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2011 Summary

Posted on January 7, 2012

Well, I strained my back on Dec 31, 2011. I haven’t done much exercise since, and have had trouble sitting comfortably at work. So Sherie is off now on a GPC bike ride, and I am home. I did total … Continue reading →

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Sherie Writes Up Campovida Harvest Ride

Posted on September 6, 2011

Well, thanks to Ivan (and the Marks) for leading the TM & M rides to Davis on Saturday.  Sounds like all had a grand time… Meanwhile, Ben & I were up in Sonoma and Mendocino counties, mapping out a shortish … Continue reading →

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Picturing Italy

Posted on August 21, 2011

Over the weekend I have spent lots of time rebuilding the environment on my PC. Windows 7 had issues taking updates, so three weeks ago I re-installed the OS. Because I traveled and spent days in the office, it took … Continue reading →

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Another Day in the Park

Posted on August 21, 2011

This blog entry was going to be about the pictures from Italy that I uploaded to flickr, but that will need to wait while I vent. Sherie today was a bit under the weather, although we started out on a … Continue reading →

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BART to Calaveras

Posted on July 31, 2011

Well, Sherie and I have signed up for two 100 mile centuries. So we need to keep the training miles up. This week Sherie rode up the hill a couple times while Ben did running (will this cross training help?) … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Century?

Posted on July 27, 2011

In the last two weeks Ben has resumed jogging three mornings a week. I am still going fairly slowly, only on the flat terrain, using the dirt next to the Ohlone Greenway bikepath as a soft surface. So far so good, … Continue reading →

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Home 7/15-7/17

Posted on July 18, 2011

Sherie and I are home safely. We had some long days after the Maratona, although we used Monday as a rest and organization day to recover from the efforts of the race. I will say that by Monday evening Sherie … Continue reading →

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Sherie’s Maratona Official Results

Posted on July 16, 2011

The official results for the 2011 Maratona dles Dolomiti are posted here: http://services.datasport.com/2011/velo/maradolo/#Marke5 Sherie was 249 out of 313 total women in the middle version, the 106 km. She was 9 out of 15 for her age group: http://services.datasport.com/2011/velo/maradolo/RANG163.HTM Thanks … Continue reading →

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Ben’s Maratona Official Results

Posted on July 15, 2011

The official results for the 2011 Maratona dles Dolomiti are posted here: http://services.datasport.com/2011/velo/maradolo/#Marke5 Ben was 3237 out of 4240 total men in the longest version, the 138 km. He was 172 out of 285 for his age group: http://services.datasport.com/2011/velo/maradolo/RANG177.HTM All riders … Continue reading →

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Visiting Corvara 7/12

Posted on July 15, 2011

Sherie and I have been very pleased with our choice of lodging in the Alta Badia valley of the Dolimites. First the town, Corvara: Very strategiclly located in a stream/road junction that is a bit flatter, a bit more opened … Continue reading →

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