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Personal Adventures in Cycling

2007

·         Coast to Coast, June 16-August 19, Marysville Washington to Gloucester Mass, 4400 miles

·         Brasstown BaldBuster, May, 100 miles, 14,000 feet of climbing

2006

·         Middlebury gaps (Lincoln, Brandon, Middlebury), October 2006

·         Highlander, September 2006, 100 miles, 11,000 feet of climbing

·         Coastline Redwoods, Crater Lake, Oregon, August 2006, 630 miles, 25,000 feet of climbing

·         Blood, Sweat and Gears, North Carolina, June 2006, 100 miles, 13000 feet of climbing

·         3 state 3 mountain, Tennessee Alabama and Georgia, May 2006, 100 miles, 8000 feet of climbing

2005

·         Cannonball Century, Virginia, October 2005, 100 miles, rolling

·         Snowshoe Mountain Century, West Virginia, September 2005, 100 miles, 15,000 feet of climbing

·         Bridge to Bridge Challenge Century, North Carolina, September 2005, 100 miles, 10,000+ feet of climbing

·         Lake Gaston Century, Virginia, September 2005, 100 miles, flat

·         Blue Ridge Extreme Century, August 2005, 100 miles, 8,000 feet of climbing

·         Mountain Mama Challenge Century, Virginia and West Virginia, August 2005, 100 miles, 10,000 feet of climbing

·         Tour of the California Alps, Affectionately known as the Death Ride, California, July 2005, one day, 129 miles, 5 mountain passes, 15,000 feet of climbing

·         Pedal the Peaks New Mexico, week long bike tour, June 2005, 550 miles, 30,000+ feet of climbing

·         Mountains of Misery, Virginia, May 2005, 1 day, 129 miles, 13000 feet of climbing

·         and Wilderness Road Ride, 80 miles, 6000 feet of climbing

·         Capital to Capital Century, Virginia, May 2005

·         Tour de Lure Century, North Carolina, April 2005

2004

·         Bridge to Bridge, North Carolina, November 2004, 75 mile ride, 8500+ feet of climbing, shortened version as a result of Hurricane Isabel

·         Bighorn Mountains and Beartooth Pass week long bike tour, Montana and Wyoming, 550 miles, 35,000+ feet of climbing

·         Grand Tetons Bike week long bike tour, Wyoming, 500 miles, 30,000+ feet of climbing

·         Blood, Sweat and Gears Century, North Carolina, June 2004

·         Mountains of Misery, Virginia, May 28 2004, 1 day, 100 miles, 10000 feet of climbing and Wilderness Road Ride 80 miles, 6000 feet of climbing

2003

·         Seagull Century, Maryland, October 11, 2003, 1 day, 100 miles, windy and rain off and on all day, 19.9 mph.

·         Heart of Virginia Metric Century, Virginia, September 14, 2003

·         Surry Century, Virginia, September 13, 2003

·         Great Peanut Festival Double Metric Century, Virginia, September 6, 2003

·         Tour De Valley Century, Virginia, August 31, 2003

·         Reston Century, Virginia, August 24, 2003

·         Tour of Colorado, July 2003, 1 week 400+ miles, 25,000+ feet of climbing .............climbed Mount Evans- the highest paved road in the US at 14,264 feet! ................ went 48+ mph on one mountain descent!

·         Triple By Pass, Colorado, July 2003, 1 day 120 miles, 10000+ feet of climbing

·         Nightmare Tour, Pennsylvania, June 2003, 1 day 200 miles 12000 feet of climbing. Started at 4:30am, it rained all day, I had 5 flats, got lost twice, killed off a set of brakes just enough so stopping was an adventure. Finally finished at 7:45 pm, tied for 3rd place! Not a bad day.

·         Tour de Chesapeake Century, Virginia, May 2003; personal best 5 hours, 10 minutes

2002

·         Seagull Century, Maryland, October 2002, 1 day, 100 miles, rained all day

·         Surry Century, Virginia, September 2002, 1 day, 100 miles

·         Reston Century, Virginia, August 2002, 1 day, 100 miles, 6000+ feet of climbing

·         Hilly Hellacious 100, North Carolina, August 2002, 1 day, 100 miles, 10000 feet of climbing

·         Pedal the Peaks, Montana and Wyoming, June 2002, 1 week, 550 miles, 35000 feet of climbing ..................... went 50.5 mph on one mountain descent!

·         Mountains of Misery, Virginia, May 2002, 1 day, 100 miles, 10000 feet of climbing (7 hours 32 minutes)

2001

·         Heart of Virginia Century, Virginia, September 2001, 1 day, 100 miles

·         Moose Tour, Maine, August 2001, 1 week, 350 miles

·         Calvin's Challenge, Ohio, May 2001, 12 hour bike race  (Check out the record miles for the male/female tandem team!!!)

2000

·         Cannonball Century, Virginia, September 2000

·         Bike South 2000: June 2000, 5 weeks, 5 states, 2000 miles from Tallahassee Fl to Charlottesville VA:  Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia

1999

·         Rural Heritage Tour Century, Virginia, August1999

·         MassBike, Massachusetts, July 1999, 1 week 400 miles

·         Jersey Double Century, New Jersey, June 1999, 1 day, 200 miles, 8000 feet of climbing

·         (finished #38, 13 hours, 48 minutes total time - 12 hours, 40 minutes riding time)

·         Annapolis Spring Century, Maryland, April 1999

·         Tour de Chesapeake Century, Virginia, May 1999

1998

·         Bon Ton Roulet, New York, 1998, 1 week 400+ miles

·         Tour de Chesapeake Century, Virginia, May 1998

1997

·         Cycle Montana, 1997, 1 week, 400+ miles

·         MS 150 Virginia Dare Bicycle Fund raiser, multiple years