Sunday, June 16, 2019
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Sun, Jun 16, 2019, 8:00 AM
On December 31, 2016, my father Tom Gooley past away after a long battle with cancer. He was an amazing human being who lived his life to the fullest. And, to put it bluntly, he was a badass on a road bike. His birthday is June 18th 1955, always fell right around Fathers Day. So every Fathers Day, I honor him by taking his road bike out and doing a distance ride equal to whatever age he would have turned year. So in 2019, for what would have been his 64th birthday, it's a 64 mile ride. The three stipulations for the routes are: Distance in miles must be equal to Tom's age that year. Must have serious hills (he'd have it no other way). Must end at a place where we can imbibe in tasty beers (again, he'd have it no other way). This is not a race, but friendly competition among riders is 100% encouraged. The route is shown on the Facebook page. It starts at Irving Park, rides to Vista House via the Columbia River Trail and historic highway, down to Powell Butte, then Council Crest Park before ending at Breakside Brewery in Slabtown. This is an unsupported ride, bring your own support if you wish. No fees to join in, however there will be a charity recommendation to donate to in Tom's name. I'm still vetting a few charities, but if anyone can vouch for a local bicycle non-profit or cancer organization let me know.
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