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Tuesday, July 26, 2005
I've said it before and I'm sure I'll say it again, but bicycles have led me to so many wonderful friendships that there are really too many to count. Today I got a call from Bo. Bo was the promoter of the NORBA National Race for the three years we had it in Minnesota. I was lucky enough to hired to work with him on it. I was part of a somewhat motley crew of folks that kind of did whatever it was that needed to get done. We taped and marked courses, put up signage, helped riders or the press out if they needed something...you name it we did it. The National was down near Red Wing at a ski place called Welch Village. It sits deep in a valley and offered up a truly great race course. Difficult climbs, great singletrack, and plenty of passing spots between singletrack sections. It is one of the best courses I've ever seen at a National. We worked some long days during those events. Up early and working late. Then dinner at the bar...burgers and a couple more beers. Then crashing out and doing it again the next day. It was all really kick ass fun though, despite the hard work. We each would have our borrowed 4-wheeler for the event so we could go tearing off to wherever we were needed on the course. We'd ride (drive?) some of the singletrack later, riding our wheels up trees to get through the tight spots. Good fun. Good memories. Good friends. Bo called because he happened across this blog and saw that I have a wedding coming up. He's a stay at home dad now with a 3-year-old and a 9-month-old. Funny how times and lives change. But friendships remain. And memories of fun times remain as well. Cheers to that. -Kid Posted by Salsa Kid : 6:55 PM 0 comments | permalink  |
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