Jul 04 2008
Ride stats today Leeds to Nottingham 75 miles 1800 feet climbed 1000 sheep. Some cows. 63 pigs. 2 nuclear reactors Our route took us through Sherwood Forest, which was fun for me. It’s hard not to feel like a kid again riding through Sherwood Forest into Nottingham! Today was a pretty nice day. It’s a [...]
Jun 28 2008
Ride stats today Banchory to Perth 68 miles 2500 feet climbed 1 broken pedal 2000 sheep Most bikes have 2 pedals. Today, Adam decided to up-the-ante and biked with only pedal for two-thirds of the ride. I think he did it deliberately to make me look like a sissy. He submits that his pedal broke [...]
Jun 26 2008
Ride stats today Bonar Bridge to Inverness 60 miles 3500 feet climbed 3000 sheep Today began beautifully. The sun shining and there was little wind. We decided to put the Bellwether rain coats away and head south. The first part of the journey was phenomenal. We were almost alone on the road, and even though [...]
Jun 11 2008
It’s coming down to D-day. Less than two weeks! This past weekend, in final preps for our journey, I left the loving comfort of my family and my new Denver home and headed west to the land of fruit and nuts. The San Francisco Bay is a phenomenal training ground for the Channel. The water [...]
May 21 2008
Sorry for the radio/blog silence. I was driving cross-country in my Jeep & Trailer. What a gorgeous drive! I moved from Philadelphia to San Francisco. I’m new here, and one of the big parts of moving for me is finding a new place to workout. I know about the Dolphin Swim Club in San Francisco, [...]
Apr 26 2008
I just spent $2,282 for 2 coach tickets to Europe for our bike/swim/bike adventure. Dude, talk about price inflation! Buying tickets in advance is always scary, because sometimes the prices go down after you buy. When that happens there is Yapta.com. These guys aren’t a sponsor of ours, I just think they are awesome. Yapta [...]
Adam, Neal, & Amy
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