Almost two decades ago, my girlfriend said something like this to me: There is a bicycle ride across Iowa called RAGBRAI! Let's do it! At this point, I thought that my future wife was insane. Riding past cornfields and hog farms for 500 miles in the heat of July? No thanks. However, I went along for the trip anyway and it turns out that biking across Iowa is a lot of … [Read more...] about RAGBRAI On FIRE
RAGBRAI
Midwest Roadtripping/ Questionable Swimming
We're currently on a road trip that will span almost a month. When this goes live, I'll be on a bike, riding the farm roads of Iowa. However, the trip started in Colorado... First, we made a stop at Camp FI Rocky Mountain: The always excellent Anthony Ongaro from Break The Twitch Then we went to Minnesota. I'm a Midwesterner at heart and always love my trips back … [Read more...] about Midwest Roadtripping/ Questionable Swimming
Fitness Update: 58
Mrs. 1500 is trying to lose a couple pounds and so am I. I've been focusing on cardio exercise because: Greece and Thanksgiving were unkind to my belly and butt. In other words, I was overserved. In other words, I struggle with self-control and shove food into my mouth with reckless abandon sometimes. Mmmm, stuffing and pecan pie...My shoulder still hurts. I'm going to let … [Read more...] about Fitness Update: 58
RAGBRAI: Days 2-7
I meant to post every day from my little bike trip/vacation. Didn't happen. Internet access in rural Iowa is hard to come by. Also, cell service is horrible when 25,000 suddenly roll into a town whose population is 2,000. Anyway, we made it. Mrs. 1500 and I (along with my father) successfully biked all 400+ miles. We didn't even get a flat! Woooo! Other random … [Read more...] about RAGBRAI: Days 2-7