Category Archives: bicycle
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It snowed today (Sunday) in Seattle, it was very pretty. Cam and I went to Gas Works Park with our sled to take a few runs down the hill. During my evening run on this snowy day, I felt a … Continue reading
Cabbage Coconuts Eggplant Ginger Ladies Finger Celery Carrots and Shallots
Took a ride to Vietnamese market to purchase Cabbage, Eggplant. Coconut, Ginger, Pears, Cilantro and Neem leaves. All this for New Year’s day lunch I am cooking tomorrow! The spices here include Fenugreek, Asafoetida, Turmeric, garnished with Neem leaves and … Continue reading
Black Friday Shopping
We went black-friday shopping Downtown in the morning. Here we saw part of the Thankgiving day Parade. I took a short video of the Chinese Dragon float. We then completed our shopping and registered for the Seattle (Half) Marathon on … Continue reading
Keep up with the calorie burning …
Trying to keep up with the dang turkey challenge to burn 9,000 calories in 5 days. It will be a challenge, especially with my half-marathon on Sunday. More on this later.
Strava Turkey Takeoff Challenge – 9,000 calories in 5 days
I just entered to join the Strava Turkey Takeoff Challenge to burn 9,000 calories in 5 days Nov. 23rd – 27th. It is going to be quite a challenge for me as I am also planning on running the Seattle … Continue reading
Cycling Vacation in the Alps – Day 4 – Is that a muscle?
After the grueling last 2 days, I decided to try “dramatic ride to the sky” following narrow roads carved into a high and steep cliff face of a mountain. I rode to Auris Village from the valley floor and descended … Continue reading
Cycling Vacation in the Alps – Day 5 – Triple Peaks
I started the day by accepting a challenge from Brian (my host at the Chalet) to see if I can ride up and down to the three hilltop villages above Borg d’Oisans. I believe even he himself had not attempted … Continue reading
Cycling Vacation in the Alps: Day 3 – Alpe-d’Huez
This was the day to climb Alpe-d’Huez, one of the toughest climbs I did during my trip. It is not especially long, 8.5 miles but 3300 feet of climbing – ouch – that was the tough part. It was like … Continue reading
Cycling Vacation in the Alps – Day 2: Col du Lautaret – Col du Galibier
I had a delicious dinner on my first night at Chalet Michelle. Michelle and Bryan, my hosts, prepared a special dinner for me – vegetarian chili, roasted vegetables, a fruit filled pie and ice cream for dessert. Dinners at the … Continue reading
January 15, 2012 11:35 pm
6.86 Mile in 01:20:25 (11:43 min/Mile)