(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 05, 2006
Sunny Sunday!Sunday was the first sunny day here in Oregon in a long time. Joanne and I celebrated by riding 102 hilly miles. We gained over 5000 feet of elevation. Our route as Salem to Monmouth to Kings Valley Highway to Philomath, and then back again. While is was foggy on the way out, the sun came out on the return and the day was glorious! Training Update - Week FiveWell, I did not meet the goal of 200 miles. In fact, I fell quite short. I did 25 on Wednesday, 30 on Sunday and 102 on Sunday for a total of 157. But, what I missed in miles, I tried to make up in elevation. Next week, the suggested training goal is 190 miles; forty midweek miles, a 100 mile long ride and then a fifty mile recovery ride. But, I think I can do two midweek rides that total 50 miles, a very long ride on Saturday and then the 50 mile recovery ride. But we will see.
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