Rider Profile: Stasia Honnold // 100
August 23, 2007
Car-free cyclist ("Have never owned one, never will," she says) Stasia Honnold is one of the brave souls who has signed up for the full century on the Portland Century, but she's not intimidated by all those miles. "I end up bike commuting anywhere from 20-40 miles a day, depending on how many stops and random side trips I take, so if I'm going to do a recreational ride I basically want to go as far as possible to make it interesting. I also did the 100 miles last year and it rocked. There's nothing like a hundred miles to make you feel like you really earned the post-ride dinner!"
Stasia, a seventh grade English teacher, is exited to return her second Portland Century. "My favorite part of these rides is meeting all the other awesome people out there. I love to find people going my pace. There's something about the fact that you're both biking that makes it easier than ever to strike up a conversation with a stranger."
Stasia says her favorite place to take a long ride is the Gorge, and last weekend she tackled Larch Mountain. She also loves riding through Riverview Cemetery, on the 205 path to Marine Drive and through Washington Park. "But really," she say, "as long as I'm on a bike I'm happy."
Stasia likes that the Portland Century is all about Portland. "I really, really, really like how normal it is to bike here, and how easy. I love that I can tell people I don't have a car and they think it's admirable, not absolutely crazy. I love Portland's continuous work to make the city accessible by and safe for alternative transportation, whether it's bike, bus, max, whatever. And unrelatedly, I love how people care about things being local and organic. Yay for conscious living!"
If you're not yet signed up, you can still sign up online, at Saturday's pre-ride check in, or at the event on Sunday. For more info, see the Portland Century website.
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Posted by orbike at August 23, 2007 9:09 AM
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Loved the new route for this year's Portland Century. The extra hills really made up for last year's routing through Kelly Point Park and NoPo (less stop and go). Big thanks to all of the volunteers and people who made this event possible. I can't even begin to imagine the amount of work that goes into something like this.
Couldn't have asked for a better day, weatherwise, and the finish line feast made it all worth it (esp the Widmer).
Only one gripe, and hopefully nobody will take it personally. The ride logo on the posters and shirts are weak, at best. Especially since this year was a repeat of last years design.
In a city filled with artsy types, it seems like someone could come up with a design with more artistic/graphical impact. If you want to see some truly inspired designs, check out:
http://www.perimeterbicycling.com/Posters/Poster.html
I would be much more inclined to buy all sorts of PC merchandise if the logos were more aesthetically pleasing.
Again, don't take it as a slam, but I can tell you that it would definitely increase the revenue generated by this event.
Thanks again for a thoroughly fun time. Looking forward to next year!
John
Posted by: jayteepee at August 27, 2007 6:42 PM