For those who have little boys who are into Thomas the Train, you will completely understand where the title of this entry comes from. For those who don't, go ahead and head down to your local library to immerse yourself in some true literary classics.
Last year, I was taking a ride down in the Valley and when I was came up to Boston Mills Ski Resort, I noticed off to the side on the railroad tracks there was a working, big blue engine with a big smiley face on the front. At the time, Nicholas wasn't into this scene so I thought..."What the???" It wasn't until later in the summer when the trains started coming home that I was able to put two and two together. Well, this year I'm proud to say that I will be taking my first official train ride on Thomas. I say official only because Nicholas thinks he's already ridden on him in the past (i.e. the 'L' in Chicago and the train ride earlier this year on the Cuyahoga Valley Railroad). If you see Nicholas, play along please.
Thomas has become really useful to me because it just so happens the day that we have tickets for this magical ride, is the same day as the Chippewa Creek Road Race. Normally I try to support all the road races in the area as its hard to turn something down when it's in your own backyard but in all honesty I won't be terribly let down by not being able to attend considering all the climbing this course has to offer and given the fact that I am in no way a climber. I will be a little disappointed though because as I'm nearing peak fitness it would have been fun to see just how well I could do out there. There's always next year I guess.
brian
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