Meredith Willson wrote the script, lyrics and music for the Broadway musical “The Music Man” in 1957 (film released in 1962) and in the first sung number in the show, "Iowa Stubborn", the local Iowans claim: "You really ought to give Iowa ... Hawkeye Iowa ... Ought to give Iowa a try". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7lFbUVS9WM&t=181s Indeed! This … Continue reading "Iowa Stubborn 200k"

Our last brevet of the Super Randonneur series will use a variation of the "Central Iowa Sampler" route which went to Audubon on the first segment then, after an overnight in Ames, out to Marshalltown and Eudora to wrap up the 600K. This "V2" of the route skips the out & back to Audubon in … Continue reading "Central Iowa Sampler 600K – 2024"

For our third event of the season we'll jump straight into the deep end of the pool with the Ames to Audubon 400K. Although it doesn't look too tough "on paper" we don't ride brevets on paper! That stretch from Guthrie Center out to Audubon is an endless series of rollers that'll challenge you - … Continue reading "Ames to Audubon 400K – 2024"