Monday, April 28, 2008

the secret to having a great race? training hard with other bikers, of course!


If you haven't had the opportunity, I highly recommend stopping in for a beer at the Dogpatch. Sure, when they say "biker bar" they're not talking about us- but on a cold rainy evening when the only place to seek shelter was a leaky tent, it was a perfect spot. The bartender― I think Shannon― was the best too. Here we were soaking wet and penniless― having failed to remember to bring any cash with us in our mad dash out of the rain. When we realized that the ATM was out of order we had already ordered a round of beers conveniently totaling $6.00― exactly the amount of cash I had wadded up in my pocket. Needless to say nothing left over for a tip. We both worked in bars― no tip. . . big jerk. She was totally cool. We did promise we'd be back after the race the next day with some cash― a promise we most definitely lived up to.

So remember― if you're heading to the Patch― don't worry about wearing your chaps, but definitely bring some cash!

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