You guys could be waiting for a few days - I'll a little way of being back on the bike yet.

That's alright, I need the down time. Heal well!

7/27, 7/28 rest days.

I'll be ready for the Vuelta.

7/30 54 miles
Total 907 miles.

It's amazing how Lance and Jan do those big tour races!!!
I'm totally wiped out!!!

7/29, 7/30, & 7/31 All rest days. That's five days in a row no riding! Tomorrow I'm back in the saddle.

Same here. Work and other things have intervened. You can take the front, Viper while I drop to the back of the bunch for a while

57 miles
Total 964
I will sit up and wait from this point forward until Chris L.Says he can race no more.

8/1 & 2 0 miles

8/3 45 miles + 1016.3 miles (1635km) = 1061.3 (1707.6km)

back in the saddle...

Gingerly climbed back in the saddle for a commute today. Now I need to try to catch up to the peloton. So far: 1581km/980 miles at August 4. I estimate that crash has cost me 400km/250 miles of riding.

31 miles today.
Total 995
I'm happy to see that Chris L is back in the race.
Keep riding Chris it will help you loosen up a bit.

37 more miles today.
Total 1032.

Did not have the weekend that I expected. Went mountain biking with my kids instead. Added 100 over the last week. 580 miles. Just 12 miles from the finish of stage six.

Does this put me officially in last place?

54 today 8/6/03
Total 1084 Miles
I can see Viper just around the bend.

As of today I'm at 625.56 miles. Hoping to get in a good 4 hour ride tomorrow so I can get done with Stage 6.

I guess I'm bringing up the rear of the pelaton.

Nope, as of yesterday, I’m at something like 608. We are painting the living room this weekend so I will not be able to put any miles in. Mind if I just sit on for a while?

You guys still got till october to finish.It may even take me that long seeing that I'm back to work.
37 miles 8/7
23 miles 8/8
Total 1144
Keep riding guys.You can do it.

Actually, I am at the rear (although I don't beleive I entered), I have cycled backwards for 1 week which means i am minus 5 mtrs, give me that lantern, but watch out next year as i ahve cottened now!

Well it looks like I see a newcomer coming around the bend. With 1056 I'm looking at the back end of Johnny, Viper and Chris. Chris do we have to slow down and wait for you to get better? Is that a part of the code? I'm riding to my mom's house about 350 miles on Tues thru Thurs. Just practice for a Quad Century starting 8/28 called DALMAC. Sure do hate to pass you boys up, but a girl has got to do what a girl has got to do.

Oh, I'm better now, or riding again at least. I haven't done much in the last week or so, but I did get my redemption ride (for redemption read "mountains and rainforest) at the weekend. I'll update my distance shortly.

:thumbup: Alright Chris L Thats the way to go!!!
8/9 53 miles
8/11 23 miles
Total 1220 miles

8/11 50 miles + 1061.3 (1707.6km) = 1111.3 miles (1788km)

Sorry we fell off the pace, since the end of RAGBRAI we have been traveling extensively. I brought my bike but have only been able to get on it as of today while visiting a fellow cyclist in South Carolina. It's going to be another 4-5 days before I sit on the saddle again.

Alright, back on the bike now at last. I'm up to 1979km/1226 miles as at Aug 12. Unfortunately now the second CPA module for the year is about to take up some of my time. I really needed not to crash! Either way, the aforementioned Redemption Ride is one that I will never, ever forget.

Viper, I didn't know you went to RAGBRAI, how come you didn't post anything on the RAGBRAI thread?

Chris, I looked for the Redemption Ride, what are you talking about, you post in so many places, I didn't see it or do you mean your first long ride since your fall. Glad you're feeling better.

I'll be off in a couple of hours for my bicycle trip to my mom's house, won't be on BF for a few days.

I haven't posted details of my Redemption Ride. It wasn't really a "long" ride either, but it did wonders for my confidence at a time when I really needed it. Now I can start doing a few long rides on the weekends.

8/13 Just 19 miles
Total 1239 miles
I'm slowing down seeing that I'm back to work.
But I still have 6 sick days I can use.