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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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Saturday, January 03, 2004
I did eighty miles today! I had intended to ride before the Salem Bicycle Club scheduled ride at 10:00 am, but when the time came for me to get up, I rolled over and went back to sleep. When 10:00 am came, it was cold and rain was threatens. That is probably why no one else showed up. Well, it was just a 36 mile ride so off we went only to find out that there was a strong south wind blowing in our faces. Yes, there was enough head wind to make the ride worthy. Soon, the threat of rain came true. But we stopped in Almsville and ate a quick lunch while we warmed up. The ride back into Salem was quick as the wind was now helping us. As we neared Salem, I decided that if I was serious about doing a double in March, I needed more miles. So leaving Joanne at the house, I jumped on my touring bicycle, I one I ride in the rain, and did another 45 miles. This time, I headed east out to Howell prairie, then north. Finally, I completed a loop by Touring west, and then south to home.
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