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Goal Achieved! Finisher of Rapha 500

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Yesterday I achieved my goal of finishing the Rapha 500. I road 516 kilometers to pass the 500k goal of the competition. What a great way to end 2011!

Some highlights:

  • Road a century with friends and family on Boxing Day
  • I had a personal best for longest ride at 212 kilometers
  • Road with a new friend discovered through the Rapha 500
  • Helped a friend achieve a personal best and finish her first century
  • Managed to keep it rubber side down and finish with no mechanicals
  • Discovered several new cycling buddies on Twitter and Strava
  • Managed to stay awake to see the New Year’s fireworks

Rapha 500 Progress

Here are some photos from the rides:

Stopping at Catfish Corner for a photo

The gang at Catfish Corner

Just me and the cows

Discovering quiet country roads on Rapha 500

Fireworks ringing in the New Year!

Thanks to Rapha, Strava, my family and friends. The Rapha 500 was epic!

Ride Number Three For Rapha 500

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Ride number three for the Rapha 500 was outstanding. Accompanied by friends and family, the ride was 100k heading on a loop southeast from Dallas.

Sadly, my Garmin and my iPhone died during the ride so I only recorded 39 miles.  Oh well!

 

Ride Number Two For Rapha 500

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Ride number two was an easy Christmas ride with my brother Joshua.  We rolled around White Rock Lake and Lakewood.

The ride was just under 30 miles, about 47 kilometers.  With that ride I am now about 52% complete with the challenge with 6 days left.

 

 

Ride Review – 2011 Hamilton Hill-Aceous 100

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May 14th, 2011

Readyforplanb.com ride review for the 100k Hamilton Hill-Aceous 2011

This ride was just one week after the Shiner GASP but with goal #1 on my journey to plant based cyclist accomplished I was feeling really strong and wanted to get out there and go for it.  Year to date I had logged 1,925 miles and was down 16.1 pounds.

I did the 2 hour and 15 minute drive down to Hamilton from Dallas the morning of the ride.  It was manageable but I suspect it is just far enough that it keeps some folks away.  The start was at a little air strip just south of Hamilton and we were surprised to be greeted by a pretty brisk wind blowing out of the north.  Brisk doesn’t happen very often in May in Texas, but we were grateful for it!  Read more... (401 words)

Ride Review – 2011 Shiner GASP (Great Austin to Shiner Pedal)

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May 7th, 2011

Readyforplanb.com ride review for the 100 mile 2011 Shiner GASP (Great Austin to Shiner Pedal)

This ride was really special for me because I was able to do it with Jen, my two brothers and my riding buddy Ryan.  This was also a goal that all of us had taken on at the start of the year and Goal #1 on my way to plant based cyclist!  Year to date heading into the Shiner GASP I had logged 1,777 miles, I was down 15.6 pounds and I felt great.    

With Austin as the backdrop we had an easy decision to turn this ride into an entire weekend of fun.

Despite the large number of riders, the roll-out was very smooth as we all had plenty of room. The rest stops were well stocked and the volunteers were a huge help.  Most of the route was on very quiet country roads, rolling over gentle hills.  There was only one section that was awful and that was due to some road work that was ongoing and should be cleaned up by 2012.  Read more... (446 words, 2 images)

Review of the Texas State Veggie Fair

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October 23rd, 2011

Ready for Plan B review of Texas State Veggie Fair

Our plans for October 23rd were getting set by our daughter after getting a good report card.  We were going to go on a bike ride around White Rock Lake, go to her soccer game, and hit the State Fair of Texas later in the day.  She was really excited for the bike ride because it would more than double her longest ride to date and she knew we’d stop a few times and have some yummy snacks and drinks.

We planned our ride so that we would catch the start of the Texas State Veggie Fair over at Winfrey Point right on White Rock Lake.  The Veggie Fair was one day only, and we didn’t want to miss it!

When we arrived at the Veggie Fair, our first goal was to find something to drink.  We cruised through a few of the food stands until we came up to the Denton Vegan Cooperative.  We loved the creative names they had for their juice blends and decided to give the “Unicorn Blood” a shot.  Read more... (728 words, 3 images)

Ride Review – Tyler Bicycle Club’s 2011 Beauty and the Beast

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March 26th, 2011

Readyforplanb.com ride review for the 67 mile Tyler Bicycle Club’s 2011 Beauty and the Beast

http://www.tylerbicycleclub.com/

The 2011 Beauty and the Beast provided a great way to ramp up my training for my first goal, the Shiner GASP in May, and was the first ride for me as I was going from regular guy on the couch that did a ride once in a while to plant based cyclist!  As of March 26th 2011, I have logged 1,107 miles and dropped just over 12 pounds.

A group of us left Dallas around 5 AM on the morning of March 26th, fired up to get a good ride in through the rolling hills south of Tyler.  With a few good cups of coffee and some bananas in us, we were glad to hit KE Bushman’s Winery with plenty of time to get ourselves ready to go.  As the first road rally of the season with some good rollers and a few longer climbs the Beauty and the Beast gives you the chance to kick off the cobwebs and get out on the road!  Read more... (470 words)