Pics from 2010 STP

I'll post more text later, but here's the pics from this year's STP and my "team" of Dan, Bill, Rob, and myself. We averaged 16 mph in the two day, 204 mile trek from Seattle to Portland.

These were from the end of the ride in the park in Portland at the finish line festival.

Me (Nate)


Rob


Dan


Bill


[Thanks to my Dad, and his wife, Sally, for taking these pics and giving us the ride back north!]

about 6 weeks until the STP ride!

I gotta focus and get some more hours and miles in the saddle!

200+ miles in two days??? We can do it!

And then at the end of July, I'm in the track class at Marymoor.

I'm happy to see summer almost here. :)

If you are seeking a Seattle area event, this Saturday, June 12th, there's there Flying Wheels in Redmond, WA.



Like hills? There's the High Pass Challenge in September.

I've attended my first road race

Today I went and worked support for the cat 1-3 womens' race in Brady, WA with my friend, Rob.

We drove 20mph behind 30 racers, with two other support/safety/officials' vehicles for 72 miles.

We carried spare wheelsets (for those who brought back-ups for themselves) and were there in the event something went awry. Luckily, we only had two situations pop-up. In one case someone's wheel broke a spoke. Unfortunately, they did not bring a spare wheel. Later, a competitor who lead the pack 35 miles got bad leg cramps in the final lap and we hauled both she and her bike to the finish.

We had a good time, though it was a long day (9:30am until about 7:00pm).

how cool would this be?

REI offers tours in many places of the world for hikers and bicyclists, like this one in Italy.



Though this cycling one, Vienna to Prague, has my eye.


Someday, perhaps.

I survived my first Chilly Hilly!!! (and first group fun ride!!!)

33 miles, 2 hours and 30 minutes, over 3,000 kCals burnt.

My friend, Rob, uploaded ride data from his Garmin here.

STP

I've signed up for the STP for 2010! It'll be my first time doing this event (or any group long distance ride).

Whoo-hoo!

I guess I gotta train now...

when men were men

From the online bicycle culture magazine, Tubulocity, comes this story of a man who in 1900 rode his bicycle 1,200 miles in 10 weeks through the Klondike!

Amazing!