http://benjaminkramer.me/words daily 0.75 2023-06-09 http://benjaminkramer.me/words/the-circle monthly 0.5 2023-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/31885864-b1ac-4955-b304-985cac17e241/IMG_2728.jpg Words - The Circle is Empty - Make it stand out Irony of ironies, I never really did sleep that week https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/ee92db8c-3ae9-4bc0-a01f-31fc22455d8e/IMG_4514.JPG Words - The Circle is Empty - Make it stand out Was currently dreaming of a nap at this point. Never did get it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/338f5d23-8426-4d64-800c-13c692a4bf25/IMG_4220.JPG Words - The Circle is Empty - Make it stand out Thank you, Jim, for taking a chance on me to make Gatewayhills CX happen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/02dad9a4-39dd-4e07-b5c9-79602f472a45/IMG_3664.jpg Words - The Circle is Empty - Make it stand out Real ones remember that this was the beginning of the BEN FREDERICK comeback and he forever remains my favorite “People’s Champion” in literally every bike race ever. After this, he would go on to compete (and win) in US Pro tour races, local casual races, UCI World Cups, and SSCX. Fitting that he won the most perfect one-hit-wonder in New England Bike Racing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/eda260ab-c8ad-4a8f-b674-96013fc1b48e/IMG_2735.jpg Words - The Circle is Empty - Make it stand out Winners only allowed at the glow in the perpetual twilight that is Los Angeles. I was permitted to stand nearby https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/4553ac80-db6c-46ec-aca0-674c44b41e0f/IMG_3581.PNG Words - The Circle is Empty - Make it stand out I miss this era of bike racing but maybe not this era of bike vlogging. Thank you, Ryan, for showing me the ropes to announcing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/45f961fd-d7ea-454f-8471-b64c97b54447/IMG_4506.jpg Words - The Circle is Empty - Make it stand out After the last racer left. The UHaul Rental continues to be my signature move in all things bikes and otherwise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/c26d7612-7c81-406a-9e5c-a394b4e970e4/IMG_3798.JPG Words - The Circle is Empty - Make it stand out Before the monsoons happened at the New England Crit Championships https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/9af6d992-a0a2-421c-861c-ce313e9f2379/IMG_3635.jpg Words - The Circle is Empty - Make it stand out Technically speaking the first full picture of me announcing. Technically correct, the best kind of correct https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/105210cd-0dd0-4d0b-bfe1-85b2274ad389/IMG_4525.jpg Words - The Circle is Empty - Make it stand out There is so much going on in this picture that emcompasses the words to follow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/c2236ec4-459d-49ff-aefa-b19bdae31cf4/IMG_2629.jpg Words - The Circle is Empty - Make it stand out Big Tijunga Canyon Strava Ride Here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/5f21159c-10a5-4324-9aee-925f2e632841/IMG_4502+%281%29.JPG Words - The Circle is Empty - Make it stand out The Day Before Jim and I Put on a Bike Race with literally Five Weeks To Go http://benjaminkramer.me/words/edgerunners monthly 0.5 2022-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1666878287565-SGPIF058Q8QXO7OO73H1/cyberpunk1.PNG Words - Edgerunners | Edgeracers? - Make it stand out Waiting for the adrenal glands to do their thang https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1666878382106-Q96VC8EC35CMFXIW8BR2/cyberpunk3.PNG Words - Edgerunners | Edgeracers? - Make it stand out That face when the caffeine and adrenaline and dopamine hits just like, UMPH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1666877985481-690M87QRAS86I0Q775P0/untitled+shoot-7288.jpg Words - Edgerunners | Edgeracers? - Make it stand out Visual depiction of the current state of my writing drafts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1666879521138-6BR3KEBUAFBYP3K6Y8IH/94494450-untitled%2Bshoot-4436.JPG Words - Edgerunners | Edgeracers? - Make it stand out About 0.2 seconds later I’d buck over the handlebars at fifteen miles per hour. It was a small and steep downhill on a turn and it wasn’t until the last lap that I figure out going just ten miles per hour would have made this section easier. Live and learn. Photo credit Katie Busick Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1666881042426-NV8FYVVV9SQLAIMZDOMO/94494449-7O8A2618.JPG Words - Edgerunners | Edgeracers? - Make it stand out Because of my announcer work I rarely get to race within my race category. This picture means a lot to me because it was one of the few times I wasn’t working an event and was competitive against my peers and myself. Right until I had a mechanical. Photo credit ABW Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1666878174474-XZ2ZDJBV0MOME77OFAKR/cyberpunk2.PNG Words - Edgerunners | Edgeracers? - Make it stand out Questions you ask yourself starting down some big challenge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1666878404849-GG2VKO35O94MLHTMUXU8/cyberpunk4.PNG Words - Edgerunners | Edgeracers? - Make it stand out The stillness of the moment before Something Happens (tm) http://benjaminkramer.me/words/2021-overland monthly 0.5 2021-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1630464770248-00XUMVG9LVGIP35JWQ2A/rich+trail.PNG Words - A Blog of Two Races: It’s not (but also is) about The Course - Make it stand out Vermont Social (His_Dickey’s day job company) caught this shot. The only way it could have been a better image would be if a few more riders were shown attempting to ride up. Emphasis on “attempting” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1630465199117-GJRFUQZFIMDFYX5O7GGX/IMG_5337.jpg Words - A Blog of Two Races: It’s not (but also is) about The Course - Make it stand out “You’re never this tired!” “Yeah, that’s why I only do this once a year” “I don’t know, I think you could do it some more” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1630465752343-84D7DXMKEMLRPOP1ULNF/IMG_4849.jpg Words - A Blog of Two Races: It’s not (but also is) about The Course - Make it stand out Frankly speaking this bike has survived everything, even me. TOUGHER THAN ANY MAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1630464311179-E5G3OZSHA2V5M9HQ267Z/type+2.PNG Words - A Blog of Two Races: It’s not (but also is) about The Course - Make it stand out Google Screenshots are sometimes a convenient way to explain the stuff most of us take for granted http://benjaminkramer.me/words/2021-nhms monthly 0.5 2021-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1630427861641-D556XW4XKGGCC8PKZN5Y/IMG_5317.jpg Words - A Blog of Two Races: NASCAR, but better - Make it stand out It’s rare for spectators to show up and take race pictures, so for this time I asked a fellow race to just grab a quick one of me, to help capture the moment (because I’m less inclined to write a thousand words when I have one good picture) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1630430412819-8GOQ213QY29HVI1QYURM/kudos.PNG Words - A Blog of Two Races: NASCAR, but better - Make it stand out The average Greek lived to be twenty eight you best they were pros at carping all that diem http://benjaminkramer.me/words/iceweasels-reblog monthly 0.5 2020-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1607701341687-IWJU6QJHH274K0XPX9W8/2017handups.jpg Words - A Reblogging of New England Biking's Greatest yes this is me dressed in a cut off santa sweater and jean shorts taking a fireball whiskey from a man in a bacon suit while bike racing in the snow. yes i miss this chaos so much https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1607701508630-VXFT8BZQ93WKHBKTWCQW/promoterpose Words - A Reblogging of New England Biking's Greatest for anyone keeping score, colin has been doing this for twelve years and me for two years. yes this entire blog post is me stanning colin ‍♂️ thanks for DM-ing me and encouraging me to do this crazy stuff! it’s the best http://benjaminkramer.me/words/yggdrasil-soundcloud monthly 0.5 2020-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1591977824016-5VCBZLXZHO5IS5CESS6M/IMG_6615.jpg Words - Chilling Underneath the Yggdrasil Considering how great that day was, I’m a little bitter this is the only picture I took. I try to hang out at that tree when I have time down in Boston http://benjaminkramer.me/words/2020-reflection monthly 0.5 2020-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1578428899937-VE3PUITG69MSU5CFJGHX/2010.JPG Words - Ten Years of Benjamin Why yes this was my first time exploring not being a quiet wallflower however did you guess https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1578429751209-3H8RBBUK0P4K57SI8OIA/2017.JPG Words - Ten Years of Benjamin Sometimes when I forget I own more bikes and a speaker system I dream about moving back to Cypress Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1578429759506-WP6SUAG7PIWCOIQFL8JG/2018_1.JPG Words - Ten Years of Benjamin First and last time I thought reading small print for a speech was a good idea. Because I care this much about this kind of thing, here’s what I wrote (and delivered close to verbatim while not squint reading, still so proud that this made people cry): Three thousand seven hundred and sixty eight. That’s how many days it’s been since we met, Ben. Hell of a long time knowing each other. Quick debrief for everyone, we met in at the Advanced Studies Program at St Paul’s in two thousand and eight, had the same class together, and were college roommates freshman year. Just one year. It was about all we could stand. We’re very different, and didn’t make for the best roommates. Ben loves telling people you could see a literal line down the middle of the room where he kept everything clean and I … didn’t Completely different personalities, yet you’re my best friend, and you’ve been rocking these ten years. If you look around this room, you can see friends and family from everywhere that have come to celebrate you and Cassie. From, what it sounds like, every town of New England, from Pennsylvania, Florida, California— this can’t be stressed enough, that the quality of your character is incomparable, that we all want to be here for you today. We’ve crossed oceans of time to make to here, today. Same goes for you, Cassie! Can we all toast to that real quick? Don’t drink yet, but we can all quick toast to everyone crossing oceans of time to be here now I am a strong believer in, “you are what you eat.” It means, you are the summation of your actions. What you choose to read, what you choose to listen to, who you decide to fill your life with. Everyone here, for Ben and Cassie you’re all great people. Ben and Cassie, I hope you appreciate manifestation of your character made visible in front of you— all of the people you’ve chosen to have here, today You’re very wise, Ben. You give a lot of fantastic advice, you’ve got a good, no, great, head on your shoulders, and your heart never wavers. You already know this, I bet you do, and I want to say it for the room: Your wonderful make up of you, gets credit from having Cassie in your life. Think about how long you’ve been together. In that time, you’ve placed Cassie in the utmost importance in your life, and it shows. She’s burnished your soul with such light, it’s almost visible. Walking around today, it’s like you got a halo on. It looks great on you This speech is really for Cassie here. It’s my roundabout way of saying, “Thank you, for having Ben in your life, and adding to its quality.” There’s not enough drink or fortitude in the world to toast enough to you, but let’s raise one, everyone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1578429068284-MCFGOMPQAVIB6QINLY54/2014.JPG Words - Ten Years of Benjamin Ironically enough I sold Estelle to a friend that now lives by Nubble! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1578428929531-KRX75NHL8A3XMGAYWP2G/2011.JPG Words - Ten Years of Benjamin Still sad my big sister moved out west for better skiing and winters in New England started becoming more variable https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1578429144690-R8CV92T9SIA5JB1QU61N/image-asset.jpeg Words - Ten Years of Benjamin See if you look into the light you can squint you eyes and not cry about moments gone and to come https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1578430897145-K8MGA3WLV9FNA8A3GVZ4/2019.jpg Words - Ten Years of Benjamin Look I could write about my activities and trips and projects and health and issues but my FAVORITE photographer Katie Busick shows if you really want to know what’s going on your best bet to is Catch Me Outside and share a beer together to shoot the beeze And yes I’m keeping the hair. Promise to do a better job managing it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1578428961074-XYUBO7N3D657XRPCQ54A/2012.JPG Words - Ten Years of Benjamin We all now reside in San Francisco, Phoenix, Minneapolis, Colorado, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Belgium! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1578429050470-ZFJCX4QE8ETNHZ1QOG1R/image-asset.jpeg Words - Ten Years of Benjamin Career Updates, Left to Right: Built bridges, operated lasers, wrote e-mails, managed research laboratories, managed engineers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1578429085930-GC593M0SAOCCPY6WOPWF/image-asset.jpeg Words - Ten Years of Benjamin The heat that day was OPPRESSIVE. There’s a trend of these pictures occurring in the cold and that’s not exactly a coincidence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1578429100978-LSJSQ4S3FG8O9ZJFJAT3/image-asset.jpeg Words - Ten Years of Benjamin While in Yosemite we subsided mostly off of tuna fish instant potatoes and olive oil http://benjaminkramer.me/words/2019-iceweasels monthly 0.5 2019-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1576527081881-0R5SOR2SL8C9Q8LNQG8D/what+uuup Words - The Importance of Authenticity (and Gingerbread Handups) Katie Busick catching me outside with a signature, “screw it, I’m having fun” face. I’m guessing I was attempting to throw the shaka before hitting the barriers ‍♂️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1576526492495-8CNUBMCPR6NF0ZPB3RKB/heather Words - The Importance of Authenticity (and Gingerbread Handups) Yes I still keep in touch with Heather http://benjaminkramer.me/words/2019-fitchburg monthly 0.5 2019-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1562680980415-38OBLBWE0W0IRF14WF4K/Front+of+Field.jpg Words - New England Crit Week, Rolling up the Boulder Again Thank you soooo much Katie Busick. I could write a novel about how everything is perfect in this shot and how difficult it is to create it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1562684329849-9477OFWQDLBDB6QX7AHO/Fitchburg_2015_Concussed.PNG Words - New England Crit Week, Rolling up the Boulder Again Forever that guy jamming to the music https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1562684551258-1YTGYIM62ZXCLVCI1NJA/June_Fitchburg_2017.jpg Words - New England Crit Week, Rolling up the Boulder Again This one’s 2017, because apparently I avoided the camera in 2018. Photo by Jeff Cote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1562681541044-T20L6ARTL6IY82WC2G4K/Front+of+Field.jpg Words - New England Crit Week, Rolling up the Boulder Again Thanks again so much for this shot, Katie Busick. Sorry, Little_Jam, looks like you were first sucker there https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1562686019468-YAFQNEV9IHRU0Q376DU1/image-asset.jpeg Words - New England Crit Week, Rolling up the Boulder Again Katie Busick is probably so confused that there’s no pictures of me with some tongue out- sorry, #necritweek is serious business https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1562682640838-QXNRE744T4DD9AFA7FD1/Emma+So+Cool.jpg Words - New England Crit Week, Rolling up the Boulder Again National Criterium Champion Emma White, leading the women’s Pro Race. If someone’s going to all of that, she’s our best bet. Photo by Katie Busick https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1562684296858-Z20BBS5T3OWV78OGDNSA/Fitchburg_Rain.PNG Words - New England Crit Week, Rolling up the Boulder Again Think Taylor and I are the original collegiate homies that have showed up every year http://benjaminkramer.me/words/2019-prerace-necritweek monthly 0.5 2019-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1562383385359-URLBG4Q7J15LYUWCVQP1/MTB+Beer.jpg Words - New England Crit Week, Pre Race words My reaction when Comrade_Temple_Dirt asked if I was going to watch the Presidential Address. These days it’s my reaction to a lot of questions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1562380800129-L31IRJY7LBJ61AL2J4K1/Fitchburg_2015_Concussed.PNG Words - New England Crit Week, Pre Race words This is me at #necritweek 2016 Fitchburg, wondering if I was too concussed to race after a high speed crash the day before (thankfully wasn’t), and still getting IN THE ZONE to the crowd music before the knife fight started. Photo cred lost to time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1562381571334-1P7NBP16ZJ5ZPTCFBQFF/fitchburg.gif Words - New England Crit Week, Pre Race words https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1562381914979-FRB2E9T1MPDOTDA7JXC2/Fitchburg_Rain.PNG Words - New England Crit Week, Pre Race words 2015 Fitchburg. Couldn’t find from that day the Snapchat picture of They_Call_Me_Slam aghast at the pro field barreling downhill and the speedometer sign showing “Too Fast” so here’s another Snapchat picture of me giving baked goods to drunk spectators https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1562421251869-2DWFPT1JV9D7BSXB9H3O/pineapple.jpg Words - New England Crit Week, Pre Race words Made a concentrated effort to show a NOT bike picture. Despite my love of cooking, this will NEVER TURN into a cooking blog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1562382786480-SW5RR7MH3BEPMLV89P0X/Beverly_2017.PNG Words - New England Crit Week, Pre Race words Katie Busick catching me being SO EXCITED to line up in such a B A N A N A S Pro field for the Gran Prix of Beverly, 2017 (#necritweek race on hiatus this year) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1562382277758-J6JFSTLY8QSUS8SCXPE3/June_Exeter_2018.jpg Words - New England Crit Week, Pre Race words Exeter 2018. I was in between jobs with a vague sense of health insurance, so I used that as my excuse for tail gunning the mosh pit from a safe distance. Photo by Katie Busick https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1562383879207-P0LE8B6DH9NBY27DW5MG/Greenfield_2018.jpg Words - New England Crit Week, Pre Race words Comrade_Skimeister and I lined up for Greenfield, 2018. In his words here’s his write up on doubling up for the day. So proud he’s doing it again, this time for Semi Amateur and Semi Pro Fields http://benjaminkramer.me/words/rasputitsa2019 monthly 0.5 2019-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1557520392284-T5WDTD1TCDZAFN07GML7/image-asset.jpeg Words - That One Time I Was Paid To Race My Bike Me trying to be clever and preriding my guess of the course one week beforehand. This is sixty degrees in mid-April https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1557525264878-9DJBJH64616LZNWRQQT1/After_Rasputitsa_2019.jpeg Words - That One Time I Was Paid To Race My Bike Was too tired to consider what kind of picture trope this was, but it felt right to take it post-race https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1557520984157-8111CFR8I45COJGK01NN/Rasputitsa_Course_2019.gif Words - That One Time I Was Paid To Race My Bike You can watch the elevation gain/loss and grade percentages to realize this is what the promoter can “throw at you” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1557520566706-K0Q020IJX9C8SFSS02V0/RainsOutTonguesOut_Rasputitsa_2019.JPG Words - That One Time I Was Paid To Race My Bike Me feeling very not-clever. This is thirty-five degrees with rain/hail/snow in Late April. Photo by Katie Busick https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1557527114695-AD4YDNRPNT92TK0X25YH/KB_Hai.jpg Words - That One Time I Was Paid To Race My Bike I am paying Katie Busick for every tongue-sticking out picture she catches of me. It’s the little details that make life satisfying https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec11ad8a65e2c2a0383f97/1557522489349-ZCAB8S5W1OL9KBK025TB/Washburn_Hai.jpg Words - That One Time I Was Paid To Race My Bike Photos are also an important factor, but in narcissistic age of social media, that’s kind of a given. 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