Cycling 101 - Saturday 4/25/09

My apologies for not posting this sooner. I admit I am a bit embarrassed by the fact that while doing the following 100 mile loop, I crashed, bruising up most of my left side. It was bound to happen, and given the number of miles I've ridden, is surprising that I've made it this long.

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This happened about 46 miles in. The wind was horrible that day. It took about 7 hours to ride the whole loop.

Ride 4/22/09

Just a quick one before work. Typical Lenville Loop. Here's the map.

Another Day Another Ride

Great weather today. Why can't it always be like this!
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Cool Alternative Race Flyer

Tina recently made this other flyer. It's pretty cool, but less descriptive.

Ride 4/19/09

Ok, so I decided to do the Tour of the Palouse this morning. Its good training because I only got 4 hours of sleep last night. Go sleep deprivation!
Anyway, it was a beautiful day, the wind was light to moderate and the ride was a respectable 72 miles. Check it out!

Ride 4/16/09

Yesterday's ride was sunny. Still wish it could have been warmer. Did Lenville counter-clockwise. A very interesting thing happened while I was riding. I got fertilizer dumped on me by a plane. I had to close my eyes as the tiny little pellets rained down from the sky. It was like hail, but not cold.
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Ride 4/15/09

While it looked sunny and warm, it was windy and cool after getting out there. Today's ride was just a little bit under 20 miles. I enjoyed riding through the neighborhoods of Moscow and watching the people out enjoying the first semi-nice day in a while. Map.

Registration for Lewis and Clark Ultra Confirmed

I'm now fully registered for the Lewis and Clark Ultra bicycle race. This is a "training" ride to prepare for the Race Across Oregon. The ultra-distance veterans I've talked to say that it's extremely important to prepare for the sleep deprivation that occurs during this type of event. I had considered just signing up for the 12-hour but I decided to go for the 24 for this reason.

I still need crew for this event. Anybody want to drive with me to Vancouver and follow me in a car for 24 hours?

What is the RAO?

The RAO is a 538-mile ultra-distance bicycle ride around the state. The race is limited to 49 hours, and contains over 40,000 ft of climbing. In 2008, only 10 people were able to finish the traditional solo event.