Pumpkin Hop Cross
On Saturday, October 12, Neil and I carpooled to the first Heart of Illinois Cyclocross Series (HICX) race of the year, Pumpkin Hop Cross, in […]
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Ironman World Championship 2019
IM Hawai’i is my Iron race #22. A nice round number, and my wistful goodbye to ordinary Iron distance triathlon. The siren of tougher races […]
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Ironman Boulder 2019
I was visiting Boulder to meet an alumnus of the Illinois Chemistry Department, but he unfortunately had an accident and could not meet, so the […]
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Puff the Magic Dragon 600 km Brevet
Randonneur comes from the French and describes someone who goes on a long trip or ramble, usually on foot or by bicycle, along a fixed […]
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2019 Illinois State Time Trial Championships
Click on the flyer for full details. Registration is at http://www.bikereg.com/il-state-tt-2019
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Eldridge 300k brevet – with Jay!
Martin’s report: Rikki, Ryan and I are qualified for an early Paris-Brest-Paris sign-up next year. This convinced Jay that he also needed to do a […]
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Eldridge 400k brevet
Report from Martin, Ryan and Rikki. On Saturday May 19, we ‘raced’ the 400k (249 mile) Quad Cities Randonneurs brevet in Eldgridge, Iowa, and came […]
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Ironman Texas 2018
I was in Texas for a few days for business, and signed up for the North American Championship for fun. No swim or bike training […]
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Calvin’s Challenge – 2018
Calvin’s Challenge, the venerable race in Ohio, has been rebooted by Maria Vazquez. Jay, Ryan, Rikki and I headed out to meet Collin Johnson in […]
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Wild Card Wedding
Question: When is a bachelor party a bike ride? Answer: When Wild Card Ryan Linne is getting married to Kayla Kinsey! Fun was had by […]
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