(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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Sunday, February 01, 2004
I could not do a long ride, so I did a hilly ride instead. I headed east out of town toward the foothills. Once there, I did the Fox-Drift Creek-Victor Point loop three times before heading home. I did 65 miles and 4900' of elevation gain. I was cold. My toes got cold each time I travelled south on Victor Point Rd and into the wind. The sky was cloudy most of the ride, and a shower did find me as I headed home. Why did I not have time to do a long ride? Because Joanne and I drove to Seattle to see Willie Wier. He gave a lecture on bicycling in India. After the show, he was nice enough to pose for a picture with us! If you ever get a chace to see Willie live, you will enjoy it!
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