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We ride at dawn (for pie)!

Posted in Bike sports, tagged , , , , on June 17, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Ride for pie.

Ride your bike, eat some pie – the circle of life.

You can support the Whidbey Camano Land Trust by participating in the 6th annual Sea, Trees & Pie Bike Ride any time between July 10-September 5.

The pertinent details can be found in the photo above.

The Whidbey Camano Land Trust, which was established in 1984, is a nationally-accredited 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

It partners with landowners and Island communities to “help expand county and state parks, protect natural areas and local family farms, increase trail and beach access, and protect and restore fish and wildlife habitat.”

 

To register for the event:

2021 Sea, Trees & Pie Bike Ride (classy.org)

 

For more info on the Whidbey Camano Land Trust:

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For more info on 3 Sisters Family Farm:

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Explore the Island, support Coupeville schools

Posted in Bike sports, Fundraisers, Running, Swim, tagged , , , , , , , on June 21, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Multiple ways to support a good cause. (Photo courtesy James Steller)

“Circumnavigate Whidbey” is back, but with a twist.

An annual fundraiser for the Community Foundation for Coupeville Public Schools, it’s headed into its third go-round, with the hope of attracting the most participants yet.

The first two years featured creator James Steller (and later a few friends) circling Whidbey by means of running, bicycling, and swimming.

This time out, they’re offering local athletes a chance to participate in two non-competitive “half-Ironman triathlons,” while tracing the 160-mile perimeter of Whidbey Island.

The event goes down Labor Day weekend (Aug. 31-Sept. 1).

The first day, athletes launch from Mickey Clark Field (behind Coupeville Elementary School), head South, then work their way back to Coupeville.

Day two will start in the same place, but everyone will head North.

Each day will consist of 13 miles running (split into several legs), a mile swim, and the rest taken up by biking.

Participants will stick together on the journey, regardless of pace.

The event wraps with a community potluck at the end of the second day.

Those who want to help support the Foundation, but not hit the roads and waters, can donate to the cause, as the poster at the top of this article indicates.

The Foundation, which was started in 1977, provides scholarships to students and grants to teachers, helping keep Coupeville education humming along.

For much more info on the foundation, or “Circumnavigate Whidbey,” pop over to:

https://www.4coupevilleschools.org

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Born to bike? You’re in luck

Posted in Bike sports, tagged , , , , on February 20, 2019| Leave a Comment »

All your pertinent info.

As someone who has worked on a mussel-harvesting boat, and, unfortunately, eaten one or two of what was pulled up, I firmly believe the slimy buggers are an abomination.

Anyone who tells you otherwise is focusing on the taste of melted butter, wine, and seasonings, and ignoring the gloppy hunks o’ flesh bobbing in that savory mix.

And yet, the annual Penn Cove Mussel Fest endures, bringing a fair amount of money and fame to Central Whidbey.

Plus, the Jefferds family, which trolls the waters in front of Coupeville Sports headquarters for the seafood star of the show, are good people.

So, when they, and their signature event, do well, I nod in approval … from a distance.

This year’s celebration of the briny beast goes down Mar. 2-3, and while I may have no desire whatsoever to take part, if you do, good on you.

For those who want to toss in a little mountain biking with their attempts to trick their taste buds into thinking mussels were meant for human consumption, there’s also the Mussels in the Kettles event.

All the info you need can be found in the photo above, so no need for me to repeat it all right here.

Scroll up, read away, make your plans and enjoy your weekend.

Just don’t try and tell me those rubbery lil’ bottom feeders are a delicacy. My taste buds know the truth.

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Riders, to your bikes!!

Posted in Bike sports, Community Sports, tagged , , , on February 18, 2014| Leave a Comment »

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Pertinent info, in a convenient reading format.

Now, everyone with any sense knows that mussels are the world’s most disgusting form of seafood.

But, there are some out there who feel obligated to celebrate the slug of the sea, and it’s certainly true that Coupeville’s annual bowing down to the devil of the ocean during the Penn Cove Mussel Fest (Mar. 7-9) will attract a ton of tourists.

So, while you’re here, trying to gag down the flotsam and jetsam of our waters, you might want to work off the taste by hauling out your bike and getting some exercise.

The Mussels in the Kettles mountain bike event is set for 9 AM Saturday, Mar. 8. For info, head back up to the photo above.

And seriously, as someone who did time working on the mussel rafts and is forever scarred by it — you can put all the butter and garlic in the world on the hideous things and you’re still just chewing on rubber.

Stinky, salty rubber.

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D’Almeida rocks the triathlon!!

Posted in Bike sports, Running, Swim, Triathlon on June 23, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Amanda d'Almeida celebrates her finish. (Dan d'Almeida photos)

Amanda d’Almeida celebrates her finish. (Dan d’Almeida photos)

D'Almeida and Neil Rixe, ready for the opening swim leg.

D’Almeida and Neil Rixe, ready for the opening swim leg.

Out of the water...

Out of the water…

and off on the bike, picking off stragglers as she goes.

And off on the bike, picking off stragglers as she goes.

Two-for-two.

Despite not doing much (if any) pre-training, Amanda d’Almeida grabbed second in the womens’ competition at the Deception Pass Challenge triathlon Saturday.

The recent Wolf grad, a valedictorian and Female Athlete of the Year, has claimed second both years the event has been waged.

The Challenge was comprised of a half-mile swim in Cranberry Lake, followed by a 13-mile bike ride over a mix of road and trail, then a four-mile run from West Beach to the top of Goose Rock.

Top finishers:

Women:

Susan Deschenes 2:12:34
d’Almeida 2:21:26
Marina Stoermer 2:21:28

Men:

Jacob Hartsoch 1:42:44
Michael Feist 1:43:08
David Deschenes 1:46:54

Team:

The Controllers 2:07:14
WIBC Derailleurs 2:13:18
Team Ferocity 2:13:51

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