Archive for June, 2007

Father & Son on Father’s Day

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007 Posted in Cycling, family | 1 Comment »

Sunday was Father's Day. Terri and I had scheduled a Newcomer's Ride for the Cascade Bicycle Club. The idea was to extend the range of some of our ... Read more..

I spoke too soon…

Saturday, June 16th, 2007 Posted in Cycling | 2 Comments »

Today was STP preview day, version 2007.1.0. "The Plan" was to ride from Auburn to Rainier, double back to Yelm, hang a right and do some variation of a ... Read more..

Cranking it up…

Friday, June 15th, 2007 Posted in Cycling | 2 Comments »

I have been less than productive with my cycling miles over the last couple of weeks, 83 miles spread over 4 dates. We've had a lot of other obligations ... Read more..

The local-coastal challenge

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007 Posted in Cycling | 1 Comment »

Three times I've tried this ride in various forms. Twice I was defeated by the cumulative effects of gravity and heat, the third time by three consecutive blowouts on ... Read more..

May 2007 Recap

Monday, June 4th, 2007 Posted in Cycling | 1 Comment »

The month-end statistics for May, 2007: May Road Spin Year Days Hours Miles Days Hours 2006 17 43.73 570.00 0 0.00 2007 16 35.92 511.80 0 0.00 I've managed yet again to slip below my mileage totals for the same month/prior year. What a slacker! I am still over 500 ... Read more..

Century Ride of the Centuries, Day 3

Monday, June 4th, 2007 Posted in Cycling | No Comments »

Monday (Memorial Day) was the third and final day of the Century Ride of the Centuries in Pendleton, Oregon. The ride started from Sunday's ending point, the Bar M ... Read more..

Century Ride of the Centuries, Day 2

Saturday, June 2nd, 2007 Posted in Cycling | 1 Comment »

Sunday's weather was cool in the morning, solid overcast in the sky and rain could be spotted several miles to the North of the hotel as we got out bicycles ... Read more..