photo by Randy Rasa |
25,000 Miles
Congratulations to Randy Rasa for his epic milestone of riding 25,000 since he started keeping track of his cycling in 2004.
"Hit a big milestone on last night's ride: 25,000 miles (since I started keeping track in 2004). The Earth is 24,901 miles around. On my next circumnavigation of the globe, hopefully I'll have a chance to see more of it!" Randy said yesterday.
Randy is the creator of the site Kansas Cyclist . It is an extraordinary informational website where he shares; resources, news, events, places to ride, advocacy info, trail information, photos, and a first class calender of rides for Kansas and the surrounding states. His podcast is full of information and features that has a NPR feel.
He also has a blog, DirtBum, where he is "exploring Kansas back roads by bike." The photos are incredible.
Randy and me on a Kansas City, Mo urban adventure |
If you happen to be driving on rural Kansas gravel roads, anytime of year, and you see a lone cyclist on a Surly Long Haul Trucker, (day or night), in the distance, it is probably Randy.
photo by Randy Rasa |
His knowledge of the local history and bridge history makes riding with him extremely interesting,
but be warned,
he likes gravel and minimum maintenance roads so bring your fat tires and have the time of your life!
Bill Poindexter, Randy Rasa, and Nitin Pai, on a gravel ramble to Louisburg, Kansas and surrounding area. Circa 2009 |
We salute Randy Rasa for his 25,000 mile trek. Congratulations!
Aw shucks, Bill. Now you have me blushing. Thanks for the great writeup!
ReplyDeleteOne small edit: The "wheat" image is not mine; it's a stock photo.
Congrats on the milestone, Randy! Ride on!
ReplyDeleteCongrats Randy! Glad I was able to ride with you for some of those miles. Great article Bill!
ReplyDeleteYet another reason why I should probably bite the bullet and install a cycle computer. I like to estimate my total mileage because I can overestimate without fear of being found out!
ReplyDeleteI met both the author and the subject, Bill Poindexter and Randy Rasa, at the KanBikeWalk annual meeting. Both these guys have a long term vision for cycling in the U.S. and are doing a great job of promoting it. They're also unique, interesting individuals.
Thanks for that Clayton!
ReplyDeleteNice site!
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