Tag: Seattle to Portland
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Let’s Go Ride 200 Miles
A couple weekends ago, Brent and I went on an adventure with a couple of our friends. We took off and headed to Seattle to ride our bikes down to Portland. I was a little worried about how it would go because I had not had as many successful training rides as I wanted to…
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STP Day Two!
The day started early. I awoke mildly uncomfortably damp in the enclosed atmosphere of the tent, condensation running down the walls. At least I had padding in the form of grass, which meant my rest was more satisfactory than the night previous. I don’t like waking up, especially when uncomfortable. My stubborn desire for sleep…
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STP (the day before)
Jess and I woke early in the morning, trying to give myself enough time to gather all my things. The night prior I had installed my new pedals (Shimano T105) and a cycling computer (Blackburn Denali) and roughly gathered all my other extraneous gear together. It was still dark out, with just a slight silvery…
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STP Day 1
Today started off early. We woke up at five, groggily preparing our gear, double checking supplies and eventually getting on the road. The drive to the start line was slow, hundreds of cars with bikes on or behind them, queued up down the Seattle streets. We arrived at the University of Washington parking lot a…