Tumblr (3.0; @crustyhateshills)http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/<p>So I knew I had a chance in hell in really completing Rapha Rising I thought I would give it a try. Emphasize TRY. So a couple days I rode my new rig and my fixed without any measuring device.  Oh well it was fun getting out putting in the miles.</p> <p>In total I wound up with 7,789ft climbed of 68,897 required by Rapha Rising. </p> <p>Thanks to Rapha for throwing down one hell of a challenge. Maybe next year I will plan better to head to some mountains.</p>http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/8484832029http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/8484832029Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:16:02 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_loovp6jU1j1qmn64so1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>20th reasonmy Rapha Rising is a complete dream of attaining. I decided to dress really funny and start running for CX season</p>http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7886408254http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7886408254Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:15:06 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lol0jnmA2O1qmn64so1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>19th reason for Rapha Raising fail. 48.76 miles of gravel along the river doesn’t equal many feet of elevation.</p>http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7801182352http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7801182352Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:09:23 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_locpy4jW4y1qmn64so1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>18th reason for Rapha Raising. Give me points for half the brewery being from Bend, Oregon. I’m carbo loading for the weekend.</p>http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7636176347http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7636176347Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:39:40 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_loaeb5uDjB1qmn64so1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>17th reason for my Rapha Raising failure. Shakedown of the new ride without any measuring devices. Oh well tomorrow is another day.</p>http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7582557397http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7582557397Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:33:05 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo6euhL4Vf1qmn64so1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>7th sign of my humbling failure of Rapha Raising.</p>http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7495205516http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7495205516Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:54:17 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo4igys3DU1qmn64so1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>6th sign of my Rapha Rising failure.</p>http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7455897890http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7455897890Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:17:22 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo16rwkhii1qmn64so1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>16th reason I will fail Rapha Rising. The Boss kickin my ass today. Love her</p>http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7391781506http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7391781506Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:11:56 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo0z5dXYOp1qmn64so1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>15th reason for Rapha Rising failure. More honey do’s.</p>http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7387426781http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7387426781Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:27:13 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo0ns2YrtG1qmn64so1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>14th reason for absolutely, no chance in hell, ultimate failure for Rapha Raising: honey do’s!</p>http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7381566575http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7381566575Fri, 08 Jul 2011 08:21:38 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnzjfjTpR21qmn64so1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>13th reason I’m going to fail.</p>http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7359158601http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7359158601Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:50:07 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnxej05gNd1qmn64so1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>12th reason for my Rapha Rising fail.</p>http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7311030785http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7311030785Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:09:00 -0500<p>So far my running tally for my failure of Rapha Raising is 4,436 ft out of 68,897ft.</p> <p>Only 64,461 to go. Sweeet!</p>http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7281708977http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7281708977Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:49:08 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnvwezzHCR1qmn64so1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>5th sign I’m doomed to failure. Can not get around elderly folks walking on gravel trail. So continental except no mandatory Rapha clothing shot on bicycle.</p>http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7281388588http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7281388588Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:40:12 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnvw212aSi1qmn64so1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>11th reason why Rapha Raising is a FAIL,FAIL, FAIL</p>http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7281109608http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7281109608Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:32:26 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnvvszIGm51qmn64so1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Oh my that is a Rapha Club jersey in green/lime/cream isn’t it? Amazing how it looks against the dense foliage on that nasty steep climb.</p>http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7280915054http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7280915054Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:27:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnvvhenbw91qmn64so1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>10th reason why Rapha Rising is convincing me I’m a clown.</p>http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7280667522http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7280667522Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:20:02 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnvvehDuae1qmn64so1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>4th sign my Rapha Rising is going to fail.</p>http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7280601852http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7280601852Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:18:18 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnvv1thVPp1qmn64so1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>3rd sign of continuing failure of Rapha Raising</p>http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7280329307http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7280329307Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:10:41 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnvunfzews1qmn64so1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Why yes that is Rapha’s Lightweight Jersey I’m sporting on a dirt road with a road bike. Oh so continental of me I must say. If I’m going to fail at Rapha Raising I might as well look damn good!</p>http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7280021090http://crustyhateshills.tumblr.com/post/7280021090Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:02:00 -0500