tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273688292011-04-21T15:24:33.199-05:00Ride hard for the end is near!Rev's Pulpithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16278572180724653619noreply@blogger.comBlogger641100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27368829.post-5888899428205425222008-07-13T12:38:00.000-05:002009-04-07T06:57:24.235-05:00

A few pics from last years Holy Roller ride.

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Ok, its been a long time since my last post but finally revisited my blog and found several unfinished post. Here is one from the Mill Mnt Time Trail. Seth and I did a bike race over the summer and made China's CCTV News! Here's the funny part. They were doing a segment on how cycling is a "family" event. We'll my ex-wife and her 2 children from her current marriage were there to watch Seth.

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My first criterium!!!!!!!Crash in turn 2Maybe the picture tells it all. My first crit. I was real excited about racing and also a little nervous. Although I have done several Road & Mtb races, I have never done a crit. Crits are really fast and furious. If you have never watched one, then you need too. Way more exciting than watching generic cars go around a track. And there are no caution flags

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This was Seth's first criterium. We'll, mine too. He was pumped and excited about the race. We made a couple of laps around the 3/4 mile course so that he knows the turns. I should have taken a better look at some of those turns. I had a wipe-out in one of them. I'll save that for the next post. See the big chopper bikes on the right. The kids line up and Seth displays his race face. He

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It's really cool how children teach grown ups about God. I'm beginning to understand why Jesus adored children and said things such as, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these" (Luke 18:16). In fact, Jesus often reprimanded the arrogance of the adults and stated that our faith should be like that of a child (Matthew 18:4-5).Seth

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UGA IV1999-2008thanks for the years!

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I was visiting a hospital the other day and came across these signs. I tend to find humor in most anything. This one just made me LOL and say "Hum," Let's see. Bathrooms and phones are 2 germ infested areas. Maybe they have a good idea. Maybe instead of a magazine rack next to the toilet, there's a phone to pass the time. Maybe these phones are in a shape of a toilet. I wonder if they

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What does Kayaking, Abram (later named Abraham) and God have in common? Let's see if I can link them together. For 6 months my son, Seth, has been voicing his desire for a kayak on his 7th birthday. There are only a few kayak manufacturers that make specific kid's kayaks. I heard about a family owned company called Jackson's Kayaks. I've been taking Seth canoeing for 2 yrs and he seems to love

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TOP 10 LESSONS LEARNED FROM A 24 HR MTB RACE10. If it can break, it will. 9. Don't start off too hard, it's a long way till the finish. 8. If you have a RV, you can actually get some sleep! 7. No, I didn't pee in the sleeping bag, its called dew--Seth 6. You need more than a flash light zip-tied to your helmet to ride at night--Greg 5. Aliens are real, I saw them several times around 3am! 4. If

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24hr Burn Mtb RaceI know. WTH! Or you nuts again. Everytime I set off for one of my adventures I call my mom and tell her. She always responds, "You're doing what?!" followed by a big sigh. Sorry mom for all those years I have taken off your life:)Ok, here's the deal. I find out some of the RCO guys/gals are doing this 24hr mtb race in Wilkesboro, NC. I couldn't resist. I called a few guys to get

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This was my first Mtb race of the year. I have maybe been on the bike 15 x's this year and was in no race shape. But what the heck, I race because its fun, not to win. Plus, I love introducing others to the sport. Greg Bartocci and my son Seth participated in the race. It was a beautiful day for the race. I'm really not that good at singletrack. The course is tight, twisty and rolling. My

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Marlington does a great job hosting the Greenbrier River Race.3.5 mile run, 4 mile kayak. 10 mile bike on the River trail. This was Seth's 1st tri of the year. It was kinda long but thought he could do it.Pre-race meeting. Man he is serious! He listened intently to the rules for 20 minutes in this position. Left to right: Darren Verable, Patrick McNown, Trey LewisKeith "Mountain Man" Simpson.

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5/10/08 - Trail Nut - Trail 10k and Half Marathon,at Falling Creek ParkBedford, Virginia What was he thinking with this license plate?Great day for a race. Temps were in the mid upper 60's with a cool NW wind blowing. The trails were a little slippery due to rain the night before. I hope they are that wet next week for the Mtb race. Ryan Middleton and I took out Sat. morning heading to Explorer

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I finally catching up on some photos of a few hikes. This one was done last yr around Bland Va.

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Ok, my 6 yr old son, Seth, now has a cell phone. Don't ask. It was his mom's idea:) Anyway, he has been learning how to use all the features. I must admit he does very well and has proper phone manners. But, he does like to use it a lot. He calls me when he gets up, when he gets out of school, when he gets home, when he is going to bed. Well he calls me ALL the time. Some might feel this to be a

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Jeremy Hart from Blacksburg did an excellent job creating this 10 minute video of our trip to Vail, CO. Thanks Jeremy!!! I put in a little plug for you.Jeremy HartNRVLiving Real Estate Team540.998.4731www.NRVLiving.comwww.NRVLivingBlog.com

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WOW is about all I can saw about this day. We had about 7-10 inches of fresh powder overnight and headed to the back bowls. I have never been in a bowl but got an idea what a lone Rice Kripsy must feel like floating in a bowl of milk. There were so much untracked powder.

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Got up the second day and couldn't hardly walk. My shin felt like someone it it with a baseball bat. So the chose is to stay in the room or try to board. I didn't go to Vail to watch some stinkn TV. So off we went. Crazy weather today. Morning was perfect and got a few good carving runs in. Then the whiteout. We couldn't see 20 feet in front of us. Wind, Snow, Sleet. We had it all. We made it

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What a day. Snowed most of the day and my first time boarding out west. With the exception of the crash and gash, all went well. Here are a few pics and vids from day 1. The quality of the vids is not that good but may give an idea of the conditions.

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I have recently taken up snowboarding and love it. One style of boarding is "carving." Check out this link bomberonline to get an idea of what I am talking about. I can't carve like these guys but enjoy learning. By buddy dave has carving board setup and is a good carver, in more ways than one. Here is a pic of a guy carving.I use to slalom water ski and would compare the leaning and edging to be

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White Rock Tower Mtb Ride This is a great "off the beaten path" ride for you mtbers. What is cool is you can finish it and then do North Mnt ride too (that is where Pete lives-more on him in another post). total distance for the WRT about 15 miles.See Pete's Cave North Mnt blog for the starting area. Its the same.From the parking lot head east on Old 60. Ride about 2 miles until you cross a

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Pete's Cave Mtb RideLooking for a change in routes?Here are some pics of a great ride up to Pete's Cave. You'll meet Pete later.It can be around 12-15 miles depending on where you start. You can also add another 15 with some tough climbing on the White Rock Tower side. With both Pete's Cave and White Rock Tower you would do a figure 8 bringing you by your car for any refueling needs. Ok, here

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Mount Rogers HikeThis was one cold and windy hike. As we are driving to our destination point to drop off a vehicle, snow began to cover the ground.Some 1hr later we arrived at the start, temps around the mid 20's and lots of wind. Don't think I have ever hiked in this much clothing.Part of the Virginia Creeper trail Camp #1 about 15 miles. Task, get as much wood and water as possible. General

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What do you do when sunday night services are cancelled because of snow.GO SNOWBOARDING!Snowshoe was getting dumped with fresh snow the 16th so Ryan and I headed to WV. Snowshoe is about 1.5 hrs from my house. For those traveling through Covington to the slopes, here is a little shortcut for you.Rucker GapFrom exit 10 off of Interstate 64 its about 65 miles to snowshoe via Rucker Gap80 via White

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That's right. I'm a single guy and have fallen in love. She is about 148 cm tall and gets waxed every couple of weeks. What a great year this has been for me with racing. I have come off my best year. i'll provide a year end review later. Several folks that know me kept asking what my secret was this year. While MLB players might turn to steroids, mine was snowboarding. I took almost 3

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ARE YOU NUTS?"Your nuts!" is what I heard when informing people that I was about to try an iron distance triathlon. I have never swam 2.4 miles, never mountain biked 112 miles, never ran 26.2 miles. Each feat is monumental one its own, so why combine the three in a single event? It really makes no sense but it makes perfect sense. Why not? Throughout the world, there are men and women who, for

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Mill Mountain Time TrialJuly 7, 20071.86 miles of twisty steep roads leading to the star of Roanoke. Some people hate climbing, some endure it while others love it. I fall in the narcissistic category of loving to climb. I love it so much I did the race twice. Seth and I arrived at the registration tent to be greeted by some of my friends of El Torea. I haven't had chance to ride with them this

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BACKYARD FUNWhat do you do if you have a son with a 4-wheeler, honda xr-50, watches all the cool stuff on Fuel TV, and a big backyard? BRING IN SOME DIRT! Dirt makes wonderful playgrounds. So this is my attempt of building a little playground in my backyard. If you like to ride and jump, come, bring some dirt and join us.Leon and Ryan helping to shape the moundsThe next Ricky Carmichaelseth with

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Holy Rollers Tour WrapupWow, what a great experience and ride I had with this team. There were so many highlights that I tried to put in the blog but I know that I have missed some. Not only was great training and fun, we helped to raise awareness and money towards some wonderful causes, Initiative of Hope helping children in Brazil, Russia and Mozambique. We participated in collecting the

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HOLY ROLLERS TOURDAY 3 BUCHANAN TO ROANOKE CIVIC CENTERAPPROX 30 MILES Gtting ready to roll out from Trinity UMC in Buchanan.Some of our support bikers. Jim "Sgt Friday" Hope and his sidekick "Officer" Causy.For those that don't know, thats a little play off the old tv show Dragnet. Of course, I am sure Ray Reed knows about the show:)I got a little taste of what it may be like for the pros

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Holy Rollers Tour: Day 2 Staunton to Buchanan72 milesThe gang ready to roll outWe arose about 6am to get ready for our ride to Buchanan. We were all moving a little slow from the previous day. Thank goodness, the day was to be a little cooler and the ride a little easier. We rolled out from the church and headed to Lexington. What a beautiful ride. I am not real sure what the route was but I

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Holy Roller TourDay 1Friday, New Market to Staunton 67 miles For me and most of the group, this was the hardest day. Remember the slight descent I had to New Market? Well, we had to slowly go from 900ft to 2000ft. The roads were greatly exposed to the a nasty headwind and 95+ degree temps, and it took its toll on the group.We met at Mt. Jackson UMC where Pastor Flo Legg provided a light

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Roll Holy Rollers RollIntro and PrologueThursday, June 7, 2007What is the Holy Rollers you ask? Its a group of cyclists that have reached the highest spiritual level possible here upon earth. This group belongs to the religious right or left, just depends on the way you are facing. Its a group of some of the baddest guys and gals around. Below is a pic of our fearless leader Edward "The Pope"

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I found this pic in one of my mtb magazines almost 15 yrs ago while I was in seminary. Being the preacherman that I am, I couldn't pass it up. It hangs on my wall.

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March of Dimes WalkSunday May 6th 2007Seth and I felt like pros this weekend. We did a tri in Lexington on Saturday then the March of Dimes Run/Ride or walk Sunday. It was as close to a weekend of racing that I have been able to do. I asked Seth if he was up for a 5.5 mile bike ride. The route left Clifton Middle School to Alleghany High School and back. About as flat of a course as one can find

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Lexington Road & River RelayMay 5 2007Seth's first triathlonWow, what a day for a race. Weather was great and I had a strong "stoker" to pump us up the hills. First the equipment. This is Seth's new 29er ss. Well, not exactly a 29 but probably to scale for his size. This is an old school Motocross Mickey bike. Not many of these left. Most of the kids bikes you get now have all the fancy shocks

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What a glorious day for a race. Temps were in the lower 60's and a slight overcast. I did this tri last year and really enjoyed it. 10k trail run, 2k kayak, 20k mtb. Hungry Mother State Park is a great location and offers wonderful hospitality. VA has some of the best parks in America, but then again, I haven't been to that many parks outside of NC, SC, and GA. Over the winter, I purchased a

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I often wonder how and who marks the courses that we race on. How many signs, staples, and time does it really take? I had a great opportunity to find out as I signed up for the new reality TV show "dirty jobs." Well there is already a show named that about but I want go there. So here was my time to give a little back to the racing community that I enjoy and Douthat Park. Dale Heath and I

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24 hrNatural Bridge Sprint Adventure RaceOARJanuary 13, 2007Well, the race wasn't actually a 24 hr race but you will get the picture by the end of the story. Adventure races have always been an interest of mine. Nothing like combining endurance with navigation. Just one problem, I don't know how to navigate, use a compass and am notorious for getting lost in the woods.A precursor of the race was

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Douthat 1/2 Offroad IronmanSeptember 2005 http://www.oarevents.com/event.asp?id=88&catID=1 This is last year's event. I hope to do the full iron next year. I estimate about 20-21 hrs.Anyway, to keep a little fitness up I decided to do the 1/2 offroad ironman at Douthat park (1.2 swim, 56 bike w/ 7k climbing, 13.1 run w/ 1800 ft climb). I really don't like swimming or running but needed something

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Poor Mountain Hill Climb Race ReportOctober 1, 2006Roanoke VAI have finally had an opportunity to peck out a few keys. I am sitting at the local McDonald's in Crisfield, MD. Why you ask? The winds and rain are too strong to get to Tangier Island. I am leading a week-long revival at Swain Memorial UMC on Tangier and its 1.5 hr boat ride from Crisfield to Tangier. So I am sitting at McDs listening

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Falling Creek ParkVaD Race #4Bedford, VASaturday, September 23, 2006Another day of racing. This is the 4th race of the VaDerailer Series. It is amazing how every course is different. After Lynchburg, I thought I had improved my technical skills enough not to be beaten up by a course. Danville really kicked my butt. Although Bedford was equally difficult, it was completely different. There were

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What do Blonde chics and training wheels have in common? Well, I really don't know. However, I do know that guys will do most anything to impress the gals. So who better to get Seth to start riding without training wheels? A blonde, 6 yr old girl. I have been working with Seth off and on trying to get him to rid himself of those training wheels.One day we went to the park and I said, "Seth, today

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Commonweath GamesMtb OmniumJuly 8-9, 2006 linkhttp://www.roanokecycling.org/games/rmbo.asp TT http://www.roanokecycling.org/games/rmbo-m2t2.asp Mtb Racehttp://www.roanokecycling.org/games/rmbo-c4.asp He is a slideshow titled"Memories of Monkeys"

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What do you get when you mix 21.8 Miles with 4k feet of climbing on some of the best mountain bike trails in the country?MIDDLE MOUNTAIN MOMMASunday September 17thDouthat ParkThis is my home course. It much different from the tight, twisty stuff in the VaD series. Lots of climbing and lots of downhill. And, some really cool switchbacks. I didn't exactly do the race but I did ride the course with

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VaD Series #1Rocky Mount VAAugust 13, 2006Race link to the serieshttp://www.vaderailerseries.com/Link to racehttp://vaderailerseries.com/?page_id=5Results of racehttp://vaderailerseries.com/results/race1.phpThis post is really late. Its from the first VaD race in Rocky Mount. I received persmission to copy/paste some of the photos taken of the race. Thought some were really cool.Ron doing a

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Mountain Mama CenturyAugust 5th, 2006Linkhttp://bikemountainmama.homestead.com/The Mountain Mama Century is a beautiful ride in Highland County and several surrounding counties. Thats about 90 minutes North of Covington on Hwy 220. Here are a few pics of the ride. | |

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| | Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy is the the fourth commandment. What does the 4th commandment have to do with Mtb? Well, the 3rd race of the VaD series was held on Sunday and in Jerry Falwell country, Lynchburg. Since a preacher works on Sunday, how does a preacher remember the Sabbath? Well, historically, the Sabbath started with sunset on Friday evening and continued through sunset

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What is the connection with George Foreman, Hell, and Danville? Well, both George and Hell were present at the annual Danville Mtb race September 26th. I am a South GA boy and a United Methodist minister so I know about Hell. I experienced the 100 degree 100% humidity living in South GA and I studied about Hell in seminary. Many scholars debate over the existence and characteristics of Hell. The

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June 18th, 2006Just Another Day."Missed Church, No Problem.Sundays with Rev!Hymn singing, fellowship, prayer, and a sermon.All on the best Mtb trails in the country."....Well, it wasn't really just another day. We have had a few accidents the last couple of Sundays. Maybe I need to pray harder before we leave. Anyway, Ryan and I hit the trails at Douthat. Non-eventful day. Up Beards Gap, Right on

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June 11, 2006Blood, Sweet and Chainrings.."Missed Church, No Problem. Sundays with Rev! Hymn singing, fellowship, prayer, and a sermon. All on the best Mtb trails in the country."....Another Sunday with Rev. Ryan, Greg, a newcomber and I headed out to Douthat. Up Beards Gap, Locust Gap, Laurel View, Campground, to Ross Camp trail. We were tackling Mountain Top today. I haven't done Mountain Top

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June 4th, 2006Watch This"Missed Church,No Problem.Sundays with Rev!Hymn singing, fellowship, prayer, and a sermon.All on the best Mtb trails in the country.".... .Do you know what the last 2 words of a redneck is? WATCH THIS! Well, I think I spent more time in the ER than on the trail today. The boys and I had another Sunday with Rev at Douthat. I finished preaching at the Alleghany High

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May 7th, 200658 Degrees."Missed Church,No Problem.Sundays with Rev!Hymn singing, fellowship, prayer, and a sermon.All on the best Mtb trails in the country."This ride was well over a month ago so I don't expect you guys, and you gals (I won't or want to be politically correct). Maybe I'll say you humans, crap, that doesn't work either because of that man word. How about hupeople? Nope, that

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May 20, 2006 Little did I know what I was getting into when I registered for the Xterra tri at Lake Sherando. This tri is know as the toughest Xterra in the country. The race consisted of a 1 mile swim, 8 mile run/hike, and 2-12 mile laps of a hike/bike. I opted to do the sport class which did only 1 mtb lap.I hopped in my trusty 4-runner Friday afternoon, loaded my new CD , The David Crowder

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May 28th, 2006."Missed Church, No Problem. Sundays with Rev!Hymn singing, fellowship, prayer, and a sermon.All on the best Mtb trails in the country." ...Ron, what you think about that for an RCO ride? I need a new chain so I might even take up an offering. ..Anyway, I have been taking a group of High Schoolers out for Mtb ride on Sunday afternoons. This past Sunday, May 28th, we decided to head

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Another hobbie of mine is hiking. I loved to hike the AT--Appalachian Trail. A pastor friend and I like to cover 3-4 days on the AT twice a year. Usually in the spring and fall. This report was the end of March--a few days after it snowed. Little did we know how much snow was at Apple Orchard Shelter, the highest elevation along the Blueridge parkway.Night 1 at the James River shelterWell he made

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Just a random pick that has nothing to do with this post.Well I am back from my Wed night ride with the gang. Speaking of nothing to do with this post. Today reminded me of my home in south GA. 95 degrees and a little humidity. Just for the record, I really laugh inside when I hear folks talk about how hot it is right now. I have lived in the heat of south GA most of my life. 4-5 months of the

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This is my first tri of the year at Hungry Mother State Park in Marion VA. April 22. If I were a wise person I would have looked at the green blob on accuweather and stayed at home. Lessons from the past are quickly forgot. My first USCF race was in Greenville SC several years ago during March. 38 degrees, pouring rain, and 20+ mph winds. I was dropped in the first couple of miles. Well, I

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Saturday, May 29. What a day for a race! Clear skies and around 70 degrees. Ryan and I loaded up the 4-Runner and drove to Marlington VA for the Greenbrier River Race. The triathlon consists of a 3 mile run, 4 mile kayak, and 10 mile bike. The run and bike were along the Greenbrier River Trail, www.greenbrierrivertrail.com . 20 years ago the town was devastated by a flood and some locals decided

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