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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, August 15, 2006
Tualatin TuesdayMiles: 29.18 Augest Total: 563.79 Another hard ride with the group in Taulatin. My legs were still a bit tired from the weekend; they did not have the snap I feel when I am well rested. None the less, I rode hard and this time did not get dropped. We did a new hill for me tonight - Seiffert Rd. The map says it is a 2 mile climb with 700 feet of gain. It felt much more that. But, to get to the hill, we had to chase a two man break on Scholls-Sherwood Rd. I was in a two man chase group and we worked hard taking 30 second pulls but we could only maintain the gap, we could not close. The chase ended at a stop sign which is a short distance from the base of the hill of the night. On the climb, I worked really hard and managed to be the second rider (of the almost fast group) to the top. There we regrouped before descending on a twisty and shaded road. After the climb, I just maintained my position and did not join the fast group as it passed us by. Also, I send my Garmin Forerunner 201 back to Garmin for repairs today. I managed to bring down the cost to $30.00 as their bicycle mount failed to hold it securely.
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