Bungee Jump

The Power of the Bungee

Bungee jumping is considered an extreme activity. Why, I don’t know. I think everyone should be secured to an elastic cord and then jump off a bridge. Yes, bungee jumping involves throwing yourself into space many feet (in my case, 160 feet) over the earth. Yes, the only thing between you and a fast meeting…

RAMROD - Bike Race

RAMROD Cycling Event

The biggest one-day ultra-marathon cycling event in the Pacific Northwest is RAMROD [Ride Around Mount Rainier in One Day]. It combines the breathtaking beauty of Mount Rainier National Park with a strenuous 152-mile course that climbs 10,000 feet. John Dixon organized the first RAMROD competition in 1984, which had 45 finishers in total. The gathering…

Bike Ride

RAMROD Part One

First off, let me say that this is a “do as I say and not as I do” lesson….as a fitness trainer, I would never advise anyone I know to do what we did. With that being said, I can go on to say that I am totally AMAZED that we finished this ride and…

Ride Around Mt. Rainier

RAMROD Part Two

I haven’t mentioned the weather We were all really lucky. The majority of the morning was overcast with a little fog hanging in the valley when we started. Perfect riding temperature. The fog started to burn off by the time we got into Mt. Rainier National Park (high 70s?) but was not unbearable. So I…