getalifecup

1st Sprint- Maitland and Cody go off the front, Cody takes the sprint

27 sprint- Typical firetower, Aaron off the front, Donnie and Chris Marino bridge up after the top. Rest of the group catches up. Maitland outsprints everyone for the win.

Silo Road- Tailwind helps wind up the speeds. Cody and Donnie attack as we near the final 500 meters, but Aaron in on their wheels. Aaron comes around with about 100 meters to go and takes the win.

Lloyd sprint- whole group is together coming into it at around 30mph. Aaron comes around and takes the sprint.

Whitehouse sprint- Fast and furious the whole way. Multiple attacks after the 25mph curve sign. Chet wins, Donnie 2nd, Aaron 3rd.


April 18 results

Sprint location	Finish	Points
Sprint 1 - Into Wacissa	Cody J	1
Sprint 2 - before Hwy 27	Maitland	1
Sprint 3 - End of Silo Road	Aaron	1
Sprint 4 - into Lloyd	Aaron	1
Finish - 1st	Chett	3
Finish - 2nd	Donnie	2
Finish - 3rd	Aaron	1

Leader Board for 2009

Names	Numbers
Dr. Aaron Guyer	22
Donnie Autore	12.5
Cody Johnson	12
Chett Hopkins	10
Pete Butler	9
Jack Tomassetti	7
Maitland Jones	6
Alex Spook	5
Tom Gillis	3
Steve Reker	3
Geoff Schaefer	3
Joe V	3
Will Thompson	3
Marti Aparicio	2
Kellen Denny	2
Tom de Francesco	2
Kevin Sigrist	2
Chris Marino	1.5
Manuel Feliciano	1
Graham Gillis	1
Todd Ireland	1
Ed Piccolo	1
Jason Lorenzo	1
Andrew P	1
Mike "Tri" Weyant	.5

First off, the editor of Get A Life regrets he couldn't join the ride this week. Turns out the flood waters rose and spilled into one of the rooms in his house. Fixing and correcting the damage was the priority. And, this isn't necessarily a bad thing because it's genuine proof that the editor actually has a life. To the rest of you chamois sniffers who made the ride, here is a report from our staff correspondent:

First, we had lots of fun riding through 2-3 inches of water on Baum road on the way out. Ahh, a wet chamois and shoes for the rest of the ride made our day.

Wacissa sprint- Alex and Maitland went off the front at 27 and battled it our for the sprint. Alex just overtook Mait to get the point.

Next, Firetower was typical with Dr. G over the top first. The whole group then caught up. However, Aaron was able to take the next sprint at 27.

Silo road- high speeds for all with a nice tailwind. Coming into the final 50 meters Aaron and Maitland were wheel to wheel. But then Cody came from nowhere and takes the sprint on the white line.

Jon Sewell and Marty go on a breakaway next. Coming into Lloyd, they almost had it locked up. But Chet said no, turned on the afterburners and pulled the whole peloton back up to them. Alex and Aaron attack and are wheel to wheel for the sprint.
But here is the debate- is the Lloyd sprint finish at the BEGINNING of the 2nd bridge or the END? If its the beginning, Alex wins. If its the end, Aaron wins. Mr. Get-a-life grand poubah, please clarify. (Editor's ruling: The finish is at the beginning of the 2nd bridge. Sorry Dr. G, point goes to Alex).

Finally, the whole peloton gets stopped by an RV turning off of 59 into Lloyd, except Cody who gets away before the RV turns. He gets a 40 second gap. The Peloton fights to catch him, but he lays it down and stays away. We get to about 5 seconds back from him on Whitehouse but he crosses the line first, followed by Maitland and Aaron.


April 4 results

Sprint location	Finish	Points
Sprint 1 - Into Wacissa	Alex Spook	1
Sprint 2 - before Hwy 27	Aaron Guyer	1
Sprint 3 - End of Silo Road	Cody Johnson	1
Sprint 4 - into Lloyd	Alex	1
Finish - 1st	Cody Johnson	3
Finish - 2nd	Maitland Jones	2
Finish - 3rd	Aaron Guyer	1

Leader Board for 2009

Names	Numbers
Dr. Aaron Guyer	19
Cody Johnson	11
Donnie Autore	10.5
Pete Butler	9
Chett Hopkins	7
Jack Tomassetti	7
Maitland Jones	5
Alex Spook	5
Tom Gillis	3
Steve Reker	3
Geoff Schaefer	3
Joe V	3
Will Thompson	3
Marti Aparicio	2
Kellen Denny	2
Tom de Francesco	2
Kevin Sigrist	2
Chris Marino	1.5
Manuel Feliciano	1
Graham Gillis	1
Todd Ireland	1
Ed Piccolo	1
Jason Lorenzo	1
Andrew P	1
Mike "Tri" Weyant	.5

Gather 'round kids. It's the Donnie and Aaron show. The boys ran the table today and only left a few scraps for the rest of us.

Though Donnie and Aaron owned the bunch today, there's a few tales to tell. Here's a sampling of 'Great Moments in Get-A-Life.' For today's edition we have:

- Andrew and Tony took off for a junior breakaway and nearly made it over Firetower alone, until Donnie and Aaron bridged up. They looked sharp out there, but they weren't getting far from the bunch today.

- Tom Gillis, who's fresh off a Georgia Cup win was on the attack all day. His form is fantastic and he was burying himself out there.

- I should mention Aaron, the leader of the Get A Life Cup, is crushing it. On the Silo road sprint Donnie was off the front. Aaron gave chase. And he kept chasing and rode everyone off his wheel. Oh yeah, then he won the sprint. Again, Aaron, please Get A Life.

- Keith Brayman returned to town and he's absolutely flying. He made an early break with Tom Gillis, but flatted. Boo hoo! Pass the kleenex. Anyhow, Keith re-joined the group just before silo road and went on the attack again. He was having a blast showing what he's learned in Jacksonville. Points...who needs 'em. Right, Keith?

- And for our final entry for awesome demonstrations at the Get A Life Cup. Today's Move of the Day winner was Pete Butler. Here's how the action unfolded. After the ride, when the crew returned to the community center, he couldn't get unclipped. He wobbled, he tried to save, but no. Heh Heh, down to the dirt he went. Nice Job Pete! You don't get any points for that, but it was still impressive.

Without further ado, here's the point status.

March 21 results

Sprint location	Finish	Points
Sprint 1 - Into Wacissa	Donnie Autore	1
Sprint 2 - before Hwy 27	Aaron	1
Sprint 3 - End of Silo Road	Aaron	1
Sprint 4 - into Lloyd	Aaron	1
Finish - 1st	Donnie Autore	3
Finish - 2nd	Tom Gillis	2
Finish - 3rd	Pete Butler	1

Leader Board for 2009

Names	Numbers
Dr. Aaron Guyer	18
Donnie Autore	10.5
Pete Butler	9
Cody Johnson	7
Chett Hopkins	7
Jack Tomassetti	7
Tom Gillis	3
Steve Reker	3
Maitland Jones	3
Alex Spook	3
Geoff Schaefer	3
Joe V	3
Will Thompson	3
Marti Aparicio	2
Kellen Denny	2
Tom de Francesco	2
Kevin Sigrist	2
Chris Marino	1.5
Manuel Feliciano	1
Graham Gillis	1
Todd Ireland	1
Ed Piccolo	1
Jason Lorenzo	1
Andrew P	1
Mike "Tri" Weyant	.5

Mmmmmmm....piss and vinegar for all

The intensity on this ride was turned up the second the peloton rolled onto Whitehouse. The instigators were the same yahoos that drove the blistering pace on Wednesday's Food Lion ride. It was killer pull, after killer pull, all into an easterly head wind. The ride was physical and wannabe roadies weren't hangin' on to this train.

Buckle up, here's the details:

Sprint 1 - the gas in the tank was boarding on empty at the approach to the sprint. Like I said, the pace was rolling 26 mph to 34 mph and there wasn't any hiding going on. Still, the first sprint is coveted and the real men of the group cranked it up to 40 plus and fanned across the roads. Elbows were rubbing, and the blood was boiling to the line. Chett Hopkins lit it up to take the W, and it looked like he gave everything to get it.

Have I mentioned that the Good Doctor has a massive lead in the Get A Life Cup. Every point matters, especially if it's not going to Dr. G.

Sprint 2 - Well, this wasn't a field sprint. In fact, immediately after the first sprint Chris Marino, Donnie Autore, and Cody Johnson rode off the front of the group and built a healthy lead. The Doctor noted the move and solo bridged to the trio. This is a dangerous group. None of them have a life, and all are currently firing with an unlimited supply of bullets. Trouble for the rest of the bunch, for sure. Unfortunately for Mr. marino he had a mechanical just before the top of Firetower and had to wave bye bye to the trio. He also was passed by the peloton. Too bad for Chris. No prize for you! So the trio stayed away (Surprise!), and Dr. G took the point. Sheesh, get a life dude. You're killing us.

Sprint three - All back together after Hwy 27 as a result of the group waiting for Mr. Marino, who was a no show. Fair enough, it was time to turn up the volume. The pace was steady, but once the group made the turn onto silo road, the Sh*t hit the fan and the pace rose exponentially. The group cleared first hill at 29 mph, then the nice downill at 35 mph, then the next hill at 29 mph. Holy Kaw! It was fast and painful. The wind up for the sprint was 30 plus and the sprint was a streetfight between three folks, which included Chris Stroh (wow, long time no see Stroh Man). Oh yeah, did I mention the Dr. won sprint 3. He's proving to be greedy, going back for seconds and not sharing with the rest of the bunch. He may well be the definition for why the ride is called the Get A Life Cup. You certainly deserve it!

Sprint 4 - low and behold, Cody and Steve Reker took a flyer and said Hasta La Bye Bye to the field and the chase was on. Those two were flying. Reker confirmed after the ride that Cody is showing incredible form and Steve was forced to dig into his handbag of courage just to hang with the kid. Well, Cody is 18, but still...Kid Cody seems like a pretty good moniker for him. Oh, and he's a team player...Steve Reker got the sprint point at sprint 4. Nice. Oh yeah, and Marti won the field sprint. Hey knucklehead, there's two killing machines up the road, no need to sprint. Get yer chase on!

The big finish - Cody and Steve still had a sizeable lead, so they pressed on. As the peloton worked up the hill on 59, Joe V went for hero points and sacrificed all he had to bring Dr. Guyer and Donnie within striking distance to the break. Yep, they left the rest of the bunch in the dust. Thanks Joe! At the right turn, Joe surrendered and watched Donnie and Aaron ride off after the two leaders. A chase bunch formed and went to work. The pace was 32 mph and that seemed like a good number. Except of course, Donnie and Aaron caught Cody and Steve, and that foursome was rolling at 34 mph. The peloton's meal was proverbially cooked, though they pressed on like the dilussional lemmings they are. So, how'd this end. Kid Cody, Donnie, and Aaron turned the screws on the last hill and dumped Steve Reker. This left the trio to fight it out. Aaron, of course wanted it all, but Kid Cody schooled the Dr. and took the prize. Aaron was second and Donnie third.

The big point scorer of the day was Dr. G. The good Dr. does it again. There was mention previously on the blog that the Dr. had a target on his back. It appears that the peloton is comfortable just looking at the target ride away and take all that's offered. Fair enough. You bunch of slackers need to get a life.

Oh, I failed to mention that Dr. Guyer was on call last night and was at work until 1 am. How about that folks. He's clearly a cut above. Bravo to the good Dr.

Here's the point situation:





March 7 results

Sprint location	Finish	Points
Sprint 1 - Into Wacissa	Chett Hopkins	1
Sprint 2 - before Hwy 27	Aaron	1
Sprint 3 - End of Silo Road	Aaron	1
Sprint 4 - into Lloyd	Steve Reker	1
Finish - 1st	Cody Johnson	3
Finish - 2nd	Aaron Guyer	2
Finish - 3rd	Donnie	1

Leader Board for 2009

Names	Numbers
Dr. Aaron Guyer	15
Pete Butler	8
Cody Johnson	7
Chett Hopkins	7
Jack Tomassetti	7
Donnie Autore	5.5
Steve Reker	3
Maitland Jones	3
Alex Spook	3
Geoff Schaefer	3
Joe V	3
Will Thompson	3
Marti Aparicio	2
Kellen Denny	2
Tom de Francesco	2
Kevin Sigrist	2
Chris Marino	1.5
Manuel Feliciano	1
Tom Gillis	1
Graham Gillis	1
Todd Ireland	1
Ed Piccolo	1
Jason Lorenzo	1
Andrew P	1
Mike "Tri" Weyant	.5

Perfect weather filled the parking lot with cyclists on March 7. Because it was a race weekend, some of the engines were missing, but that didn't change the natural order of the A ride, which is always hard and fast.

A five man group with Kellen, Marti, Manuel, Steve Reker, and Pete developed early. They rode as if the peleton was hot on it's heels from the get go. In sprint 1 Steve Reker bested the group and took the first point of the day.

A steady ride over firetower kept the group together as each alternated pulls, at sprint 2 Manuel caught the group sleeping and surged ahead for the second point of the day.

Marti Aparicio was active and he showed great form over the next two sprints to take the points at Sprint 3 and Sprint 4.

On the ride home to the finish, the ride hotted up to a peak. In the boxing match to the line, Kellen and Pete exchanged blows with Pete making the final grunt to take the sprint. Marti came in close behind to snatch the last point.

And that, folks, is how five guys Get A Life. The rest of you, should go Get a life too!



March 7 results

Sprint location	Finish	Points
Sprint 1 - Into Wacissa	Steve Reker	1
Sprint 2 - before Hwy 27	Manuel	1
Sprint 3 - End of Silo Road	Marti Aparicio	1
Sprint 4 - into Lloyd	Marti	1
Finish - 1st	Pete Butler	3
Finish - 2nd	Kellen D	2
Finish - 3rd	Marti	1

Leader Board for 2009

Names	Numbers
Dr. Aaron Guyer	11
Pete Butler	8
Jack Tomassetti	7
Chett Hopkins	6
Donnie Autore	4.5
Cody Johnson	4
Maitland Jones	3
Alex Spook	3
Geoff Schaefer	3
Joe V	3
Will Thompson	3
Marti Aparicio	2
Kellen Denny	2
Steve Reker	2
Tom de Francesco	2
Kevin Sigrist	2
Chris Marino	1.5
Manuel Feliciano	1
Tom Gillis	1
Graham Gillis	1
Todd Ireland	1
Ed Piccolo	1
Jason Lorenzo	1
Andrew P	1
Mike "Tri" Weyant	.5

With February, the end to weather chaos should be near. And, the end to the first two months of the 2009 Get A Life Cup has concluded. Dr. Aaron Guyer owns the leader board. His stranglehold on the the top spot is beyond dominant. A tip of the hat to you sir. Clearly, you need to Get A Life!

After a week where all of Tallahassee was distracted by the Extreme Home Makover project, local cyclists were wound up and ready for an extreme morning of kicking tail and taking names. Though it would be a day for the young men, there were many battles to be fought on this extremely windy route.

Before clearing the first rise on Whitehouse, Chett Hopkins was gone and was determined to stay away, by the end of Whitehouse he was joined by Cody Johnson, who made the bridge after saying he was bored in the pack. After the turn on 59 Maitland and Alex made their get-a-way and went on the chasing, making the bridge in time for the first sprint, which went to Cody.

The four man break retained it's lead as it climbed FireTower, and one loan gun decided to bridge up. Yeah, it was the good doctor Aaron. He charged from bottom to top and made the catch just as the break was clearing the top. Nicely done! The break (now five) turned it's attention to sprint two. Go figure, Cat two Cody took it again.

After the cross over 27 the peloton put some work in and caught the group on the approach to Silo Road, but two of the folks (Maitland and Alex) in the escape refused to surrender and pressed on. With all the breaks, a massive headwind, and another sprint up the road there would be no rest for the weary. Chalk Sprint number three up to Maitland.

And then it all came back together. The run into Lloyd was fast (as usual) and by sprint time the hearts were willing, while the legs were killing. Dr. Aaron made the jump. He took the point, just barely holding off Geoff, who was hot on the chase.

The story turns to a demonstration of courage after Lloyd. Two young men (Mait and Spook) of the peloton decided to launch their attack after the turn onto 59. It's not worth it for the rest of the group to belly ache about the fact that it was stalled by cars at the intersection, heck...the two up the road were only spotted a handicap of 250 yards. And this is how it would go until the death sprint. The chasers had plenty of horsepower, and it was turned up to eleven. There was Geoff, Chett, Donnie, Todd, Aaron, Cody, Jim, Kellen, Crash Reker, and more. But they couldn't take the meat off bone quick enough. After the final hill and the false flat, the break was in striking distance as one-by-one the chasers sacrificed themselves to make the catch. But it wasn't going to happen today. The two up sprint went to Alex, with Mait grabbing second. The field sprint was a three up rush to the line between the Dr., Jim Denny and Pete. Dr. Aaron scored the final point and the day was done.

Bravo to the young men of the peloton. Keep this up and you'll only need one more thing. Yeah, you guessed it....a LIFE. You may want to go get one.


Until next week, here's the scoring:

February 28 results

Sprint location	Finish	Points
Sprint 1 - Into Wacissa	Cody J	1
Sprint 2 - before Hwy 27	Cody J	1
Sprint 3 - End of Silo Road	Maitland	1
Sprint 4 - into Lloyd	Dr. Aaron Guyer	1
Finish - 1st	Alex Spook	3
Finish - 2nd	Maitland Jones	2
Finish - 3rd	Dr. Aaron Guyer	1

Leader Board for 2009

Names	Numbers
Dr. Aaron Guyer	11
Jack Tomassetti	7
Chett Hopkins	6
Pete Butler	5
Donnie Autore	4.5
Cody Johnson	4
Maitland Jones	3
Alex Spook	3
Geoff Schaefer	3
Joe V	3
Will Thompson	3
Tom de Francesco	2
Kevin Sigrist	2
Chris Marino	1.5
Tom Gillis	1
Steve Reker	1
Graham Gillis	1
Todd Ireland	1
Ed Piccolo	1
Jason Lorenzo	1
Andrew P	1
Mike "Tri" Weyant	.5

It was cold- only 8 people showed up. Players today were Donnie, Chet, Geoff, Aaron, Jon Sewell, Ed Piccolo, and 2 guys from FSU. Rolled out easy.

Donnie and Geoff broke away for the sprint into Wacissa. Donnie then pulled away and won that one.

Next, usual story on Firetower. Aaron pullled up most of it, then Donnie took over and as they crested the top, Donnie and Aaron took off on a 2 man TT all the way to US 27. Aaron sprinted around Donnie into that sprint and took it barely.

Silo Road- the pace picked up as Chet, Donnie and Geoff really kicked it up to around 27-28 mph. Coming into the sprint, Donnie was in front, and Aaron and Chet came around at the same time on opposite sides. Aaron was able to crank it out and just beat out Chet.

Into Lloyd, everyone was relaxed and no one went for the sprint.

Final sprint on Whitehouse- The group cruised along until just before the right hand turn. Pace really sped up with everyone taking turns pulling. Aaron attacked as they went up the hill after that turn and opened up a gap. It was reported that the group almost caught Aaron but he turned it on again up the hill into the final sprint and was able to hang on for the win. Don't know who got 2nd or 3rd.

Results for the day were:

Wacissa sprint- Donnie
Sprint #2- Aaron
Silo Road Sprint- Aaron
Lloyd- no one
Whitehouse sprint- Aaron, Geoff, Chett

Annual numbers will be tallied up and post soon.

Unfortunately, staff correspondents for Get A Life were not available to cover today's shootout. Please click the "Leave A Comment" link and tell your version of how today's story unfolded.

Get A Life thinks it's worth pointing out tht there is a race next weekend in Gainesville.

All the info is located here.

It's all fine and good to be a killing machine in the Get a Life Cup. But there's a bigger pond out there folks. You gotta go out and swim with the sharks. By all means, please represent Tallahassee well. Try to animate the race for cryin' out loud. Attacking early and soloing home would be a wonderful showing for all the kids back home. Yeah, I know, it's not likely in a 40 minute criterium. But still, do something. Be a factor. And, please remember - win, lose or draw...you still need to Get A Life.

Get A Life offers a big welcome back to the big engines. Yep, the folks who were successful in the sub-four century attempt. You will recall Get A Life predicted earlier this week that they would mop up points today. No surprise, nearly every point went to the sub-four hour boys.

Sprint 1 - This was a mass field sprint, with riders elbow to elbow. Chett has the chops, the nerve, and the true grit to muscle with the best. He brushed the pretenders out of the way to slay the first point of the day. Speaking of "the best," today's ride was a who's who of speed in Tallahassee. Did you sleep in? Was it too cold? Boo hoo....maybe that's why you're not riding with the fastest folks in town. Stop with the excuses you lazy dogs! Come join us.

Sprint 2 - Interesting developments. On Firetower (which may need to be renamed FireGuyer), Aaron went to the front, set a relentless pace and rode away from the field. Pete stuck to his wheel like a tick on a dog for the free ride to the top. A bit wheelsuckerish, but he hung on...so there is that. So after the rest of the peloton hit the top of the hill Donnie Autore attacked, bridge, and burned past the good Doctor. Donnie was gone and that was that. The next point was his.

Sprint 3 - Have I mentioned the sub-four hour boys. Steve Reker rolled away from the group after crossing Hwy 27. Pete joined Steve and they traded pulls off the front all the way to Silo road. Remnants of the peloton bridged up and a group of seven were left to fight for the next sprint. Leave it to Dr. Aaron to rocket for the point in a battle with three hungry others.

Sprint 4 - The same group of seven continued plowing ahead. When it came time to get serious, to flex the muscles a bit, to show folks whose boss...well Dr. Aaron demonstrated how it's done. He hammered out of the group left the pack in the dust and drove it home for the victory.

The big finish - As Donnie said as the group approached Whitehouse "This is all that matters. This is where you show what you're made of." Indeed! immediately, Steve Reker attacked (again!) and Jack T joined and they rode the break off the front until the bottom of the last hill. The attacks hit here. First Chett, then Marino, with Donnie, Aaron and Spook with Jack T digging deep to hold to the bunch. The hammers hit it hard and Donnie and Alex managed to gap the group. They claim they finished in a tie. Dr. Aaron was diggin to make the catch but settled for third. So, with 5 points available for first and second, we'll split those to 1st and 2nd giving 2.5 points to each. And the last point goes to Aaron.

So, it was a big day for the ultra fit century slayers.

However, even with the big showing by the sub-four hour century crew, it wasn't enough to knock Jack T off the top of the season leaderboard. Yep, the 18 year old Jack was active and animated all day. He marked his competition and managed to keep the lead. Leave it to the college boy, ehhh? So, a tip of the helmet to "January" Jack. That's right, you claim the prize for Top Dog in the Get A Life Cup for January 2009. Bravo!

Here's the details folks:

January 31 results

Sprint location	Finish	Points
Sprint 1 - Into Wacissa	Chett "The Jett" Hopkins	1
Sprint 2 - before Hwy 27	Donnie Autore (solo off the front)	1
Sprint 3 - End of Silo Road	Dr. Aaron Guyer	1
Sprint 4 - into Lloyd	Dr. Aaron Guyer	1
Finish - 1st	Donnie Autore	3
Finish - 1st	Alex Spook	2
Finish - 3rd	Dr. Aaron Guyer	1

Leader Board for 2009

Names	Numbers
Jack Tomassetti	7
Chett Hopkins	5
Pete	5
Dr. Aaron Guyer	4
Donnie Autore	3.5
Joe V	3
Will Thompson	3
Tom de Francesco	2
Cody Johnson	2
Kevin Sigrist	2
Chris Marino	1.5
Tom Gillis	1
Steve Reker	1
Geoff Schaefer	1
Graham Gillis	1
Todd Ireland	1
Ed Piccolo	1
Jason Lorenzo	1
Andrew P	1
Mike "Tri" Weyant	.5

Oh yeah, before I forget. Please go Get A Life.

Get A Life has learned that the local cycling list known as Tal-Rides puts an emphasis on etiquette specific to communication. Basically, the rules are you shouldn't call anyone out by name because you don't want them to be embarassed. Get A Life has a different policy. Here, you will be called out. If you choose to be a bonehead. You run the risk of having us ostracize and poke fun at your mistakes and misdeeds. For instance. Take a look at Jack. He's the young man who is the current leader in the Get A Life Cup. He has that sweet, yet tacky, "Jack" mini-vacation plate tied to his saddle bag. You don't see that every day. Perhaps you think it's cute. Get A Life says you don't know Jack. That's not deadly, that's Fredly. See you Saturday Jack.

Hey, look at the flip side. If you crush us you get the points, you get the props, and you can tell the rest of the group to Get A Life.

Buckle up folks. Get A Life is predicting big things this Saturday. It's the month closer for the January Get A Life Cup. What's that mean? If you slay the ride this weekend and out score the rest you may be in position to get bragging rights for the month of January 2009.

Course, Get A Life has a prediction. Me thinks some configuration of the sub-four hour century crew will ride off the front and leave everyone else begging for mercy. If you disagree with this prediction, talk is cheap. On Saturday, simply man up and ride off into the sunset your own self. You owe it to yourself to suffer. Put your nose in the wind and smoke 'em. In the meantime, quit being a baby and go Get A Life!

Alright folks. Get A Life has not received any updates on the results from this weekend. My guess is either nobody showed up, or the pace was so slowwwww, that nobody is willing to claim any of the points. Fair enough. Therefore, unless you open your fat trap and give a convincing argument, there will be no points for any of you. Instead, the 10 points that are available for a typical Saturday Get A Life Cup will be distributed to the maniacs who participated in the Ball Buster 100 and attained the Sub-Four hour Century.

Here's the breakdown of the participants:

Donnie
Dr. Aaron
Tommy G
Crash Reker
Chris Marino
Chett Hopkins
Geoff S
Graham G
Todd
Ed P

Each of these folks will get one point for being crazy enough to attempt this effort.

With that, here are the standings for 2009.

Leader Board for 2009

Names	Numbers
Jack Tomassetti	7
Pete	5
Chett Hopkins	4
Joe V	3
Will Thompson	3
Tom de Francesco	2
Cody Johnson	2
Kevin Sigrist	2
Chris Marino	1.5
Donnie Autore	1
Dr. Aaron Guyer	1
Tom Gillis	1
Steve Reker	1
Geoff Schaefer	1
Graham Gillis	1
Todd Ireland	1
Ed Piccolo	1
Jason Lorenzo	1
Andrew P	1
Mike "Tri" Weyant	.5

There you have it.

If you don't like the ruling, tough luck! Get A Life!!!!

Get A Life has been notified that Team Sicko has done it. Yes folks, a sub-four hour century. The crew managed to do the deal in 3:57. Three minutes to spare. Not sure on the complete list of starters, but it included:

Donnie
dr. Aaron
Tommy G
Crash Reker
Chris Marino
Chett Hopkins
Geoff S
Graham G
Todd
Ed P

And the sub-four finishers included:

Donnie
Dr. Aaron
Tommy G
Crash Reker
Chris Marino

We hear tell Chett rolled in right behind and may have bested the sub-four. More on that later. What a day. Head winds, cramps, mechanicals, and more. But hunger and motivation prevailed. Get a Life tips its brim to all of these studs. Fantastic. You are to be commended. And, now would be a great time for you to go and Get A Life.

All right all you freaky cycling nitwits, what happened in the Get A Life Cup today? Please tell us someone did something heroic. Give us the scoop and we'll update the scoreboard.

Reporting provided by Jack T (yeah - the same FSU student from Amelia Island that slayed the Get A Life Cup earlier this month):

I showed up biking from FSU campus just around 8am this freezing cold morning. no cars in the parking lot, NOBODY SHOW UP. Until a friend of mine Tom from FSU that I invited to come showed up 10 minutes late with 2 of his friends: Jason and i think Rick. We then headed out and did the whole Chaires Loop. I pulled the whole way around and pointed out the sprints as they have never done this route before. As for the sprints, my shear power dropped the others on the slightest incline, except for at silo road when Tom caught me by surprise and sprinted ahead of me for the win.

We then packed the bikes back into Rick's Truck and hauled butt back to FSU for some nice hot showers to revive the feeling we lost in our hands and feet during the ride.

See Yall Next Week, Unless its freezing cold, then I might have to do the loop on my own again....


January 17 results

Sprint location	Finish	Points
Sprint 1 - Into Wacissa	Jack Tomassetti	1
Sprint 2 - before Hwy 27	Jack Tomassetti	1
Sprint 3 - End of Silo Road	Tom "Tour" de Francesco	1
Sprint 4 - into Lloyd	Jack Tomassetti	1
Finish - 1st	Jack Tomassetti	3
Finish - 2nd	Tom de Francesco	2
Finish - 3rd	Jason Lorenzen	1

Leader Board for 2009

Names	Numbers
Jack Tomassetti	7
Pete	5
Chett Hopkins	3
Joe V	3
Will Thompson	3
Tom de Francesco	2
Cody Johnson	2
Kevin Sigrist	2
Jason Lorenzo	1
Andrew P	1
Mike "Tri" Weyant	.5
Chris Marino	.5

A few comments from the cheap seats

Get A Life points out that the great collection of roadies who skipped the ride may actually have a good excuse - they went out to see a rock and roll show until the wee hours of the morning. Course, any real roadie would have pulled the covers off after four hours of sleep, eaten a raw steak, had a shot of patron, and high tailed it to the Get A Life Cup to claim victory.

So it goes....until next week.

Jack T takes the lead in the Get A Life Cup. Can the leaderboard change before January ends? Is Jack T uncatchable? Does Jack T from Amelia Island have more grit than the Tallahassee roadies. Isn't Amelia Island the top location in the US for training male ballet dancers? Stand up Tallahassee roadies. Clench your bag of chaw with intensity and hold it high. This ain't a crown to be stolen by an Island boy. It's gotta be war Tallahassee style. See you next week. Oh yeah, and for cryin' out loud Jack T - GET A LIFE!!!

Get a Life regrets that it did not send a staff reporter out to cover today's Get A Life Cup. Therefore, we are seeking a volunteer. Yes, you could have a voice. Please provide details on who lit it up on this cold morning.

Use the form below, fill in the blanks, and post it in a reply:

January 17 Results

Sprint 1 - Into Wacissa -
Sprint 2 - before Hwy 27 -
Sprint 3 - End of Silo Road -
Sprint 4 - into Lloyd -
Finish - 1st -
Finish - 2nd -
Finish - 3rd -

Get A Life hears some of the local talent will travel to Alachua for the kick-off weekend of of the Alachua training series. Here's a flyer with all the details on the series. Reports are that some of Tallahassee's roadies intend to participate in the Chaires ride (yeah...it'll be cold, maybe even freezing, but it ain't worth whining about) and then travel to the training series to get their race on. That sounds like a pretty good plan.

Today was try #2 at the sub-four century. Here is an account straight from the horse's mouth:


For about 30 miles mid-ride the remaining 5 riders were feeling really confident --- the 4 hour barrier would fall today. Indeed, we hit the 50 mile mark in 1:57:30. Then we gained even more time over the next 10 miles.

However, things began to unravel as we turned into the nasty headwind stretch in the dreaded Dead Zone. We were maxed out to hold 23mph. Then it hit us. We had massive engine failures right as we turned onto 98 and into another headwind stretch. The final 30 miles really hurt. Steve "The Animal" Reker never missed a pull until mile 80. Aaron gave it everything until he finally submitted with about 10 miles to go. Tom and I needed to cover the final 10 mile stretch at an average just north of 26 to break the 4 hour barrier. But right at that moment I started to bonk really badly, feel really sick, and for about 6 minutes (as Tom pulled) wonder if I'd live through the event. Did I mention that the tailwind on the home stretch was wiped out by the fast approaching cold front, which brought driving rain and a hard headwind for the final 8 miles? Tom "The Beast" Gillis and I came across in 4:04:00. The average speed was 24.6 mph. The 4 hour barrier will go down...

Donny

------

There you have it Tallahassee. The madness will continue. It won't be over until they reach their goal. Buckle up folks, part three is coming. Let's hope third time's a charm. These guys need to seriously get a life.