(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, August 30, 2009
Marys Peak RepeatsThe view from the top of Marys Peak before the clouds burned off. ![]() ![]() Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
Sunday, August 23, 2009
RAPSodyTacoma Narrows Bridge ![]() Gig Harbor ![]() Lonely road along Puget Sound ![]() Appropriately named Mud Bay ![]() I Finished! ![]()
Thursday Night RideWednesday Night RideMonday on the Power CranksAlpine Half CenturyWednesday Night RideAlsea 400kSaturday, August 15, 2009
Sunday, August 09, 2009
Saturday, August 08, 2009
Alsea 400It is 5:00 am. Today, I will ride the Alsea 400 - 252 miles. I will try to update my blog throughout the day. Thursday, August 06, 2009
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
What I have gotten myself into?The Alsea Falls 400 is 252 miles long and I have to climb nearly 2500 feet in the first 25 miles. And I have to do this in 2 hours and 40 minutes! That is nearly 10 mph! If I do not meet the time limit, then it is a DNF. If I do make the time limit, I have to make it to Brownsville before 11:30 pm so I can refuel (calories, not gasoline) at he Chevron station (which I am sure is stocked with nice, healthy food). If not, then there are no services along the route until Salem, 45 miles later. If I do reach the Chevron station after it closes, and I need calories, then that means a six mile off route detour to I-5. Yes, I am suffering from a confidence melt down. Saturday, August 01, 2009
2009 Washington Bicycle RideThe 2009 Washington Bicycle Ride was hot and hard! How hard was it? It was this hard... ![]() View all my photographs.
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