the "maid" (otherwise known as myself) got sucked into cleaning/putting away stuff, then ended up eating a burrito, drinking a few beers and again watching the movie "garden state." i absolutely loved that movie. seriously, i think that movies should not always end with an absolute "things are going to turn out OK" kind of ending. it's just too fake. but, i am just a movie snob, so what do i know... anyhoo...
race update on conyers tonight - 95% certainty.
some race pics from georgia - HERE OR
HERE. the guy who took these is a local georgia photographer. not a ton of pics, but he did some nice work. his name is Andrew Kornylak. really cool pic of rob and i on there that was taken on what i believe was our last lap.
heading to milwaukee the end of the month for a week of work related training. looking for some good places to ride - cross, mountain, road, whatever. if anybody is from around there, give me a shout out.
that's it - gotta run. microsoft on-line courses await me today.
sologoat out.
10.12.2005
10.11.2005
10.11.05 - quick shout out to my peeps
hey all - back in ohio as of 1am last night. quick update, then i gotta go.
long race recap - working on it tonight, hopefully posted tonight too.
more race pics - are coming.. within the next couple o' days.
cross race in cleveland - brett davis and the guys at snakebite racing are putting on a cross race. check it out HERE. Race is sunday, but riding and camping is going on saturday. yummy beer might be there.
thanks - to all those sending me congrat's on last weekend races. anybody with some race pics or wanting to email me, do so here: solo_goatatyahoo.com. (replace "at" with "@"!!!!)
body - no numb fingers this race, ya! and i don't have huge ankles this time.
pit crew at conyers - dan the man, dad and jennifer. thanks for putting up with my nonsense and getting me through it. hats off to you guys, i couldn't of done it without you.
speedgoat pals - i like your asylum bikes. a lot. they go fast. and three other riders were riding them at conyers. if you were one of them, speak out now or forever hold the truth! 29ers rule!
tifosi - Q2's are the way to go. Q3's - can't wait to use them.
light & motion - my arc lithium ion lighted the night and i honestly believe let me ride my fastet night laps ever.
wow, gotta run.
more tonight.
sologoat out.
long race recap - working on it tonight, hopefully posted tonight too.
more race pics - are coming.. within the next couple o' days.
cross race in cleveland - brett davis and the guys at snakebite racing are putting on a cross race. check it out HERE. Race is sunday, but riding and camping is going on saturday. yummy beer might be there.
thanks - to all those sending me congrat's on last weekend races. anybody with some race pics or wanting to email me, do so here: solo_goatatyahoo.com. (replace "at" with "@"!!!!)
body - no numb fingers this race, ya! and i don't have huge ankles this time.
pit crew at conyers - dan the man, dad and jennifer. thanks for putting up with my nonsense and getting me through it. hats off to you guys, i couldn't of done it without you.
speedgoat pals - i like your asylum bikes. a lot. they go fast. and three other riders were riding them at conyers. if you were one of them, speak out now or forever hold the truth! 29ers rule!
tifosi - Q2's are the way to go. Q3's - can't wait to use them.
light & motion - my arc lithium ion lighted the night and i honestly believe let me ride my fastet night laps ever.
wow, gotta run.
more tonight.
sologoat out.
10.10.2005
10.10.05 - Conyers pic 04
10.10.05 - Conyers pic 04
Originally uploaded by solo_goat.
on the podium giving a shout out to my peeps. oh, i mean my sponsors.
mucho thanks to speedgoat.com and asylum bicycles this year - and espeically dan the man (main mechanic at the 'goat) who got me out of many a jam.
10.10.05 - Conyers pic 03
10.10.05 - Conyers pic 03
Originally uploaded by solo_goat.
finishing with rob l from pennsylvania. funny how i do these races all over and i keep on racing against guys from OH/PA.
i rode the last two laps with rob and then we sprinted to the finish line.
10.10.05 - Conyers pic 02
10.10.05 - Conyers pic 02
Originally uploaded by solo_goat.
finishing with rob l from pennsylvania. funny how i do these races all over and i keep on racing against guys from OH/PA.
i rode the last two laps with rob and then we sprinted to the finish line.
10.10.05 - Conyers pic 01
10.10.05 - Conyers pic 01
Originally uploaded by solo_goat.
hangin' with flat sally in the hotel before the race start.
looking like a million bucks here - not so after the race.
10.10.05 - Conyers 24 Recap - super short version
super short as i have to do a little work in the atlanta airport this morning. seems my expense report is about 10 days late...
i said super short, so here is super short:
1. ernesto marenchin (alias/alter ego - sologoat) with 25 laps
2. rob lichenwalter - with 22 laps
3. eddie o - with 21 laps
went out fast, eddie was flying and i was trying to catch him. went down hard, bent a derailler hanger, but got it fixed only to get a flat 2 miles later. that was the end of the bad luck.
tough race, tough course that beat me up pretty good. the iron cross race is pretty much out for me unless i am somehow bribed. or given free entry, one of the two.. ha, ha...
gotta run - more later. pics hopefully up within the next day or two - dad got some killer race pics.
sologoat out.
i said super short, so here is super short:
1. ernesto marenchin (alias/alter ego - sologoat) with 25 laps
2. rob lichenwalter - with 22 laps
3. eddie o - with 21 laps
went out fast, eddie was flying and i was trying to catch him. went down hard, bent a derailler hanger, but got it fixed only to get a flat 2 miles later. that was the end of the bad luck.
tough race, tough course that beat me up pretty good. the iron cross race is pretty much out for me unless i am somehow bribed. or given free entry, one of the two.. ha, ha...
gotta run - more later. pics hopefully up within the next day or two - dad got some killer race pics.
sologoat out.
10.07.2005
10.07.05 - georgia post 4
last post before the race.
dan and jen's flight was late - jennifer is now just getting in about 2 hours late. no problem, at least they got here.
tomorrow/sunday will be all business, dan will get into action early in the morning setting up the tent n such. we are running light for this race as we all just brought enough stuff to get us through the weekend.
got signed up earlier. looks like we have about 23 riders and i think there are only a few women. noticed a few names - eddie o, bob anderson from some of the races i do up north. no big guns here or at least i don't recognize the names. this weekend is going to be pure survival of the fitest. should be a good test for us all.
that's it - time to rest.
next update - probably not sunday, more realistically monday.
intersting update though - just found out some bell south people are here from new orleans. they will be here until january.
gotta restup - sologoat out
dan and jen's flight was late - jennifer is now just getting in about 2 hours late. no problem, at least they got here.
tomorrow/sunday will be all business, dan will get into action early in the morning setting up the tent n such. we are running light for this race as we all just brought enough stuff to get us through the weekend.
got signed up earlier. looks like we have about 23 riders and i think there are only a few women. noticed a few names - eddie o, bob anderson from some of the races i do up north. no big guns here or at least i don't recognize the names. this weekend is going to be pure survival of the fitest. should be a good test for us all.
that's it - time to rest.
next update - probably not sunday, more realistically monday.
intersting update though - just found out some bell south people are here from new orleans. they will be here until january.
gotta restup - sologoat out
10.07.05 - georgia post #3
well, the free wireless in the hotel keeps on shutting the man ernesto down. appears i am using too much bandwidth uploading my pics to the flickr website. whatz up with dat?
guess hendershot only lapped the field twice here last year - apologies to everybody out there.
course is fun, twisty, turny. soil is super hard packed. mud in a few sections, soft sand in a few more. i even saw a few rocks today. yikes.
reminds me a lot of the terrain i saw up in canada this year, in a town called coolingwood (appologies if my spelling is incorrect) except that it has a few more short and steep kind of climbs and the soil is more gritty/sandy and feels like it is a better grip. it looks slick, but it is not. rocks are actually more slippery. hmmm..
saw an asylum today - first one i have seen at a race. guess the guy read about it on some of the forums and read up on it at the speedgoat website. kind of cool to see. he was on a team and had two other 29er's with him - one was called a vulture and had a super cool paint job.
dan/jennifer - both have flight delays. seems the delay i had yesterday is still in effect due to that storm off the florida coast. no worries - supposed to clear out later today.
gotta run - maybe one more post tonight if i get bored. dad is picking up jennifer/dan as i cannot afford to be sitting around at the airport forever. two years ago, i went with my dad to pick up dan when we were at the whistler race. big mistake as the road back was closed down COMPLETELY on the way back and we had to wait for about 4 hours on the road in the middle of the night. way sucked. guess the locals complained - and that is why this year, the most they could close a road completely down for was just 30 minutes.
anyhoo....
more later.
sologoat out.
guess hendershot only lapped the field twice here last year - apologies to everybody out there.
course is fun, twisty, turny. soil is super hard packed. mud in a few sections, soft sand in a few more. i even saw a few rocks today. yikes.
reminds me a lot of the terrain i saw up in canada this year, in a town called coolingwood (appologies if my spelling is incorrect) except that it has a few more short and steep kind of climbs and the soil is more gritty/sandy and feels like it is a better grip. it looks slick, but it is not. rocks are actually more slippery. hmmm..
saw an asylum today - first one i have seen at a race. guess the guy read about it on some of the forums and read up on it at the speedgoat website. kind of cool to see. he was on a team and had two other 29er's with him - one was called a vulture and had a super cool paint job.
dan/jennifer - both have flight delays. seems the delay i had yesterday is still in effect due to that storm off the florida coast. no worries - supposed to clear out later today.
gotta run - maybe one more post tonight if i get bored. dad is picking up jennifer/dan as i cannot afford to be sitting around at the airport forever. two years ago, i went with my dad to pick up dan when we were at the whistler race. big mistake as the road back was closed down COMPLETELY on the way back and we had to wait for about 4 hours on the road in the middle of the night. way sucked. guess the locals complained - and that is why this year, the most they could close a road completely down for was just 30 minutes.
anyhoo....
more later.
sologoat out.
10.07.05 - georgia post #2 - pic05
10.07.05 - georgia post #2 - pic05
Originally uploaded by solo_goat.
me back at the hotel. this is a picture of how excited i am to race here.
this is also a shot of how i will feel when i can sleep past nine AM on saturdays starting next weekend - something i haven't done since last january.
10.07.05 - georgia post #2 - pic04
10.07.05 - georgia post #2 - pic04
Originally uploaded by solo_goat.
this is the pit area about 4'ish. since then, a lot more guys have come in, but from the looks of it, i was the first to set up a tent in the solo area.
10.07.05 - georgia post #2 - pic03
10.07.05 - georgia post #2 - pic03
Originally uploaded by solo_goat.
this is the start of the second section of the figure 8 loop.
some sections on this are kind of sketchy. the rock itself is really grippy, but if you get into the wet leaves or pine needles, you are a gonner.
one section in particular, is downhill, offcamber and has a turn in it that shoots directly uphill and is covered in wet pine needles and has a few little drops in it.
un-rideable. and stupid. if you are riding this course over the next two days, i wouldn't chance it.
and overall, if you go down anywhere on this course it is going to hurt real bad - the dirt is packed super hard. and the rocks - they are really hard too.
10.07.05 - georgia post #2 - pic02
10.07.05 - georgia post #2 - pic02
Originally uploaded by solo_goat.
this is a shot of the first section of single track. hard packed stuff, but it is really gritty.
temps are warm, not bad. some mud but not much, roots are here and there, but nothing too bad.
10.07.05 - georgia post #2 - pic01
10.07.05 - georgia post #2 - pic01
Originally uploaded by solo_goat.
sologoat and dad at the local walmart. some fruitcake guy was passing out some free knives. we checked out the knives and left - the knives were super small and the guy was really annoying.
10.07.05 - georgia post #1
10.07.05 - georgia post #1
Originally uploaded by solo_goat.
this is the view out of the hotel which is righ across from the venue.
if you look carefully, to the left you can actually make out some tape that marks out the course. and if you look in the field, in the middle of the picture, you can see a couple of small tents enjoying the rain.
was lightly raining last night and continued through the morning. right now, it is coming down pretty steady but their is two good things about this rain.
1. the temperture is at least 10 degrees warmer then it was at whistler.
2. looks like it might be clearing out. i hope.
i just want it to clear enough to get a ride in without getting totally soaked. i think that is pretty wishful thinking at this point.
10.06.2005
10.06.05 - in georgia
after a never ending layover in washington, arrived in georgia about 3'ish hours later then i wanted to. got a short ride in and from what i can tell, looks like it rained a little bit today.
looks a little wet around here, soil reminds me of the same type of soil i have raced on near the grand rapids area in michigan.
temps should be in the low 60's and high 80's come race weekend. it is drizzling here, but i can tell you that it is not near the coldness of whistler. it is easily ten degrees warmer, at least.
tomorrow, pre-ride the course. it's super short, so i'll do two laps - do a lap on each of the bikes. fast begining laps should be about 45 minutes'ish, night laps shoudl be around one hour 10'ish, then the morning laps should go back down to 1 hour. that's based on hendershot's last year laps - he lapped 2nd place 3 times, if i remember correctly.
gotta run. more tomorrow - thanks for the support for all those givin' me a shout out.
sologoat out.
looks a little wet around here, soil reminds me of the same type of soil i have raced on near the grand rapids area in michigan.
temps should be in the low 60's and high 80's come race weekend. it is drizzling here, but i can tell you that it is not near the coldness of whistler. it is easily ten degrees warmer, at least.
tomorrow, pre-ride the course. it's super short, so i'll do two laps - do a lap on each of the bikes. fast begining laps should be about 45 minutes'ish, night laps shoudl be around one hour 10'ish, then the morning laps should go back down to 1 hour. that's based on hendershot's last year laps - he lapped 2nd place 3 times, if i remember correctly.
gotta run. more tomorrow - thanks for the support for all those givin' me a shout out.
sologoat out.
10.05.2005
10.05.05 - flat sally and two asylums
10.05.05 - flat sally and two asylums
Originally uploaded by solo_goat.
getting packed for georgia.
man, this packing stuff is for the birds, but sally was having fun.
10.05.05 - fuel for georgia
10.05.05 - fuel for georgia
Originally uploaded by solo_goat.
here is my hammer gel magic.
note - perpetuem bottle actualy has a mix of sustained energy with a little bit o' heed.
10.03.2005
10.03.05 - a few more days until
i head out to georgia.
jeff kerkove heads out to japan.
i go crazy.
jeff is on a 17 hour flight.
sorry for the short posts (and lack of them!), but i am trying to get things organized for georgia, send some quick updates to sponsors, trying to find a tent for georgia because i am a dork and forgot about it, and a million other things.
cool thing is, jennifer is heading out to georgia with me, dan the man and my dad. should make things a little easier for all of us in georgia. looking forward to it, but then kind of bummed that the season is coming to an end. ah, but cross season is coming up.
speaking of which, sounds like moots is starting to build up my cross frame soon. i can't wait to get it - totally custom cross titatium moots. i hope it is done before the season starts.
and, have to check out the SPEEDGOAT.COM BLOG. more updates and posts are up. THE TIFOSI OPTICS REVIEW should be up tomorrow. pink glasses are now option. sweet.
that's it - gotta sleep.
a few more posts before georgia, then i am aboard another flight to atlanta and then down to the horse park to ride the old olympic course for 24 hours. should be a good time. as i said during my race at the snowshoe 24 hour race a few years back as one competitor asked me why i raced in the solo division, i said, "imagine the best ride you ever had on your bike, and imagine it lasting 24 hours."
with that...
sologoat out.
jeff kerkove heads out to japan.
i go crazy.
jeff is on a 17 hour flight.
sorry for the short posts (and lack of them!), but i am trying to get things organized for georgia, send some quick updates to sponsors, trying to find a tent for georgia because i am a dork and forgot about it, and a million other things.
cool thing is, jennifer is heading out to georgia with me, dan the man and my dad. should make things a little easier for all of us in georgia. looking forward to it, but then kind of bummed that the season is coming to an end. ah, but cross season is coming up.
speaking of which, sounds like moots is starting to build up my cross frame soon. i can't wait to get it - totally custom cross titatium moots. i hope it is done before the season starts.
and, have to check out the SPEEDGOAT.COM BLOG. more updates and posts are up. THE TIFOSI OPTICS REVIEW should be up tomorrow. pink glasses are now option. sweet.
that's it - gotta sleep.
a few more posts before georgia, then i am aboard another flight to atlanta and then down to the horse park to ride the old olympic course for 24 hours. should be a good time. as i said during my race at the snowshoe 24 hour race a few years back as one competitor asked me why i raced in the solo division, i said, "imagine the best ride you ever had on your bike, and imagine it lasting 24 hours."
with that...
sologoat out.
10.03.05 - Sram Girls at Vegas
10.03.05 - Sram Girls at Vegas
Originally uploaded by solo_goat.
these are some of the SRAM girls that were cheering for me as they announced my entrance to interbike.
i literally had to beat them off me with some of my mad karate skillz.
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