Monthly Archive: May 2012

May 20 2012

Lk Samm & Lk WA Outer Loop – 5/19/12

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Thanks to all who participated in this past Saturday’s ride around the outer loop of Lk Sammamish and Lk Washington.  A total of 15 riders (Cho, Pen, Bertrand, Bob, Eddie, Jason, Heather, Hiep, Doug Y., Lucas, Eric, Dave, Dan, Gail, and Kary) rode 67 miles around the outer loop of Lk Sammamish and Lk Washington. …

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May 19 2012

North Loop

The Incident

Remember when you were a kid and you were making Easter eggs? And you got tired of making those boring single color Easter eggs? So you decided to make the coolest, multi-colored Easter egg and spent 20 minutes (but it seemed like 3 hours) holding an egg partially suspended at different angles in the different color …

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May 12 2012

South Loop

Yeah, we caught 'em!

Nancy and I started at 9:00 am from the Mercer Island Community Center. The South Loop would be double the mileage from our last time out (i.e., the Mercer Island Loop). It was cool, but the sun was out. A perfect morning to cycle! We headed toward the East Channel Bridge, through the Mercer Slough …

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May 09 2012

Upcoming Ride: May 12, Sunset-Lake Washington Loop

Ride Leader Comments: We will be leaving at 8:15 AM sharp.   Date: Saturday, May 12 Time: Meet @ 8:00 AM; Leave 8:15 AM Place: Sunset Elementary School (4229 W Lake Sammamish Pkwy SE, Bellevue)(click for map) Distance: ~60+ miles Pace: Moderate. (click here for what this means) Terrain: Some Hills (click here for what this means) Expected …

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May 08 2012

May 8 Ride Report Video

Ed has posted another ride video from is May 8 ride – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_2-nxcy7IY&feature=youtube_gdata_player http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vVnn19cWqM&feature=youtube_gdata_player http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huS2oYeSB3k&feature=youtube_gdata_player Let’s just say that you should not get cramps… –Tailwind

May 08 2012

Breakfast of Champions

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Thinking about Eddie’s potaoes au gratin as a good endurance food, why not hash browns potatoes too?  Having made them from fresh potatoes and from frozen packages, let’s now try making the from dessicated form. Costco sells these in an 8-pack so if it works, you certainly get a lot to eat.           All …

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May 07 2012

5 Ways to Keep Your Stoker Happy!

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Being kind of lazy I resorted to a less than full write up, but I think you’ll see that we had a great ride with Renee and Jerrold.  Tradition was broken and the tulips were in bloom, it was sunny, and we didn’t get lost.  Thanks R&J for the invite! 5 Ways to Keep Your …

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May 05 2012

May 5 Ride Report Video

Ed has now posted ride video – watch this for a “ringing” endorsement of this endurance supplement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GP2MSi27NI Yumm….