I'M TAKING A SHORT BREAK in my "500 at 50" bike trip recap to bring y'all up to date on a few recent events. Saturday morning I ran the 10-miler in the Crim Festival of Races, a hugely popular set of running and walking events to promote fitness and fight childhood obesity (you can read …
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“500 at 50” Return Trip, Continued
Day Three - Doughnuts and Daughters Saturday morning at Grandma's House (*), warm and dry again, I had breakfast with "Grandma" (real name Chichi) and chatted with her and her husband Larry, and Madison, one of her great-granddaughters, who was staying with her for the weekend. I found out they had lived in the California …
Bike Trip Home, continued
Day Two - And the Rain, Rain, Rain Came Down, Down, Down Friday morning was overcast and cool, which was fine with me as I pushed off for a 110-mile trip south to Cadillac, then down the White Pines trail to Rockford, just north of Grand Rapids. The rain began as I entered Cadillac, and …
500 at 50 – The Return Trip
Day One - Gloves, Wallets, and Mushrooms I decided to add an extra half day to my return trip for several reasons. While I'd made the trip up in three days, they had been long days, and I wanted some time to unpack and relax on Sunday. I also didn't feel like tackling all the …
