Monthly Archives: September 2010

What We Are Reading: The Big Book of Endurance Training and Racing

Posted on September 29, 2010 by RailRiders Gang

Endurance is something all hikers know about. Just ask those who devote up to half a year walking the length of the Appalachian Trail or  Pacific Crest Trail. But endurance is something even the casual weekend hiker has familiarity with. … Continue reading →

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Women of RailRiders

Posted on September 28, 2010 by RailRiders Gang
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My Cheap Bike Ride– Going the Distance on a Walmart Clunker

Posted on September 27, 2010 by RailRiders Gang

A good friend of RailRiders is Dave Low, past winner of Hawaii’s Fittest CEO competition and 2008 Hawaii Ironman finisher ( 11:53).  The 47-year-old CEO of Hawaii Capital Management, which is based in Honolulu, decided to take his bike training to … Continue reading →

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My Backyard in Southern Arizona

Posted on September 8, 2010 by RailRiders Gang

Phil Maffetone, who lives in southern Arizona in the shadow of the Santa Catalina  Mountains, took this photo of his AdventureTop getting some quick hang-time in  his backyard. “I was amazed by how it dried in minutes,”  remarked Phil, a … Continue reading →

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RailRiders Time Machine– In Yosemite

Posted on September 4, 2010 by John D
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“Unsinkable Molly Brown”–Being Towed Across Mongolia!

Posted on September 4, 2010 by RailRiders Gang

Last spring, British explorer Ripley Davenport  trekked 1,000 miles across the barren, eastern steppes of Mongolia and the Gobi desert. It was his intention to become the first self-supported individual to traverse the landlocked country that is sandwiched between Russia … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Month–Death Valley

Posted on September 2, 2010 by RailRiders Gang

Here’s Doug Bertram, a support-crew team member for  ultrarunner Ian Adamson, bustin’ some  moves at the Badwater Ultramarathon in Death Valley.  This past July, Ian and 72 fellow sun-baked masochists walked, ran, and hobbled 135 miles in fry-an-egg-on-asphalt temperatures, while … Continue reading →

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