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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!!

Coast to Coast
By Machka
in Tours&Travelling
August 9, 2024
Back in February, before all the house stuff began, I booked a trip for us in early August with Rowan’s birthday in mind. We love watching train shows, about train trips in various parts of the world. One train trip has had my attention for years: The Indian-Pacific. A multi-day train journey from Perth on the west coast of Australia all the way across to Sydney on the east coast of Australia. That’s the trip I booked!! [Read More]
Trauma and Fatigue
By Machka
in Health
May 13, 2023
Many of us have experienced a stressful or traumatic life event in recent years, so it is no wonder we feel extreme tiredness/fatigue. [Read More]
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]
Stress Relief Ideas
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]
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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]