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I like to ride my bicycle - for long distances. I have earned the California Triple Crown and finished the Furnace Creek 508. My goals include qualifying for RAAM and ...(read the blog to find out). "The bicycle has a soul. If you are able to love it as it deserves, it will give you emotions you will never forget." "Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride."
"The important decisions in my life I make while out riding my bike."
"Pain is temporary, quitting lasts forever.” Lance Armstrong
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Sunday, April 28, 2002
A productive weekend - 180 miles. On Saturday, I rode to the beach and back - 144 miles. The weather was better than the forecast. Most of the day I was in sunshine or mostly sunny. However, a stray shower found me both going and returning. I took the Reach the Beach route through West Salem, Lincoln, Amity, Sheridan and Grand Ronde to Pacific City. There, I has a great lunch and returned via the same route (more or less). Surprisingly, there was over 4000 feet of elevation gain, so it was not the flat ride I was expecting. The ride went well. My right hand did not trouble me (because of my fall on Thursday). I felt good for most of the ride, but I did suffer between mile 115 and 135. At mile 135, I stopped at the Lincoln Store and ate the "miracle" macaroni salad. I felt much better after eating. Sunday was a rest day. I did a short and flat 36 mile ride to Nusom's and back.
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