Entries Tagged as 'randonneuring'

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Timothy Lake: 7400 Feet of Glory

Mile 35: I hate Natalie Ramsland’s guts.
Not because she climbs like a scared monkey, or because she’s the primary reason I am stuck on this mountain pushing gears, but because she knows what to expect next. She’s done a pre-ride.
Who is she to know what agony lies around the next corner?  Who is she to […]

Friday, July 18th, 2008

A Little Baggage Doesn’t Hurt Anyone: On Packing my Suitcase of Courage

I’m about to bite off a little more than I can chew and, you know what?  I plan to survive.
Moreover - I plan to take it by storm.
Tomorrow I’ll do the biggest climbing day that I’ve attempted to date.  My "normal" (read: non-cyclist) friends think it’s nuts.  My hardcore cyclist friends think it’s no big […]

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

From the “What Was I Thinking” Files: 126 Miles into the Wind

At mile 34.7 Natalie Ramsland takes a monster pull on the front of our four-man group.  There are 91 miles left to ride.We are somewhere near Silverton, battling a never-ending series of rollers that threaten to end my will to live.
There is no draft behind Natalie.  That is what I am thinking as I stare […]