I rode hard today for 70 miles, faster than I ever have. I wouldn’t have caught up with any racers, but I averaged 16 mph throughout the ride and shaved about 1/2 hour off my usual time on this loop. Pretty good. I thought about riding gravel today and I am glad I didn’t. The...
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Funny thing, seems like a lot of you think I am pretty tough or maybe a bit crazy simply because I have ridden my bike in a little bit of cold weather this winter. That’s a first for sure. I am just a little guy, the youngest of three kids, and I can’t say that...
Seems like when everything is flowing and things are going really well, I have a bad day to keep me in check. My Friday ride was off due to rain and ice. Looking at the forecast, I thought I might be able to squeeze some saddle time in on Saturday. There was a small chance...
I was watching Melissa play softball at her indoor practice last night and it hit me. I was exhausted in the best of ways. I have been exhausted before but in the usual, dreadful way caused by going to work every day putting my all into meaningless crap and coming home feeling wasted by the...
Hello my faithful 41 fans. As you may have noticed, there has been a lack of pictures as compared to last Summer and Fall. There’s a very good reason for that. It’s freaking cold outside that’s why. Stopping for too long leads too hypothermia and death, and although I do love you, I don’t love...