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Day 14 and a lot of taters are battling the smoke on their rides. Be safe and best wishes to those fighting the fires! We’re two weeks down and just over one to go. Are you 2/3 finished? We now have 55 official taters after adding today’s 5. We have over 14,200 miles pedaled. 153Continue reading “Day 14:Two Weeks In”

Day 13 and we have three potatoes making it official today! After 13456.9 miles pedaled so far, we have 50 official potatoes. 150 potatoes are off the couch and we have 65 DUD SPUDS – remember, you will become a DUD if you don’t finish at least 100 miles. Our potatoes crossing the finish lineContinue reading “Day 13:Over 13,000 Miles Pedaled”

Day 12 finds 4 more ‘magneted’ potatoes! We have collectively pedaled over 12,500 miles – the legs and bums are feeling it! Forty seven taters have made it official and two more got off the couch. Check out your mileage – since we’re over half way, hopefully you are too. Then there are our DUDContinue reading “Day 12: Just Over Half Way”

Day 11 brings with it 11 new potatoes who made it official! We also crossed the 11K miles pedaled today. Serendipitous? We have a total of 43 official taters. There are 147 taters off the couch – one more than yesterday. That still leaves us with 68 potential DUD SPUDS. Buckle Up! Our finishers todayContinue reading “Day 11: Serious Pedal Stomping”

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”