Why exercise?

He who has health has hope and he who has hope has everything

Don’t let your age control your lifestyle, let your lifestyle control your age

Suck it up and one day you won’t have to suck it in

Why cycle?

‘When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road without thought on anything but the ride you are taking’ – Arthur Conan-Doyle

‘Life is like riding a bicycle. In order to keep your balance, you must keep moving’ – Albert Einstein

‘Bicycles are almost as good as guitars for meeting girls’ – Bob Weir (Grateful Dead)

‘I relax by taking my bicycle apart and putting it back together again’ – Michelle Pfeiffer

‘Cycle all day and not only will you see, hear, smell, and feel the world around you but you will burn thousands of calories and be able to eat as much of whatever you want’ – Nick Pannaman

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17th June

17th June

Great ride today - dodged the morning rain and late afternoon gloom for a lovely ride to Seaside, Oregon.  39 miles, 1600 feet of climbing and the Pacific Ocean - quite a view! My fellow riders are starting to arrive - some really nice and interesting people...

Astoria Oregon – am I pumped or what!!

Astoria Oregon – am I pumped or what!!

Well, I'm here - it's a lovely little town which has starred in feature films such as The Goonies, Kindergarten Cop, and two Free Willy films. Everyone is friendly although they tend to tilt their head in a compassionate and concerned way when I explain what I am...

Saturday 11th June – UK training over…..

Had a decent week's training - 215 miles covered, 11,316 feet climbed at an average speed of 14.4mph - whatever.....no more cycling until I am in Astoria Oregon. I have a couple of routes loaded into my Garmin with a map set for North America so assuming British...