Simone and I have been friends since the first day of college orientation in 1988. That means (yikes!) we’ve been friends for more than half our lives. A few months ago, Simone talked me into trying out a triathlon. The photo above was taken the evening before the race, and my hand is clenched behind [...]
Posts Tagged ‘athletics’
Lincoln City Triathlon
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged athletics, Oregon_coast on September 22, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Mt McLoughlin
Posted in state of Jefferson, tagged athletics, Jefferson, Oregon on August 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
It was the place to be on a Saturday in mid-August! We just didn’t know it until we arrived. We’d been sort-of planning to climb Mount McLoughlin since last year, and definitely planning to climb it since last week. Not until we were on our way to the trailhead did Bo mention that the Klamath [...]
Bicycles
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged athletics, sports on August 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m reading a book called Bicycle: The History by David Herlihy. Having spent time around my share of bicycle enthusiasts, collectors, maniacs, and freaks, I’m familiar with those who wax romantic about this machine and its associates: the Tour de France, Breaking Away, the LeMond/Armstrong/Contador of the moment, the Women’s Mountain Biking and Tea Society [...]
Another year, another PPP
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged athletics, sports on May 17, 2010 | 4 Comments »
We surpassed ourselves this year! After skiing, cycling, running, and paddling our hearts out, The Tuffs discovered our efforts were rewarded with a FIRST PLACE in our age category! Not only that, but we were a good five minutes faster than all the other female teams close to us in age. My prize mug is [...]
Pole Pedal Paddle
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged athletics on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s a 33-year-old tradition that every year on the third Saturday in May, if you are in Bend, Oregon, you will be assaulted by the sight of thousands of people wearing spandex moving through town very quickly (or not so quickly, but they will be working hard at it). If you are lucky, you will [...]
