Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Potomac/Avenel, MD Distance: 34.7 miles (moderately hilly) Duration: 1:57 Weather: hot and humid, 96 degrees Avg HR: 164 (max 184) Type: aerobic PPTC “Downtown Breakaway” ride. Terrible turnout due to the heat index, which was close to 105. I rode strong, stayed hydrated, all good. Ended up riding …
To beat the heat, sprite and I went to see Les Poupées Russes (Russian Dolls) this evening. It’s the sequel to the wonderful L’Auberge Espagnole (Spanish Apartment) from 2002, and finds the same characters, five years after their exchange year in Barcelona, reuniting for a wedding in St. Petersburg, Russia. This film is a suitable …
Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Seneca, MD Distance: 64.1 miles (moderately hilly) Duration: 3:40 Weather: hot and humid, 86 degrees Avg HR: 161 (max 184) Type: aerobic PPTC “Real Ride From The Real City”…. led by me! My first time officially leading a PPTC ride, and it was great! We had good turnout …
Wednesday evening was looking like it could be either stormy or wonderful: roaming thunderstorms covered the greater-DC area, and we drive north to Merriweather Post Pavilion through occasionally substantial rain. Fortunately, by the time we arrived at the venue, the rain had stopped and we lucked into a great parking spot. The opening act, The …
Sad news from the UK, as Roger Keith “Syd” Barrett died this past weekend, likely due to complications from diabetes. He was 60 years old. Syd was one of the co-founders of Pink Floyd, along with Roger Waters, Richard Wright, Nick Mason and Rado “Bob” Klose. One of his school chums, David Gilmour, eventually replaced …
Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Potomac/Avenel, MD Distance: 36.5 miles (moderately hilly) Duration: 2:00 Weather: hot and humid, 86 degrees Avg HR: 158 (max 184) Type: aerobic PPTC “Downtown Breakaway” ride. A small group showed up tonight, but we rode at a good clip. After last Saturday’s hill adventure, the hills on this …
A quick look back on two summer blockbusters I’ve seen in the past week: Superman Returns – * * * (out of four) I really liked this film. No, it’s not the best superhero movie ever made (I’ll give Spider Man 2 that nod right now), but it’s quite good. The casting is great: Brandon …
Activity: road cycling Location: Urbana > Middletown > Boonsboro > Gapland > Jefferson > Urbana, MD Distance: 66.2 miles (hilly) Duration: 3:42 Weather: cloudy and temperate, 76 degrees Avg HR: 167 (max 195) Type: aerobic PPTC “Antietam Scout” ride. This ride had far more hills than last week’s almost-century: almost 3,400 feet of climbing. Most …
Taking a bit of inspiration from sprite’s “three beautiful things” threads, here’s what happened after work today: While walking home in the gorgeous weather this afternoon, the back strap on one of my Teva sandals broke and pulled out of the sole. So I walked home the better part of 1.3 miles barefoot. In an …
Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Seneca, MD Distance: 49.7 miles (hilly) Duration: 2:48 Weather: hot and humid, 86 degrees Avg HR: 153 (max 180) Type: aerobic An impromptu PPTC ride that started at Glen Echo, MD, though I rode in from The Burrow. The weather was really, really hot, and I made sure …
