Oregon Run

I am up in Oregon visiting my family for a couple of days.  I got out this morning for a great run around the area.  I ended up running 11 miles.  It was drizzling most of the time, and there was one downpour for just a couple of minutes, but my smile was my umbrella.  My calf hurt pretty good, but I wasn't going to let that stop me.

Tough Twenty

Claire and I went out yesterday and did a 20 mile ride out of Duncans Mills.  We rode the Ibis Cousin-it tandem with some cross tires on it. I had the chance to use A1's Garmin computer which was fun.  We ended up with 1800 feet of climbing.  Where was the loop you ask?  We headed up Moscow Road and then turned on Bohemian Hwy. towards Occidental.  We took a little side trip out of Camp Meeker to add a short 20% grade to test out the Garmin.  We took Bitner out of Occidental and then hit Coleman Valley before turning left on Willow Creek.  We jumped off the road and headed through Willow Creek State Park and rode the ridge and down the steep hill out of the park and back to the car.  We only had one little incident off road, and that was where we hit a little sink hole and the front wheel of the tandem dropped down about 8 inches or so.  Claire flew forward into my back, but everyone was okay.

Riding the rollers on a rainy day

Since it rained most of the day, I decided to go down the basement and ride the rollers for an hour.  I also decided to make my first youtube video.  I kept it to 46 seconds.  The roller ride was for an hour.  

No Blogging lately

It has been a busy, busy summer, and I am happy to say that things are winding down.  The Furnace Creek 508 didn't go as planned, and our rider ended up dropping out at the top of Towne's Pass.  It was a tough decision, but stomach problems prevailed.  That is the main reason for any rider dropping out.  That was the second time that Claire and I had to witness our rider making that decision at that exact location.  

I hope to have more time to do some fun training this winter.  I have been out on a couple of runs and a couple of shorter rides.  Claire and I took Mathilda up to Healdsburg last weekend in the trailer.  The next day I rode over Sweetwater and had a blast.  I rode the rollers the other night for the first time this year.  With the attachment of the Killer Headwind I can get quite a workout in an hour.