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Not only are we over 9700 miles but we are announcing seven new official couch potatoes today. Pictured yesterday, my lovely aunt and uncle – Hot German Potato Salad and Reclining Spud – finished up with 132 miles each. Loch Ness Potato is also over the line with 112.2 miles (magnet number 7 I think!).Continue reading “Entering Week Two”

Check out this sexy pair of pedaling potatoes! I’m a little biased but since I can be, I included a pic of my aunt and uncle, both potatoes for several years now. We didn’t add any official potatoes since last night (as of my typing this) but we do have over 8500 miles to ourContinue reading “One Week In”

We’re 6 days in and have 3 more official potatoes crossing the finish line. Bramboregg has earned a magnet with 136 miles. Also over the finish line is LowTato with 109.1 miles. FaHashn Brown is right behind her with exactly 109 miles. Congrats to our recent finishers. As we check the mileage, we see overContinue reading “6 Days of Pedaling”

The potatoes are a’pedalin’ – we’re 5 days in and already up to 10 official potatoes. Three more made it over the line today including Swisher Sweet Potato (I think it was yesterday?) with 148.9 miles and a snapping turtle after her tire. Tri Potato and Spuds O’Connor both finished the day with exactly 100Continue reading “Five Days in and Still Pedaling”

It’s Independence Day and our potatoes are stretching their legs. We’re adding SIX official potatoes today. Stormin’ Spud is over the finish line with 128 miles while LatKeys finished right behind her with 127 miles. Bumble Spud has a new magnet with 122.7 miles. Decapotato earned another magnet with 113.9 miles (so far – weContinue reading “Potatoes Poppin’ Off for the 4th”

We’re only three days in and we have our first official potato. Marshmallow Fluff Potato crossed the 100 mile threshold today with 104.1 miles. She is one of 135 potatoes on the road and eleven of those are half way or more. Over 3500 miles have been pedaled in our 3 days so far. I’mContinue reading “Nothing is Rotten in Denmark”

Day 2 was a busy day for the potatoes. We’ve got 104 potatoes off the couch and Decapotato is already closing in on his magnet with over 80 miles. As a group, we’re over 2000 miles on day two – pedal potatoes, pedal! We have potatoes pedaling inside, outside and all around. I see lotsContinue reading “Day 2 and over 2000 miles”

With a record number of potatoes this year (268), the 2022 edition of Le Tour de Couch Potato is off to an awesome start. We have 47 potatoes stomping on their pedals already and almost 800 miles logged. Those boys in France have nothing on us. Mythical Patata and Stormin’ Spud are checking in withContinue reading “And they’re off”

It’s almost time for our Grand Depart: Register Here! Pedaling begins tomorrow, July 1st and registration will close just before so this is your last chance to sign up. We’re continuing our online engagement from last year and leveraging the website, allowing us to eliminate emails in favor of daily (or almost daily) blog posts.Tour information can be foundContinue reading “Saddle Up”

It’s finally time. I know many of you wait all year for this and here it is: Registration time for Le Tour de Couch Potato 2022. Register here! That’s right – 2022’s Tour is just around the corner with the Grand Depart on July 1st. Spread the word! Share with others who may be joining usContinue reading “2022 Registration is OPEN!”