(Long Distance) Ramblings |
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, April 19, 2009
If you want to finish The 508, you must do hills!![]() The first two hills are Walnut Hill, westbound and then east bound. Next is Amity Hwy. The knife like hill is Rice Lane which is one mile of 13%. The last three hills are Eola Hills, eastbound, westbound and then a final eastbound. Total elevation gain was over 4,500 fell in 60 miles. Yes, this hurt. ![]()
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