End of week recap Dec 25th – Dec 27th 2009
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OK, lets get these end of week posts back on track. Here’s the weekend recap from Christmas through today, the 27th.
Friday Dec 25th – Christmas day cycling – 18.3 miles, 1hr 10minutes. [Ride info]. Had dinner with the parents in PDX. Secured some black tea 
Saturday Dec 26th – Went snowboarding at MHM after dark with Javier, Chad and Jim. The runs were well groomed. Photos have been posted on Facebook.
Later that night, I started to plan out the major cycling rides for 2010. Some invites have already been sent out on Facebook (sorry for all of the spam). The ride events that I plan on doing this year are listed below. Note that most of these rides are for a good cause, I encourage you to participate!
- Worst Day of the Year Ride – February 14th – Tentative – I will most likely volunteer as a ride along mechanic (~40 mi)
- Reach the Beach 2010 (American Lung Association)- May 15, 2010
- LiveSTRONG 2010 (Lance Armstrong Foundation) – Seattle – June 20, 2010 (Tentative, falls on Father’s day)
- Seattle to Portland 2010 – July 17-18, 2010
- Tour de Cure 2010 (American Diabetes Association) – July 31, 2010
- Portland Twilight Criterium (Just a spectator cycling event) – August 6, 2010 (Tentative date; official event not yet announced)
- Hottest Day of the Year Ride – Early August – Tentative – I will most likely volunteer as a ride along mechanic (~45 mi)
- Providence Bridge Pedal 2010 (Providence medical) – August 8, 2010
- Portland Century – Mid August – Tentative – I will most likely volunteer as a ride along mechanic (~60 / 100 mi)
- Tour de Vine – are we doing any rides in Oregon’s Wine country this year? Seth??
Of course, there will also be a bunch of random rides after work and on the weekends.
Sunday Dec 27th – Went cycling with Erik around HB. 22.11 miles. [Ride info]. I DID IT!!! Cycled 2509 miles for the year! I’ll put in more if the weather holds for the next few days. If not, we’ll start counting the new miles early January 2010! 
- March 2009 – 107.29 miles (3/12 start)
- April 2009 – 340.03 miles
- May 2009 – 463.55 miles
- June 2009 – 530.47 miles… See More
- July 2009 – 464.37 miles
- August 2009 – 308.76 miles
- September 2009 – 106.40 miles
- October 2009 – 000.00 miles – wow, that is sad.
- November 2009 – 38.33 miles – that is sad too!
- December 2009 – 149.36 miles (12/12 – 12/27)
79 total rides for the year. 162.8 hours on my bike (6.8 days).
I need to fix those low mileage months in 2010
Went to dinner at Panera bread with Erik, Irene and David. I got the french onion sour dough bread bowl. That was pretty darn good.
Alright people, until next time! Ride on and stay safe!
-T
Cycling Ride 8/9/2009 – Bridge Pedal 2009
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Ride number: 59
Start temp: ~60 degrees F; Wind:
End temp: ~75 degrees F; Wind:
Distance: 38.04 miles
Time: 2 hours 59 minutes
Average speed: 12.68 mph
Average cadence: 58, Max Cadence -
Max Speed: 35.69 mph
Distance to-date this year: 2025.1 miles (since March 12th, 2009)
Bridge Pedal 2009.
Bridge Pedal 2007 Completed
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We completed the 2007 Providence Bridge Pedal! Unlike the previous three years, it was cloudy today. But thats not too bad. I posted some photos on Facebook. If you have an account, you can view them. I’m not sure how many people actually rode today, but the Providence press release expected over 17,000 cyclists to be on the road and biked over 500,000 miles in a few hours. That’s impressive
Providence Bridge Pedal is the second-largest community bicycle ride in the nation and third-largest in the world. More than 17,000 cyclists are expected to participate in the ride on Sunday, Aug. 12 – and they will pedal more than 500,000 miles on the streets and bridges of Portland.
Portland Bridge Pedal 2006
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It’s getting to be almost that time of the year again! Biking season is ON! I’ve done the Providence Bridge Pedal for the last two years [2005, 2004] and I plan on doing it again this year. I wrote about the event a few months ago, and well, its time to get going on the training
The 2006 Providence Bridge Pedal will be held Sunday, August 13th. You can do the 6, 8, or 10 bridge ride (14, 24, and 36 miles, respectively). Registration is $25 for adults if registered online ($35 at the event). Groups of 5 or more can receive a $5 discount per adult rider. I’m doing the 10 bridge (36 mile) ride again this year. The route map for this ride can be found on the Providence Bridge Pedal website… or [here].
A portion of this years proceeds will benefit the Women and Heart Disease Program. Do the ride, it’s for a good cause. For more information, and maps, check out: http://www.providence.org/bridgepedal. Let me know if you’re planning to do this, we can form our own team.