Hubs of Fury 6: Trail of Beers

All you need to know about participating in HUBS OF FURY

Saturday, June 26th
8:00pm
Rendezvous at Fort McHenry

But before you just show up and start drinking, here are some important tips that will help make HOF a fun and safe event for all:

1) SAFETY First. Yes, I realize I sound like a parent, but from what I hear, getting hit by a car is no fun. What does "safety" mean? Well, if you have a light, bring that. If you're a really unlucky soul, maybe a helmet. Tie your shoes and make sure you don't have any loose laces or pants that could get caught in your chain. Do NOT wear flip flops. Make sure your BICYCLE is operating properly. If you need help with that, I suggest you get a hold of someone who knows about bikes prior to riding it. Don't wait until 7:45!

2) CASH money. Some of the bars we go into may look down upon credit cards, or not accept them at all. Bring some cash! Or, plan on buying a few people's drinks at one place to meet a respectful credit card minimum.

3) Pop LOCK and drop it. You are responsible for your own machine. Bring a lock that means! As we roll up to each bar we survey the best places to lock bikes up. Inevitably we just lock a bunch of bikes together.

4) BUDDY System. Things go much smoother with a buddy (or two, or three). You should find a buddy when we first get there and work with them through the evening. Share drinks, buy each other drinks, lock your bikes up together.

5) The Captain says, drink responsibly. Remember, being drunk and riding a bike is technically an offense. If we follow the rules of the roads we ride on, we'll be fine. But, that means don't get out of control drunk! You know how much drinking you're able to handle, but I do not have a problem cutting you off if you become OOC. You do NOT have to drink at every bar, nor do you have to have a full beverage. That's why I recommend sharing.

If you follow these rules to the letter we'll have a great night!

Where are we going?

1. Down the Hatch, 1157 Haubert Street (Locust Point), 8:15pm
2. Sly Fox Pub, 823 E. Fort Ave (South Baltimore), 8:50pm
3. Pratt Street (Inner Harbor), 9:30pm (this may either be The Nest or Pratt St Ale House)
4. Mustang Alley, 1300 Bank St (Little Italy/Harbor East), 10:10pm
5. The Whistling Oyster, Broadway (Fells Point) 10:50pm
6. Bartenders, 2218 Boston St (Canton), 11:30pm
7. Canton Dockside? 3301 Boston St (Canton), 12:00am (time dependent)
8. SQUARE

As a final thought, you may be thinking - holy crap, I'm going to be pretty drunk, how am I going to ride my bike home? Well, you are welcome to stay at mine and Ed's house, 3903 Fleet St. It is close to where we finish up. We have plenty of room and furniture to sleep on. I prefer you contemplate crashing at SOMEone's house if you do not live in the immediate city areas. If you'd like, feel free to arrive at my house around 7pm and then we can caravan down to Fort McHenry together at 7:40pm.

Tacos y Burritos

The title has nothing to do with this post. I was just thinking to myself, does this group run anymore? Not that it's a bad thing, but I feel like all our activities revolve around drinking (usually while running or riding a bike), birthdays and drinking. Also I do realize everybody IS running, just seems like turnout has been small for "group" runs.

With that in mind, the spring season is done, and for those of you are are physically able to run, let's see some chatter about running plans again! I know we suffered a blow (too bad he didn't) when Ben left, but we need some new blood to lead some runs now that I'm retired.

Suggestions from me:

Mondays - they're fun, come on out and run. Great way to start the week.

Tuesdays - even if you don't do the workout, come up, run, then eat Chipotle. Not a bad Tuesday.

Wednesdays - don't make Cheese run by himself!

Thursdays - entirely possible the return of Thursday Night Swims at Gunpowder is right around the corner...

Fridays - I used to run Patapsco every Friday with guys like Kris, Kip, Prada, BG, Jake, Justin, Travis, Steve Levin, Arjun, Alex, Chrissie. Is it possible we can bring this one back??

Weekends - now that fall marathon training is about to begin, I'm sure more long runs and workouts will be done. Let's get a post on the blog about them. Conversely, if that's too much effort, send me your run plans and I'll even do it for you.

Some things to look forward to in the weeks to come:

Columbia/Bike Jam: This Sunday! Columbia's a wee bit early, but Bike Jam is at Patterson Park and Dr. K races at 2pm and Alex is at 4 maybe. Then perhaps Kisling's or pizza party after??

Dreaded Druid Hills: A truly unique race in Baltimore, and one of the hardest you'll ever run. That's why none of us ever run it. Traditionally we all volunteer, and since Wire to Wire will be timing and Pete is RD, let's get those of you who are around to come out and help Saturday June 5!

Hubs of Fury 6??? That's right, it's about that time. Tentative weekend plan right now is Saturday June 26.

Rockville Twilight: The race of the summer, there is no better event. I know some of you will be going to the Jack Johnson concert that evening but this...costs less. Saturday July 17. Always a fun time.

So sound off! The blog's been fairly quiet lately. Any suggestions or comments can be directed to the comment section or to me!

Pub Run

Saturday, March 13
8:00am start time
$10 in advance, $15 day-of
Slainte, Fells Point (Thames St)

This event is a lot of fun. All you do is run from bar to bar and drink a beer (small one) at each stop. No route, you choose the shortest (or longest) one. At the end, your bib is your ticket for a Guinness. You'll get at least $10 of beer during this run so it's well worth it.

If you don't want to run, but would like to help out, perhaps by manning one of the "Irish water stops", let me know.

And if you plan on running this event, it would be great if you post your intentions in the comments or email me so I can get an idea of the group of sweet fun people that will be there.

Sorry to knock down Ben and T's posts, so make sure you read both of those! Particularly if you want to join Ben for his workout on Thursday.

Pass the Guacamole

If anyone watched the commercials last night during the game, you'll understand the title.

Man, what an absurd amount of snowfall! I seriously thought it would not even snow. Now my car is stuck in the garage and I can't get it out.

A few race results but some other big news, so here we go!

Hawaiian Mile: Ryan Schmidt grabs the W in 4:46, besting his nearest competitor by 2 seconds in this road/track mile.

Sedona Half Marathon: Tough race, 1100' of elevation gain and seems like it's pretty cold there in the mornings. Tiny little Claire ran a 1:56:55.

Giving Birth: Donna popped out little Vivienne Simms after being in labor for a thousand hours.

Drinking and Running: Ben ran from Mt. Vernon at midnight on Friday to meet up with a few of us. He was already drunk and he came in soaking wet and blind. It was hilarious. Kendra = not amused.

Running in the Snow: I know more than a few of you did your best to get your runs in despite the conditions. That's pretty sweet. Some of us just went outside and walked around in sneakers and took pictures of stuff.

Purple Drink Athlete of the Week goes to R. Schmidt for his win and a great time in a road mile. That's one of the faster times we've seen for a mile in a while around here!