Day BD – Birthday 2014, many miles
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Dec 162014
Day 7 – Ventura to Los Angeles, 60.3 miles
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Jun 072014
Lunch at Pepperdine’s Malibu Bluffs. Camp at Tom’s own bed (clean sheets, shower, real mattress, alarm clock turned off) !
Total miles traveled: 532.3 (100.0% of total route). Miles to go: 0.0 (0.0% of total route).
Tom’s Actual: Dis 62.6 miles, Av 13.9 mph, Mx 34.7 mph, Tm 4 hr 29 min, Oat 7 hr 0 min, Lv camp 6 at 7:10am, Arv Vets Center at 2:10pm.
Morning at bike parking: Chicken Lady laid an egg on each of the 2,300 bike saddles.
At Mandalay Bay Starbucks, Oxnard cyclists unofficially rest stop.
Another year’s ride hatched good will.
Congratulations you have competed ALCLifeCycle 2014 !
.Ashe met me, we watched Closing Ceremonies and ate Pulled Pig at the Belly Up food wagon.
Home Sweet Home, and 7 days laundry drying.
Day 6 – Lompoc (through Santa Barbara) to Ventura, 84.1 miles
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Jun 062014
Phyllis Stop 11:00 to 12:30 Los Positas & Modoc Road, Santa Barbara.
Camp 6 at San Buenaventura State Beach.
Total miles traveled: 472 (89% of total route). Miles to go: 60.3 (11% of total route).
Tom’s Actual: Dis 87.3 miles, Av 14.7 mph, Mx 40.3 mph, Tm 5 hr 54 min, Oat 10 hr 10 min
Got out of camp 5 at 7:45am. Arv camp 6 at 5:28pm.
Arrive at Girsh Park, Goleta for lunch stop at 12:00.
Leave Girsh at 12:30.
Held at rest stop 1 for CHP.
Out of Vista Point and saw dolphins at 10:45.
Waiting at Rest Stop 1.
Arrived at Girsh Park, Goleta, Lunch Stop at noon.
Ate my Girsh sandwich at Los Positas Rd. Santa Barbara, with Carol, Mary, and Ashe.
Photo-op at the rainbow bridge sculpture, East Beach, Santa Barbara.
At Paradise Pit: greeted by Lynn, Jen, and James .
Carol, Tom, and Ashe.
Phyllis and Tom.
At Paradise Pit: Lucy Harvey and Tom.
Said hello to the good fairy of Oz (David Miller) .
Rod Lathim served McConnell’s ice cream (his last official year).
At the Pit, crossed paths with Maisee and Karen , the unstoppable newbie riders from Santa Barbara.
Carol, ALC banner flagman, Mary, and Phyllis.
Saw Carol P., Mary J., and Ashe at the Los Positas road stop. Ran late and missed Matt Vaughan .
Saw 103 year-young Phyllis at the car along Modoc Rd.
Day 5- Red Dress Day – Santa Maria to Lompoc, 42.0 miles
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Jun 052014
A low mileage, restful, fun day.
Total miles traveled: 387.9 (73% of total route). Miles to go : 144.4 (27% of total route).
Tom’s Actual: Dis 41.3 miles, Av 13.5 mph, Mx 31.1 mph, Tm 3 hr 32 min, Oat 4 hr 45 min
Got out of Santa Maria camp at 7:45am, Arv camp 5 at 12:30pm. Charged iPhone at entry restroom building.
Got into River Park Lompoc camp 5 at 12:30 (under 5 hours , rider #112 arriving into camp).
Wonder Woman Shelly Brayton took a break from TRL leading, in order to work the O-P gear truck.
At lunch stop Ryon Park, friend Gail Clark greeted riders and passed out Lompoc hot spot directory info.
Saw Dr. “Heels”…this year : black stilettos with cleats .
Shark man’s feeding ground was around another gear truck.
Lunch dance & games.
Tom and Gail, Ryon Memorial Park, Lompoc.
Salute, coming into camp 5, River Park, Lompoc.
Maisee & Karen, Santa Barbara based cyclists, enter camp 5.
Fellow Santa Barbara training ride leader, Robert Vasquez in line for dinner.
I set up my tent on the lake shore. Yay, a 7:15pm bedtime to the sounds of ducks and waterfalls.
Day 4 – Paso Robles to Santa Maria, 87.5 miles
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Jun 042014
Arrived too early for Lunch at Duckie’s Chowder House at the Cayucos Pier. Camp at Preisker Park.
Total miles traveled 345.9 (65.% of total route). Miles to go 186.4 (35% of total route).
Tom’s Actual: Dis 88.9 miles, Av 14.5 mph, Mx 34.0 mph, Tm 6 hr 7 min, Oat 9 hr 8 min, Lv camp 3 at 6:30am, Arv camp 4 at 3:38pm
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At HALF WAY TO LA rock (1762 elevation) and mile 17.0 A long 6% decent (max attained: 35,9 mph) immediately follows, dropping down to the coastline at Cambria and Harmony.
Mr. Trojan said “I’ve got you covered. Play safe”
Got to Duckie’s Chowder House at Cayucos Pier for
an off the grid lunch at 10:00 to foundnd they open at 11:00
Cylinder hay bales on a farm north of San Luis Obispo
Fire Station rest stop 3
Mr. Viagra said, “You’ve kept it up for four days.”
Day 3 – King City to Paso Robles, 66.7 miles
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Jun 032014
Not much wind to day. Lunch at the small town of Bradley, BBQ. Camp at Paso Robles Fairgrounds.
Total miles traveled: 258.4 (49.% of total route). Miles to go: 283.9 (51% of total route)
Tom’s Actual: Dis 65.6 miles, Av 13.6 mph, Mx 32.2 mph, Tm 4 hr 47 min, Oat 6 hr 0 min, Lv camp 2 at 6:40am, Arv camp 3 at 12:40pm.
Day 2 was 11 hours camp to camp . 9 pm bed showered and fed. Exhausted.
Day 3 was 6 hours camp to camp.
Kids letters greeted us coming into Camp 3 at Paso Robles.
The tiny town of Bradley, the school bus says ‘Bradley Welcomes ALC 2014’…then the kids sell hamburgers and buttons as a school annual fundraiser.
Burgers at Bradley
Charging iPhone after setting up tent at camp 3 Paso Robles. Next year use Tom’s secret outlet.
Training Ride Leaders group photo at 6:45pm
Day 2 – Santa Cruz to King City, 108.3 miles
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Jun 022014
Santa Cruz, the ‘Get out of Town Early’ morning. Lunch (Tip: Eat anywhere but the official lunch stop, Central Park, Salinas). Camp 2 at San Lorenzo County Park.
Total miles traveled 191.7 (36 % of total route) (miles to go 340.6 (64.% of total route)
Tom’s Actual: Dis 106.7 miles, Av 14.4 mph, Mx 59.9 mph, Tm 7 hr 32 min, Oat 11 hr 0 min, Lv Camp 1 at 7:00am, Arv Camp 2 at 6:00pm
Mission Soledad rest stop.
Mission La Soledad, official Water Stop at mile 81.5
Mission altar ladies place white altar cloths with color sharpie pens for cyclists to write memorials……every year.
Day 1 – San Francisco to Santa Cruz, 83.5 miles
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Jun 012014
Out of the Cow Palace in the early morning light. Lunch at an Gregorio State Beach (at mile 44.2). Camp 1 at Harvey West Park, Santa Cruz.
Total miles traveled: 83.4 (16.0% of total route). Miles to go: 448.9 (84.0% of total route).
Tom’s Actual: Dis 83.7 miles, Mx 34.1 mph, Av 13.2 mph, Tm unknown, Oat 8 hr 15 min, Lv Cow Palace at 7:15am, Arv Camp 1 at 2:30pm
Luggage drop off at truck “N”
Bike parking under the Cow Palace
Rolling out from the Cow Palace
Riding along the line leaving the Cow Palace
One last wave and I’m on my way
Lunch at San Gregornio beach
Dinner under the oaks
Bike parking and the tent camp at Santa Cruz
Shower trailers and shower line