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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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Sunday, October 01, 2006
Weekend UpdateMiles: 31.54 September Total: 900.34 This is the weekend before the Furnace Creek 508 so taper is the word. On Saturday, I did the short ride with the Salem Bicycle Club - just 31.54 miles, but this put me over 900 miles for the month! I did take it easy, well sort of. I rode with the fast group out to Silverton where I stopped for a long 45 minute break before returning to Salem with Jim and Jim. For the day, I average 18.9 miles with just 571 feet of elevation gain. Essentially, I did two short and fast rides with a long break in between. Fun! On Sunday, I did not ride at all. Instead, I installed a Yakima bicycle rack to the top of the van and purchased a CD Player with audio in and audio out for the van and had it installed. Then Joanne garbed me and I got to do yard work for a short time before hauling yard debris to the dump. The next few days will be very light. I will work out with Martin at the gym on Monday but I think that we will cut it short and head for coffee early. Tuesday will be my first ride with Scott's Cycling since I started heading toward Tualatin and I am looking forward to riding with these guys again. On Wednesday, Joanne and I will lead our first night ride of the season. This will be a short and easy route north of Keizer.
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