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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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Thursday, April 05, 2007
Increasing Miles!Saturday Miles: 125.56 March Miles: 833.27 Year to Date: 1655.65 Sunday Miles: 39.49 April Miles: 39.49 Year to Date: 1695.14 Tuesday Miles: 27.96 April Miles: 67.45 Year to Date: 1723.10 Wednesday Miles: 17.07 April Miles: 84.52 Year to Date: 1740.17 On Saturday, I did the Oregon Randonneur Birkie Brevet. My intention was to ride it easy as I am tapering for a big ride on Saturday, April 7. I was successful. Mark Janeba and I rode together and generally had a good time. We did experience a bit of rain, but the last half of the ride was dry, and evening clearing. Sunday found Joanne and I riding our Cannondale tandem in the East Salem Hills. Again, we were taking it easy and just having fun. We even (don't tell anyone) cut the ride short. Monday night, I spent cleaning my bike for my ride on April 7. Tuesday was the first Portland Wheelman Touring Club Tualatin Tuesday night ride. Yes, they ripped my lungs out and I had lots of fun. We did 1500 feet of elevation gain and my average for the night was 16.6 miles per hour. No, this was not an easy ride. Wednesday, Joanne and I rode our Meridian tandem on an very easy ride. During the ride, we enjoyed the company of Tom Tilque and Jim Kinghorn.
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