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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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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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