Team Crusty

Training

2008-04-24T13:49:00.002-05:00

Time to break out the bikes. Plan on starting a running regime again of some sort and it does feel nice to be back on the bike. Although I literally tried to break it, the chain popped off and shredded my chain guard. Arg. Polkagrl has been having some bike problems of her own!

Apple Cider Century 2007

2007-10-01T17:21:00.000-05:00

Wow! It was a great weekend for Team Crusty at ACC 2007! The weather was beautiful for a ride, and despit various ailments of the past weeks the team finished another 50 miler in 5 hours. This, of course, included madatory food breaks. It was a gorgeous ride and a lot of fun, people are in much better moods when it's nice and warm! Thanks to Three Oaks Spokes and fellow teammate Crusty Marcia for running another great ride. We're planning to extend our ride next year to a century... a metric century that is... 62 miles! Pics of the event are here.

Unfortunately this looks to bring an probable end to Team Crusty's 2007 season... Stay tuned for more adventures in 2008!

Boulevard Lakefront Tour

2007-09-12T17:53:00.000-05:00

It was perfect weather for a bike ride, and Team Crusty hit the streets of Chicago early in the morning for the Boulevard Lakefront Tour. The route followed the boulevards of Chicago in the early part, past Goose Island Brewery (a SAG stop, but no free beer) through downtown and down the lake, which looked gorgeous! The ride ended with an excellent lunch, some beer from Goose Island Brewery and some interesting music from Mucca-Pazza. Photos will be posted soon to see. Team Crusty decided not to try to win this event and rather use it for training for the next event, the fabulous 50 mile ride through the roads of Southwest Michigan! Go Team Crusty!

Woe is Team Crusty!

2007-09-07T00:03:00.000-05:00

Team Crusty made a valiant attempt at the High Trek Adventure a couple of weeks ago, but got thoroughly stumped on one of the clues in the first set. Having headed to two incorrect locations and lost a great deal of time, we were unable to get to 5 of the 6 locations in the second set of clues.

We drowned our sorrow in a free beer (always good for drowning sorrows!) after the event. And amusement over the "Mouse Cake" on offer at the fine establishment serving as the base for the event. Many, many thanks to our Team Crusty Support Crew: Dad, Marcia, Dan and Mom.

You can see our great pictures here.

Next up for Team Crusty: the Boulevard Lakefront Tour (BLT) and the Apple Cider Century (where still plan to finish and win)! But wait, there's more! 2008 promises more, exciting races... and dare we say, a much larger Team Crusty! Stay tuned!

Ready... Set... Hold on, just one more sip...

2007-08-09T20:56:00.000-05:00

Less than 48 hours to Team Crusty domination! Yes, this is the last chance to get in on the Team Crusty Support Crew. Contact us before Saturday if you haven't already joined the team, we need as big of a brain as we can get! For those watching at home, we will have blow by blow details of the race after Saturday! Go Team Crusty!

Team Crusty Hits the Streets of Chicago!

2007-07-04T17:54:00.000-05:00

Team Crusty will be hitting the streets of Chicago on August 11th as participants in the High Trek Adventure! This event is similar to the Urban Challenge we did a few years back - we will be answering trivia questions to obtain clues to locations we need to race to and photograph.

Stay tuned!

Locust Street Beer Run

2007-06-10T23:56:00.000-05:00

Team Crusty (with newly accompanying member CrustyMarcia) successfully completed the Locust Street Beer Run, despite daunting challenges that included a bum knee, sprinklers, a late start time and an extra beer stop (ok, so that was time well spent!). It was perfect weather for a run, a beautiful sunny day. Team Crusty managed to complete the 1.8 mile course in a mere 35 minutes - woohoo! Imagine if we actually ran it! A half hour is the new goal for 2008. :-P

Team Crusty finished of the event with lunch and a beer at Cafe Hollander. Dee-lish!

See Team Crusty's photos of the event here.

Beer Run 2007 is upon us.

2007-06-06T12:35:00.000-05:00

After much excrutiating training during the last... years... Team Crusty is ready for the Beer Run! Well, except for the whole running part. PolkaGrl has proposed that we run every leg in a different style – backwards, skipping, sprinting, etc... which is probably better than my proposal for the legs:
1: Running
2: Slow jog with a slight grimace
3: Walking with a expression of pain
4: Limping while cussing

PolkaGrl goes to Croatia!

2007-05-04T09:59:00.000-05:00

Good luck to TeamCrusty team member PolkaGrl as she ventures to beautiful Croatia. It should be great!

Team Crusty Turns Up the Training

2007-03-13T17:44:00.000-05:00

Team Crusty, as you already know, needs to be ready for anything. And with the warming weather, that means training season has begun! CrustyBill, having sustained an injury during a skiing exhibition (attempting the dreaded, avoid-the-six-year-old manuever) has been making a steady road to recovery. The bike is out now and hopefully running will begin soon with his newest training partner, CrustyMarcia. PolkaGrl will also begin her bike training soon assuring a glorious victory in the ACC2007!

Team Crusty 2007

2007-01-08T11:28:00.000-06:00

Schedule so far...

June: Beer Run

September: ACC again? Will Team Crusty finally finish?

Stay tuned!

Happy Crustmas!

2006-12-18T15:00:00.000-06:00

Reunited

2006-11-27T11:48:00.000-06:00

and it feeeeels so gooooood! G.Nome traveled to Milwaukee for Thanksgiving to visit Ed and reminisce about old times.

From Thanksgiving ...

The two chatted about their European travels and, trouble-makers that they are, got into the booze...

From Thanksgiving ...

Luckily, they were too tired (ahem, hungover!) to wreak havoc with the credit cards on Friday!

Team Crusty ACC pictures are here!

2006-10-31T20:47:00.000-06:00

The moment you have all been waiting for... the Official Team Crusty ACC pictures are now available! Check them out:

Team Crusty at the 2006 ACC

Team Crusty invades ACC 2006

2006-10-02T17:47:00.000-05:00

Team Crusty is victorious once again! The competition at the 2006 Apple Cider Century in Three Oaks, MI trembled in fear at the sight of Team Crusty and their new official team Tuques. Passing multitudes of bikers, Team Crusty, finished 50 miles in under 5 and a half hours. Team Crusty, slightly beaten and sore, triumphantly glided across the finish line... er... wait. Oh noes! Team Crusty forgot to cross the finish line! Ahhhhhhh!

Team Crusty where art thou?

2006-09-14T16:33:00.000-05:00

Where have we been you might ask? What adventures have kept us from posting you want to know? Unfortunately that information is classified as Top Crusty. Okay, I just made that up. We've just been busy, but that doesn't mean we don't have things coming up... The DVD of our adventures in Europe will soon be completed (hopefully). And in the beginning of October, we will again be riding 50 miles in the Apple Cider Century ride. On Big Wheels. Well, probably bikes.

Team Crusty Europe Video World Premiere

2006-08-03T10:05:00.000-05:00

On July 21st, Team Crusty traveled to Riverview, MI for the premiere viewing of Team Crusty's Europe video! We didn't bother with a red carpet, preferring to keep it low-key... Busia and Dzia-dzia seemed to enjoy the video - Busia repeatedly commented on recognizing names from Dzia-dzia's letters, while Dzia-dzia not only remembered the names but also recognized a number of places: the Eiffel Tower, Luxembourg, Hollenfels Castle (kind of).

One place that made a big impression on Dzia-dzia - which was a bit of a surpirise to us - was the former Army hospital in Liege. He kept saying things to the effect of "I'll be - the hospital!" during that part of the video. CrustyBill and I were so glad we'd looked for and found it!

All in all it was a great experience to share the video with Busia and Dzia-dzia. It was nice for Dzia-dzia to see all of these places again, 60-some years after he was there. And it was satisfying for us to fulfill the purpose of our trip (no, it was not beer tasting - that just happened to work in well!). Kudos to CrustyBill for an excellent job on creating the Team Crusty video, a.k.a. one of the least boring, most-polished vacation videos you'll ever see!

Aachen! Doors!

2006-07-11T15:24:00.000-05:00

Hello! It's been a while... A small snippet frpm Aachen, Germany for you.

See the Official Team Crusty European Tour photos!

2006-07-03T09:58:00.000-05:00

At last, the OfficialTeam Crusty European Tour photo album is online. Check out every thrilling moment and every delicious meal! And if you have a taste for a beer afterwards - don't blame us!

Urban Tadpole Domination!

2006-06-18T12:58:00.000-05:00

Well, the meaning of domination is completely relative. But Team Crusty persevered just fine in the Urban Tadpole thank you. Despite some unforseen complications like the running being further than expected, Team Crusty finished all the tasks, enduring incredible heat. Camelbaks performed beautifully throughout the race tho, providing much needed nourishment. Crustiness was achieved, tiredness was definately achieved and the drinking was much deserved.

Focused Energy Please

2006-06-15T23:44:00.000-05:00

Ok, Team Crusty is going to need your help this Saturday. The Urban Tadpole takes place and we need the concentrated energy of all our readers/viewers/webbers (eh... whatever)!!! We need you to focus your energy on Team Crusty so they can crush the competition, or at least make them think that we might be able to. Seriously... like you should be lying on a couch, almost in a comatose state. We need all the energy we can get!

TC Europe Part 2: Wet Croissants

2006-06-11T15:01:00.000-05:00

TC Europe Part 1: In the Beginning

2006-06-10T09:09:00.000-05:00

Team Crusty Satellite Technowonder™

2006-06-06T17:29:00.000-05:00

Using the latest technology available to Team Crusty, the fabulous Team Crusty Satellite Technowonder™ , follow the path taken the previous month. It's fabulous, it's fasinating, it's something to watch at work!

Brought to you by Google Earth

Stairway to... our hotel in Paris

2006-06-05T22:30:00.000-05:00

Okay... to keep you all happy, here's a bit on our hotel in Paris. Oh it was a fine and affordable place...