Thursday, September 17, 2009

CoeBRAI jersey tracking

Sep 15, 2009 12:44 AM Shipment information sent to FedEx
Sep 15, 2009 1:18 PM Arrived at FedEx location ANCHORAGE, AK
Sep 15, 2009 3:11 PM Departed FedEx location ANCHORAGE, AK
Sep 15, 2009 4:15 PM Picked up YUEN LONG HK
Sep 15, 2009 6:04 PM Left FedEx origin facility YUEN LONG HK
Sep 15, 2009 8:20 PM In transit LANTAU ISLAND HK
Sep 15, 2009 9:30 PM Int'l shipment release ANCHORAGE, AK
Sep 16, 2009 1:07 AM Arrived at FedEx location INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Sep 16, 2009 4:21 AM At dest sort facility CEDAR RAPIDS, IA
Sep 16, 2009 4:23 AM Departed FedEx location INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Sep 16, 2009 5:10 AM Arrived at FedEx location INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Sep 16, 2009 7:21 AM At local FedEx facility CEDAR RAPIDS, IA
Sep 16, 2009 7:25 AM On FedEx vehicle for delivery CEDAR RAPIDS, IA
Sep 16, 2009 8:31 AM Delivered CEDAR RAPIDS, IA
Sep 16, 2009 11:39 AM Awaiting delivery to my office.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Labor Day ride

August has slipped into September and RAGBRAI suddenly seems a distant memory. Those of us in the Midwest are facing a bleak future of stationary biking. But there's still time to seize the last moments of summer on Monday with the annual Cedar Rapids Mayors Bike Ride, sponsored by the Linn County Trails Association.

With registration from 9-10 a.m. at the Ellis Park swimming pool parking lot, the 8-mile fun ride is free and open to the public. It will start at 10:15 a.m. and will go through downtown Cedar Rapids, around Cedar Lake and back to Ellis Park.

Tom Hicks and I are planning to incorporate lunch and a longer afternoon ride into the day, so join us if you can. A good time is sure to be had by all.

Best of all, the flood repairs on the trail through Cedar Rapids should be completed. And the weather forecast looks ideal.

Monday, July 27, 2009

The next leg?

RAGBRAI's 442-mile path from Council Bluffs to Burlington left me at a personal best 1,064 miles on the year. While I don't know when the next ride will be (I'm still 636 miles short of my goal), every ride from here on out will mark a new personal best. I like that.

I was hoping to join the local MS 150, but discovered that's the same weekend as my fantasy football draft. Experienced CoeBRAI riders won't be surprised that I'm the commissioner.

I looked into Swine Trek, but that's the morning of Coe's opening football game, and I have to announce. That was my first -- and only -- century last year, but I'll have to miss it this year.

There is the first annual BReW TAH TAH party ride out of North Liberty that caught my eye. It's a free party ride from Roadie's to Morse and back sponsored by Team AlcoHawk. It's an Aug. 8 nooner for 25-30 miles of rolling hills. I'll pick the Ely Boys up along the way, I hope.