Cycle: Marin Headlands

Solo bike trip from home across the Golden Gate Bridge

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Cycle: Paradise Loop

Amy came over and we had a good workout riding clockwise around Paradise Loop. Fortunately, the heat wave has broken and conditions were comfortable.

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Cycling: WW LDTG Gadzich Ranch

Amy and I met up with a bunch of Western Wheeler cyclist at Seascape for the annual trek to Gadzich Ranch. The ranch is known for the best apple pies in Northern California. It was a beautiful sunny day with temps in the 60s and little wind. There was some surf action when we passed the Concrete Ship. Lunch consisted of a turkey sandwich and apple pie. Check out the photos and Route Map.

Cycling: WW LDTG Morgan Hill

Amy and I joined up with 12 others from the Western Wheelers on a cold Saturday. Fortunately, we stayed dry until the end. 2008 mileage = 308

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Cycling: WW LDTG Saratoga

Amy and I rode the Western Wheeler training ride to Saratoga
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Cycling: WW Shoreline

Amy and I rode the Western Wheeler long distance training (LDT) Shoreline ride. I forgot my helmet and had to run down to the cycling outfitters and get a new Bell helmet. The weather started cloudy but cleared to be a beautiful sunny day. There was still much debris from the storm on the roadway. We did a few small hills and then caught the rest of the group at Shoreline Park for lunch.

Cycling: Recovery Ride

Recovery ride after a long paddle on Saturday. Lots of people out running. The surf at Ocean Beach was very large and messy today. Construction continues on the buffalo pen in the park so they weren't out today. Here is a 1894 New York Time clipping about the Prayer-Book Cross in Golden Gate Park. Photos

Cycling: Haleakala Volcano

Jimbo an old hippie gave us a ride to the top and rolled all the way down to the coast.

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Cycling: Flat Stanely does the Marin Headlands

Flat Stanley and Michael head out from home and tour the Golden Gate Park, Presideo, Golden Gate Bridge, and the Marin Headlands.

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Cycling: Strawberry Point

Beautiful summer morning ride over the Golden Gate Bridge to Strawberry Point. 37 miles, 2:56, 2094 feet of climbing. I stopped by the beach at Sea Trek they were in full swing with classes and tours. The Avon breast cancer walk was going.

Cycling: Peers Park to Stevens Creek Park

Amy and I were going to do the Western Wheeler ride on Saturday but we got running late. I was out kayaking earlier in the morning and then we got lost trying to find Peers Park. After finding the park we set off through the Standford campus and then south on the Foothills Expressway. I was pretty well fried after lifting weights all week and kayaking earlier in the day. We had a nice day in the sun and got 2-hours of work.

Cycle: Western Wheeler Ride to Tiburon

Chad and I did the Western Wheeler "C" ride from San Francisco to Tiburon. It was a spectacular fall day. We started at the Golden Gate Bridge because there was a big golf tournament at Harding Park the usual Western Wheeler start location. As we were waiting on the folks who rode the train to San Francisco, one of the old Liberty Ships sail out under the Golden Gate Bridge.
Once we climbed to the top of Conzelman we could see a whole line of ships sailing into the Bay for Fleet Week. We rode down by Horseshoe Cove and then had lunch in Tiburon. On the way back we got to see part of the air show. All in all a fun day.

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Cycling: Lance Armstrong Foundation Ride

My cousin Kelly invited me up to Portland for the inagural Lance Armstrong Foundation ride. We got up early Sunday morning and made our way out to the Nike Campus in Beaverton. The start was a chilly, chilly fall morning but the sun soon came out and warmed our bones. We decided to do the 40 mile course which was very flat. There were rest stops every 10-miles and I must have eaten a pound of gummy bears between all the stops.

Kelly did a great setting a steady tempo over the whole course. At the end of the ride we went back to Kelly's for blackberry pie baked special for me by Georgia Kessi. Next year we have to do the 70 mile course.

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Cycle: Surf City Century

Amy and I drove down to Aptos in the new Xterra. The ride was very nice and we took it at an easy pace. Fall was definitely in the air with a chilly start and fog that hung on until 10:00.

Ride Stats
time 4:14
avg HR 145
distance 61 miles
ascent 3020

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