Frozen Onion 2014

[elforresto]

Most of my "training" recently has consisted of doing 12 or 16oz beverage curls. In fact, I did a 750ml "curl" last night, so my writing skills don't feel too sharp today. I've been mostly off the bike and away from Vermont for three weeks with two work trips and one very busy holiday week with my girlfriend's family. When I finally did get back

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[planegirl]

Hilarious and Ridiculous! I applaud your mega efforts and fun-seeking spirit. Does the name involve onions because of the crying the course tries to induce?

[elforresto]

The Winooski River runs through Montpelier and up to Burlington and the town of Winooski, where it empties into Lake Champlain. Winooski means "land of the wild onion" in Algonquin, so for a long time the English speaking settlers called it the Onion River. The creek that my bike fell into was a tiny and frozen over tributary of the Winooski. History!