Hodge Podge

Okay, I will admit that I ate a whole box of Girl Scout Cookies. In one sitting. Every year, those cookie pimps lead me down the wrong path, right at the time I am trying to shed those five winter pounds. And with the recent bout of snow we have had, riding has been lacking. But, not to fear, riding weather will soon be here.

On that note, there are two time trials coming up. The first is the FrostBite Time Trial, up in Ft Collins on March 6. This is the first road race of the season and at only ten miles, a distance most anyone can suffer through, a great way to welcome the season. Here is the link for registration. Also, the Karen Hornbostel Memorial Time Trial series (seven races on Wednesday nights, starting April 7) down in Cherry Creek is coming up. Registration starts March 2, and you can register here. This is a good series to do, as not only does having a weekly time trial help chart your early season conditioning, but, some of the registration money goes to charity.

Also, if I was on TV, I would be vaguely coy about this product review, but let's face it: your thighs got fat over the winter and you just aren't used to long rides in the saddle yet. inyangi sport products down in Boulder makes a great chamois butter. I like their butter not just because they are local, but, their butter works well. The nubutte butter was recommended to my by a friend who swears by the stuff. And of course, being from Boulder, they use all natural ingredients. (I would one day like to open up an all synthetic store that tests on animals in Boulder and see how long forming the protest would take, but, I digress.) Anyway, their nubutte butter has been a life saver these past couple weeks and does seem to help healing. You can find their website, here. And, for some free product, I would be more than glad to send my fourth-grade teaching wife to help them with capitalization drills.