0 comments View all Hills of the Eastside posts… Rising up out of the sparkling waters of Lake Washington just east of Mercer Island, a long ridge climbs up defiantly towards the heavens, proclaiming to all: I am here I am steep Climb me And climb it we shall, starting at the western end, Somerset, which will […]
0 comments View all Hills of the Eastside posts… Finn Hill is located Northeast of Kirkland, near the north end of Lake Washington. Most cyclists call this hill “Juanita”, because Juanita Drive is a common way to ride up it. There are many ways up Finn Hill. Some are easy, some are hard, and a surprising number […]
0 comments View all Hills of the Eastside posts… Welcome to the second installment of “Hills of the Eastside”. After doing Education Hill in the last installment, it made sense to move onto Hollywood hill, because it is directly to the north and they are really the same ridge. I chose 124th / 128th as the logical […]
0 comments View all Hills of the Eastside posts… Five or seven years ago, I started riding with the Eastside tours group. We ride Tuesday and Thursday nights all over the east side, and we climb a lot of hills. A couple of years ago, I was lucky enough to inherit the leadership of the group from […]
0 comments Last year I did a quick summary. And here’s this year’s data: Distance: 2090 miles Elevation Gain: 105,446 ft Average Speed: 14.7 mph Calories: 83,399 Time: 143 hours Heart Beats: 969109 beats That’s about 500 miles shorter than what I rode last year, but given that I haven’t ridden much in the past 8 weeks, that’s […]
0 comments The good part of goal events is that they give you something to focus on during your training. The bad part of goal events is that they arrive. It was time to do RAMROD. As usual, I slept poorly the day before the event, so instead of sleeping in until 3:30AM, I got up at […]
0 comments Saturday, I participated in the Flying Wheels Summer Century, though I find myself compelled to point out that – despite the warm weather – June 4th is not, in any way, “Summer”. It’s been 11 years since I did Flying Wheels. It’s not really one of my favorite rides because it has long flat sections, […]
0 comments (edit: in the original version, I stated that Marcel was wearing the KoM jersey. I was, in fact, mistaken. Those responsible have been sent to bed without any beer. ) In my continuing quest to do stupid things, I signed up for the 2013 Passport2Pain. This ride is a fundraiser for the Vashon Island Rowing […]
0 comments As I lay face down on the massage table, listening to the calming sounds of distant ocean surf and trying not to whimper, I indulged in a bit of musing. A massage is much like a long hilly bike ride; I pay money for a massage and suffer through the pain knowing at the other […]
0 comments Those of you who know me won’t be very surprised to find that this report got away from me a bit. If you get tired of the details I recommend skipping ahead and looking the mountain and waterfall pictures. July 26th As I write this, it’s the Tuesday before RAMROD (Ride Around Mount Rainier in […]