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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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Monday, June 20, 2005
WooHoo! Another ride is done! I'm sitting here in my house completely exhausted. It is the morning after the 2005 Salem Bicycle Club's Watermelon Rides and I had to call in sick today. No, I did not ride the two hundred mile ride, not the 125 mile ride, or even the 100 or 50 mile options. Instead, I was the coordinator and I was at the start/finish line from 4:00 am to 9:00 pm yesterday. Yes, the work was hard, but the fun made it all worth while. I would like to congratulate the finishers of the 200 mile double. Rand Milan Del Scharffenberg Tonya Jeffries and Jonathan Wolf Joe Durkee Richard Chinn Gregory Olsen Ray Ogilvie Also, our local newspaper, the Statesman Journal, wrote a story about the ride. I should mention that local news articles are available online for 7 days only. The story mentions that Michael Carris was on the 200 mile route. However, he is not listed above as a finisher. Michael suffered several mechanical problems again this year and switched to his mountain bike. Due to the delays, he was unable to make the 7:00 pm cutoff time to start the last 20 mile loop. None the less, he continued on homeward bound with his wife and family following. He was going to ride two hundred miles one way or another. As such, I declare Michael an un-official official finisher!
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