Author Kathleen Bober
In preparation for the San Diego Century Ride on May 21, 2016, I started leading GABA training rides on Mt. Lemmon on March 1. Over the course of 10 weeks, we add a couple miles to our climb each week,… Continue Reading →
I hosted my 2nd annual Birthday Brew Ride on Saturday, January 16. We had 15 cyclists on our 63 mile, social-paced, ride along The Loop. We started from Dragoon Brewing Company at 9:30 am and rode The Loop clock-wise, with… Continue Reading →
Alastair and I, with friends Michael and Paul Verdu, and their friends Jen and Joseph, joined hundreds of enthusiastic people at the La Jolla Cove Swim Club Annual New Year’s Day Polar Bear Plunge. It was a beautiful sunny day,… Continue Reading →
I completed the 104 mile Tucson Medical Center 33rd El Tour de Tucson, which was held on Saturday, November 21, 2015. Our group of eight (7 men and me) met at the starting line at 4:30am, and tried to keep… Continue Reading →
Another epic ride completed yesterday – GABA Silverbell Century! Just short of a hundred miles – 98.9 by my Strava app. It was a lot tougher than the Tumacacori Century three weeks ago – the last half was into fairly… Continue Reading →
I completed my first 100 mile ride yesterday – GABA (Great Arizona Bicycling Association) Tumacacori Century! It went much better than expected, given that my longest ride this year was 75 miles last weekend, and I felt that was much… Continue Reading →
On October 16, 2011, I did my first open water swim event, Round-the-Sound Swimathon, which was held in Bermuda in the Harrington Sound. I chose Bermuda for my first event because I used to take many holidays to the island… Continue Reading →
Tucson Ruff Runners works with Tucson’s only open access animal shelter, Pima Animal Care Center (PACC). The group meets at PACC on Tuesday evenings and Friday mornings to exercise the dogs and give them a break from their kennels. This… Continue Reading →
Three years ago this month, I participated in the Slam the Dam 8K open water swim in Lake Mead, Nevada. It was a great event, and I was well prepared, having done three 5-mile training swims prior to the race…. Continue Reading →
Alastair and I enjoyed a 2 week holiday in Alaska, visiting places where I lived as a kid and exploring new areas for hiking. Weather was perfect, and due to lack of rain and some recent fires there were practically… Continue Reading →