tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364533069577828873.comments2023-04-18T01:27:09.334-07:00The Miles and Pages ProjectRebecca A. Ecklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064018164466401641noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364533069577828873.post-56948395682716404452020-09-20T08:48:30.591-07:002020-09-20T08:48:30.591-07:00Nicely Wrote article..Have completely read this ar...Nicely Wrote article..Have completely read this article and can say have added so much values by the writer.<br />Thanks a lot!!Being Healthy Soulhttps://www.beinghealthysoul.com/blog/best-treadmill-for-home-to-buynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364533069577828873.post-1027162325249104132020-08-13T23:25:49.688-07:002020-08-13T23:25:49.688-07:00Thanks for sharing great valuable content.
Also, c...Thanks for sharing great valuable content.<br />Also, check out the <a href="https://reviewography.com/best-treadmill-for-home-use/" rel="nofollow">Best Treadmill For Home</a><br />Reviewographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15979952041006164395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364533069577828873.post-83579004790824340092020-04-24T00:31:56.360-07:002020-04-24T00:31:56.360-07:00Thanks for sharing such a nice article. I like you...Thanks for sharing such a nice article. I like your post it's full of motivation. Keep posting.<br />Varun sharmahttps://fiercerunning.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364533069577828873.post-56324500344810277412017-07-20T19:34:05.538-07:002017-07-20T19:34:05.538-07:00Hi Karla,
I'm so sorry it's taken me so ...Hi Karla, <br /><br />I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to respond. I started up a new blog and I'm finishing up a big book project, so my time is limited. Nothing on the bike ride is dangerous. It's really beautiful, and I think you will love it. It's all paved, and due to lots of signage, motorists know to look out for cyclists. <br /><br />The hardest part about the Rebecca A. Ecklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00064018164466401641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364533069577828873.post-90751864398366942522017-07-06T22:21:22.086-07:002017-07-06T22:21:22.086-07:00Hi Rebecca,
Thank you for posting this. It truly ...Hi Rebecca,<br /><br />Thank you for posting this. It truly is a great article! I love how you make the reader feel like we are there with you. <br /><br />I have also signed up for the Olympic Distance at Lake Tahoe and, well, I'm terrified. It's my first triathlon, I'm new to swimming, and I had a baby less than a year ago. But reading this truly does make me feel a bit better. <br Karla R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00664886509188854553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364533069577828873.post-40616499010565627282017-06-21T13:44:46.143-07:002017-06-21T13:44:46.143-07:00Dunno if you saw this before...
yet, here it is on...Dunno if you saw this before...<br />yet, here it is once moe, curly:<br /><br />Greetings, earthling! Need summore new-fangled-thots N ideers? Look no firdr, brudda. Can't stay long. Done gotta git, Paw... yet, if Im a sower, we plant the Seed; if Im an artist, we RITE the Word:<br /><br />Would U please help a plethora of King Size, wildchild, rawkuss poetry/wordz which are lookin 4 a home Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09161116712679365281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364533069577828873.post-7123970521064193572017-06-19T11:51:39.635-07:002017-06-19T11:51:39.635-07:00Hi Molly!
Thanks for reading! This was a really ...Hi Molly! <br /><br />Thanks for reading! This was a really wonderful race, and I'm sure you'll have a blast this year. Actually, your swim transition might be a little less gnarly due to snow melt-- the exit was a bit rocky the year I competed. You might be able to swim to a (smoother) shore. <br /><br />Wishing you a super great race, with great weather! :-) <br /><br />Best, <br /><br Rebecca A. Ecklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00064018164466401641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364533069577828873.post-11480120902157822322017-06-18T22:46:26.778-07:002017-06-18T22:46:26.778-07:00Thank you for posting this! I'm signed up for ...Thank you for posting this! I'm signed up for this race this year and pretty nervous about it. I know every turn of the course simply from years of running in Tahoma, but it was so good to read an account of the triathlon itself (even 3 years later).Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12849397081573242118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364533069577828873.post-10967734179986984992016-03-07T19:55:41.372-08:002016-03-07T19:55:41.372-08:00@rob: Thanks for your kind comments! I'm sorr...@rob: Thanks for your kind comments! I'm sorry it took me so long to respond; I was riding the Inyo Double Century this past weekend. It was an incredibly beautifulI ride, and one I'd recommend doing one day! :-) <br /><br />RE: cycling: I really love the sport, and love it the more I ride, the more I learn and the more I truly appreciate the dedication which so many great athletes have Rebecca A. Ecklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00064018164466401641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364533069577828873.post-12130335048778613762016-03-04T16:38:53.499-08:002016-03-04T16:38:53.499-08:00I just read your story. Congratulations! I am trai...I just read your story. Congratulations! I am training to ride a double century. I have ridden 3 160 mile rides with no where near the climbing of your events. They were so hard! I know how difficult long distance rides are. I have a large respect for you and all the others who ride and finish them. I hope some day I can achieve something like what you have done. Just a thought. rob biddlecombenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364533069577828873.post-40103911967583330402015-09-03T07:48:41.231-07:002015-09-03T07:48:41.231-07:00Dear Alex Berthillier,
I appreciate your vigilan...Dear Alex Berthillier, <br /><br />I appreciate your vigilance in reading multiple entries on my blog (and I'm going to put aside the fact that Ironman is a draft ILLEGAL event and nowhere in the entry do I make reference to drafting so why you commented as such in that entry is beyond me.) However, I am becoming concerned that your attention and negative attitude have far surpassed a Rebecca A. Ecklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00064018164466401641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364533069577828873.post-59817933089878297412015-09-03T07:18:26.876-07:002015-09-03T07:18:26.876-07:00Dear Alex Berthillier,
I appreciate your vigilan...Dear Alex Berthillier, <br /><br />I appreciate your vigilance in reading multiple entries on my blog (and I'm going to put aside the fact that Ironman is a draft ILLEGAL event and nowhere in the entry do I make reference to drafting.) However, I am becoming concerned that your attention and negative attitude have far surpassed a condition called "sore loser." Your reaction-- and Rebecca A. Ecklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00064018164466401641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364533069577828873.post-70952734115662713502015-09-03T06:33:38.629-07:002015-09-03T06:33:38.629-07:00Actually, in cycling term, it is called a wheel su...Actually, in cycling term, it is called a wheel sucker. <br />I do not think the argument was whether or not you can do it as you are indeed a great cyclist, but...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364533069577828873.post-2057926252312067692015-09-03T04:53:08.811-07:002015-09-03T04:53:08.811-07:00Wow there's a good cycling word for this: whee...Wow there's a good cycling word for this: wheel sucker. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364533069577828873.post-52156086622501358222015-08-06T15:24:59.130-07:002015-08-06T15:24:59.130-07:00So I find it interesting that you only pick on the...So I find it interesting that you only pick on the winner. I find it interesting that you expect the women to ride solo and not draft in an open event. I find it interesting that you find it easier to criticize women who chose to compete in a horrifically difficult event rather than applaud those that dedicate themselves to the training required to compete in this event. Your comments are veryRichnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364533069577828873.post-22892926331578902802015-08-06T15:24:42.594-07:002015-08-06T15:24:42.594-07:00Anonymous,
It is exceptionally unfortunate that yo...Anonymous,<br />It is exceptionally unfortunate that you can't see the level of accomplishment that the California Triple Crown Stage Race is to complete. This event consists of three 200 mile events with around 20,000 ft of climbing in each event. Some more, and some less, but it all averages out. With that amount of climbing, drafting becomes a non issue rather quickly. As you can not Richnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364533069577828873.post-86196381907938992732015-08-06T13:45:27.014-07:002015-08-06T13:45:27.014-07:00You make the drafting thing out like a male vs. fe...You make the drafting thing out like a male vs. female issue. It is not. While it is true drafting takes place at times amongst the strongest lead male riders in the stage race, what you've done is TOTALLY different. No one enters the races with a buddy who's intended to pull them the entire time. You entered each ride with your friend and rode his wheel for 600 miles, finished each Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364533069577828873.post-62477604487855144262015-08-05T19:59:08.586-07:002015-08-05T19:59:08.586-07:00Good job, never let other's get you down!Good job, never let other's get you down!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364533069577828873.post-56530632063332981652015-08-04T21:52:59.245-07:002015-08-04T21:52:59.245-07:00Re the downhill turns--I had to laugh when you cou...Re the downhill turns--I had to laugh when you counted them up as I thought I was the only one who did. When I first started cycling and rode off that downhill (my big ride 40 miles to Pt Reyes Bakery) I was scared s'less of that descent. So I started counting the turns as a calming mechanism--and continued doing so even when I stopped worrying about it. Sometimes I get a "lower Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364533069577828873.post-23801246208729701032015-08-04T19:48:42.903-07:002015-08-04T19:48:42.903-07:00I'm so grateful for all your comments.
@Jay:...I'm so grateful for all your comments. <br /><br />@Jay: Thank you!! I have really fond memories of riding most of the bay area with you and the other DC riders. Thank you for teaching me the ropes (and, you're probably right-- I tried to count the turns on the way down knowing I would want to mention that detail in my blog-- I must have been tired-- I missed a few! Luckily, my bike didn&Rebecca A. Ecklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00064018164466401641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364533069577828873.post-23668513167953957862015-08-04T17:36:01.011-07:002015-08-04T17:36:01.011-07:00Thank you for the mentions Rebecca. My endurance ...Thank you for the mentions Rebecca. My endurance focused team is actually REV Cycling and we are based out of San Diego. When you get a chance please make that correction. Nice riding with you and Rich!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03968381593820824742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364533069577828873.post-65910749817262245112015-08-04T09:18:46.903-07:002015-08-04T09:18:46.903-07:00Congratulations Rebecca, you EARNED it!
Having jus...Congratulations Rebecca, you EARNED it!<br />Having just completed my first ever double century on the back of a tandem, on the very same course, I can only be awed and impressed by your efforts and your results. I will be thrilled to spend some time learning some of your badass ways during the 508 - and I'll bring extra feminine products, just in case!<br />XO, Staceystacey (coffeemommy)http://coffeemommy-at-work.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364533069577828873.post-49644947397173690632015-08-03T21:00:44.720-07:002015-08-03T21:00:44.720-07:00Hey congrats. What you gotta do a better job doin...Hey congrats. What you gotta do a better job doing is saying "later for you." Everyone in cycling racing drafts when they have a chance. The half dozen times I did Mt Tam Double we were drafting with teammates, drafting off of fast 100 mile riders once they turned onto the course, drafting with people I didn't know (of course the best was riding behind Don who wouldn't let Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364533069577828873.post-1337599265874481552015-05-04T20:21:30.953-07:002015-05-04T20:21:30.953-07:00Congrats on your finish--good recap. Like when yo...Congrats on your finish--good recap. Like when you were overdressed going up Mt. Diablo--my WTF DMD moment was when I froze one of my water bottles for later--thinking "how much will I drink on a cool uphill climb." I had to pull over at the Junction to refill. Incredible how its like a hothouse going up and an igloo going down. Best--Jay (I can't believe we never rode up Mt Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364533069577828873.post-48469576414582213312015-04-27T11:17:48.625-07:002015-04-27T11:17:48.625-07:00Congrats on finishing the DMD.Congrats on finishing the DMD.Monrezeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063156571227952178noreply@blogger.com