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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, November 25, 2006
Oregon Randonneur Wine Country Tour PopulaireMiles: 70.74 November Miles: 438.28 Rides in the Rain: 6 What a fun day. First of all, I got to see several old friends including Del, Craig, and Michael B. In addition, we saw Kirke and Sal came up from Salem. Secondly, the weather was fantastic for November - cool in the morning but no rain and sunshine! Lastly, Joanne and I rode the Cannondale tandem with the fast group! We managed to stay with them the entire distance of 70 miles. We finished with a 18.7 average and my average heart rate was 147 beats per minute. MyHAC4 reported a max of 179 but this I find hard to believe. The route left Forest Grove westward taking Gales Creek to Stringtown where we turned to the southeast. Reaching HWY 47, we headed south but took a detour to the small town of Cherry Grove, somewhere Joanne and I have never been before. From there, we returned to HWY 47 via the same road allowing us to seem some of the other 36 riders on the route. Continuing southward, we pass through the towns of Yamhill and Carlton before reaching Lafayette. There we turned back to the north and returned to Forest Grove. As I noted above, the pace was very quick and it took all that we had to hang on to the pace that Craig S. and Del set. I was very pleased that we succeeded! Sadly, this is the last event ride for this year. I have had a good year and I do not want to see it end. But, next year is just around the corner and I have some fun rides planned. More about this later.
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