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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, July 18, 2005
I did a very long ride yesterday - Forrest Grove to Vernonia to Forrest Grove to Salem. All in all, it was 121 miles long and lasted over eleven hours. The Banks-Vernonia Liner Trail is one best ridden by mountain bikes with knobby tires. I was riding my touring bicycle, a Trek520, as were the rest of us. So, we left the gravel sections of the trail and traveled on the highway instead. We lunched in Vernonia, where I created the prior post, and headed back to Forrest Grove via Timber. This is a very nice road, one that I would highly recommend. I retraced the route I took to Forrest Grove and since I was now by myself, I could pick up the pace. The heat was hot, and I drank a lot. None the less, by the time I got home, I was very tired and very dehydrated. I had four duties to accomplish: 1) feed the cats, 2) take the garbage out to the cube, 3) shower and 4) eat. I just managed to do all four before I went to bed. Stats:
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