If your life isn't hard enough already, consider doing two things to make your current existence seem all rosy:
1) Dirt Rag's Punk Bike Enduro turns sweet 16 this year. Living in Pittsburgh apparently isn't tough enough, so DR does this winter mud slog through already hostile terrain. Wear mittens and coat yourself in tool handle dip (to keep dry of course) and show up December 4, 11 a.m., at the Dorseyville Fire Hall. Contact Dirt Rag for more details.
2)The innagural TransIowa Race last year was, as warned, a lot harder than people thought it would be. Well, mastermind Jeff Kerkove's not done just yet. And you thought Iowa was all about tow-headed innocent kids and long flat stretches of corn and soybeans. I mean, well, it is sort of, but these things can be deceiving. You don't need to climb Everest to prove your mettle, just click here. And start training right now.

That is all.