Charlie Farrow's Amateur Bike Racing Website

amateur: n. 1. a person who engages in some art, science, sport, etc. for the pure pleasure of it rather than for money. 2. a person who does something without professional skill...derived from the french word "amare" which means "to love." That's me...Even though I am without professional skill...far from it; I love adventure, I love climbing, I love a good Hard-core Stout, I LOVE DULUTH, MN and I am obsessed with cycling & no one pays me so much as a penny! I am the consummate Amateur...

Friday, June 6, 2014

Trans Iowa Part III "Come in," they moooo-ed. "We'll give you shelter from the storm."

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Sorry for the substantial delay in submitting Part III of my personal narrative involving the running of the Trans-Iowa. In my defense, I h...
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Friday, May 2, 2014

Part 2: Perhaps a little context would be helpful?

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Part II: Some context or “How I came to lie down upon the fresh grass on that lonely road, just six miles from my goal of finishing the ...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Trans-Iowa Transgressions: Part I: Time is Finite...

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Part I: Making Summits matter in mountaineering, just as making the finish line matters in the Trans‑Iowa.   Either way, if you don’t...
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Monday, April 21, 2014

Your cheatin' heart...

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Guitar Ted , founder and director of the classic “unsupported” Trans-Iowa gravel cycling races recently wrote down some thoughtful and co...
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Friday, April 11, 2014

Yet another reason why my chances (for survival) look good for the Trans-Iowa Part X

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Pre Trans-Iowa positive thought of the day…or ”puttin’ a positive spin on seemingly a hopeless situation.”   Obese Heart Attack Patie...
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Thursday, April 10, 2014

Why I could have won the Trans Iowa....but now I won't be winning.....

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How I could have won the tenth running of the Trans-Iowa….But it would have been morally and ethically wrong.   Whether it is in purs...
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Charlie Farrow
Opinionated, yet often confused, happy, hyper, motivated, risk-taker, self-reliant, father of a wonderful kid, relunctant taxpayer...
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