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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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Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Blog Post Number 500Yep, I have now posted to this blog 500 times since starting it in March 28, 2002. Miles: 39.56 August Miles to Date: 280.64 Year to Date Miles: 5406.26 An easy Salem Bicycle Club Wednesday Night Ride. It must have been easy as my average heart rate was just 78 beats per minute. Addtional Rational Discourse Cyclists not Wearing down Roads August 6, 2007 Alan Bender, in his July 31 letter, expresses concern that bicycle riders do not pay for the privilege of using our roads. I ask him to consider the difference in wear and tear on the roads between a vehicle (especially an SUV) and a bicycle. In addition, those who have the courage to ride their bikes on public roads are not using our precious resources and are not contributing to air pollution. Perhaps the Legislature should be putting more effort into making the use of bicycles more attractive to more people. -- Jo Johnson, Salem http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007708060305
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