(Long Distance) Ramblings |
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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Wednesday, January 01, 2003
First Ride of the YearWoke up to a very overcast sky, temputures in the low 50s, wet roads but no rain! Not only was it the first ride of the year, but it the club also had it's first accident of the year. Before the ride, Rod Coakley was standing over his bicycle, waiting. Then, apparently without cause, he fell to his right. He must have attempted to start, but each wheel was on the opposite side of a car park stop. No, he was not hurt. In addition, I came upon the first abandoned car of the year.
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