Abscess – F3 Knoxville

[mountainbiking] Myers & Meades

August 11, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: mountainbiking
Q: Billy Goat
PAX: Bling, Hootie, Billy Goat, Imaginary, Spicoli, Abscess, Mahomes, Rebound, @Rambler, @Hazard, @Sota
FNGs: 3 @Rambler, @Hazard, @Sota
COUNT: 11
WARMUP: Parking lot Tetris to get all the vehicles in the limited space

THE THANG: Victor Ashe to Ripcord to Toll Road. Down & up Southside Drive to Amber Connector to Hickory. All of Hickory to Flow. Then a gravel interlude down to the river and then back up Imerys to brief jaunt into Turnbuckle then back to Imerys to the Burnett Ridge Connector to climb up and down Burnett Ridge back to Turnbuckle to head back to Marie Myers. Back on Toll Road to climb up Rendezvous to bomb down Soup’s On and then finish the ride bavk on Victor Ashe yo the cars.

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Need a Q for next Monday. Combined CVTA/F3 ride Thursday at 6p – weather permitting (looking doubtful at this point)

COT: Over the last 5 years, anxiety levels have ramped up for everyone. Whether it’s related to health, family, financial, work, or other issues its been a challenging time for everyone. Proverbs 12:25 says “Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.” This is solid advice for dealing with anxiety. Focus on the good instead of consistently worrying about the bad. And Phillipians 4:6-7 says “do not be anxious about anything, but in prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Jesus Christ.” Focus on the good and take your concerns to the Lord in prayer and his peace guard your hearts and minds.

[mountainbiking] Sweating at Sharp’s

July 28, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: mountainbiking
Q: Frosty
PAX: Imaginary, Abscess, Sambo
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP: Talked and discovered Sambo forgot his helmet so he had delayed start to run back home and get it.

ROUTE: Great Frosty route of Lincoln, up Independence, down Firebreak, Lincoln, up Push Line (decidedly not a great trail), down Knightfall, up Sharp Shin, down Independence and out Lincoln.

COT: Quote that I cannot remember exactly, but was along the lines of “Remember the past, plan for the future, but live for today, because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come.”

[mountainbiking] The Sambo is Back Tour!

July 16, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: mountainbiking
Q: Billy Goat
PAX: Spicoli, Sambo, Abscess, Billy Goat, Mahomes, Toebox, Frosty
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP: Quarter mile up West Perimeter until Q’s brand new tire started going flat

THE THANG: Dirty South Figure 8 – West Perimeter to Far East/Trans Farm to MCR to Lost Chromosome and back via Whaley

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: Luke 9: 23-24 “And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.” – the American dream is all about self but the Bible teaches us the opposite which goes against the grain of what we’ve been taught most of our lives. Most of us find it difficult to go against what has been ingrained into us and instead turn that focus on Christ and others rather than our own selfish ambitions, but the Word is clear we must lose our lives to save them.

[mountainbiking] Aspiring Hearts (physically & internally)

June 2, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: mountainbiking
Q: Billy Goat
PAX: Bling, Imaginary, Tank (Chris DeFranco), Sasquatch (Greg Blackmon), Hootie, Otis, Abscess, Billy Goat
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WARMUP: Up to the pump track while we waited on Bling

THE THANG: Started out on Perseverance to Challenger with a little divergence on to Opportunity (CVTA) then Ridge to South Renegade then bomb down North Contender to To-Hi to Vim & Vigor and then climb back up on Relentless Ridge and then down to the park.

MARY: A great cardio workout with good mix of riders with some breaks for a little convrosation.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Need a Q for Thu

COT: Matthew 23:25 – Many focus on what the world sees of them on the outside but Jesus teaches us to focus on what’s in the heart on the inside. If you do this, you won’t need to focus on the outside because the inside will take care of the outside in the process.

[mountainbiking] Sugar and Rum did it again

August 7, 2024 BackBlasts

AO: mountainbiking
Q: Tank (Chris DeFranco)
PAX: Abscess, Imaginary, Doogie, Tank (Chris DeFranco), Frosty
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP: none

THE THANG:
Baker Creek: up redbud to session Barb Burner a few times the over to Soups on. Took campground connection over and up to the Bamboo to Marie Myers. Yellow Jacket to Hard Labor to AEIOU to Redwood (Doogie got a flat here) to Remedy Hill shortcut #2. Then we went sideways. Abscess went OTB and separated his shoulder and we hiked out the last 200 yards to the lot where Frosty rode back got his truck and took Abscess to the hospital. (After a few hours of intense pain, they put it back in place) Imaginary and Doogie rode the trail back and Tank followed Frostys truck down Sevier Ave back to the BC lot.
MARY:
None
ANNOUNCEMENTS: none

COT: none due to injury, but we prayed for Abscess.