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Day 10 is behind us and so is 10,000 miles! As predicted, a lot of those potatoes that were close crossed the finish line today. We now have a total of 30 official potatoes. There are 146 taters off the couch, leaving us with 69 potential DUD SPUDS. Crossing the 100 mile threshold today are:Continue reading “Day 10: Group Rides is our Theme Today”

Day 9 is in the books and check out all the taters in the pic. Our total official taters has grown to 21. We also have most 9500 miles pedaled and 10 more spuds are off the couch. Making it official today are: Almighty Spud and Drunk Spud – both finishing with 146 miles. SpudContinue reading “Day 9: Today was a BUSY Pedal Day”

Day 8 and we’re up to 15 official potatoes, 136 pedaling potatoes, and just over 8000 miles pedaled. Crossing the finish line today and earning their magnet are: Katherine-the Great Tater and Tuber or Not Tuber – both finishing with 101.1 miles. Congrats to you both! A sneak peak shows me at least two moreContinue reading “Day 8: A Saturday to Pedal”

Day 7 and we have 13 official potatoes, 132 pedaling potatoes, and about 6600 miles pedaled. Four more potatoes crossed the century mark today. Congratulations go out to: Frying Nun with 106.5 miles, Nip it in the Spud with 105.2 miles and a 6th magnet, Marshmallow Fluff Potato with 103.3 miles, and just over theContinue reading “Day 7: It’s National French Fry Day”

Day 6 gets us to 9 official potatoes, 128 pedaling potatoes, and about 5500 miles pedaled. Today’s official taters include: Sewin’ Spuds with 119.5 miles and Fry Alicia with 106.9 miles. Woo hoo – get that magnet! And is Raul-tato a cannibal? Inquiring minds want to know. 🙂 Here’s what y’all had to say aboutContinue reading “Day 6: Is the Cooler Weather Coming?”

Day 5 brings us 7 official potatoes, 120 pedaling potatoes, and almost 4600 miles pedaled. Those we’re recognizing as official today include a couple I missed yesterday (apologies): Fo’Fanna Potato has 180 miles, Potato Chip Rock has 103 miles, and Buck-A-Spud has 101.2 miles. Congratulations to all of you crossing the finish line. Here’s whatContinue reading “Day 5: We’re Stomping on Those Pedals”

Day 4 and over 3400 miles have been pedaled. We have more potatoes claiming “official” status today. Decapotato finished with 128.6 miles. You Be Yameen is over the line with 109.6 miles. Swisher Sweet Potato is also finished with 105.4 miles. Congratulations to you all – enjoy your magnets. We have a few more potatoesContinue reading “Day 4: Potatoes are Crossing the Finish Line”

Day 3 and over 2700 miles have been pedaled. Green Eggs & Yam has achieved that 100 mile milestone with 125 miles. The 2026 Le Tour de Couch Potato now has 96 potatoes on the road. We’re starting to hear from some of our new potatoes as well. Enjoy all the experiences everyone is having.Continue reading “Day 3: Potatoes are Crossing the Finish Line”

Day 2 brings us over 1500 miles and three of our potatoes over half way. The 2026 Le Tour de Couch Potato is off to a hot start with 79 potatoes already on the road. Our goal is 30,000 miles – same as other years and we have yet to make it. Will this beContinue reading “Day 2: Kicked it into High Gear”

Happy Birthday America! Day 1 and we already have 29 potatoes on the road and over 400 miles logged. As we start our 16th year, we’re hoping to see a lot of milestones met. Today was a hot one for most of the country so we had a lot of HOT potatoes today. Hopefully youContinue reading “And we’re off”