NORAMM Training Day #1

The now annual NORAMM is quickly approaching and have to get into shape. So yesterday I started my training. This years NORAMM will be held at an undisclosed location, with an undisclosed duration, on an undisclosed date. It will also be put on by an individual that gathers with similarly minded individuals who often inflict self punishment upon themselves for unknown reasons. Not like whips and chains, but more like rigid SS rides in 36 hour non stop events just to see where the limit is. It probably has some underlying cause like guilt for being such asses, but I am not sure. I personally am not as hard core as some of the WNDC, but do have aspirations of one day being accepted by the group. So I have started my training program.
Yesterday after work I drove deep into the jungles of Sumter, SC to ride the less ridden trails out at K3. I arrived at the lot with nothing more than 2-22oz FatTire brews, and the ole 69SS. Before leaving the parking lot one was gone, about 1 hour in the second was gone. 20 Minutes later I was packing up and leaving. I obviously still have a lot of training to do. That place is just packed with the biggest spiders in the state. I would go for about ¼ mile and plow through five or more webs until I would hit the one that had the maker still in it. Then I would jump off of my bike and do the spider dance. There are a few lucky people who have actually seen the spider dance before, but not many. After an hour and 20 of that, it was all I could take so I packed it in.
My goal through this training program is to build my tolerance so a repeat of last year’s 2am "call out" does not happen again. I will also need to condition my system to be able to ride and function on beer alone due to the fact that the scheduled drops probably will have nothing more.
I can't wait!