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Trans Am Bike Race Day 17 Report

Posted January 9, 2018 in 2017 Trans Am by Mark Croker 2 Comments

Having holed up in a hotel room in Ness City for 24 hours I was well rested but I really didn't feel like riding my bike.  The intangible force that compelled me each morning to pack up and hit the road regardless of how I was...

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Trans Am Bike Race Day 16 Report

Posted December 20, 2017 in 2017 Trans Am by Mark Croker 2 Comments

My first night in the tent was one of the best nights sleep thus far. I woke frequently due to the howling wind and general discomfort of a barely inflated mattress but the sum total of deep sleep was more than enough to repair and...

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Trans Am Bike Race Day 15 Report

Posted December 14, 2017 in 2017 Trans Am by Mark Croker 4 Comments

True to my plan for a relatively early start I was on the bike at 5:46 am. I felt good and was keen to get going but needed to find somewhere for a quick breakfast and some additional water to strap to the bike....

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Trans Am Bike Race Day 14 Report

Posted December 12, 2017 in 2017 Trans Am by Mark Croker 4 Comments

I was up before 6 am feeling a lot more spritely than I had yesterday morning. Mind also in gear and excited about getting over Hoosier Pass and smashing the "downhill" section into Eastern Colorado. Speaking of smashing I did similar to a few leftover...

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Trans Am Bike Race Day 13 Report

Posted December 6, 2017 in 2017 Trans Am by Mark Croker 2 Comments

I awoke at around 6:30 am keen to crack on into Colorado, the 5th of the 10 states that the Trans Am route meanders across. My mind was keen but my body not so much. No pain but just a general malaise that made...

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Trans Am Bike Race Day 12 Report

Posted December 4, 2017 in 2017 Trans Am by Mark Croker 2 Comments

I reckon it must have been my fanatical desire to get the hell out of Wyoming that forced me up out of "bed" at 3 am to the duelling alarms of my and JJ's phones. Arrrrrgh! That and the fact that my daily distance output...

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Trans Am Bike Race Day 11 Report

Posted November 28, 2017 in 2017 Trans Am by Mark Croker 0 Comments

My plan to get my bike looked over at a local bike shop in Lander afforded me quite the sleep in as The Bike Mill didn't open until 10 am. By the time I finally left the worlds dodgiest hotel room I was far from...

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Trans Am Bike Race Day 10 Report

Posted November 15, 2017 in 2017 Trans Am by Mark Croker 4 Comments

I was up just after 6 am well rested but feeling a tad lethargic and heavy in the legs. My knee soreness of earlier in the race had just disappeared however. It's pretty amazing how the body just adjusts. Hatchet's breakfast wasn't until 7...

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Trans Am Bike Race Day 9 Report

Posted November 11, 2017 in 2017 Trans Am by Mark Croker 0 Comments

I was up before 4am, well rested and really fired up for a big day. I ate the breakfast of champions that I had prepared the night before; microwave noodles, leftover pizza and Keurig style coffee. The weakness of the filter coffee was suitably compensated...

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Trans Am Bike Race Day 8 Report

Posted October 24, 2017 in 2017 Trans Am by Mark Croker 0 Comments

I woke up late, about 7:00 am with an Arrrrrrrgggghhh. Mind, body and soul far from rested. I took what seemed like an eternity to pack up my stuff and then sluggishly headed downstairs for the hotel breakfast hoping that caffeine and food would...

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Hi, my name is Mark and I am a cyclist, a MAMIL Cyclist. I ride my bike whenever and wherever I get the chance. It is the means by which I keep my recalcitrant waistline under relative control. It is my hobby. It is my passion. It is my therapy. It now feeds my creative outlet in the form of this blog.

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Oh the places they will go......(on a bike) Oh the places they will go......(on a bike)
It has begun! It has begun!
Cheeky little road trip from Philly to DC to Getty Cheeky little road trip from Philly to DC to Gettysburg and back to pay my respects to American Presidents past, present and with high hopes for the near future. #MakeAmericanDecentAgain #MakeOrwellFictionAgain
Tinkering with storage options......one of the swe Tinkering with storage options......one of the sweetest simple pleasures!
Tis' so close I can almost taste the Titanium... Tis' so close I can almost taste the Titanium...
Sometimes u just gotta doof doof it up dem der mou Sometimes u just gotta doof doof it up dem der mountain....
49 minutes to curfew eh....... 49 minutes to curfew eh.......
The view from down under Where the bike still glow The view from down under
Where the bike still glows and its future rider will plunder
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First ride in the great outdoors after what has se First ride in the great outdoors after what has seemed like am eternity.....a tad excited is an understatement.
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