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2007 Mountains of Misery: Misery Loves Company
It’s true. Camaraderie is born in the furnace of affliction, and nothing afflicts better than climbing mountains on bikes for 100-124 (or 156) miles. Here’s the Horneytown crew at the top of Mountain Lake…alive…even smiling…a little. One of the side effects of riding a challenge century is a propensity to…
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2007 Mountains of Misery: The Double Report
For those of you that didn’t make it, let me suggest that you put this one at the top of your list for next year. It’s only a 2 hour drive from our area, it really is treated more like a ride than a race, the support is great, AND…
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2007 Mountains of Misery: The Time of My Life
As I climb Mountain Lake, it’s hard for me not to think about the movie Dirty Dancing and the song, “Do You Love Me?” All the way up the mountain, I’m thinking, Do you love me? (I can really move) Do you love me? (I’m in the groove) Ah, Do…
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2007 Mountains of Misery: Ride to Ruin and the World’s Ending!
Soul-shattering. Every year as I prepare to do Mountains of Misery I remember how hard it was last year, or at least I think I do. I always fall victim to understatement. For example, I’m mocked by my friends (and duly so) for saying that the climb up to Mountain…
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2006 Mountains of Misery
So how miserable can a bike ride be? Well, pretty miserable. I had forgotten about how hard the climb up Mountain Lake [pictured right] was for a clydesdale such as myself. In talking to my friends who I talked into riding it with me in 2006 my answer to the…
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