News Tribune Adventure writer and novice cyclist Craig Hill is training to ride the 202-mile Seattle-to-Portland Bicycle Classic in one day and discovering the local riding scene and the sport’s nuances along the way. In his blog, he explores ideal riding routes, events, relays tips from the experts and helps you figure out if you’ll need to shave your legs for your next big ride.
Guest blogger: Rick Beitelspacher teaches junior high English in the Puyallup School District. You can contact him at tshirtguys@comcast.net.
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We must be doing something right.
I met the STP team this morning for a 29-mile ride on the Foothills Trail - from Puyallup to South Prairie and back. We covered the trail in 1:40 and we all felt good when we were done. In fact, it felt too easy.
Kenny Espinoza, who missed last week's ride while on a "business" trip in Hawaii, finished strong leading a two-mile stretch at 21 mph.
While I felt a little guilty about not getting in a few more miles, Russ Meyers did not. He padded his miles and saved a couple bucks on gas by biking 10 miles each way from his home.
The comfortable day, left Wagar (who has finished eight STPs) feeling like the team is going to be in good shape for the 203-mile STP. Of course, we still have a long way to go.
