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Craftsbury Outdoor Center – January 2021

Backyard Ice Skating Rink – Episode 6 (Night Skating!)

Backyard Ice Skating Rink – Episode 5 (ShopVac Zamboni Build!)

Backyard Ice Skating Rink – Episode 4 (First Skate!)

Backyard Ice Skating Rink – Episode 3 (Building a rink-side bench!)

Backyard Ice Skating Rink – Episode 2 (Averting disaster!)

Backyard Ice Skating Rink – Episode 1 (Setting up Ice N'Go rink kit, filling and measuring ice)

GoPro Color Grading Test 1

Lake Iroquois Plunge

KOM Attempt: A Gravel Chain Buster

KOM Attempt: 7 Years in the Making

Solo Race Up a Mountain: Spruce Mountain 10K

KOM Attempt: Graniteville Beast (25-Minute Effort!)

KOM Attempt: a Short Leg Snapper

Bears!

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Winter is the finest clime To run the miles and li

Winter is the finest clime
To run the miles and live in time
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#running #winter #winterrunning #vermont #makeyourownadventures

New eyehole covers who dis

New eyehole covers who dis

I was starting to think it would never happen, but

I was starting to think it would never happen, but the 12th attempt was the lucky one for finally unlocking the legendary @ridelightweight Meilensteins on @gozwift
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#achievementunlocked #zwift #lightweightmeilenstein #tdz2021 #tourdezwift

Pilgrimage to the holy land. . . #xc #craftsburyo

Pilgrimage to the holy land.
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#xc #craftsburyoutdoorcenter #skivermont

Recruited a new #homeboni driver tonight.
“It’s so satisfying!”
Helpful dog is not helpful.
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#backyardicerink #odr #zamboni #homeboni

The satisfaction cannot be overstated. . . . #hom

The satisfaction cannot be overstated.
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#homeboni #backyardrink #odr

4,454 miles on the 🚴, 705 miles 🏃‍♂️ 4

4,454 miles on the 🚴, 705 miles 🏃‍♂️
435,494 ft total elevation gain ⛰
We don’t talk about the pool this year.
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5,000/1,000/500,000 next year...?

#yearinsport #adios2020

Because it’s 2020 you have to update the firmwar

Because it’s 2020 you have to update the firmware in the Legos you get Christmas morning before you can use them.
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#merrychristmas #legoboost

I don’t always race 10 milers but when I do, I h

I don’t always race 10 milers but when I do, I have a rock in my shoe for 6 miles.

#hivehustle10 #hshive #sweetentheburn #10miler

A year ago I was in California, taking it all for

A year ago I was in California, taking it all for granted. Racing at Ironman 70.3 IWLQ like it was normal. Then a month later it was 2020.
I’m not one to wax nostalgic. Generally I adapt and move on. I have enough stress in my life without adding to it by pining for better times. I’d rather spend the energy making my now as good as it can be.
I haven’t raced a triathlon in over a year. There haven’t been any near me. But I (re)discovered gravel and began a whole new engrossing chapter of training and life experience called @greenmountaingravel with my compatriot @philipkolling . In doing so I rode the farthest and highest I ever have in one ride — and then even further and higher a month later. Our plans for the future are expansive and enticing. And they aren’t just about riding a bike.
I’m going to race triathlon again, when the opportunities are there. But 2020 has reaffirmed for me my conviction that there is no sense in waiting for opportunities. If I do that, I miss the opportunities I could have been creating all along.
There is never one answer to anything. Ends are just beginnings. Fail fast, keep moving. The past is only in our minds; the present is what surrounds us. Even the future is just a glimmer.
In 2021, I hope to be. That is all.
#tbt

Freeze, baby, freeze! . #backyardrink #homegrownic

Freeze, baby, freeze!
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#backyardrink #homegrownice

“I did this on purpose, as a joke.”

“I did this on purpose, as a joke.”

Can’t tell yet if this idea is terrible or amazi

Can’t tell yet if this idea is terrible or amazing. But here goes. Bring on the cold snaps!
#backyardrink #christmascameearly

Love. Hate. Everything in between. It is a privile

Love. Hate. Everything in between. It is a privilege to suffer.
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#beonewiththebike #zwift #zwiftculture #zwifting #indoorcycling #cyclinglife #cycling #paincave #paincaveporn

So civilized and polite in their old age

So civilized and polite in their old age

I’m probably going to get in trouble for stealin

I’m probably going to get in trouble for stealing her thunder on this but she’s still at work and I HAS A PROUD. @sarahcmaas is a published writer! In a real actual magazine and everything!
#mywifekicksass #proudhusband #hearinglossawareness

We are but a mirror of ourselves . . . #reflectio

We are but a mirror of ourselves
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#reflection #vermont #lake #foliage #vermontfoliage #vermontlakes #asabovesobelow

Week 3 of the socially distanced CX series at @cat

Week 3 of the socially distanced CX series at @catamountofc in the books. Painful ribs from last week’s crash meant I decided to dial it back to 6 laps instead of 9, but I accomplished my goals of not crashing and tightening up my lap time consistency. What an amazing venue, scenic day and opportunity!
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📸: @sarahcmaas #racereport #cyclocross #cxfever #vermontfoliage #scenicvermont

I had two intentions in mind for this week’s soc

I had two intentions in mind for this week’s socially distanced cyclocross race at @catamountofc I wanted to improve my lap times, and I wanted to work on my handling skills.
As far as the first goes, I knew I had more in me than I was able to do last week. I was fighting a headache then, and it was my first time ever doing CX. Today, I felt better, and I knew the course. I set lap PRs on the first two laps. Goal one accomplished.
When it comes to skills, I have no teacher. There isn’t even anyone there to watch, because it’s a DIY time trial format. And watching Van der Poel and GCN videos on YouTube only gets you so far. So all I can do is try new approaches, modify my technique slightly each time and see what happens. What if I attack this corner on a tighter line? What if I ease up here so I can recover and go for more speed over here? Sometimes it works; sometimes it doesn’t.
There’s a blind corner that I rode 9 times in week one, and toward the end I started to think that I was braking too much on it. It always ended up being more forgiving than it looked. After two laps today of thinking the same thing again, I decided to try a different approach. I took my hands off the levers and went for it.
It didn’t work out so well. Either I caught a rut, or skidded out, or both, I’m not sure. But I was going too fast to recover so down I went.
I was on grass so the impact was hard but didn’t break any bones. I took a moment to get my breath back, then checked out the bike. It seemed fine. I dug some grass out of the brake lever and started to ride, when I noticed something was up with the shifting. I stopped to look closer and found that my wheel was loose. Because my axle had snapped right the heck off. I was done riding.
I was on lap 3 though, and 3 laps is one of the race distance options. And this was cyclocross after all. So I shouldered my bike and ran. The course is a lot longer when you have to run it with a bike on your shoulder.
I finished though, and got a result. And despite learning the hard way, I think I did achieve my second goal too.
I’m pretty sure I’ll be back to try again. As long as my ribs heal up.
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#cyclocross #racereport

My @philsfondo Cookie gaiter has arrived. It is fa

My @philsfondo Cookie gaiter has arrived. It is fall. And the snow leopards are out.
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#foliage #vermontfall #snowleopards #philsfondo #cookie100

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