And They’re Off

Le Tour de Couch Potato, edition 14 is off and running. We had a little glitch this morning with logging miles so if you had an issue, please retry – all is fixed. There are already a bunch of potatoes on the road – 24 pedaling so far – and enjoying the heat (or not as we’ll see below.

Potato Happenings

Salt Life Yam really perfected being a couch potato this year. Today she started peeling back my potato status towards my goal of returning to a skinny fry! This was the excuse she needed!

A lot of our potatoes were out early to beat the heat. Bandit Yam hit the Capital Trail bright and early and joined lots of people using the Trail this morning. Almighty Spud and Drunk Spud also started early and were able to catch the last bit of the race in France during a nice lunch stop. They are happily halfway after day one. Surfin Spud had a beautiful 5:45 am ride through the Francis Marion National Forest on the road. The run after turned into a walk as the heat got to me. Pickle juice to the rescue for cramping calves. Harley Taterson did an early morning ride along flat untraveled roads near Trappe, Maryland which was just gorgeous.
Also checking in while outside was Chip-n-Dale who did a ride from Fisherman’s Wharf, up and down Lombard Street, to the Bay Bridge. Also rode the Grizzly Peak in Berkeley. Spud Luda met the rubber tire bear and cub at Bollinger Park in Taneytown!

Reporting in from the cool stationary bikes are Yogatato who stayed cool by riding the P! and Potato Prez who is Zwifting in France while the boys are riding in Italy. Mythical Patata is off the couch with an indoor warm-up – the “real” miles start tomorrow with some fellow potatoes.

Haus of Spuds did not beat the heat but summed the weather up best with: “Hot. Damn hot. Do some crotch pot cooking hot.”

Administrivia

We’re stiving for a goal of 30,000 miles this year – 611.03 as of this report! We have 24 potatoes on the road, 202 still on the couch, and no mashed potatoes that have reported in.

I’m working on potato names so if you don’t have one yet, have no fear, I’m going out to dinner and may have a few drinks. I could get creative! HA

Results so far are here: Reported Miles

Report miles here: Mileage Entry

Happy Pedaling,

Madam Tuber