The downside

The downside to removing myself from Facebook is that no one hears my humble brags. For example, I crushed a ride last night. First outdoor ride of the year. And while it’s all over Strava and Endomondo, no one I know hangs out there. Nor do they hang out here. So now I’m bragging into…

Writing checks

Am I writing checks my body cannot cash? So far this season I’m committed to riding BRAN, the first two days of RAGBRAI, and—now that I’ve heard of it—I really want to do the Dubuque Gran Fondo. Doing a gran fondo puts me on the edge of racing and a new/higher level of commitment to…

RAGBRAI routes

Day Route Visualize Importable RAGBRAI Map July 19, Sunday Sioux City to Storm Lake Google Map GPX PDF July 20, Monday Storm Lake to Fort Dodge Google Map GPX PDF July 21, Tuesday Fort Dodge to Eldora Google Map GPX PDF July 22, Wednesday Eldora to Cedar Falls Google Map GPX PDF July 23, Thursday…