Honorable mention: “Rejuvenation.” photo by Jamie Grant “An average Joe’s first ‘Century Ride’.” story by Elliott Wright
Marina del Rey to Surfside Seafood just happens to be 51 miles by Elliott Wright After riding a second-hand, brakeless, fixed-gear bike with mismatched wheels for over a decade, I decided to treat myself to a new bicycle this past January. I’ve never considered myself a serious cyclist, but I wanted something that would open the door to more challenging routes around my hometown of Westchester. Adding brakes and multiple gears would significantly switch up the riding experience. Planning a bikeable, 100-mile route around LA’s gridiron streets is no small feat. From a scenic standpoint, riding north along Pacific Coast Highway seemed as good an option as any. Looking at the map, I discovered Oxnard was just shy of 55 miles from Marina del Rey, which would be the starting and ending points of my journey. At 7 a.m. on a Friday in late March, I hopped onto the Marvin Braude bicycle path, which weaves along the docks of the marina. The rain the night before had left the morning air clear and crisp and the sky cloudless and blue. I rode briskly to Venice, took Dell Avenue over the canals, and continued into Santa Monica. The path terminates at Will Rogers State Beach, where I merged…
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