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Find Your Limits

Tim Riter June 15, 2020

About a month ago, an “Unconventional” post examined our need to challenge ourselves, using the slogan, “If you don’t push your limits, you’ll never learn the true extent of your abilities and motivations and faith.”  I firmly believe that, and encourage all to wisely and strategically push the possible. But that coin has a reverse side. Only when we push our limits can we learn them. Othewise, we guess, we act in fear or foolishness. And wise folks…

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In Happenings Tags Iron, Iron Butt Ride, Push Limits, Know Limits, Cedar City UT, Christian LIving, Spiritual Formation
Time: 4 AM, July 14, 2018, Temecula CA

Time: 4 AM, July 14, 2018, Temecula CA

Will This EVER End?

Tim Riter August 20, 2018

Insanity or idiocy or a demented desire to identify and challenge my limits? Just about all family and friends thought the first two would explain my attempt at an Iron Butt ride: 1,000 miles on 2 wheels in 24 hours. I lean toward a strange blend of all three. On the insane and idiot side, I’m 70 with a bum knee. 1,000 miles will take about 13 hours of butt on seat time, with 6 stops for bike fuel with 3 including human fuel, adding maybe 4 hours. 17 hours from departing at 4 AM from home in Temecula hopefully will get me into Dillon MT about 9 PM, after riding 1040 miles. Well, 10 PM with the time change. One long day.

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In Happenings Tags Iron Butt Ride, Challenges, Push Limits, Dillon MT, Cedar City UT, Motorcycle Rides, Spiritual Formation, Christian Living
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A bit of an unreconstructed Jesus freak. Almost old enough to have known him when he walked this world. About 27 on the inside. Investing his life in university and teen students. Inveterate cross country motorcycle rider. Nature lover. Entranced with the power of written and spoken words. Still learning.

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