(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, January 16, 2005
When morning came, most of the ice was gone. Our vehicles were still ice laden, but the roads was just wet, not frozen. I did 40 miles today in the hills south of Salem. Total elevation gain was near 2000 feet. It was a good day to ride, but I did not have a good day. I was weak and slow. I know I'm having a bad day when Joanne drops me on the hills. The details can be seen here. Oh well, let's see what tomorrow brings. Not everyone stayed inside yesterday. Rob did fifty miles west of Salem. He said the weather was not bad, that is until the ice formed around his heart rate monitor.
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