Tomorrow, July 17, 2006 is the 10th anniversary of a horrible disater that changed the lives of many. TWA flight 800 anniversary
There are MANY articles online about this disaster.
Another 100+ mile week
I had another 100+ mile week last week. I haven't ran the numbers yet, but it is looking like I went 105 miles. Not as good as I wanted, but on the last day, I had a spoke break on my rear wheel. That cut my ride short by 7 miles….what a bummer 🙁
I don't know if I'll get 100+ this week. The weather is supposed to be very HOT and humid so I don't know what I'll do….probably play every afternoon by ear.
Remember the Believers
We should pray for the believers in Lebanon and Israel. Pray that God would use them to be a strong witness in this time of turmoil. Pray that God would send people to help comfort their families back in the US.
Let it be known
Let it be known that I back Israel 100%. They have given up too much in the past (troops for prisoners, Gaza Strip, West Bank, etc….) and are paying the price for it. To Israel I say stand strong! Continue your efforts to limit civilian casualties, but defend yourself.
Remember the purpose of war: Kill more of your enimies people and break more of his "stuff" as quickly as possible.
2006 Mission Century Flyers
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I just wanted to let everyone know that flyers for the 2006 Mission Century are available for download. We currently have two options:
8.5 x 11 (Good for printing and posting) I hope to come up with some banners and png files suitable for posting on the web shortly. |
Discovery Losing Riders!
I got to work today (after a horrible ride…it was real tough…don’t know why) and was checking out the 2006 TDF page for today’s stage when I noticed this dispatch:
13:30 – Noval Abandons…
There are just seven riders left in the Discovery Channel team. Benjamin Noval is the latest to quit the Tour; joining team-mate Paolo Savoldelli who stepped off at the 43km mark.
That made me scroll on down where I saw this:
13:13 – Savoldelli Abandons!
The Discovery Channel team has lost the services of the two-time Giro d’Italia champion, Paolo Savoldelli. The Italian abandoned at the 43km mark of today’s stage.
This is Amazing! Who would have ever thought this! I wonder what Lance is thinking of his former teammates. One thing that his team always prided itself on was taking everyone to Paris. Now two riders have given up.
[Update 2013-01-18 06:58:05] Lance has admitted to doping.
Rowletts Bike Shop in Richmond
[Update 2012-12-27 08:12:09] If you came here looking for our pictures, they are on flickr.
I just wanted to post about an experience I had today with Rowletts Bike Shop in Richmond, VA.
Last year at the beach, I broke the pedals on my bike. I wasn’t too disapointed….they were the original plastic pedals and had been used quite heavily. When we returned, I went to the bike store to get some more. The guy who helped me recommended metal pedals. No problem…I figured they wouldn’t break as easily. I bought a set, took them home, and installed them.
Fast forward almost a year. The right pedal broke last week and the left was starting to (I don’t have pictures though). I kept riding because I didn’t want to sink money into new pedals. Well, the other day, I decided I had enough and would go back to Rowletts to see if there was a waranty.
Well, the guys (and girl) in the shop didn’t know, but they guy in charge said he didn’t see why the company wouldn’t replace them. Partially beacause he had never seen pedals get in that shape (everyone was in awe) and partially because he wanted to do the right thing.
I talked to them for a while about pedaling technique, pedals, clipless pedals, etc…. Anyway, I have made up my mind to buy a set of clipless pedals, shoes, etc…..
If you live in Richmond, I would highly highly highly (did I mention I would highly) recommend Rowletts. Where am I going back to? Rowletts. Why? They treat people right!
Announcing….
Here is a flyer for something I decided to do last night. I hope you will decide to support me in this. I hope to have an online domation option up soon. I'll also add 1/2 size flyers you can download and use as buletin inserts.
If you have any questions, e-mail me at mjncj (at) maxsons.org.
If you want to download a PDF Brochure for the 2006 Mission Century, follow the link.
Heart Cath
Not as bad as it is made out to be
Todays Bike Ride — July 8, 2006
Yes! This is the first time I know that I have done over 100 miles in a calendar week. 125.3 to be exact. It's even more if you look at the past 7 days (that would be 167!).
If you are looking for a way to get in shape and enjoy the outdoors, bike riding is it! You may start off slow, or not feel like riding at the start, but keep going. After 4 or 5 miles you will really be into it!
Oh, Sorry for the lack of tour updates….I've been busy and haven't had much time to write about it (I haven't even got to watch that much the last part of this week). I'll try to post some updates today possibly.