tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72644092409242210382024-03-14T02:23:50.461-07:00Porco Cane (por'ko kah'nay)Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18063453860362784922noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264409240924221038.post-85416349066673900052019-01-17T06:55:00.002-08:002019-01-17T06:55:44.512-08:002018 was quite the year to remember in some aspects and quite the year to forget in other apects. Did you remember that 2018 was a winter olympic year? That's right, almost a year ago, winter olympics were held in Pyongyang, South Korea. Sometimes the year seems so long that we don't remember milestone events like that. In the Applen household though, the year flew by. Emily deployed and is almost back, the school year is flying by and the 2018-2019 winter cannot make-up it's mind if it will show up or not. On the bike racing side of things, a lot of stuff to report there. Big races this year included Lutsen 99'er, Chequamegon Fate Tire 40 and Icemean Cometh. Not a lot of racing days on that calendar last year, but the quality made up for it. Lutson was a milestone event as Dan and I went up there with the families raced it and qualified for Leadville this year. Dan was ahead of me most of the race after I was left in a chase group for slowing to go around a puddle that I had no idea how deep it was. Basically picture a small lake stretching across double track logging trail. Since it was so early in the race, took it a bit conservative. I ended up finishing up 15 minutes behind him at 6:17 for the 96 miles. Awesome event, it was super dry last year for this race, pretty uncommon. Also finished just ahead of a couple of the Apex cycling guys like Chris Stevens and Thomas Olek, both fresh off of going 1-2 at State Gravel Champs the week prior. Fitness was dialed in and this was one of the best MTN bike races I a have done. Dan and I hope to be back this year to improve our starting spot for Leadville since it is a qualifier. Our U.S. Military Team deal on Schwalbe tires made for awesome traction and performance!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After this, Emily headed out the door for deployment a few months later and I was prepping for Chequamegon Fat Tire. In terms of intensity, this race is more like a crit compared to an endurance event like Lutsen. At only 42 miles or something like that, this race featured lots of gravel and sandy trails. The drive up there to Hayward saw lots of rain and a torrential downpour an hour before the race. The race course contained giant puddles every mile or mile and a half. Some were as deep as the bottom bracket. This race I had a couple instances of my chain jamming (I know, I should convert to 1X, lol), so I had to stop and fix that, the first of which happened a couple miles into the race on the first fairly large climb. LOTS and LOTS of racers went by as I was clearly on the struggle bus with that. Anyway, all disgruntled feelings went aside as we approached and climbed Pirate Hill. Pic below shows the rum shot going down very well. First time at Cheq and first time having a shot of rum on a bike ride. Have to say I was impressed. It went down smooth and did give me a little kick to the finish. In fact it was delicious!!! The pirate signs reading "Surrender the Booty" gave an added morale boost too. Finished that race around 2 hours 40 mins or something like that. Not the best showing, but very fun race. Intense and fast! Pictures below of from Pirate Hill. Goal is to make a return to northern WI for this event! Not for the rum though, duh ;)</div>
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Rounding out the race season was Iceman Cometh. A whirlwind trip to western MI with Dan. We drove to his house ins Appleton, WI on a Thur, stayed the night, drove to MI on Friday, raced Saturday and then drove back to his house that same day, leaving only the leg back to Rochester left for Friday. Trust me, it was worth it. I would of like to have had a better starting spot for Iceman though. While Dan and another teammate of ours, Jason Barnes started in the first five waves, I was not until like wave 30 or something like that. Since it was the first time doing this race, I was way back there yo! This also meant I was passing people the entire race. The bike handled superbly, no jammed chain and the Schwalbe tires were amazing. Again, just like Lutsen, we lucked out with dry and fast conditions. I had to do a lot of off piste passing as the course was full of racers from other waves ahead of me. I got pretty comfortable riding and passing in the thick stuff. The finish was awesome as you crisscross and weave through single track amongst the roaring and drunk crowd stopping the clock at 2 hours and 2 minutes. Should be good enough for starting in a top 5 wave later this November. I was trying to catch Dan, he finished 10 mins ahead of me. A huge thanks to Jason and his wife for letting us stay there along with my kids I brought with me. What kind of dad drags their kids to bike races? LOL</div>
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Now on to Leadville as the main event for 2019. Some warmup races feature before that such as Ragnorak 105 in April, Lutsen again in June and probably have a weekend camp at Dan's cabin. After all it is a good place for drinking espresso and craft beer. See ya on the trail! Get that buckle!</div>
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Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18063453860362784922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264409240924221038.post-23657023413476393062018-01-15T14:35:00.001-08:002018-01-15T18:36:53.925-08:00#MinneapolisMiracleMinnesota Viking playoff football has a longstanding reputation for creating disappointment for us fans in MN. Going into Jan 14th's playoff game against the Saints was no different. Leading up to it fans expressed mixed feelings and thoughts about how the game would go. Haunted by missed field goals and penalties, many fans said they would choke. As a Vikings fan I was still optimistic, but even I would admit that thought crossed my mind of them looking like they belonged back in the pee wee football league looking and 11 monkeys humping a football. Part of being a Minnesotan though, is coming back game after game for the football and staying for the disappointment. So I was determined to watch the game, as I knew that is what every other Minnesotan would be doing. Not only was the game entertaining but in true Minnesota fashion it was snowing outside. Big, beautiful flakes, like you see in cartoons or the movies, and following IndignantMN on Twitter, embracing everything MN during the game. The game was extremely good though, making your emotions fluctuate like a profile of a Tour de France mountain stage. As it came down to the final few minutes the lead must have changed back and forth between the Saints and Vikes three our four different times. Coming down to the final :50 the Vikings needed to get into field goal territory in order to get enough points to win the game.* With several completed passes, including one to Adam Thielen (while getting pass interference, like a boss), the Vikes were faced with one last effort to get the ball into field goal range. This brought a play that had C. Keenum pass to S. Diggs. In mesmerizing fashion, Diggs caught the ball in the air, avoiding a block and a tackle, catching his balance and running into the endzone. Sounds just like a good catch eh? The fact that it was a do or die playoff game, meant that the Vikings would win and move on to the next round. What's so special about it though is the 66.655 purple fans in U.S. Bank Stadium got to see it happen. They were screaming, yelling, celebrating, crying, spilling their beer and hugging the fan next to them whether they knew them or not (because that's MN nice right?). In fact, I am sure the whole state was doing that in their homes and at bars. I was at Kinney Creek and high-fived a complete stranger. We don't really know how it happened that day, but something was keeping that curse away. Could it be the ghost of Prince past that blocked the Saints player from taking out Diggs? I don't know, but i'll let the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBn7TEadf0c">video</a> do the explaining. Here's to bringing it home. #Skol<br />
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More ramblings will appear shortly. Getting some blogging game back and then it will be on! Stay tuned!Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18063453860362784922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264409240924221038.post-61065970721907514922013-07-11T09:07:00.001-07:002013-07-11T09:07:32.562-07:00<br />
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Bam! Here is the newest addition to the fleet of bikes at our house. This Dolce belongs to Emily and is getting ridden hard (the bike that is). The reason you ask? Em is training to rock the Wingman Triathlon next month. She has surpassed any level of workout intensity I though she would have the drive to do. So proud of her! So while she is out on her long training adventures, I am plotting which races I want to do next. There are some MN Mountain bike races coming up and I'm thinking a road race or two.<br />
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First Em and I will attend a "training camp" in wine country St. Genevieve, MO to get ready for all this! We will see you on the road! Porco cane!Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18063453860362784922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264409240924221038.post-90424748208238873942013-01-04T19:12:00.000-08:002017-07-16T12:19:13.343-07:00Winter Training<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Porco CaneErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18063453860362784922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264409240924221038.post-9384940545402888212012-06-22T12:35:00.002-07:002012-06-22T12:36:25.768-07:00Red Wing RecapHmmmmmmm.....Let's see, how do I sum up Red Wing? Well it sucked basically. Weird though because I felt the best I ever have before a Mtn bike race, and I had the best start I ever have had in a Mtn bike race. I sat right near the back of the group and by the time we hit the singletrack I was about 6th or 7th wheel. Over the next 4-5 miles I was able to pass those 5-6 riders and catch the leader. The leader and I yo-yo-ed back and forth for the next lap and then I felt sprinkles. No problem I thought, I will just take it slow and ride to finish. I knew with the rain that I was not going to catch the leader and pass at this point. Boy did I take it slow. The rain did evil things to the course on the last lap and I walked allot of it. It was ridiculously muddy and greasy. It got the best of me, all of me in fact. But I hate quitting more than I dislike pushing my bike uphill and skiing downhill on my shoes because I cannot walk (forget riding). As I did that on the last lap, I watched about 30 some riders go past me. Some riding, some walking too. Not sure what I placed yet though cause the results did not even have me as entering the race. Have to get that cleared up, it is valuable team points. <br />
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Found the motivation to blog again! Found the motivation to get moving on the bike more too after putting in ten hours on it over the course of last week. Sometimes when the motivation to do something is lost, you just have to do more of it, and more of it, and more...It is summer now and that means, well it will fly by! I'm out for the <a href="http://www.chequamegon100.com/">Cheq 100</a>, this year because I should put in a full weekend at the guard to get ready for the trip to Africa. Next year though, ill be sure to fit it in to the schedule.<br />
The Sandwich 50 came and went, 6th place. Almanzo 100 came and went, 7hrs and 25 min. both races placed further back than I wanted too, but conditions for both events were not as ideal. Still finished both with decency though.<br />
Red Wing is up this weekend for the MN Series, my favorite course and the defending Comp champ, if that means anything. It does to me though! Say posted for a recap<br />
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Its almost Sandwich time! Not talking about lunch or a snack here. It the MN State Endurance Championships (unofficially). But only a select few are brave enough to tackle 7 laps at Eastwood. Five days remain until the race kicks off, same day as the Giro d'Italia too. Got some good riding in, just need a couple of rides with some intensity and boom, ready to take Eastwood by storm.<br />
Had a good time following Trans Iowa V8 this last weekend. Maybe someday I will be man enough to enter that. Back to playing with my mafia hitman now,<br />
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Porco Cane<br />Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18063453860362784922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264409240924221038.post-65633634618976521662012-03-06T15:09:00.000-08:002012-03-06T15:09:01.011-08:00Railed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Railed, that's how things have been lately. It is fitting though because of all the time spent at this pub the last three weeks I've been in Savannah Ga. The world was calling for me to save it again, and that I did. Hung out with some cool Dutch and Canadian Air Force guys, and took care of Air Force business in Ga. The hardest part was understanding those southern folks when they spoke. Railed is the term the last three weeks though. Work hard, work harder, Party hard, party harder, Travel hard, travel harder. The wife gets sick, I'm not there. Child gets head lice, I'm not there. Am I useless? lets hope not. Nico and his mafia (See above post) pretty much ran things while I was gone, so that made things even more difficult. But I was at the rail, getting railed by Guinness. As for the bike, well lets just say I'll get to blow the dust off it soon maybe. <br />
I better blow the dust off of it soon though. The Sandwich Enduro, which happens to be one of my favorite races because I can wake up in my own bed and ride right to the course from the house, is fast approaching, I'm on the list for Almanzo and the Cheq 100 in June. Eric better get some fitness soon so I'm ready for these. I'm about to "Save Big Time" by quitting that morning stock job to so the wife and I will get some fitness because we are going to tear up the Y. So the fitness will come, but in the meantime, lets try not to get railed anymore, unless its in .......well you know, check urban dictionary for the real meaning of "railed" and lets hope that's the only railing going on here from now on.<br />
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porco cane.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18063453860362784922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264409240924221038.post-7906830698569320382012-01-12T13:42:00.000-08:002012-01-13T14:47:37.315-08:00Un Caffe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Most training rides these days tend to be planned out around having the mid ride cafe. Nothing fuels and feels better than to pull up to the local cafe on a bike, walk in to the cafe bar in some cool looking spandex (getting all kinds of looks by other fellow coffee drinkers) and order up a shot of espresso (un cafe). Down the hatch it goes and out the door to spin the wheels some more. The un cafe stop also serves as a bathroom break for some mid ride weight loss and a water bottle refill point. I have been known to stop for un cafe on the really hot days and the really cold days, it tastes oh so good no matter what the weather is like. Since I have done this quite often, there is a deserving cafe in my mind that deserves some recognition. <strong><em>Better Brew</em></strong> in Pine Island has probably the best espresso in southeast MN. Other places either don't make it right, serve it in a paper cup (Caribou, WTF<em>?????</em>) or their coffe is horrible. Dunn bros is Ok but usually serve their cafe too hot. If I can't make a point to hit Better Brew on a ride, I make one with my mint Cafe Roma machine a casa mia! With the best coffee and perfect brewing method using their super cool La Cimbali cafe machine, and the best roads around to train on, Better Brew is the heat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stop and get yours today, its only $1.41. Signing off to go make un cafe!<br />
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Porco Cane!Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18063453860362784922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264409240924221038.post-63206509702493761382012-01-01T14:50:00.000-08:002012-01-01T14:50:55.302-08:00Fo' Shizzle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Fo' Shizzle this has been a crazy year! Em and I ushered in a new hit man for our Applen Mafia. His name is Nico and he takes no S&%*! He has recently adopted the call of the Howler monkey to express is anger. On top of that traveled to Galena, Ill. for some vacationing, spent two weeks on Honduras with the Air Guard giving medical aid to 6500 Hondurans and whooping up on them in soccer every night. Completed 30 crazy credits at WSU, and got some W's on the new mtn bike!!! Worst of all though, watched my dad widdle away as he battles throat cancer. He is rebounding though and will be riding his bike in the spring. Hopefully 2012 I can get double the amount of wins on the mtn bike with more endurance events planned and spend more family time and less time with my head in the books for school. 'Tis the season to crush gravel and It's time to send in my postcards for some events. Porco Cane!Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18063453860362784922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264409240924221038.post-861440400675484142011-12-23T09:25:00.000-08:002011-12-23T09:25:59.789-08:00I have a dream....That one day there will be blogging<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here it is, blogging is here for me I guess. I figure I might as well share all my interesting facts of my life like raising and being part of a super cool family, awesome travel experiences and last but not least, a boring bike racing career. Stay tuned, more articles and pics to add later.<br />
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Oh yea, my favorite italian phrase is used for the title of this blog too. It literally means "hog dog" and is an inflammatory term used in a time of expression.<br />
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Porco Cane!Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18063453860362784922noreply@blogger.com0