My office view today.#garneau #liveyourdream #teamnuun #stayhydrated #teamvelorunners #raam2016

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Nice 70 mile spin over to Illinois today. Warm temps and light winds all the way. The last 7 days to training have been good. A total of 480 miles is a new 7 day total for me. I feel good, just always hungry and tired right now.

Someone is tired after 450+ miles this week. #garneau #liveyourdream #teamnuun #stayhydrated #teamvelorunners #raam2016

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Here are my stats for the week. This is my biggest week of training so far. Makes me feel pretty good leading up to RAAM, which is only 19 days away. Now I just have to stay relaxed and stay healthy until the race.

Type	Number	Distance	Time	Avg speed/pace	Elevation	Calories
Ride	7	454.4 mi	1d 0h 29m	18.56 mph	16,406 ft	17,397

A good combo @ 104 miles into a ride. #teamnuun #stayhydrated #teamvelorunners #garneau #liveyourdream #raam2016

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GU packet boot got me 10 more miles before I got a new tire @ The Hub. #teamnuun #teamvelorunners #raam2016 #garneau #liveyourdream

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My legs actually felt good today after the hard hill workout yesterday. About 40 miles into the ride I hit something sharp on the road and slashed my tire. I was able to use a GU packet to get be to the bike shop and get a new tire. That is the second tire I have ruined since moving to St. Louis. 

Garneau Course M-2 Jersey keeping me cool on a humid afternoon. #garneau #liveyourdream #teamnuun #teamvelorunners #raam2016

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Hard to believe that there is only 3 1/2 weeks until RAAM. I am really happy how training has been going lately. Being able to ride with the groups here in St. Louis at a faster pace has helped me work on my overall speed. About a week & half of hard training left and then it's taper time.

Solid Saturday on the bike. #garneau #liveyourdream #teamnuun #teamvelorunners #raam2016

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Got in a good 100 miler this morning. Legs felt good and averaged about 19.5 mph for the ride. I had company with Matt & Carter for the first half then some quality solo time.

Afternoon spinning. #garneau #liveyourdream #teamnuun #teamvelorunners #raam2016

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Getting in a good week on the bike. We have less than a month until RAAM, so there isn't a whole lot more to do as far as getting fit. If it hasn't happened by now, well too bad. I will try to get in a couple more good long rides and then keep hammering the shorter rides with the groups in town. Just making sure I don't get in any wrecks, like the one that happened last Saturday with the Hub ride.

Wet again. #garneau #liveyourdream #teamvelorunners #teamnuun #raam2016 #rainyride

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So the weather in St. Louis is feeling lots like Oregon. Light rain and temps only in the 50's is what I thought I left behind, but that isn't the case. Now by next week things will be back to normal here which means mid 80's and probably humid. Enjoy the cool temps!

RAAM Recon Day ended a little short. 3 x 10 miles w/ 30 minutes rest. #garneau #liveyourdream #teamnuun #teamvelorunners #raam2016

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Well I was suppose to do 4 to 5 of the 10 mile repeats but a blown sidewall put an end to that. The only time I forget to put in a spare tire and this happens. I was able to get in 3 solid rides. The wind in Kansas was tough. I would stop and ride 5 miles into the wind then turn around and fly back to the car with the wind to my back for the next 5 miles. Jump in the car and drive 30 minutes and do it all over again.

Riding with that guy this morning. #garneau #liveyourdream #teamnuun #teamvelorunners #raam2016

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A pleasant ride in Oklahoma City on their trail system. It was nice to get away from traffic for a while. 

Cruzin around the lake. #garneau #liveyourdream #teamnuun #teamvelorunners #raam2016

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After a long day of driving I jumped on the bike and got a few miles in around Lake Hefner in Oklahoma City. Legs didn't feel that bad considering the good tempo ride last night and driving for 7+ hours today. Hopefully I will be able to get in a few more short rides on this trip.

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I rode with the 7:30am Hub shop ride today. There was a big group and pace wasn't too bad. Since I rode a few miles before and and another 45 miles afterwards, I didn't try to mix it up much. Nice to sit back in the pack for most of it and get pulled along. 

City riding. #teamnuun #garneau #liveyourdream #teamvelorunners #raam2016

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St. Louis does have a few bike lanes and some streets that are bike thoroughfares, but coming from Portland, OR, it doesn't seem like a real bike friendly city. There are many big group rides which is nice, but we have to deal with lots of traffic. Red lights, stop signs, and turn signals are all optional in St. Louis.

Heading over to the Land of Lincoln. #teamnuun #teamvelorunners #garneau #liveyourdream #raam2016

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Did a little exploring along the Mississippi River today. From downtown St. Louis there is the Riverfront Trail that heads north and crosses into Illinois. The trail is about 13 miles long and it was nice to get away from traffic. I did find some other trails on the Illinois side that I will explore on another day.