Top 10 Signs That You Are An Endurance Racer

[enduramil]

10. While grocery shopping, you pass the Mayo and think to yourself "I wonder if that could work as Chamois Cream?"

9. A 2 hour XC race never seemed so easy....."Was that the warm-up?"

8. 2 hour training rides are now 8+ hour training rides...."Sweet, the sunrise! Sweet the Sunset!"

7. What other style of bicycle racing allows you to stop mid race and eat a pizza?......."Can you scape off the meat? It won't digest fast enough."

6. You spend time reading this blog, and wonder if there will ever be "Cliff Notes" available for it

5. Instead of calling your name, people now just say "Hey freak!"

4. You are always in search of ways to make your bike as comfy as possible (a.k.a Lazy-Boy-On-Wheels)

3. You have 2 mountain bikes that are the same in everyway

2. You watch NASCAR to pick up some good pit strategies

1. You spend more time riding your bike than you do eating, sleeping and working. ......"All his riding sure is fun, I suppose I could go home and get some sleep for work tomorrow. Nah!"

[mudhoney]

LOL...I must confess that #9 and #3 are true...

[XXX_er]

I got a friend who does the 4 hour rides

the running joke is that she needs 2 men to "satisfy" her so she will start with one guy and pre arrange to hook up with the other guy

One of my buds told me "I kinda like sloppy seconds ,she aint so frisky after 2 hrs and its a little easier "

[Silk]

Both #1 and #8 are a regular for me

[gary j]

my riding partners call me mario because i often take cold pizza on rides.

how many cliff bars can you really eat?

[thebigchin]

Both #1 and #8 are a regular for me

Ya, and #5 for you too... But probably has less to do with riding and more to do with the amount of sleep you need.

[Couch_Surfer]

my riding partners call me mario because i often take cold pizza on rides.

how many cliff bars can you really eat?

Best thing I ever ate mid ride was a baked potato cooked the night before left sitting in a ziploc bag of salt overnight. But I love the cold pizza idea*.

* I'm in no way suggesting I am an endurance racer. I just like to eat.

[ito]

10. While grocery shopping, you pass the Mayo and think to yourself "I wonder if that could work as Chamois Cream?"

9. A 2 hour XC race never seemed so easy....."Was that the warm-up?"

8. 2 hour training rides are now 8+ hour training rides...."Sweet, the sunrise! Sweet the Sunset!"

1. You spend more time riding your bike than you do eating, sleeping and working. ......"All his riding sure is fun, I suppose I could go home and get some sleep for work tomorrow. Nah!"

Thanks for that, makes me wish I was back in the Bay Area were rides like this were easy. Can't wait to move back out west and get into the epic bike ride groove again. Though number one is still mostly true.

The Ito