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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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Tuesday, April 25, 2006
More Thoughts on the 300KThe Oregon Randonneurs have a nice write-up on the 300K that mentions Mark's and my help at the end of the ride. We drove the course backward on our way home and called in a report to the finish line. In reading the write-up, learned about a woman who flew in from New York State just for the ride! You can read about her experiences here. She had two bad run-in with some locals. One threw a watermelon at her and the other buzzed her with his motorcycle. Sigh. I am off of the bike for the next weeks, at least for any long rides. Next week is my club's Monster Cookie Metric Century which I coordinate this year. Then, the weekend after the cookie, we move. Finally, on the following weekend, I travel down to Paso Robles for the Central Coast Double. This will be my second attempt. Last year I DNFed at 164 miles due to exhaustion. I am in better shape this year and I am confident that I will finish. I am actually looking forward to the ride.
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