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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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Monday, January 22, 2007
First Century of the YearMiles: 100.81 January Miles: 193.61 What do you do when you have been off of the bike for nearly three weeks due to injury and bad weather and when the first good weekend comes along, you have previously planned a weekend at the coast? Well, you bring your bike and ride it home! That's what I did yesterday. Martin, Carol, Joanne and I spent Saturday night in a yurt at Cape Lookout State Park. In the morning, I rode six miles north to the small town of Netarts where we ate breakfast. After a scrumptious omelet, I headed home via the small towns of Pacific City, Grand Ronde, Sheridan, Balston, Perrydale and Lincoln. Along the way, I came upon Mark Janaba who was out for a Sunday afternoon ride. He rode in with me to Salem and as we came into town, we came upon yelling into his cell phone and pointing to a house on fire. We had to stop and watch as firetruck after firetruck came rushing along. I'm sorry, but I really don't think that entering a burning house is a good way to earn a living. These folks just are not paid enough. I make it home just as darkness fell. It was a very good ride for me. No rain fell, and while the skies were mostly cloudy, I did see the sun for a few minutes. I did have one flat, but changing a flat when it is not raining is not that bad of a task.
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