The Facts

I’ve decided to do RAAM
RAAM is a bike race, a 3000 mile bike race (RAAM = Race Across AMerica)
RAAM is 3000 miles in 12 days (or less) (250-350 miles/day)
Riders average about 3 hours of sleep per night (and I like to sleep)
RAAM costs $15-20,000 (see my budget)
Money saved so far: ~$500.00
I have no idea how [...]

My mind is made up.....

don’t confuse me with the facts.

“The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.”
— Confucius

Based on the preceding quote, I probably shouldn’t tell you what my mind is made up about since I haven’t done anything yet, but I figure putting it up on the blog will make it [...]

365-0

Today was my 365th consecutive day of running at least 30 minutes. (That’s a year for those of you who are calendarically challenged). It was a perfect day, 40 degrees and not a cloud in the sky.
I didn’t keep track of my mileage, so I don’t really know how far I ran this year. [...]

Company

This past weekend my parents came to visit. It was nice to see them and show them the area.

To the left of my parents is Mosquito pass. Please ignore the date at the bottom of the picture, my parents didn’t know how to set it on their camera, but I have since remedied [...]

Don't try this at home

I like to ride my bike

Utah

This past week I took a quick trip to Utah. I went biking in Snow Canyon just outside of St George. Swam outside in an outdoor pool (I miss that), and then headed back to Colorado through Zion park and Bryce Canyon.

There is a lot of beautiful scenery in Utah. The southern [...]

Swimming, Biking, Running

Today, for the first time in a long time I swam, biked, and ran (and even in that order). It was an absolutely beautiful day here today, mid 60’s with just a slight breeze and only a few clouds. I really enjoyed the bike, but I had forgotten how much biking impacts [...]

Mosquito Pass once again

Today I ran up Mosquito pass again. Not sure how many more times that will happen this year, there was a fair amount of snow and it was very cold and windy. This past week was very cold. It never even made it to 40 a couple of days. There was [...]

Updates in Progress

Let me know what you think of the new look. Also, I have only tested this on a Mac, so if it looks funky on a PC, let me know.
Thanks!

RAAM Fund
Saved so far: $2,816.28
Goal: $20,000.00

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