Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Hains Point Distance: 19.2 miles (flat) Duration: 1:03 Weather: overcast and blustery, 73 degrees Avg HR: 155 (max 182) Type: aerobic Some laps around Hains Point, done partly because I felt the need for a ride, partly because it’s gonna rain cats-and-dogs for the next day or two. …
Before August wraps up, I guess I should note the thirteenth anniversary of my arrival on the east coast of the United States. In August 1993, I packed up most of my worldly possessions into my red 1989 Dodge Raider and a U-Haul trailer and headed east to Connecticut – via Minnesota, where my friend …
Bob Dylan is one of the few people in popular music who honestly deserves the label of legend. Bob blew open the wall between folk music and rock & roll, along the way injecting shots of blues, country and gospel. All the while, he kept stressing the importance of a good lyric, as his lyrics …
Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > White Flint, MD Distance: 29.3 miles (slightly hilly) Duration: 1:32 Weather: overcast and muggy, 89 degrees Avg HR: 152 (max 175) Type: aerobic An out-and-back ride on Beach Drive. I kept a good spin the whole time and really enjoyed myself on the ride. I was looking for …
Activity: road cycling Location: Georgetown University > Potomac/Avenel, MD Distance: 29.7 miles (moderately hilly) Duration: 1:33 Weather: warm, sunny and hazy, 92 degrees Avg HR: 165 (max 180) Type: aerobic Solo ride that I squeezed into my post-work routine, as I’m on campus all day tomorrow for new student orientation (i.e. dealing with overprotective parents …
It’s been more than a year – that, plus nine days – since my shoulder dislocation. Wow. All that time, and here I am. And what has happened? I’m riding strong and faster than I was prior to the injury – I’ve reached the next level. I’ve lost a lot of weight – fat replaced …
Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Potomac/Avenel, MD Distance: 31.8 miles (moderately hilly) Duration: 1:39 Weather: warm and clear, 86 degrees Avg HR: 166 (max 187) Type: aerobic PPTC “Downtown Breakaway” ride. A good crowd this evening – almost 20 showed up. The sun is going down earlier and earlier, so we kept up …
Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Potomac/Avenel, MD Distance: 36.1 miles (moderately hilly) Duration: 2:00 Weather: warm and muggy, 86 degrees Avg HR: n/a Type: aerobic PPTC “A Quick One, Starting In The City” ride, led be me – at least part way. Y’see, I had a bit of an issue with my rear …
Activity: road cycling Location: Poolesville, MD > Jefferson, MD Distance: 58.8 miles (hilly) Duration: 3:09 Weather: warm and muggy, 87 degrees Avg HR: 165 (max 188) Type: aerobic Potomac Pedalers “Poolesville Pool & Picnic Ride.” A great ride with a great picnic and swim after the finish. I rode at a decent pace, averaging 20.3 …
Some randomness from Friday: While walking in Georgetown around noon, I saw a family that was a spitting image of the Weasley family from the Harry Potter books and films. Ma, pa, and at least six children (one of whom was a girl), all with shockingly red ginger hair. I find it absolutely unbelievable that …
