LAF Century Austin!
Greetings!
I just can't seem to get to blogging regularly. Right now I am taking a much needed vacation from the store. Since I last blogged there has been a lot of stuff going on that is noteworthy including our "Women On Wheels" cycling work shops, the BMX Jump Jam with Dave Mirra, more "Yield to Fun" rides, and lots of other cool stuff, but would take up way too much time for you to take it all in.
So I am on my way to Austin Texas right now to participate in the Austin version of the LAF Century Challenge. I did the Philly version back in August but could only complete 70 miles after cramping up to the point where I could not pedal any more. But as one of the top fundraisers on my Pharma Fliers team (sponsored by the cancer drug “Eloxatin”), I qualified to get on the Austin team.
I picked Steve up from his house at 6:15 am. Our first stop at 6:20 was Smartworld coffee. I knew we were off to a good start when I saw that one of the girls working there uses a Van Dessel cyclocross bike to commute to work from Madison. Plus, they had fresh cho
colate and almond croissants right from the oven. The trip has just been getting better from there!
Every person that I tell “I am driving to Austin” says “Are you crazy? Why?”
Well, let me explain. First, this is my vacation. I am using the LAF century ride in Austin as the anchor point for my time off but the reality is that I love to drive and see stuff. Plus, as I am discovering, Steve seems to know about all these crazy good places to eat. He says he has been seeing them a show called best eats in America or something like that. Sure enough I had some great Italian food at a 1960’s drive in (believe it or not-see photo) in Knoxville called the Pizza Palace.
See Day 2 for more!
I just can't seem to get to blogging regularly. Right now I am taking a much needed vacation from the store. Since I last blogged there has been a lot of stuff going on that is noteworthy including our "Women On Wheels" cycling work shops, the BMX Jump Jam with Dave Mirra, more "Yield to Fun" rides, and lots of other cool stuff, but would take up way too much time for you to take it all in.
So I am on my way to Austin Texas right now to participate in the Austin version of the LAF Century Challenge. I did the Philly version back in August but could only complete 70 miles after cramping up to the point where I could not pedal any more. But as one of the top fundraisers on my Pharma Fliers team (sponsored by the cancer drug “Eloxatin”), I qualified to get on the Austin team.
I picked Steve up from his house at 6:15 am. Our first stop at 6:20 was Smartworld coffee. I knew we were off to a good start when I saw that one of the girls working there uses a Van Dessel cyclocross bike to commute to work from Madison. Plus, they had fresh cho
colate and almond croissants right from the oven. The trip has just been getting better from there!Every person that I tell “I am driving to Austin” says “Are you crazy? Why?”
Well, let me explain. First, this is my vacation. I am using the LAF century ride in Austin as the anchor point for my time off but the reality is that I love to drive and see stuff. Plus, as I am discovering, Steve seems to know about all these crazy good places to eat. He says he has been seeing them a show called best eats in America or something like that. Sure enough I had some great Italian food at a 1960’s drive in (believe it or not-see photo) in Knoxville called the Pizza Palace.
See Day 2 for more!
posted by Brendan's Bike Blog @ 4:24 PM
2 Comments:
Where's day 2, Bren? This is Damian.
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