Team Dai Route Map
Here’s a roughly drawn map of Team Dai‘s route. Day 1: Purple Day 2: Red Day 3: Green View Team Dai 2010 in a larger map
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Team Dai 2010 – A Few Final Thoughts…
Amazingly we experienced very few casualties – human or mechanical. Every bike and every rider made it to the finish line, not necessarily in top form, but that didn’t matter. Over three days, we had a total of four flat tires, fortunately belonging to riders who – unlike me – knew how to fix them. … Continue reading Team Dai 2010 – A Few Final Thoughts…
Team Dai 2010 – Day THREE – Are We There Yet?
Day Three Despite my muscles screaming in protest, I somehow mustered enthusiasm comparable to our first day’s adrenaline rush. Maybe it was the knowledge that it would all be over soon. Maybe it was the promise that the last 35 kilometers would be flat (which turned out to be a massive lie). Maybe it was … Continue reading Team Dai 2010 – Day THREE – Are We There Yet?
Team Dai 2010 Ride – Day TWO – Hills of Hell
Day Two I had been dreading this day since I first heard of Team Dai. Riders from the two previous years told horror stories about the road between Vang Vieng and Phou Koun. “Oh sure, you don’t ride as many kilometers that day,” they’d say in hushed voices, “but it’s straight up the whole way. … Continue reading Team Dai 2010 Ride – Day TWO – Hills of Hell
Team Dai 2010 Ride – Day ONE – Vang Vieng or Bust!
It’s the weekend, and I’m only just starting to feel like myself again. After cycling for three days, my abdominal muscles apparently locked in a crunch position and my hamstrings simply went on strike. We got back to Vientiane Tuesday afternoon, and I spent the rest of my week’s vacation lolling around the house, occasionally … Continue reading Team Dai 2010 Ride – Day ONE – Vang Vieng or Bust!
Team Dai – Success!
This is the distance recorded by my bike computer over the three days that Team Dai rode from Vientiane to Phonsavanh. That’s 420.66 kilometers or 261.38 miles! Woo hoo! Here’s a shot of me walking the last few meters to our hotel on a ridge overlooking Phonsavanh. We had stopped in town for ice cream, … Continue reading Team Dai – Success!
Team Dai Poster
Here’s the fund-raising poster for Team Dai. I’ve been training with this team for a big cycling challenge that will take place March 6-8 to raise money for three fantastic Lao organizations. Here are some of my concerns: (a) I’m easily the slowest rider, which means people often have to wait for me. (b) Being … Continue reading Team Dai Poster
Three Weeks to Go! Team Dai Seeks Your Support
One of the highlights of living in Laos is the ability to cycle out of the city and in to the countryside within minutes. Who knew riding my bike would also open my world to a fun new group of people and the opportunity to reach out to my host country? If you’ve been following … Continue reading Three Weeks to Go! Team Dai Seeks Your Support
Live and Let Dai
i seriously don’t have the energy to hold down two keys at the same time, so pardon the lack of capital letters… Oh fine, in the interest of readability I’ll push myself that extra mile … even though I’ve already cycled about 50 today. Yes, you heard me right. I rode 50 miles today on … Continue reading Live and Let Dai
The Grass is Always Greener Club
As the president, secretary and – ok, in the interest of full disclosure – the ONLY member of the Grass is Always Greener Club, I hereby call this meeting to order. First, we will review the minutes from our June 13 meeting. Location: Vientiane, Laos In Attendance: Me Agenda: (1) Bitch about Laos. * For … Continue reading The Grass is Always Greener Club