{"id":202,"date":"2019-10-15T23:00:16","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T05:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iceman.saffire.com\/blog\/?p=202"},"modified":"2019-10-15T23:00:16","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T05:00:16","slug":"excuses-for-why-your-iceman-didnt-go-to-plan-a-free-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.iceman.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/15\/excuses-for-why-your-iceman-didnt-go-to-plan-a-free-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Excuses for Why Your Iceman Didn&#8217;t Go to Plan: A Free List"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Preparation for a race like the Bell\u2019s Iceman Cometh is extensive. Our racers ride up to a few hundred miles per week, putting in endless hours of physical exertion in the hopes of a fast ride on one special Saturday in November. They open their wallets to make sure they have the best equipment, the lightest parts, and the most aerodynamic gear to ensure they\u2019re leaving no watt unused. Months of preparation all boil down to how two hours unfold with 4,000 of your friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But sometimes, it\u2019s all for naught and the race doesn\u2019t go quite to plan. In this scenario, it\u2019s just as crucial to be prepared for all of the uncomfortable questions post-race; mostly, \u201cHow\u2019d your race go?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To help you prepare for that question in the event of an off day, here are some free excuses to keep in your back pocket. For added effect, we\u2019ve translated these excuses into their actual meaning for bystanders so they know what&nbsp;<em>really&nbsp;<\/em>caused you to finish 168th place ride in the men\u2019s 56-57 year old class.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Oh man, I was flying until Headwaters, and then the lights just went out and I bonked hard.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Translation: \u201c<em>I sucked wheel all the way to Headwaters and then got dropped like a sack of potatoes.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>My race went ok, but I got stuck behind people on a singletrack section and lost a ton of time.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Translation:&nbsp;<em>\u201cI sat-in and refused to take a pull on the front of the group on the fast flat sections, then complained people in front of me were going too slow in the singletrack.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Legs just didn\u2019t have it today.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Translation:&nbsp;<em>\u201cI drank way too much beer last night.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>My stomach didn\u2019t like that new energy mix I tried.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Translation:&nbsp;<em>\u201cI drank way too much beer last night.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I don\u2019t really care where I finished. I was just out there to have fun, man.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Translation:&nbsp;<em>\u201cMaybe I should have done the Zwift races on the trainer instead of watching Golden Girls on Netflix all October.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I didn\u2019t do great, but it\u2019s just because I haven\u2019t had much time to train.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Translation: \u201c<em>I\u2019ve been drinking way too much beer.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boom. You\u2019re now completely prepared for the race and we can\u2019t wait to see you in Kalkaska on November 2nd. At the end of the day, we just hope everyone makes it to Timber Ridge safely and has one heck of a good time. Whether you\u2019re out there to take on Geoff Kabush or if you\u2019re wearing a tutu and rocking a unicorn costume, we want you to make your Iceman Cometh experience your own. We\u2019ll keep the fires roaring and the Bell\u2019s beer cold for you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.connectsites.net\/user_files\/iceman\/site_assets\/000\/033\/753\/medium.JPG?w=840&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preparation for a race like the Bell\u2019s Iceman Cometh is extensive. Our racers ride up to a few hundred miles per week, putting in endless hours of physical exertion in the hopes of a fast ride on one special Saturday in November. They open their wallets to make sure they have the best equipment, the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.iceman.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/15\/excuses-for-why-your-iceman-didnt-go-to-plan-a-free-list\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Excuses for Why Your Iceman Didn&#8217;t Go to Plan: A Free List&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,9,18],"tags":[111],"class_list":["post-202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-news","category-training","tag-race"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.iceman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.iceman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.iceman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.iceman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.iceman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.iceman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.iceman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.iceman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.iceman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}