Registration for Freezing Saddles 2016 is now open!

[cvcalhoun]

Go to this link to register for Freezing Saddles 2016.

Registering is only the first step in entering. Please read this post for further steps, rules, etc.

If you have trouble with the form, please read the remainder of this post. If that doesn’t work, you can send me a private message.

Executive decisions have been made, after as much input as I could get given the short time involved:

• Slackers will not be able to sign up using the registration form. If you really want to be a slacker, you’ll have to wait until January, and then check the forum for how to sign up for the slackers’ Strava club. (There was no consensus on this one, but it seemed to be the best compromise among three positions that got pretty much equal numbers of votes.)
• People who have participated in past years, but have moved out of the area, will be permitted to participate.
• People will be permitted to request that they be put on a team with people in their geographic area.

Some things you might do will cause the form not to submit:

• If you fail to answer any of the questions marked with an *.
• If the Zip Code you enter is not in Maryland, Virginia, or DC.
• If you don’t check the box for “Are you really gonna play?”, the one for “Legal stuff,” or the one for “I’m not a robot.”
• If you select “I’m not really intending to participate in anything, so I’m not registering for Freezing Saddles” under “Will you participate in the reindeer games?”
• If you try to submit the form after the deadline (which is clearly stated on the page, along with a countdown timer). After the deadline, the form will change to one that indicates that you can still register, but may or may not be assigned to a team.

Some things you might do will not interfere with the form submission, but will get you laughed at by the people who have access to view the submissions:

• If you inaccurately state your FS2015 miles.
• If you submit more than once. If you need to make a change, just send me a private message, and I can fix it. We really don’t need two or three of you signed up.

If you need access to the form results, please send me a private message with your e-mail address and why you need access. I already sent a private message to Sunyata. However, Sunyata, if you’re out there and haven’t yet seen your private messages, please come to the white courtesy phone!

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[cvcalhoun]

Oh, and how could I forget this? (My wife made the snow Cthulu.) And for the record, we’d be willing to grant you a full license to use it.

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[Vicegrip]

@vvill 129056 wrote:

Click on your profile in Strava, and look at the numbers in the address bar. Assuming you’re on a browser.

https://www.strava.com/athletes/123456

I think we should all say hi to Zack and tell him he should ride more.

[cvcalhoun]

@Vicegrip 129106 wrote:

I think we should all say hi to Zack and tell him he should ride more.

Nah, Zack is in Fayetteville, AR. He’s not even eligible for Freezing Saddles. We need to make people in the DMV ride more!

[dkel]

How about this for an avatar?

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What do you mean Freezing Saddles isn’t all about beer???

[jrenaut]

Good thought, but I can’t tell from your photo that anyone is cold. Or that they rode their bikes to get there.

This one would be nice if he wasn’t drinking some terrible beer in a clear bottle.

Ice Cold Beer – Deserved. Angelo. by Yann Ropars, on Flickr

[dkel]

@jrenaut 129111 wrote:

Good thought, but I can’t tell from your photo that anyone is cold. Or that they rode their bikes to get there.

Oh, I rode my bike to get that pic, buddy! And many others besides! Last year’s competition was all about the beer—for me, anyway. Also, whoever that is at the end of the bar is clearly wearing a sweater, so…something. :p

[jrenaut]

@dkel 129118 wrote:

Oh, I rode my bike to get that pic, buddy! And many others besides! Last year’s competition was all about the beer—for me, anyway. Also, whoever that is at the end of the bar is clearly wearing a sweater, so…something. :p

I’m not doubting that you rode your bike in the cold to get beer. But it’s a bit of a stretch to infer all that from the provided picture. And yes, I know you weren’t seriously suggesting that.

Anyway, beer is cool. We should ride our bikes in the cold to places that are warm and have beer and/or coffee because coffee is cool too. Not literally. Except for iced coffee which really kind of sucks.

[cvcalhoun]

Beer, bike, and snow. Of course, since I don’t actually like beer (yes, I know this is heresy!), I can’t warrant the quality of the displayed beer.

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[dkel]

@jrenaut 129119 wrote:

I’m not doubting that you rode your bike in the cold to get beer. But it’s a bit of a stretch to infer all that from the provided picture. And yes, I know you weren’t seriously suggesting that.

There’s no need to infer: everyone knows Rockford and I are the reigning BAFS Beerneuring champions! :rolleyes:

[Vicegrip]

Sometime this winter I am going to, ahem, “write” FS 2016 in the snow next to the bike and take a picture. That should cover the winter cold and the beer content in one go.

[Anonymous]

I went with our specially designed by Carolyn logo, though the snow cthulu was a bit tempting as well. btw, if anyone would like to be an admin on the strava club, just let me know and I will make you one. I don’t know if there will be much or any admin type duties to manage, but if there are I’m happy to pawn them off, err, share them!

[Steve O]

Hey I just signed up and saw this:
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First, whatever systems I may come up with, they are not weird; they are genius. Second, it’s not actually true. Although I have proposed systems in the past, I have consistently been ignored in the end.

[AFHokie]

Does the green check mark you get after checking the captcha indicate a successful registration?

[cvcalhoun]

@AFHokie 129144 wrote:

Does the green check mark you get after checking the captcha indicate a successful registration?

No. It indicates you’ve passed the CAPTCA. But you’ve still got to press the submit button. You’ll then get a confirmation message.

[cvcalhoun]

@Steve O 129137 wrote:

Hey I just signed up and saw this:
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First, whatever systems I may come up with, they are not weird; they are genius. Second, it’s not actually true. Although I have proposed systems in the past, I have consistently been ignored in the end.

Well, that part was taken directly from last year’s form, so apparently you’ve been wrongly credited (or blamed) for at least a year. But I can take it out.

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