Brevets

Brevets & Long Rides

By Charlene (Machka)

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MachkaAugust 17, 2019

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2001 300K – My First Double Century!

MachkaMay 27, 2001

I completed my first 300K brevet (323 kms = 200 miles) in just over 17 hours on May 26, 2001 on my Giant. It was an easier ride than the 200K I did on my Mongoose!

2001 200K – My First Brevet!

MachkaMay 12, 2001

I completed my first 200K brevet, in 12 hours, with the Manitoba Randonneurs, on May 12, 2001, on my 40lb Mongoose Mountain bike!!

Maria Island, Tasmania
By Machka
in Tours&Travelling
November 27, 2021
When we left the island on February 27, 2016, we said we’d be back. We had no idea it would be 5 years and 9 months later. But life happens ... [Read More]
Rowan & Charlene
By Machka
in Charlene
August 21, 2021
Rowan and I "met" online, on a cycling forum, in early 2003 and then in person in August 2003. I’m a Canadian and he is Australian. [Read More]
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By Machka
in Health
November 24, 2019
I have been trying to put together a list of quick stress relievers because I wasn't pleased with the ones I found ... ones which assumed that people had all kinds of time and could go off for massages and 3 week vacations and all sorts. So ... this is what I've compiled so far. [Read More]
Sleep
By Machka
in Health
November 23, 2019
The other night, I was dozing off and somewhere in between that wake and sleep state when I suddenly felt like my eyes weren't entirely closed. Then I got to wondering ... am I sleeping with my eyes slightly open? It is a thing. It does happen to some people. [Read More]
Another Post
By Machka
in Brevet
August 17, 2019
this is temp [Read More]
2001 300K – My First Double Century!
By Machka
in Brevet
May 27, 2001
I completed my first 300K brevet (323 kms = 200 miles) in just over 17 hours on May 26, 2001 on my Giant. It was an easier ride than the 200K I did on my Mongoose! [Read More]
2001 200K – My First Brevet!
By Machka
in Brevet
May 12, 2001
I completed my first 200K brevet, in 12 hours, with the Manitoba Randonneurs, on May 12, 2001, on my 40lb Mongoose Mountain bike!! [Read More]