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RAAMblings - Sandy's RAAM Blog: August 2011
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RAAMblings - Sandy's RAAM Blog. Race Across AMerica blog for Sandy Earl, 2010 solo racer. Friday, August 19, 2011. One Fine Day, Reprise - UMCA 12/24 Hour Road Record Attempt. The attempt was done on a course that had been set up and certified by Chris Ragsdale. He’d used it for a 1000-kilometer attempt last year. And - photo credits to Duncan Watson and David Bradley. Bill and John sweeping the course Friday afternoon. After checking out the course, we got dinner, did some shopping, and turned in early&...
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RAAMblings - Sandy's RAAM Blog: July 2011
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RAAMblings - Sandy's RAAM Blog. Race Across AMerica blog for Sandy Earl, 2010 solo racer. Monday, July 11, 2011. Through tree to shining tree - a Fourth of July ride like no other. So - pretty simple: ride to Willits on Sunday, taking a slight detour to ride through a tree, and ride home on Monday. With the long days, we figured it would be relatively easy to beat daylight each day, so the heavy-duty headlight stayed home. (I did bring a flashlight for a just-in-case light, but never needed it). Six buck...
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RAAMblings - Sandy's RAAM Blog: June 2011
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RAAMblings - Sandy's RAAM Blog. Race Across AMerica blog for Sandy Earl, 2010 solo racer. Wednesday, June 22, 2011. My RAW Bike Commute. I bike-commuted to meet my RAW team in Sunnyvale. I was crew chief for Joan Grant. I'll spoil the surprise (you know how much I hate suspense! By telling you that we had a fantastic race, and that Joan now holds the womens' RAW record. And I'll leave the telling of that story up to her. I had a change of clothes, warm gear for night, three good spare tubes, a spare tire...
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RAAMblings - Sandy's RAAM Blog: October 2010
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RAAMblings - Sandy's RAAM Blog. Race Across AMerica blog for Sandy Earl, 2010 solo racer. Wednesday, October 27, 2010. We believe in the necessity of a healthy body as one factor of a good life" - HealthSPORT corporate values. Disclaimer: I am not in this picture. So I packed up my last few things, put Cog in the passengers' seat, and headed to Arcata, CA. Yep I've moved to Arcata - aka. When are you coming back? When I visited in September, Mary left a stack of job announcements beside the bed in my gue...
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RAAMblings - Sandy's RAAM Blog: September 2012
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RAAMblings - Sandy's RAAM Blog. Race Across AMerica blog for Sandy Earl, 2010 solo racer. Monday, September 17, 2012. Labor Day Weekend 800k: Musashi Meanderings. There’s nothing much finer in this world than the sharing of great times with the ones you love. Had to take Bill on a Long Trip prior to the 508. Labor Day weekend was an excellent opportunity! Avenue of the Giants just before sunup. Flying along! We weren’t quite ready for a full stop, yet, so we soldiered on to Garberville and picked u...
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RAAMblings - Sandy's RAAM Blog: Labor Day Weekend 800k: Musashi Meanderings
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RAAMblings - Sandy's RAAM Blog. Race Across AMerica blog for Sandy Earl, 2010 solo racer. Monday, September 17, 2012. Labor Day Weekend 800k: Musashi Meanderings. There’s nothing much finer in this world than the sharing of great times with the ones you love. Had to take Bill on a Long Trip prior to the 508. Labor Day weekend was an excellent opportunity! Avenue of the Giants just before sunup. Flying along! We weren’t quite ready for a full stop, yet, so we soldiered on to Garberville and picked u...
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RAAMblings - Sandy's RAAM Blog: November 2013
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RAAMblings - Sandy's RAAM Blog. Race Across AMerica blog for Sandy Earl, 2010 solo racer. Tuesday, November 19, 2013. Race Report - 24 Hour World Championships. We had a very excellent trip to the Coachella Valley, where I raced the 2013 World Championship 24 Hour Timetrial. We had a lot of surprises (good and bad, as ever) along the way, and lived to tell this tale. Of course – Bill works for a company that deals with every contractor in the county.). Sign at road. Eat Local! Being immersed in the start...
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RAAMblings - Sandy's RAAM Blog: First Annual....Golf Tournament??
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RAAMblings - Sandy's RAAM Blog. Race Across AMerica blog for Sandy Earl, 2010 solo racer. Saturday, July 14, 2012. First Annual.Golf Tournament? Yes, sports fans - it's come to this. I've turned my attention to golf. An audible gasp rustles through the gallery: "Ooooh. Has she cracked? Is she retiring from cycling? We called the clubhouse and - sure enough, they were planning on being open. So: - I put out a flyer, and David and Mary sent it out to the Latte Warriors and a bunch of other people. Now a go...
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RAAMblings - Sandy's RAAM Blog: April 2012
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RAAMblings - Sandy's RAAM Blog. Race Across AMerica blog for Sandy Earl, 2010 solo racer. Friday, April 27, 2012. A Little Bit Big Cat, a Little Bit Hello Kitty: Meet the Pink CATillac. Being part of the craft process of bike building was the lure of working for Bike Friday, for sure. And…kudos to those fine folks in Marketing! Something in that teaser video. Just got my attention and wouldn’t let me go. Was it the taiko drums? The dynamic tension created by the blowing leaf at 1:06? Turns out I was doub...
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RAAMblings - Sandy's RAAM Blog: Going nowhere...fast
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RAAMblings - Sandy's RAAM Blog. Race Across AMerica blog for Sandy Earl, 2010 solo racer. Monday, July 9, 2012. Every once in a while, people ask me, "What do you think about during those long rides? Admittedly, sometimes it comes out sounding more like, "What were you THINKING? Which might or might not be the same question. Either way, on my last stupid-long ride I did my best to record my thoughts, as they occurred, for your reading pleasure. 1: there's a cat. 2 there's another cat. 26: OK, seriously n...