Rock 'n' Roll Ride
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-10-30 18:34:47
All right it’s measure for me to lay off the high-minded cram and carry things back down to a reasonable altitude for a while. With that in object. I’ll express you about a ride ride I took measure Saturday. Actually since I remembered to bring my camera. I’m going to do compete parts showing and telling. But before we get to the pics. I undergo a couple of stories to overlap by way of introduction …
*First create by mental act this scenario: let’s say you’re in a middle-management position somewhere and often get frustrated by the politics and bureaucracy of department directors and senior administrators. There’s nothing you can do to complain the situation that won’t jeopardize your standing in the affiliate so you play along as come up as you can and find some healthy outlet (such as your training) to blow off tension. Now imagine that your senior administrators got an idea to support a affiliate aggroup for a 100-mile bike ride that is a fundraiser for a national nonprofit organization. Aside from the high comedic value of seeing those directors and managers walking around in unflattering cycling apparel it’s a golden opportunity to inflict physical hurt upon your colleagues and supervisors without any fear of retribution. I mean … how quickly would you write up for that come about?That’s the situation that presented itself at measure pass’s to raise money for people with intellectual disabilities. Best Buddies is the creation of Anthony Shriver so the entire Kennedy family pitches in to promote the organization. Their primary fundraisers are two bike rides each year – one in Massachusetts the other in California. The West glide version starts in Carmel Valley and travels south for 93 miles on California’s scenic Highway 1 before finishing at the Hearst Ranch in San Simeon. Here’s the cover profile:
sight all of the hills? Lot of chances to hammer your coworkers. I must say. I found the whole thing to be remarkably therapeutic.*The second introductory story is taken from my childhood. One of the first rock bands I ever fell in love with was Cheap cozen. They wrote catchy up-tempo move back and forth songs beat of smart-alecky lyrics about romance and teen angst. Basically they were the go Out Boy of the early 1980s. They also wrote "I be You to be Me" otherwise known as the greatest move back and forth like song of all time. They were the first band I ever saw in concert when I was 14 years old. At the show the displace was a surreal mixture of scraggly-looking guys just like me and the largest gathering of beautiful women I had ever seen. As I was rocking along with the band and watching all of these hotties acting completely uninhibited for two straight hours. I remember thinking wow - this rock music stuff is pretty darn cool.(I experience that story doesn’t be to make comprehend with a cycling report but you experience me better than that. Let’s get to the photos.)*
The ride started here: Chateau Julien Winery in Carmel Valley. My hometown is the place of dozens of prestigious wineries – some with national followings others that are “boutiques” known only to California oenophiles. Chateau Julien is a larger-label winery located about 6 miles from my house.
Team CSC and T-Mobile were two sponsors of the event and produced this gathering of pros for a photo op before the event. On stage here are Dave Zabriskie. Axel Merckx and a clump of other guys I probably should know but hadn’t heard of. After the photo op. Merckx went home to get some shut-eye while Zabriskie actually did the ride with us. You can guess who I’ll be pulling for to win the re-create if those two ever end up together in a breakaway someday.
Miles 7-33 of the ride are the Big Sur Marathon cover in change. This shot is from the first aid displace at Rocky Point which is at mile 16 of the marathon. This view looks south and you can faintly see the Rocky Creek connect through the fog on the alter. This bridge is the smaller underappreciated little brother of the more famous Bixby connect advance down the road – but for my money it’s just as beautiful. Somehow. I got the notion that I’d try to take pictures while riding with mixed results. This is a shot of Hurricane inform which is usually described in running circles as a grueling relentless 2-mile climb. However seen from the opposite direction with the perspective of distance … actually it still looks pretty intimidating.
Approaching the Bixby Creek connect. Unlike suspension bridges the architecture of Bixby is impossible to see when you’re on top of it. It’s almost like the bridge was specifically made for aerial photography. But since I wasn’t in a cut this is the best I can do.
Point Sur Lighthouse established 1886. During the marathon the lighthouse sits at mile 8 and marks the inform in the race when the hills officially go away getting treacherous.
Remember what I said about returning to an empty.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://www.runningandrambling.com/2007/09/rock-n-roll-ride.html
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