MS Border Bash

Well, it was one month ago. I blogged it already, but here's a recap complete with a new slide show! Some of you pitched in and managed to get 535 dollars raised for the MS Society. The Border Bash is a ride in Orange Beach Alabama, an event that lasts two days. Pro riders can make it through over 150 miles of agonizing bicycling through Orange Beach into Foley and even into Florida. Doing about 80 miles a day, they crank out the distance in 6 hours. That of course is the pros.

As for your boy Deano, well, he's just a beginner. Fortunately they have a beginner route for those of who are not quite at the level of Armstrong. It was just over 50 miles. I kept pace most of the way with a young lady soldier whom I kept just ahead of me. You say I'm a pervert, I say I was drafting off her wind. Her butt was kind of motivating though. Actually, she's in the army and took up cycling after tearing a tendon in her leg while running. She decided it would be cool to ride the event and see Orange Beach from the saddle. Poor girl was on a mountain bike. A Walmart brand MTB too. I have to give her major props, riding on that bike must have been hell. I was glad to have some company out there that wasn't interested in beating everyone else to the finish line and she proved a very interesting companion. Like an idiot, I forgot to grab her email so I will probably never have the oppurtunity to talk to her again.

Also met a racer from Germany. Seems he had been reading my blog over at the MS web site and was quite amused. He told me he was proud of the progress I was making and offered up some tips. He was a pretty cool guy! I think he made the 80 mile trip in just over 5 hours.

All in all, it was a fantastic ride; it really showed me where I was and how far I've yet to go in my riding. I'm planning on cranking out a metric century (62 mi) next October for the Make a Wish Foundation. I'll be purchasing a much better bike for that ride. If you see me out training give me a honk! By all means, if you want to join me, let me know!

Blog 1.0

Well, there it is. If you've read this far and just can't get enough then you're in luck. I've got my old blog linked right here.

The Ancient Myspace Blog!

Remember, those 120 posts of slightly demented musings date back all the way to 2006. That blog is no longer updated and links will eventually disappear. So sorry! This is Blog 2.0 baby! I can't be looking back in the past all nostalgic! I have to press forward boldly.

Unleashing Upon the World....My New Blog!

To all my faithful readers I present my new blog! I wanted it to be independent of myspace and facebook so it would be easier to keep. The format is the same, with a few little changes. I'm putting more of my little adventures into the journal along with pictures and reflections. I assure you it will prove to be an interesting read if you're stuck in your station with nothing to do, or having a slow night in dispatch, or if you're just plain bored. I'm going to go backwards a few months at first, and write about some of the things I've been doing.

I learn something new every time I venture out and I hope I can bring this experience to you! I want to include my friends in this, so if you can come up with a new adventure for us to embark on and you want to chronicle it in photo and print give me a call!

That's it for now, I'll be working diligently to start porting over some old blogs and writing new stories about my trips in the past few months.