-wyW1AOoi0NrT9yEniOJboOf9_uL7MVz1forZMbkTkz5CFLeFBKvApxiyPNmdwPTYEglG7766BSy2t928in5StB2bjcQ/s1600-h/outside_conferencecenter.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037744022177170274" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGULUA0aO6byKcabCm6rQ453my0-mNzIWtvxl98XO0R-wyW1AOoi0NrT9yEniOJboOf9_uL7MVz1forZMbkTkz5CFLeFBKvApxiyPNmdwPTYEglG7766BSy2t928in5StB2bjcQ/s320/outside_conferencecenter.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Here's a quick photo recap of my Serotta Fit School (SICI) experience. Monday night we went to Wheat Ridge Cyclery to check out Phil and Bob. For all of my former BikeBeat and HDK colleagues, check out that POS! Lastly, you can get a glimpse of what conditions were like as we were leaving town. They must've lost the keys to the plows in Boulder!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">(note... Ned's standin' on his toes!)</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplsZeLlyspJMAb0eSKWRq_dWfgyODgjFhLPlMzHurmQ52beQFJBXUcl_feyNFjYtooVnJ4C4Bt9owa2_H8wf54Yd6Csli0mzG5JHhfwtp3DIZhRbvwEd8cCRhfzj3dfSTWQ95DQ/s1600-h/outside_conferencecenter_2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037744112371483506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplsZeLlyspJMAb0eSKWRq_dWfgyODgjFhLPlMzHurmQ52beQFJBXUcl_feyNFjYtooVnJ4C4Bt9owa2_H8wf54Yd6Csli0mzG5JHhfwtp3DIZhRbvwEd8cCRhfzj3dfSTWQ95DQ/s320/outside_conferencecenter_2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxnaPH5aLZV-yO5bv_Hn9X8_iQ_zQ4LvdO3p1B0dvt4q69UNm5ML72RhlcQ5KDAazMeF1T93Npg6zjT3Jwuznima4IYAE_zApC5Ix0HrwTRDDBv9WQ6IdnPG2fROuuSmHmYN38A/s1600-h/one_of_the_classrooms.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037746427358856226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljfx0YBwv8vLKI5i2YA65pO4o5CrnuI2IvG-lVDY5u0LoE8CSFyMfeqpPrtU1XPKYKu3sqM5qwjaTgLZB6IYfORcB4BdSMP48FRsSdrGdrNE2UjTxpxKPgks0WKbbF2rx3ppePg/s320/profitplus.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VsdN1QrSzMebZlH4ctT0kI8rpRCm4-gCRFTfV78AVa1rVVCNrr8zPxG8g3N3Pcrx9OfNBxcemnjcfGI34vTFkA1xMDUuGq828xqgWPGiN505GOlEBwNMZY4POCpxs6l0GSVwpA/s1600-h/about_to_leave.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037745143163634690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VsdN1QrSzMebZlH4ctT0kI8rpRCm4-gCRFTfV78AVa1rVVCNrr8zPxG8g3N3Pcrx9OfNBxcemnjcfGI34vTFkA1xMDUuGq828xqgWPGiN505GOlEBwNMZY4POCpxs6l0GSVwpA/s320/about_to_leave.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>frank the tankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251520841177017400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19399996.post-53746446535060102912007-03-02T20:20:00.000-05:002007-03-02T20:23:02.395-05:00hmmmm... interesting...<a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/02/070228-mars-warming.html"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/02/070228-mars-warming.html</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">How long before National Geographic is labeled as a "fascist" organization? Ha!</span></span>frank the tankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251520841177017400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19399996.post-15931377954641874922007-02-25T09:00:00.000-05:002007-02-25T09:10:09.458-05:00Cole & Frank do Boulder Part 1Ok... so part one isn't really excited. We flew out of Roanoke at 9:50am Saturday, made a quick stop in Chicago... then landed in Denver at about 1:30. We were optimistic in thinking that we could get to Boulder early enough to rent a sweet Colnago C-50 and get a couple hours in before sunset. Enter Advantage Rental cars... after waiting 20 minutes for the shuttle to pick us up, then another hour waiting in line for the car, and then 10 more minutes standing waiting for our car (until somebody finally told us our car was practically right in front of us the whole time!)... we finally arrived in Boulder shortly after 4:00, promptly finding our hotel and checking in. With no time for a ride we set out to explore town. <br /><br />The Downtown Mall is pretty cool, and there are some sweet shops in t he vicinity. One in paticular (name escapes me at the moment) sells only high end stuff and was pretty cool... more on that to come. Anyways, people are waiting for the computer, so I must oblige. We ate an awesome dinner at BJ's (a microbrew/restaurant), Cole had Cajun Pasta and I had a small deep dish pizza with Chicken and Garlic... undeniably delicious. Afterwards we continued wandering, window shopped at University Bikes, then hit up Target, Barnes and Noble, and Whole Foods for supplies (i.e. Virgil's Rootbeer). Cole was unsuccessful in finding a 6 pack of beer. Afterwards, we essentially called it a night. Today begins a long 10 hour first session of Serotta Fit School. Gotta roll!frank the tankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251520841177017400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19399996.post-16606013638207744612007-02-15T16:50:00.000-05:002007-02-15T16:52:01.405-05:00Target's watchin'<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqegkPrDr16jvgonOeUCdKhtjnEEA-iV7k2zFZCifWmCIaRROiMfML7Q_F0DEFvUBBL6D_fSXRvp2f_zvQsTtUkTWz2PI2fvePVClC4DENCj8PBXP-wh_fp7MhgdG42ZL7N81l_Q/s1600-h/target_solo1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031881930653712514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqegkPrDr16jvgonOeUCdKhtjnEEA-iV7k2zFZCifWmCIaRROiMfML7Q_F0DEFvUBBL6D_fSXRvp2f_zvQsTtUkTWz2PI2fvePVClC4DENCj8PBXP-wh_fp7MhgdG42ZL7N81l_Q/s320/target_solo1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>frank the tankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251520841177017400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19399996.post-66695985613458016912007-02-14T18:46:00.000-05:002007-02-14T18:53:40.727-05:00Double take?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPl0pJtVc388HvgznlI7kPzrs3PlicgihdhRHawxeTAB3XllUJFxdAzFd46vK0XaFOZJgc3VPmC4Rr4UEUV66eWyICDzeY3d9FZlaWX9oScU4LZp1MjgcwMOhhOq0bYnxmyM6dw/s1600-h/IMG_0400.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031541786423738482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPl0pJtVc388HvgznlI7kPzrs3PlicgihdhRHawxeTAB3XllUJFxdAzFd46vK0XaFOZJgc3VPmC4Rr4UEUV66eWyICDzeY3d9FZlaWX9oScU4LZp1MjgcwMOhhOq0bYnxmyM6dw/s320/IMG_0400.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div></div>Here's a rare (these days anyways) photo of me mountain bikin'! I'm riding a SWEET Trek Fuel EX 9.5 in this pic. Holy cow, that bike can move FAST. I'd never ridden a bike with 5" of travel, couple that with 2007 XTR, and a OCLV 110 frame this thing was meant for rolling fast over rough places. iL Gato is cruising behind me. That was the most fun I've had mountain biking in a loooooong time. Asheville has some sweet riding. Dave was riding a Fisher Supercaliber 29er... therefore he was riding fast, but lookin' slow.</div>frank the tankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251520841177017400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19399996.post-81141958549016179832007-02-13T15:56:00.000-05:002007-02-13T15:53:18.405-05:0033 degrees and raining<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhen8t9Ex06u8QPdpCsCVmYQW_E_hrh1a9ZI58cVAisGXFPG9n-RPb-WMGebUPOJLwYgg3N7pUpdjs5cJER-jEf07m2_2TsLJLiTAIinhUcTsla00NQ5AoT3sZmpPop5QWDTON5eQ/s1600-h/2_24_06_089.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031125947690139746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhen8t9Ex06u8QPdpCsCVmYQW_E_hrh1a9ZI58cVAisGXFPG9n-RPb-WMGebUPOJLwYgg3N7pUpdjs5cJER-jEf07m2_2TsLJLiTAIinhUcTsla00NQ5AoT3sZmpPop5QWDTON5eQ/s320/2_24_06_089.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">I should be be out on the bike right now! Sitting at work instead.</span></div><br /><div></div>frank the tankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251520841177017400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19399996.post-25872693735551120602007-02-13T13:09:00.000-05:002007-02-13T03:11:22.237-05:00Trailer Park Boys<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">One of the things I discovered in Asheville is the Canadian TV series <em>Trailer Park Boys.</em> If you like <em>Reno 911</em> <span style="font-size:78%;">(which I have yet to get into)</span>... you'll love <em>TPB</em>. CB brought a DVD set down... Canadian humor at it's finest.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Asheville is a very cool town... a little on the hippy side for yours truly... but the riding is AMAZING. We stayed at the Bent Creek trail head near the NC Arboretum; the Blue Ridge Parkway was less than a mile away. Sunday morning, Cole, Ben and I conquered Mt. Pisgah before mountain biking for a couple of hours. The Parkway was "closed"... meaning we had free reign of the pavement; the only obstacles being some ice in the tunnels <span style="font-size:78%;">(just about pitch black!)</span> and some leaves/rocks/limbs. It's a shame we don't have mountains like that in Virginia. Granted I won't trade Virginia for anything else... but we did a solid 18 miles on continuous climbing! I was hoping to get past 6000'; but the next climb was too far away for the time we had. Nevertheless... it was a lot of fun.</span>frank the tankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251520841177017400noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19399996.post-49336554808327457322007-02-13T03:10:00.000-05:002007-02-13T03:11:13.561-05:003 a.m.<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">3 a.m. and can't sleep... not cool.</span>frank the tankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251520841177017400noreply@blogger.com0