http://www.brianridesbikes.com Sharing my experience with the Qualcomm Million Dollar Challenge and beyond! Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:35:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Good afternoon friends! Well, it is official.  Five hours, 26.2 miles, six pounds lost, and my buddies Mark Estrada, Patrick Moneda and I crossed the finish line to complete the 2010 Rock n' Roll Marathon.  But the journey did not begin so smoothly... As you know, I had injured my back just ... http://www.brianridesbikes.com/?p=773 Hello Friends! Summer's here, and while the month of May brings us a change of weather, a start to the Major League Baseball season (way to go Padres!) and the end of American Idol, what May means for me is the final preparations for the Rock n' Roll Marathon on June ... http://www.brianridesbikes.com/?p=761 Hello there friends! What's this?  We're already in May?  What happened to April? April sure flew by for us as the month was stacked full of activities.  The big event was my cousin Kristine's wedding to her longtime beau Jay, who after dating for 13 years (yeah, that's no typo), had a ... http://www.brianridesbikes.com/?p=732 Happy Easter Friends! March was a month of training and preparation.  It was a month of seeing new sights and meeting new runners, riders and having a week of training outside the U.S. as well! Took a bit of a break from road riding this month and heeded the call of the ... http://www.brianridesbikes.com/?p=712 Hello Friends! The month of February, though short, was full of great training.  As far as my training and preparations for the Rock n' Roll Marathon coming up in June, my mileage in my running shoes has been going great.  From all of the tips that I've received from my cousin ... http://www.brianridesbikes.com/?p=693 Hello and Happy New Year Friends! This month has been a change of pace for training, as I'm now switching gears not for a cycling event, but for a new focus: The Rock n' Roll Marathon in June 2010! In the previous months, the training had a 60:40 ratio of cycling to ... http://www.brianridesbikes.com/?p=675 Hello friends! Well, the hand, shoulder, hip and pride are healed and I was back on the bike a week after the crash, all bandaged up but happy to get back on the bike!  The very first ride after an accident is always a bit sketchy, especially when going at faster ... http://www.brianridesbikes.com/?p=656 Good morning friends, Yesterday marks the first time I've taken a fall on my road bike.  Mountain biking?  That happens fairly frequently due to the uneven terrain, rock gardens, roots and just plain old tricky handling.  But road biking?  Usually, one can see everything that comes into your path from quite ... http://www.brianridesbikes.com/?p=649 Good afternoon friends, Today has left me ill from the effects of the change of weather, germies spread from the sick kids at my wife's work, a ride in 40 degree weather, and probably just plain old exhaustion.  Slept about 6 hours today, but still feel pretty sluggish.  And NO, it's ... http://www.brianridesbikes.com/?p=617 Good evening friends! This weekend has been a blast for riding.  While it was awesome to get in a bunch of great rides up around the North County for the Qualcomm Million Dollar Challenge training rides, there's something comforting to revisit my favorite rides close to home.  On Friday, I had ... http://www.brianridesbikes.com/?p=592