For the worms?

 Ahem.

Send me money for the Horny Cat 69, please and thank.

I'm splitting my focus between getting everything all in order for the Horny Cat 69 in a little over a month and also making the most of the fitness I gained at the Breck Epic, spreading it as copiously as I can across the slice of bread that is the remainder of my '25 " season."  I've got more miles in my legs over the past few months than I have in many years, and I'm probably still riding the wave of boosted Hemo Goblins in my bloods.  I woulda loved to have tossed all this at a mountain bike cycle event, like the Tree Shaker 6 hour race, but it's still not back on the calendar because they only recently repaired a major bridge that ties the course all together.  On top of that, I've done one too many Shenandoah Mountain 100s to consider a sane return, so I get the Pisgah Monster Cross Challenge again this weekend.

Yup, back on this contraption.  I've only done two events on a geared bike since... dunno?  The year 2001?  The '23 Bootlegger on my Crux (because I owned it?) and the regrettable flew too close to the sun on an injured body '22 Shenandoah Mountain 100 on my shifty Epic EVO (for the same dumb reason, ownership).  Both episodes scarring me enough that I can't fathom "racing" on a geared bike any time soon.  I'm just used to accomplishing daring and heroic things in my own particular... ummmmm... ummmmm...

There's a couple things on the 780mm flat-barred Vertigo Meatplow V.7 set up for a garvel/noodle bar event that are untested, and there's no time between now and Saturday to figure out if they are good choices.  Whatever.  Wait... make that three things.

The Horny Cat 69 is plugging away, and in the first week, I've already got sixteen people throwing money into the party/fundraising pot.  I had close to fifty (I think) in 2023, so I'm hoping people will start penciling it in sooner rather than later.  Pretty sure I won't take any money after October 5th so I can plan ahead as much as possible.  Once again, email me at SMELLYCAT100K@hotmail.com.  As little as $13 (more if you like), and you can come play the game.

And in and amongst all that, I still have King and Queen of the Watershed the week before Horny Cat 69 and the Barnburner 50k the week after.  Still lots to do before I can put a cap on the 20th year of the blerhg.

Just one more year, and it can legally drink.