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July 2008 - Posts

• Can’t get enough Booty? Here’s the video and more…

  24 Hours of Booty… I know it seems like my posts are going on and on for what was a 24 Hour event. But… you’ll have to bare with me because this means so much to me, my family and friends. So, I edited some video snippets into one little movie (below). [...] Posted Jul 30 2008, 05:13 PM by Donald's Daily Draft Filed under: Training, Cycling News

• A Rockin’ 24 Hours of Booty!

  What a ride!  I was so excited to be a part of this awesome event.  If you cycle and you want to help out a great cause you must sign up for 24 Hours of Booty!  I was invited by Brian, a good friend, to join his team, “Do It For Aaron.”  Brian lost his brother, Aaron, to [...] Posted Jul 28 2008, 04:17 AM by Donald's Daily Draft Filed under: Training, Cycling News

• Ready To Ride… 24 Hours of Booty!

  Well, tonight’s the night (Friday).  I will line up with my team, TEAM AARON, and hundreds of other cyclists in Charlotte, NC to pedal in the 24 Hours of Booty.  I’m extending another big THANK YOU for your donations.  So far, I have raised $1,825.00 and my team is over the $10,000 dollar mark.  Click here to see my personal [...] Posted Jul 25 2008, 03:18 AM by Donald's Daily Draft Filed under: Training, Cycling News

• Pro Training Ride… Who Would You Pick?

  We all have our favorite pro cyclists and maybe because of them a favorite team.  There are great guys in the pro peloton with great personalities.  So, if you could go on a training ride with a pro cyclist… who would you pick?  I’ve always liked George Hincapie.  He’s modest, a great experienced all around rider and certainly [...] Posted Jul 22 2008, 08:31 AM by Donald's Daily Draft Filed under: Training, Cycling News

• Celebrate Clean Cyclists… Cheaters Suck!

  Call it a “Mongoose” drug test because the ”Cobra” was caught and taken down.  Apparently, Ricardo Ricco is accused of having a  form of EPO called CERA in his system.  As reported by Paul Sherwin and Phil Liggett… it’s a third generation EPO apparently taken in very low dosages.  Click here for the article on CyclingNews.com detailing Ricco’s arrest, [...] Posted Jul 17 2008, 10:26 AM by Donald's Daily Draft Filed under: Training, Cycling News

• Sweet New Jersey Makes For A Great Ride!

  The weather is great right now for July, I’ve really enjoyed watching the Tour and I was pumped up and ready to go out for a solid ride.  But to make things even better, a package arrived in the mail from a kind friend.  It held a new and very sharp Team Gerolsteiner jersey.   I, of course, had to take it on its inaugural ride.  [...] Posted Jul 16 2008, 09:54 AM by Donald's Daily Draft Filed under: Training, Equipment

• Early Ride and Booty Update

  I love getting out on the road early.  It was just before 7 Saturday morning when I snapped these pics.  It started off a bit foggy and then an awesome sunrise.  It was me, my bike and the road… what peace.  Two (plus) hard hours… 42 miles (67.5 km)… 19.3 mph (31.06 kmh) average.   I had taken the last [...] Posted Jul 13 2008, 09:04 AM by Donald's Daily Draft Filed under: Training

• Pedaling In The 24 Hours Of Booty

  The countdown is on!  I have until Friday (tomorrow) at Noon to get donations before I ride the 24 Hours of Booty in Charlotte, NC on July 26th & 27th.   If you haven’t heard of the 24 Hours of Booty before, it is “The Official 24 Hour Cycling Event of the Lance Armstrong Foundation.”  Last year, my Mom and Dad [...] Posted Jul 10 2008, 09:09 AM by Donald's Daily Draft Filed under: Training, Cycling News

• Firecracker 4th of July Ride

  On Friday, I bolted after the newscast so I could make it to The Spin Cycle’s 16th Annual Firecracker 4th of July Ride.  Last year, I took part in the 100k and it turned out to be one of my best 62 mile rides.  This year, I only had time to ride the 50k because I had [...] Posted Jul 07 2008, 09:28 AM by Donald's Daily Draft Filed under: Training, Cycling News

• No Blood, Too Much Sweat And All My Gears!

  This year’s Blood, Sweat & Gears had its ups and downs for me and I’m not talking about the mountains.  The conditions: 80 degrees, no rain (go figure) and winds 10-20 mph.  But don’t get me wrong… the UPS certainly outweighed the downs.  I’m very happy with my ride and, as always, I had a blast.  It was the [...] Posted Jul 01 2008, 10:21 AM by Donald's Daily Draft Filed under: Training, Nutrition