Holy Smokes! I’m just recovering from the big race. I put in 20.78 miles today at a VERY SLOW pace. Wow. That is like 1/8 the distance that I put in last weekend. Anyway, I was out smelling the roses. But it’s time to get back to business and document the adventure. This posting addresses… Read More 24 Hour in the Old Pueblo: Lessons Learned
It’s an 8 hour drive back to Sandia Park NM from the 24 Hours in Old Pueblo race. The Brothers Rohwer don’t really talk to each other. What’s the point? After 30+ years of messing around together, there isn’t much to say. But after about 5 hrs and 45 minutes of silence the following conversation… Read More The LONG Drive Home
24 hours in the Old Pueblo is ancient history. Back of the Pack Racing logged 459.2 miles. Not bad since only 3 team members raced. Judd and Tim each completed 10 laps, 16.4 miles / lap. Tedd pulled multiple duties l, bike racing & fire pit maintenance, and was therefore limited to 131.2 miles. Overall… Read More It’s Over
Hello everyone ! My name is Cindy and I arrived in Tucson from Atlanta to cover the 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo bike race. My usual gig is blogging over at Viva Cindy, my personal blog, and Viva la Cocina, a Mexican cooking blog. I love this change of venue and the energy of… Read More Pre Race Interviews with Back of the Pack
B.P.R. socks will be traded as a commodity in the near future. Final paperwork will be submitted to the Chicago Board of Trade in the near future. – Posted using my iPhone at The 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo Location:Oracle,United States
It’s Race Day! Carb loading is over. Celebration brew will be cracked open in 29 hours. Ernesto & Cindy, in a southern ATL fashion, started a Beer Bottle Tree. Don’t worry B.P.R fans. We have a zero carbon footprint and will leave no trace that “B.P.R. Was Here”. – Posted using my iPhone at The… Read More Sinful Living… Is Over
The Lt Col is still not here. ETA 10:30 PM. Report from the road – I’m riding 2:1 and eating f*^kin green chili. More pics. A video will be posted later. But now here is a pic at the exit of the 4 bitches. I call it ‘4 women and 1 man one Valium’ because… Read More 2:1 and F’n Green Chili
Cindy Espinoza of The Arnold Clan is the official blogger for Back of the Pack Racing at the 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo. Cindy will be updating the blog with interviews, race updates, and the official count of hours slept by the Lt Col. Check out Cindy’s blog http://www.vivacindy.com. – Posted using my iPhone… Read More The Official Race Blogger
Tedd and I just completed a ‘practice lap’ at the 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo. Where’s the Lt Col? Funny. The Lt Col had to work. HAD TO. This may be the 1st Friday he had worked in the last 20 years. There was one major accident. That hurt. Not as bad as ‘Cactus… Read More The Practice Lap
The day before…the day of…which is before the day after We all survived the campfire. Today will bring some eating, some biking, and a lot of nothing. Rest and more rest before 24 hrs of pain. Back of the Pack is ready for action! Just like “The Motorcycle Boy Reigns” in Rumble Fish – “B.P.R… Read More The Day Before…
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