Author Archives: Berto
About Berto
Hi! This is my blog!173.29 Miles Later…
Yall know I love Austin, but never has it felt so good to get back in!
I made it in at 2PM on the nose after traveling through tons of farm country, the Austin outskirts, and then into downtown and through UT.
Results from the hunt? Success! The lion has caught the gazelle and will be eating well tonight!… Read the rest →
Lunch and the Hunt
Eric, Steve, Jessica, and Kristen are 8 miles ahead of me. There are 32 or so miles to Austin.
The hunt is ON. … Read the rest →
Cold Morning!
La Grange was cool, but by 4am it got way too cold in Texas last night.
So I cacooned up in the sleeping bag and didn’t wake up until the last minute. I’m a bit behind the early birds!
Now I’m at a rest stop, I took the challenge route but took a wrong turn and ended up with the slackers. Probably for the better!
So now its time to catch up and cookem out … Read the rest →
100 Miles, 90 Against Wind
We’re in La Grange!
The ride ended up great, after lunch I tore it up on the third quarter, but really struggled the next 15 miles.
My bike says I averaged 15mph and it took 6.5 hours.
I didn’t mention this, but we faced 10-15 mph winds nearly the entire time. This was nothing new for me, but it really wore on us as the day went on.
I did a lot of riding with … Read the rest →
Beagling in Bellville
Lunch time!
I’m ahead of most of my friends, so I’m waiting around to eat with them.
So far all is good, my main ride partner has been Kristen, James’ girlfriend.
Just before lunch we hit some hills, nothing tough, but I realized how much I like climbing. I was pasing everyone in high gear.
The beginning of the ride was a bit frustrating for the faster guys, which doesn’t include me really. It takes … Read the rest →
Howdy from Houston
This is a test post from my phone. I have some bugs in my tracker program but I think I figured the quirks out. Houston is a hellhole. I can see why this ride is FROM Houston and not TO it… Nobody would want to participate! The most epic part of the ride is leaving this dumpster of a town, and hopefully not returning for a year!
In all seriousness, we’re stocked and ready to … Read the rest →