RAGBRAI Day 5 - Charles City to Hawkeye Community College, outside Waterloo
Another beautiful day, 85 miles, and I felt great. I hammered it, and was in before noon.Since I was on a mission, I only took one picture, while I was eating a pizza slice at the halfway point.So I'm...
View ArticleRAGBRAI Day 6 - Waterloo to Manchester
If I look soggy it's because I am. It was 65 miles, and it started raining 3 miles after I left Waterloo. It stopped the moment I arrived at camp. From then on, it was beautiful. During the ride it was...
View ArticleRAGBRAI Day 7 - Waterloo to Manchester, and beyond to Freeport, IL
Here I am in the Super 8, after 116 miles, with hills. 65 of the miles were in loaded touring mode. It was one tough day.I look a lot better at the end of RAGBRAI, after only 51 miles.This was a very...
View ArticlePost RAGBRAI Day 1 - Freeport, IL to Lisle, IL
It was so brutal today that I forgot to take a picture.I am in Lisle, IL, at Murray's house, our friend from RAGBRAI. Today was 103 miles of mostly flat corn fields, mid 80's, mostly sunny, no wind.Not...
View ArticlePost RAGBRAI Day 2 - Lisle, IL to Niles, MI
Today was a day of obstacles.The obstacles were:* My digestive system is better, but still a mess.* I discovered it wasn't my legs getting shorter, but my seat has been sliding back.* The fabulous...
View ArticlePost RAGBRAI Day 3 - Niles, MI to Holiday City, OH
Here I am after my fourth straight 100+ mile day in Holiday City, Ohio!Holiday City (pop. 49) is probably the last place you would ever want to spend a holiday. It is an exit off the Ohio Turnpike,...
View ArticlePOST RAGBRAI Day 4 - Holiday City to Milan, OH
Here I am at the 6 in Milan (pronounced MY-ln) Ohio. It's brutally humid, and 90 degrees out.I rode 116 miles today. It was actually a pretty nice day, because around noon there was a massive...
View ArticlePost RAGBRAI Day 5 - Milan to Austintown, OH
Tough day today. There are now hills. I did 107 miles anyway, but I didn't get in until 7:30.Part of it was I got off to a late start. I fixed a slow leak in the front tire before I left (and destroyed...
View ArticlePost RAGBRAI Day 6 - Austintown, OH to West Newton, PA
Howdy from West Newton, Pennsylvania!I'm 20 miles down the Great Allegheny Passage Rail Trail, where my "Bed and Breakfast" is 500 yards away, and the wifi is conveniently located at the Trailside...
View ArticlePost RAGBRAI Day 7 - West Newton PA to the C&O Towpath
This is where I spent the night.I don't see any wifi. I'm posting this the next day.This was an absolutely awesome day of riding. I did most of the Great Allegheny Passage trail. It was 116 miles of...
View ArticlePost RAGBRAI Day 8 - The C&O Towpath mile 175 to Frederick, MD
It was only 100 miles even, but it was a hard 100 miles.For starters, yesterday was a very long day, which ended in a primitive camp site with no shower. Then there was 40 miles of very bumpy towpath....
View ArticlePost RAGBRAI Day 9 - Frederick, MD to home.
I'm home.There is not much to report for the last day. The ride home from Frederick is one I've done plenty of times. It was hot, humid, and hilly, with temps in the 90s, a heat index near 100, and...
View ArticleBike Ride Report - DC Rand Croom and Other Delights
This was written a week after the fact. I decided to write a late update on this because I am annoyed that I can tour days on end with no difficulties, and then the first two DC Randonneur training...
View ArticleBike Ride Report - Solomons Century and the Dangers of Wal-Mart
Yesterday, I made my second attempt at a Crista ride this year. I finished, eventually. Here I am, after 10 hours and 102 miles, in 90 degree heat.Most of the reason it took so long was because I got...
View ArticleIntroducing others to randonneuring
So I know a guy new to cycling who I think would enjoy randonneuring, and I am working on developing him as a recruit to endurance riding.Today, he was game for a bike ride, and we decided to try an...
View ArticleRAGBRAI Day -1, Home to Omaha
Debra, Jim and I are at the Embassy Suites in Omaha.Our room is so huge, you can barely see the T-Bone back there in the other room.Travel out was good for me and Max. He's staying with his cousins in...
View ArticleRAGBRAI Day -1 Eppley Airport to Downtown Omaha by drewinbalto at Garmin...
RAGBRAI Day -1 Eppley Airport to Downtown Omaha by drewinbalto at Garmin Connect - Details
View ArticleRAGBRAI 2011 Day 0 - Omaha to Glenwood by drewinbalto at Garmin Connect -...
RAGBRAI 2011 Day 0 - Omaha to Glenwood by drewinbalto at Garmin Connect - DetailsHere is the track riding to the start town from downtown Omaha.
View ArticleRAGBRAI 2011 Day 1 - Glenwood to Atlantic by drewinbalto at Garmin Connect -...
RAGBRAI 2011 Day 1 - Glenwood to Atlantic by drewinbalto at Garmin Connect - DetailsHere is the track for the first day of RAGBRAI. The first half was pretty hilly, but the second half was mellow. The...
View ArticleRAGBRAI 2011 Day 2 Atlantic to Carroll by drewinbalto at Garmin Connect -...
RAGBRAI 2011 Day 2 Atlantic to Carroll by drewinbalto at Garmin Connect - DetailsDay 2's track. This time our campground is next to a motel with a nice public computer and air conditioning. It was a...
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