In loving memory of Maura (1964-2008), my best friend. This blog is a gift to our sons, Sam and JJ and to everyone who knew her. The entries are in no particular order but are tagged by year and subject. Most everyone know she raced bikes for a long time but did not really see her at races. As anyone can see, she is big on cycling, Hawaii, anything pink and most importantly, life.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Found Picture
Found this in the garage in Pasadena where we kept all the bikes. Me and Goose, sometime around 1990.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Maura's Ipod
She listened to a lot of Sick Puppies, Nelly Furtado, Social D, Alter Bridge and She Wants Revenge. 136 plays for Sick Puppies' "Dressed Up As Life".
Thursday, April 21, 2011
1993 Race Results
I found this after going through an old stack of cycling stuff. This is part of a proposal for a women's team that she put together in 1994. I don't remember her winning those 5 races in 1993 but she obviously advanced to a Category 3 racer after 2 years of racing. I do remember Race #11, the Mt Hamilton Road Race in San Jose. We drove up to the Bay Area for this race using my dad's Astrovan that we borrowed for the weekend. Mt Hamilton Road Race started in San Jose and ended up near Livermore after over 25 miles of climbing. I followed the race in the Astrovan and she finished 4th riding against very good climbers from the San Francisco/San Jose area. After this race, she pretty much decided that road races that have a lot of climbing are more suited for her skills (as opposed to those fast, hairy criteriums).
Driving A Big Red Tractor
This was on our second trip to visit her Uncle Don in Fenwick, Michigan. She drove the tractor during each of her 3 visits to his farm. Of course, he would always ride shotgun just in case...
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