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<\/a>Reach the Beach<\/p><\/div>\n
After months of training, flat tires, bike crashes, sore butts, sore bodies, one sunburn, and fund-raising….the ride is almost here!<\/p>\n
This is where we will be sometime Saturday evening:<\/p>\n
<\/a>Haystack Rock<\/p><\/div>\n
Feet sunk into the sand, bodies tired but happy, and stomachs full of food. YAY! The weather is predicted to be sunny and 75 degrees. I couldn’t be happier!<\/p>\n
In preparation of the ride, I will not be exercising today or tomorrow. I got a massage last night to loosen up my legs. Tomorrow night I will clean my bike and pack my GUs.<\/p>\n
During lunch today I took a slow stroll to Northwest Portland to get some new biking gloves. It’s absolutely gorgeous outside and HOT. I walked by Powell’s Books.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Powell's City of Books<\/p><\/div>\n
And Deschutes Brewery Pub:<\/p>\n
<\/a>I Want Beer<\/p><\/div>\n
I wonder why Portland is named the #2 Biking City in America?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Typical Downtown Corner<\/p><\/div>\n I made it to REI in Northwest to do some shopping.<\/p>\n REI<\/p><\/div>\n After trying on a bunch of different brands, I settled on this:<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>