Team Fajardo Threatens Return to GG5K
May 10, 2010 on 12:48 pm | In Mountain Biking | 1 CommentShock. Anxiety. Fear.
I felt all of those things in an instant last week when I received a formal request for an overnight camping permit from Team Fajardo. They have not fully committed to the ride, but the application for a camping permit will likely be followed by a request for admission and a portable liquor license.
If you’re not familiar with the Team, let me school you.
They have ridden in three 5Ks but never completed one, nor have they ever come close. And it doesn’t bother them a bit.
The Team has a different agenda. They spend the day wandering around the trail system, occasionally stumbling onto the 5K ride route, before heading back to the Post-Ride Pub at 465 to deaden their senses. If they can’t find their way, they exercise their overnight camping permit and straggle down the hill on Sunday.
Team Fajardo - Doing what they do best
You can check the photo, but it’s not difficult to recognize the Team.
You might see them in a pile alongside a corner they’ve failed to navigate. They might be lounging in camp chairs and roasting marshmallows. They don’t carry camel-backs; they carry flasks. And they aren’t filled with Cytomax or Gatorade.
They haven’t worked on trail this year. They don’t ride at Growlers on a regular basis. So you might be asking yourself why the Board of Director would be willing to ignore the rules and add them to the 5K list?
Entertainment value, of course.
If Cortney Love, John Madden or Dick Cheney requested a spot in the 5K, would you turn them down? Okay, I’ll admit it – Cheney is iffy.
The point is that special circumstances sometimes trump protocol. This is one of those situations.
Why would the possible inclusion of Team Fajardo on the ride list cause me to search frantically for Pepto Bismal and schedule a session with my therapist?
Because the Team is very hard on tread.
To say that Team Fajardo occasionally breaks the no-skid rule is like saying that Barry Bonds dabbled in steroids. After the ’06 5K, the Team was accused of renovating the Upper KMA with rototillers.
If it rains and they show up, bring armor and a full-face helmet.
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Whooo Whooo! I didn’t think they were still alive, let alone stable enough to balance on a bike. Good to have them back.
If Cheney comes I’m planting weapons of mass destruction along every trail.
Comment by dave — May 11, 2010 #