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4.19.2015

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Rochester, MN, United States
I ride and race bikes, ride a lot, some of everything. Based in Rochester MN.
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My Blog List

  • Ragnarök 105
    2025 Results and Recap - Hello All! Thanks again for a wonderful day in and around Red Wing! The weather (while not epically "bad") definitely made this one of the hardest editi...
    2 months ago
  • Just Go For A Ride...any ride
    Arrowhead 135 2023 - This past Monday, 1/30/23, I toed the line for my 11th time at the Arrowhead 135. It would become my 10th finish and first win. I've come in 5th, 4th, ...
    2 years ago
  • motoscotch
    Ireland, 2018 - Nice month traveling the Island. Music, views, food, drink and the company of Lynn for a month straight, just us. DIL Helen's Aunt Kitty. She's a Nun that ...
    5 years ago
  • Dirty Benjamin
    2019 Results - *100 Miles* 1 Luke Russell Open Men 5:22 2 Josh Molnar Open Men 5:26 3 Zach Dolinaj Open Men 5:44 3 Dennis Dresler Open Men 5:49 4 Zach Gusa Open Men 5...
    6 years ago
  • Dirt and Dogs
    Counting Down - This is not a Western Screech Owl. As we count down anxiously to DerOwl Hannah's scheduled (ha!) 2019 ETA, which should be around March 18 or 19, it actual...
    6 years ago
  • sauber larry
    You should visit NW Arkansas- - Bentonville/ Fayetteville, and places in between... 9hr drive to fantastic mountain biking. Ledges Trail, wildflowers blooming, bring spare tubes and tire...
    7 years ago
  • Dirt Bag
    Dirt Bag 2017 is On! - "Nobody goes home hungry" Ride or race on the fast gravel on a 30, 60 or 80 mile loop starting and ending at the park outside of Clearwater. Dirt Bag '1...
    7 years ago
  • Bike Path Warrior
    How to Add Handles to Your Canoe or Kayak - A canoe is tough to carry no matter what but they are especially bad if there's no good way to hang onto it. I have an old aluminum canoe and after watchin...
    7 years ago
  • Triple D Winter Race & Poker Ride
    2017 RACE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION - The Triple D Winter Race is a winter endurance trail event that traverses Dubuque County, Iowa in the dead of winter by bike, foot, or cross country ski. ...
    8 years ago
  • Zen Biking
    2015 Tour Divide - Days 24 to the end - I woke up at sunrise on Sunday morning. I was glad to see that it hadn't rained any more, and the sun was out. I felt cautiously optimistic after taking st...
    9 years ago
  • Heck of the North
    The Right Flooring surfaces Can Create Any Space Outstanding - Flooring is used in many homes and businesses. The use of resources to secure the floor in any residing has been around for centuries. Flooring surfaces...
    10 years ago
  • Charlie Farrow's Amateur Bike Racing Website
    Trans Iowa Part III "Come in," they moooo-ed. "We'll give you shelter from the storm." - *Sorry for the substantial delay in submitting Part III of my personal narrative involving the running of the Trans-Iowa. In my defense, I have been super ...
    11 years ago
  • Cadence
    Selle Anatomica Titanico X Review - Every now and again, I will fire up this site of mine for something pretty special. A race review, a special bike component or maybe something totally u...
    11 years ago
  • Saved By The Bike
    Colesburg 40 2013 (20th Annual!!!!) - So this is the 20th Annual Colesburg 40 (will be Traci and my last year being race director, new director will be TBD). Please go here for all the updated ...
    11 years ago
  • PCL
    Gravel Worlds 2013 - A new veeeedeeeeoooo
    11 years ago
  • Cup O' Dirt
    Christina Anthony and the Gold Rush - Here's a nice update from Christina Anthony on the Gold Rush Gravel Grinder. Coincidentally, this race takes place in some of my former stomping grounds as...
    12 years ago
  • The Eki Chronicles
    Eki Chronicles NEW and IMPROVED! - Hey guys, the Eki Chronicles just got a major shot of adrenaline. My blog has now moved. You can check me out here: www.ekichronicles.com If you have my b...
    12 years ago
  • shockey
    making the most of it - productive days tuesday and wednesday hunting morels and 45 minutes of trout fishing this morning contributed to a tasty lunch and is taking the sting out ...
    14 years ago
  • Another Tour Divide Blog
    Ragnarok and some gear stuff - Last week I spent part of an afternoon seam sealing and generally playing around with the tarp that I'll be using on the Divide. Overall I'm really please...
    14 years ago
  • Spring Training in Decorah 2011
    another std defeated... - short version of the story... as i've come to realize is going to be expected there were some last minute cancellations of people i was expecting and hoping...
    14 years ago
  • I Bleed Tri-flow
    - This blog is dead. it doesn't represent me, and i dont want to type on it anymore. something new will emerge, let's just say it will be like the phoenix......
    14 years ago
  • Night Nonsense 100
    More tidbits - Water crossing mile 75ish. I know, cold water, but it is rideable and easily walkable. It isn't any worse than if it rained...which it might. Actually a li...
    14 years ago
  • Dorkin Around
    Falling Behind - I realize I have been falling behind with blogging. I guess I really am not that into it anymore. Who knows, maybe things will change and I will start upda...
    14 years ago
  • Ryan's Recovery
    Makin' Moves! Week 5 - This past week has been a busy and exciting one. I studied way more than I would like to admit, took three midterms, and worked out longer and harder than ...
    15 years ago
  • Tim Rides Bike
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  • AGRS: Race for the Cup
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  • BUFFDULUTH
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  • 2014 Almanzo 100 - A gravel road bicycling event - Saturday May 17th, 2014
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  • B.A.L.L.S.
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  • Milltown Cycles
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  • The Buffington Post
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