Seattle is finally getting an MLS franchise! It’s been painful to see places like Kansas City or Salt Lake get teams while Seattle was hung out to dry. I think MLS will do very well here. It only makes sense for the A-League champion Sounders to move up to the MLS. And if we have [...]
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Finished Summit To Surf
This post is really late but I finally got around to uploading my pictures to Flickr. I did indeed finish the Summit to Surf two weeks ago. Other than driving the long way, it went very well.I had never done the ride at Mt. Hood so I decided to go with the 48 mile. Unlike [...]
Summit to Surf
I’ve signed up for my next distance ride - Summit to Surf in Oregon on July 28. This one is a 48 mile ride from Government Camp on Mt. Hood down to Hood River.
It starts with a climb 1852 ft. up Barlow Pass to Bennett Pass then a drop 5744 ft. down to Hood River. [...]
Tour de Cure
I’m a little late on posting about it but I did Tour de Cure in Redmond two weeks ago.
There were at least 500 people that participated. Groups were sent off depending on distances - 100/70/45/20/10. My group (45) went out around 9 AM. I figured it would take me about 3 hours based on the [...]
Training for Tour de Cure
I’ve been training to ride in the Tour de Cure in Redmond on May 19. I’ve never done a ride like this before. I’m going to be riding with my wife’s company - PacifiCare (part of United Healthcare). We’ll be doing the 45 mile loop.
I started getting into cycling last summer. I bought my first [...]