Heart & Sole is Santa Barbara’s annual fundraiser benefiting Pacific Pride Foundation and all its AIDS work.
ALC capped Tom & morning pushups…getting ready to do the WALK.
Co-walker Sharon Sumrall ready to go.
Tom at the Santa Barbara Heart & Sole Yard Sale, a local AIDS fund raising event.
Thanks to Marilyn Makepeace, Marco Silva, Gary Mosel, and the whole gang…
the sale raised almost $5000.00 and was matched and raised to $10,000.00!
Cashier Tom
Dis 60.0 miles, Av 15.1 mph, Mx 33.6 mph, Tm 4 hr 0 min, Oat 6 hr 0 min
Left Ventura 8:00AM
(Arrived Starbucks at Creek’s Crossing, Malibu 12:30)
Arrived Vets Center, Los Angeles 2:00PM
Cyclists rolling into the Vets Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Steve Dawson (right) already out of cycling gear ...my fellow ALC10 and Wildflower 2011 rider.
Congrats amoung riders....
Tom hoisting his faithful steed...
[caption id=”attachment_327″ align=”aligncenter” width=”695″ caption=”Sperry Topsiders shod Tom & gear waiting to load the Volvo and head home. Tired & happy. Hurray, ALC10
Dis (due to a mechanical issue, I rode 77.3 of the 85.5 total miles),Av 13.5 mph, Max 42.0 mph, Tm 5 hr 41 min, Oat 11 hr 30 min
Left Lompoc 7:30AM, Arrived Ventura 6:55PM
Longest day of the ride. I got to dinner after closing (They still had plenty for me to eat while sitting on milk crates). Skipped showering. Headed straight to bed. Lights out at 9:15 PM, …..way late..way tired.
Starbuck’s Goleta followed by In-N-Out at Turnpike Road & Hwy 101 won out over another sack lunch at Tucker’s Grove.
Ashe, Margaret, Phyllis (100 years young),
and Virginia cheering at Las Positas and Modoc Rds, Santa Barbara, CA.
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Ashe, Ralph, Margaret, Carol and Phyllis.
Tom and Marilyn, who’s doing Cookie service, in addition to Moto Safety duties.
Paradise Pit: Ice cream….&….
….cookies…and more…
Mark, Tom, and (foreground) Otto
Monkey & Ginger..
Summerland, CA, bus stop: Giant with chain jammed, looking for a ride to John the mechanic.
John at Bicycle Bob’s (SB) replaced the small gear-ring, and all’s well again.
Thanks, John!
‘Ginger Brewlay’ in street garb, shooting …..
the Moto Safety Crew (Marilyn could not be here for the shot)…
Dis 43.8 miles, Av 11.8 mph, Mx 44.2 mph, Tm 3 hr 41 min, Oat 6 hr 30 min
Left Santa Maria 8:00AM, Arrived Lompoc 2:30PM
This year they routed us in from the north west to Lompoc, yea…much better, we avoided afternoon headwinds.
Short day, actually some hard climbs…
Three Carmen’s and a Dolly
Jamie (in neon green windbreaker) and Morning Stretch Group
Debrah, Jennie, Jamie, Peter, &; Sandra
Jamie, Tom, &; Jennie
Johnnie in his ‘first red dress’
morning loading at the gear trucks
…this season presents a delicately draped evening ensemble.. featuring silver beaded bodice…..
Kindly give our stewadesses your attention, while they explain the use of the plane’s air masks, in case of emergency….
And in the Center Ring, our Mistress of Ceremonies…….
Foursome outside the Dining Tents, (I don’t know these folks…)
Yes, 5″ heels with bicycling cleats. Yes, he peddled the whole day in them.
Tom, yellow Marigold flower growing fields, Lompoc, CA.
Dis 98.4 miles, Av 13.9 mph, Mx 35.2 mph, Tm 7 hr 35 min, Oat 11 hr 45 min
Left Paso Robles 7:45AM, Arrived Santa Maria 6:20PM
Another long day, but discovered eateries ‘Duckie’s Chowder House’ in Cayucos, and ‘Hoagies’ in Pismo Beach.
Summit of some ascent, maybe the Evil Sisters, just before the ‘Half Way 2 LA’ spot.
Duckies’ Chowder, good hamburgers and chowder, at the pier in Cayucos, CA…
Nelson’s Garage, Cayucos, CA brought up memories growing up at Nelson’s Shell Service Station, the family business at 6th & ‘B’ Sts Marysville, CA
Tent neighbor Jamie, crafting Peter’s Red Dress Day helmet
Dis 65.7 miles, Av 13.2 mph, Max 32.4 mph, Tm 4 hr 56 min, Oat 8 hr 30 min
Left King City 8:15AM, Arrived Paso Robles 4:50PM
Girl Scouts sandwiching Tom at St. Luke's rest stop
Chicken Lady at the rest stop's parking area
'Jimmie' Jack-in-the-Box, traffic director
Red Ribbon bridge entering the hamburger lunch stop tiny town of Bradley, CA
Tom & the 'Welcome' Bradley school bus
Dis 107.3 miles, Oat 10 hr 55 min
More threatening weather, so no photos.
Left Santa Cruz 8:20AM
More delays waiting around Santa Cruz for traffic control this year than ever before.
Arrived King City 7:15PMA long day. Some chain problems on my Giant.
Dis 85.4 miles, Av 12.0 mph, Mx ?, Tm 7 hr 5 min, Oat 9 hr 45 min
Got started 7:00AM rolling out of the Cow Palace. Chance of rain, so didn’t take the camera. Arrived at Camp 1, Harvey West Park, 4:45PM.
Picked up my bicycle from John Jones, this morning. Ready to ride with new gear rings, chain, tires, and cassette. He is the best, just back from working with Alex and the Garmin-Cervelo team on the 2011 Amgen Tour of California.
John Jones finishing work on Tom's Giant OCR-limited.
John working on team Garmin-Cervelo bicycles at the Amgen Tour of California, Solvang individual time trials....