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Training For "The Ride": June 2011
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Thursday, June 30, 2011. Lance Armstrong to Ride RAGBRAI. He’s been accused of making some bad decisions, but Lance Armstrong is a world renowned cyclist and a household name in a sport that doesn’t have many familiar faces. After two years off, Armstrong is tackling RAGBRAI once again. His manager says he’ll ride a few legs in the middle of the route somewhere between Carroll and Grinnell with overnights in either Boone or Altoona. This will be the 7-time Tour de France champion’s fourth RAGBRAI. We mad...
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Training For "The Ride": April 2011
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Saturday, April 23, 2011. During my RAGBRAI training, I've come to accept, and often love, the cycling culture. It's a group of people unlike any other, who have some surprising similarities within their diverse levels of commitment. Here are just a few I've become rather fond of as well:. I have been participating in the Twitter event “Bike School” with cyclists from all over the country. Inevitably tacos come up. We like soft shell, hard shell, beef, chicken, fish… I had a turkey taco today. If basebal...
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Training For "The Ride": July 2011
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Saturday, July 30, 2011. Last day of RAGBRAI. I'm on the bus riding home from RAGBRAI 2011. I had a great time and I have so many memories I can't wait to blog about. Today my team had to meet at 2:30 to ride to the dip site together, so I got an early start and rode fast with a few of my teammates. We stopped for a fantastic lunch in Wilton, but other than that, we booked it to the river. I want to thank everyone in each town that greeted us like we were kings and queens. Community members that stoo...
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Training For "The Ride": RAGBRAI Day 4
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Today's route left from Boone and arrived in Altoona. It was a short flat route, but it was another hot day and we fought a head wind most of the afternoon. I met up with my parents between Luther and Slater and they rode into town with me where I met a friend. We rode most of the way together save a few miles. Once I got into Altoona. And I wake up with Angelina Jolie lips. Posted by Alisa Link. July 28, 2011 at 11:13 AM. Just letting you know that i am following your adventure!
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Training For "The Ride": March 2011
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Thursday, March 31, 2011. The deadline to register for a full week of RAGBRAI is tomorrow (Friday). If you’re just riding part of the week, you have till June, but if you’re going to spend the time training, you might as well do the whole deed. It’s not a bad price for a week’s vacation… but you might need another week to rest and get back into your skinny jeans (spandex only on the ride). Daily Wristbands $25 a day. Only 8,500 week-long riders and 1,500 daily riders are technically allowed to ride.
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Training For "The Ride": Last day of RAGBRAI
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Saturday, July 30, 2011. Last day of RAGBRAI. I'm on the bus riding home from RAGBRAI 2011. I had a great time and I have so many memories I can't wait to blog about. Today my team had to meet at 2:30 to ride to the dip site together, so I got an early start and rode fast with a few of my teammates. We stopped for a fantastic lunch in Wilton, but other than that, we booked it to the river. I want to thank everyone in each town that greeted us like we were kings and queens. Community members that stoo...
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Training For "The Ride": February 2011
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Sunday, February 27, 2011. RAGBRAI is an annual seven-day bicycle ride across the state of Iowa. It’s the oldest, largest and longest bicycle touring event in the world. Always the last full week of July. Week-long rider fee: $150; week-long non-rider fee: $35; daily wristbands: $25. The ride begins near the Western boarder of Iowa and ends along the eastern border at the Mississippi River. Seven day total mileage for RAGBRAI averages 472 miles, daily mileage averages 68 miles. Posted by Alisa Link.
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Training For "The Ride": May 2011
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Friday, May 27, 2011. Setting my Sights on Saylorville. I had a medium sized ride scheduled for today and I couldn’t stomach another in-city ride, so I headed north of town to Saylorville. The Neil Smith Trail rides along the east side of the lake and is a little, as my friend Heather said, “bumpy”. I found a parking lot off NW 66th and unloaded. Once I got back to my Jeep I loaded up to head home. To the west, the road home, to the east. 8230; Casey’s. When I was younger, my parents would coax...1 Know ...
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Training For "The Ride": RAGBRAI Day 6
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Friday, July 29, 2011. Sorry the blog is so late tonight. I got into camp pretty late myself and then took a shower and ate at the country club. I'm just packing my bags for the final time and mentally preparing to speed to the finish line. And she said, I was just thinking the same about you! So we had been riding a little faster than either of us were comfortable with, but we had a good time chatting and lost track of the miles. Once we got into the Amana Colonies area the landscape changed. Neithe...
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Training For "The Ride": RAGBRAI Day 3
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Today was a turning point in my RAGBRAI journey. I met a lady named Mary and rode almost the whole ride with her. The time flew with someone else to share the misery with. Second, and possibly the best RAGBRAI miracle is that my mom's friend lives in Boone, and she invited me over for a shower and a steak dinner! And my parents came to visit. I'm sitting here right now and we're all visiting. I'm eyeing the leftover chocolate chip cookies. Posted by Alisa Link. WEATHER JOURNAL: Wh...
