andrea registered for a bike ride (2 weeks prior) called the seattle half-century; a 58 mile bike ride... for
fun. this was not a race...it was a bike ride. for
fun. we met up with a few friends from rei at 7am to kick this event off. andrea, lisa, and kristen rode together; brooke was the 'support' vehicle driver. read: mobile spectator!
at the start: andrea, kristen, and lisa.
andrea breezing into rest stop uno.
ron and michael, both shop techs from rei. ron is andrea's personal bike tech and my ski tech. andrea bakes him lots of cookies.
this was the best race event i've ever spectated. they had fried chicken at the rest stops. seriously...fried chicken!
kristen blowing down a big hill.
cruising.
dodging bikers and buses!
biking through the city streets.
leaving mercer island.
andrea biking over the montlake draw bridge.
lisa charging into the 'u district.'
rolling into the finish line.
the three made it to the end with no accidents or trouble. a walk in the park! these folks know how to finish up bike races in style...smoked salmon, grilled chicken, salad, draft beer, asparagus, brownies with black- berry sauce. what a way to recharge!
took this morning to pack up the bikes, drive to the ferry [read: FERRY!], and ventured over to vashon island for a bike ride. ambitious plan, given the hills, but none-the-less fun!
enjoying the rural-like scenery and calmness.
trying to keep up.
self portrait while riding.
pausing for a "photo-opt." [read: we were dog tired!]
cascades from vashon.
olympics from vashon.
andrea looking 'tired' at the boat dock. i think she looks more sly then anything, but we were both quite tired.
at the start: andrea, kristen, and lisa.
andrea breezing into rest stop uno.
ron and michael, both shop techs from rei. ron is andrea's personal bike tech and my ski tech. andrea bakes him lots of cookies.
this was the best race event i've ever spectated. they had fried chicken at the rest stops. seriously...fried chicken!
kristen blowing down a big hill.
cruising.
dodging bikers and buses!
biking through the city streets.
leaving mercer island.
andrea biking over the montlake draw bridge.
lisa charging into the 'u district.'
rolling into the finish line.
the three made it to the end with no accidents or trouble. a walk in the park! these folks know how to finish up bike races in style...smoked salmon, grilled chicken, salad, draft beer, asparagus, brownies with black- berry sauce. what a way to recharge!
