Dave Brasuell on his 70th birthday.  He rode 70 miles that day!  Congrats!

Consistent gym workouts.

The best present:  a fitness challenge - Dave rode 70 miles on his 70th birthday!  His quote:  "70 miles on 70 years young."  

Still earning PR's and making record mileage - August 2025.

Dave Brasuell -  Retired Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps

• Total bike mileage for 2025:  2,800.5 miles!  In this year, Dave turned 70, so he rode 70 miles that day.
• Total bike mileage for month of 9/25:  430 miles.
• Total bike mileage for 10/2024 - 10/2025:  2,512 miles.  Average weekly mileage = 48.3 miles.
• Total mileage for 2021:  2,400 miles.
• Total mileage on bike, 2019:  June = 475 miles.  July = 460 miles.  August = 408 miles.
• Total bike mileage, 2020:  July = 542 miles, August = 417 miles.
• Rode 1,500 miles on his new bike June 3 - October 31, 2018  (hopes for a few more rides in November)
• January  -  May 31, 2018:  600 miles on bike  
• 30 years in active and reserve Marine Corps
• Dave started exercising regularly in the late '70's.  He took many health and P.E. classes in college.
• "I did LOTS of running in the Marines."
• "I'm a big believer that being active and fit benefits your life.  It's also a personal responsibility thing....being responsible for your health."

​all photos courtesy of Dave

7/29/20:  Dave's video of ride on Boise Greenbelt coming back from Lucky Peak Dam celebrating 500 miles ridden in the month of July 2020!

Dave's bike ride 10/3/20 out of Warm Lake near McCall, Idaho

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Retirement gift!

7/16/19:  Dave's short video of riding back from
​Lucky Peak Dam along Boise River

11/3/20:  "Beautiful ride to the Lucky Peak Dam"

"Easy 22-miler off of Hwy 55 this a.m."

"Cool 23-miler on Thursday"  -  Temps in the 30's - 40's

Veterans in Boise, Idaho
From left to right:  Phil - retired Navy pilot,  Jim - Viet Nam era Army,  Pete - non-vet,  and Dave - Col. USMC retired

"Nice to get outside today on the bike. 6 Jan 2019. Felt great🚴‍♂️☺"

Dave and Bus Hestekin at the gym

Pocatello (Idaho) Half-Marathon - 2002

After the Carlsbad 5000 Race

40 - mile bike ride to Lucky Peak Dam, Boise

Southeast Idaho Veterans Memorial Dedication
November 5, 2005

Fallujah, Iraq - 2004

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