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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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Saturday, March 18, 2006
Saturday Century #8We seem to be fully recovered after our Death Valley Double two weeks ago, and due to the nice weather, we had some friends along to enjoy the ride. Jon, Michelle, Rui, Scott, and Sal joined Joanne and I as we did the Peach of a Century route. The skies were clear as we left for Jefferson, but the clouds soon covered the sky as we rode toward Sico. After Hungry Hill, we rode toward the Larwood Covered Bridge and the the rain started falling down on us. Lyons was our next destination and we left the rain behind as we climbed the hills. We stopped at the Lyons store for an extended brake. Then, with just 30 miles to go, we headed for home. We finished with a average of 16.6 mpg for a distance of 100.69 miles. We climbed 1742 feet according to my HAC4. We worked hard as our average shows, but my heart rate was low for the level of exherstion.
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