(Forest City, Iowa) -- After watching the Tour de France early yesterday evening, I felt inspired to go on a hard bike ride. 27 miles later and having barely reached the Tour's average of 25 mph at any point during my ride, I realized the incredible talent of the Tour de France riders.
Still... it felt good to get a 27-mile ride in on a Monday evening. I followed it up with a short 9 mile ride this morning before work.
Looking at the Ragbrai route makes me excited for the journey and nervous because of the mileage. The 82.9 mile day is going to be quite the challenge!
Everyone from Waldorf who is participating in Ragbrai seems to be very excited.
We want to meet prospective students for the first time. We hope to see some familiar faces of current students, parents and alumni. And we also hope to have a safe ride and bring home plenty of fascinating stories.
Only five more days until Ragbrai begins.
I can't wait!
-- Josh Damm '06, Communications Director
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Getting ready
(Forest City, Iowa) -- If you are reading this blog, you must know .... Waldorf College has a team of faculty and staff riding Ragbrai this year!
We'll be leaving on July 19 to begin our journey across the great state of Iowa. The ride will begin on July 20 in Missouri Valley and it ends on July 26 in Le Claire. According to Ragbrai tradition, we'll dip our rear tire in the Missouri River and our front tire in the Mississippi River one week later!
Our "Catch the Fire" jerseys came in the mail the other day and Seth Miner, Waldorf's Ragbrai organizer, presented a team jersey to Waldorf President Richard Hanson.
We are excited to ride across Iowa and meet prospective students, current students and Waldorf alumni and friends.
Make sure you bookmark this page so you can continue to follow our adventures. We'll soon be posting pictures, video and plenty of interesting stories so check back everyday starting July 19 for new content.
You can also visit Ragbrai's official website for more information.
-- Josh Damm '06, Communications Director
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