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There are many advantages to riding in an organized event: rest stops with food, water, and portable toilets, and SAG (support-and-gear) veh...

This is the view I was aiming for last night: Stevens Creek Reservoir. But it was not my first choice for today's destination. I ver...

The Best Buddies Hearst Castle Challenge celebrated its 15th year in 2018, and it was the only year I opted for the 60-mile route instead o...

Late afternoon meetings meant a late start for tonight's stage. I also came up short on ideas for where I might ride. I decided to head ...

Wow, look at that view! We can see the hills of the Diablo Range clearly again! An alternate title for tonight's stage would be “T...

As you've seen by now, I'm not very creative when it comes to posing for photos. At the Best Buddies finish line in San Simeon in 20...

Best Buddies celebrated 25 years in 2014, and I followed my west coast century  in September with an east coast century in October. Given t...

Where should I ride tonight? That was the question. After-work neighborhood rides have proven more treacherous than I'd expected. The fo...

2013  marked the 10th anniversary of the Best Buddies Hearst Castle Challenge , and the designer had some fun with the jersey—incorporating ...

Conditions were spectacular for my sixth Best Buddies Hearst Castle Challenge . When I designed my challenge for 2020, my plan was to r...

I thought I'd join a club ride today. [More vacation time, use it or lose it.] But after a very poor night's sleep, it seemed more l...

The jersey design for my fourth Best Buddies Hearst Castle Challenge , planet Earth with wings and butterfly-inspired hearts, seems a fitt...

There was a distinctly yellow cast to the light when I woke up, so I wasn't surprised when I checked the air quality map. Smoke affects ...

On this very date, 12 years ago, I rode the Best Buddies Hearst Castle Challenge for the second time. Not my favorite jersey. Baggy, de...

Back in 2007, before I started this blog, I participated in the Best Buddies Hearst Castle Challenge for the first time. I didn't kno...