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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.

 

 

Goal Achieved – 5,000 miles in 2011

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I went on a quick and cold ride tonight that pushed me beyond the 5,000 mile mark for 2011.  I’ve had a lot of great rides this year with a lot of friends and family and I’m very grateful for how healthy I have been.  Hopefully 2012 is even better!

Ride Report for Day 3 of the Rapha Turkey Takeoff Challenge on Strava

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November 26th, 2011

Readyforplanb.com ride report for Day 3 of the Rapha Turkey Takeoff Challenge on Strava.

After a travel day on Friday it was great to be home where I could enjoy warmer weather, my own bike, and familiar roads.  With one hundred and seventy miles to go over the next two days to finish the Rapha Turkey Takeoff Challenge on Strava, I was excited to get rolling.

Looking forward to a century on Sunday with my buddy Ben, today’s goal was a seventy mile ride.  For any ride over fifty miles coming up with a fun route is always good to keep boredom at bay.  With rain expected in a couple hours and concern over having a mechanical far from home, I decided to stay close and listen to a good book and hit some of the cool old boulevards around East Dallas.  Helping a woman fix a flat was the omen I needed to confirm I had made the right choice.

The Bridge at White Rock Lake in Dallas  Read more... (284 words, 1 image)

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)