Sunday, August 23, 2009

Me and the Tank Mertz had a great day of riding 4 hours and over 80 miles.

We made it to the Mansfield Ava exit and went back. The shoulder of the highway is pretty cool you can see where the horse and buggys roll. On the way back it gets a little bumpy and a little silent. There is no talking allowed when suffering only suffering allowed creeper style.

Looked for some free Sport Beans or a pair of bibs to match my Jelly Belly jersey all we could find was this team car so I thought it would be a good picture op to show some of my bicep next to it........oh yeah.......get ya some

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Not the best place to change a tire.



Friday, August 7, 2009

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

RIP Mr. Penn

I went with my dad today to one of his friends funerals that I had met a few times. He and my dad had alot in common they both liked to drink and cuss and shoot guns. They also graduated from Glendale together and both served in the Vietnam war. Mike was an airborne Ranger really the man was a war hero if you must. Pulled from his obituary "He served with the US Army as an Airborne Ranger from 1966 to 1969. He served in Vietnam from 1968-1969 and was awarded a Bronze Star with V for Valor, three Purple Hearts, two Army Commendation Medals with V for Valor, numerous Air Medals, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device, the Vietnam Service Medal, plus earning the Combat Infantry Badge and Parachute Badge." I know he is in a better place now I still get astonished by all that he did for our country.
Semper Fidelis as My father would say.

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Arkansas

One of the hardest rides I have ever done. 6 climbs 66 miles over 8,000ft. Highway 7 climb has never been so hard