http://www.heatherwhitney.com This is going to take awhile. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:47:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Stats of the Day Distance: 76.2 Moving Time: 5:33 Elevation: 6,778 ft (all stats and maps here) Woke up a bit earlier than I expected this morning and ended up hitting the road by 6:40AM (would have been even earlier but I had to wait for Chris to call and wish me good luck ... http://www.heatherwhitney.com/index.php/2010/07/08/bike-tour-day-two-gualala-to-point-reyes-station/ Stats of the Day Distance: 78.3 miles Moving Time: 5:20:27 Elevation: 6,410 feet (all stats and maps here) 7:05AM and I was on my bike. The day before I got a nectarine and banana to eat for breakfast, knowing that about 20 miles in I could stop by the Fort Bragg Bakery ... http://www.heatherwhitney.com/index.php/2010/07/02/bike-tour-day-one-westport-to-gualalalalala/ After deciding that my summer was wasting away without me doing anything exciting, I decided to take some vacation time and give bike touring a very short trial run. At first I was going to do a ride from mi casa to Big Sur or San Simeon, but, upon reflection, ... http://www.heatherwhitney.com/index.php/2010/07/02/bike-tour-day-zero-getting-up-to-westport/ As reported Monday (TechCrunch article here), 23andMe recently sent the wrong DNA results to up to 96 customers. Long story short, it appears the lab they farm the sequencing out to (LabCorp) mixed up the labeling on one of their 96-well trays (a standard sized plate) and, well, that meant ... http://www.heatherwhitney.com/index.php/2010/06/09/23andme-sends-people-the-wrong-dna-results-and-what-is-and-is-not-interesting-about-it/ I should really re-title this post "Galactic Justice" because that's pretty much what happened. If you remember from my last post (about our double century), it was me who was going along without a care in the world while Chris wanted to scream out and curse the gods. Well, apparently ... http://www.heatherwhitney.com/index.php/2010/04/05/bike-to-monterey-weekend-im-alive/ This past weekend Chris and I did something I thought, up until about 6 months ago, I'd never do in a million years -- a double century. The idea of doing two hundred miles on a bike (that doesn't have a motor) in one day seemed totally unpleasant and unnecessarily ... http://www.heatherwhitney.com/index.php/2010/03/30/solvang-double-century-my-first-200-mile-ride/ I’ve decided to write up little posts about my bike training this year since it’s useful for tracking progress and, mainly, because I find it fun to look back at all our awesome rides. For 2010 so far we have two big rides scheduled for sure: ... http://www.heatherwhitney.com/index.php/2010/01/16/bike-training-2010-first-pescadero-loop/ Today was one of my favorite days so far, and it wasn't because of amazing art and views. No, it was because of the food and company! Last night when Chris and I made our way back to Paris after a day of rain and train stations, we decided we ... http://www.heatherwhitney.com/index.php/2010/01/04/europe-christmas-2009-new-years-eve-in-paris/ Oh Day six, you were not quite what we were hoping for but you worked out well anyway. Last night before going to bed, Chris and I checked the weather and knew there was a fair chance we’d get rained on today. And, since we only brought one dinky umbrella ... http://www.heatherwhitney.com/index.php/2010/01/03/europe-christmas-2009-day-six-in-frances-train-stations/ Today Chris and I went to Triberg, located in the magical Black Forest in Germany. Having a predilection for fairy tales and magic, I was particularly excited about today. We arose in Strasburg and, after double-checking, were happy to discover that our hotel came with free breakfast! And, it turns ... http://www.heatherwhitney.com/index.php/2010/01/02/europe-christmas-2009-day-five-guten-tag-from-triberg/