Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Portland riding.
Got some company today from Marylynn king! She is pretty much a professional cyclist. So great to ride with her today!
Monday, February 6, 2012
Reunited
Seeing friends I haven't seen in years is a huge bonus to this trip. Lauren perry and Claire frost hve put me up for a few nights and it has been so great to see them! Love you guys. Meeting new friends is another perk ( see picture of pearl, the white dog)
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Favorite things about biking
I love races for the main reason that everyone is united for one similar purpose: They love, for whatever reason, the sport at hand. Before and after races people talk to one another in an uninhibited manner that comes only with a shared and vested interest in one common thing. During the race it is a different story. Competition overwhelms the senses and we forgive our innate desires to crush the competition. But pre and post event, community prevails.
I am finding the same community on the road. It is not a secret to other cyclists that I am out for longer than a day jaunt. Probably the tent that kills the mystery....many have started conversations, and been pleasant company and Today I met Bob.
Bob started talking with me at the perfect time. Right before a huge hill climb and when i was feeling pretty tired. We talked at first about a cool tour from SF to SD for disabled individuals' athletic programs . Then he talked about his wife's triathlete status and her startup outdoor company (primal) pretty cool... He then showed me a great alternate route and we went through ucsd campus and he offered me extra supplies. Him getting me up that hill was quite enough as I'm sure I was holding him back.
Anyway , today proved my love for cycling and adventure . Thanks Bob.
I am finding the same community on the road. It is not a secret to other cyclists that I am out for longer than a day jaunt. Probably the tent that kills the mystery....many have started conversations, and been pleasant company and Today I met Bob.
Bob started talking with me at the perfect time. Right before a huge hill climb and when i was feeling pretty tired. We talked at first about a cool tour from SF to SD for disabled individuals' athletic programs . Then he talked about his wife's triathlete status and her startup outdoor company (primal) pretty cool... He then showed me a great alternate route and we went through ucsd campus and he offered me extra supplies. Him getting me up that hill was quite enough as I'm sure I was holding him back.
Anyway , today proved my love for cycling and adventure . Thanks Bob.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Venice to Oceanside
Today marks being 1/4 of the way there! Had a PR in terms of mileage today. I went about 118. I attribute about 15 of those miles to going the wrong way a couple of times but they still count now don't they?
Today was a day of beauty, frustration, and dehydration. The coastal ride is gorgeous and often you loose track of time just staring at the ocean. This, I realize is hazardous while cycling. The frustration came with my tiny map lacking specifics in areas and so I got turned around quite a fee times. The dehydration came from... You guessed it, lack of fluids. I realized I needed water and sodium midway through the day and that will explain the photo of rachels "finest" salt and vinegar chips. They really were fine and I felt much better post bag.
Today was a day of beauty, frustration, and dehydration. The coastal ride is gorgeous and often you loose track of time just staring at the ocean. This, I realize is hazardous while cycling. The frustration came with my tiny map lacking specifics in areas and so I got turned around quite a fee times. The dehydration came from... You guessed it, lack of fluids. I realized I needed water and sodium midway through the day and that will explain the photo of rachels "finest" salt and vinegar chips. They really were fine and I felt much better post bag.
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