Imaginary – 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] 70%

June 16, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: mountainbiking
Q: Tank (Chris DeFranco)
PAX: Gru Petr Hanousek, Imaginary, Hootie, Tank (Chris DeFranco)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
THE THANG: around Lincoln to Sharpshin, Sharpshin up to the cul-de-sac, connector trail to independence, independence to Lincoln, back up Sharpshin, down nightfall

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sat night ride

COT: I gave the guys a is it in the Bible or not quiz. They scored a 70%. The moral of the story is know your Bible. Read it daily. Digest it. So when a non-believer has questions you know how to answer 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] Tuesday at Dirty South

October 29, 2024 BackBlasts

AO: mountainbiking
Q: Imaginary
PAX: Hootie, Gru Petr Hanousek, Imaginary
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
WARMUP / ROUTE: Sycamore Loop warm up. Red Bud Crest, Victor Ashe, Hickory, Flow, over Burnett Ridge, up and out Floyd Fox. Great evening for a ride. Thought I got a picture but apparently not with my glove pushing the button :rolling_on_the_floor_laughing:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Let’s fill up the Q calendar. Attendance is dipping.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Not Competing: …bearing with one another through love, striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace. Ephesians 4:2-3

The only qualification required by God is to want to be with him. None of us is substandard. Each of us is invited to come higher, not in wealth or power or position, but in humility and love. We are not competing for this prize but helping each other get there.