Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Hains Point > Dupont Circle (laps/intervals) Distance: 18.7 miles (flat) Duration: 0:55 Weather: sunny, 84 degrees Avg HR: 135 (max 170) Type: aerobic Some post-work laps at Hains Point, mostly to get my legs moving.
The first bits of equipment for the new frame are being gathered. Thus far: Easton EC70 carbon fork (I’ve had this for over a year) Fi’zi:k microtex handlebar tape (metallic blue – like the tape on the LeMond) Campagnolo Chorus front derailleur (used, but in great shape – only $10 on eBay) So it looks …
Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Poolesville, MD > Dickerson, MD > Bethesda, MD > Dupont Circle Distance: 100.9 miles (moderately hilly) Duration: 5:21 Weather: sunny, 71-84 degrees Avg HR: 145 (max 171) Type: aerobic PPTC “Bastille Day Century From The Real City” ride, led by me (the route can be seen here). We …
Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Bethesda, MD > Dupont Circle Distance: 24.3 miles (moderately hilly) Duration: 1:40 Weather: sunny, 80 degrees Avg HR: 128 (max 164) Type: aerobic PPTC “Socially Acceptable” ride, with the commute to and from Tenleytown added in. This was a nice, laid back ride (save for the all-out sprint …
Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Potomac/Great Falls, MD > Bethesda, MD > Dupont Circle Distance: 41.6 miles (moderately hilly) Duration: 2:10 Weather: partly cloudy, 82 degrees Avg HR: 146 (max 171) Type: aerobic PPTC “Downtown Breakaway” ride. This week we were able to ride on the longest course possible on the route: the …
Activity: road cycling Location: Frederick, MD > Middletown, MD > Braddock Heights MD > Frederick, MD Distance: 68.3 miles (very hilly) Duration: 4:06 Weather: sunny, 88 degrees Avg HR: 152 (max 192) Type: aerobic PPTC “OMG-WTF?” ride, and it lived up to its name. The route features four of the most god-awful climbs in the …
Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Mt. Vernon, VA > Dupont Circle Distance: 37.9 miles (moderately hilly) Duration: 2:23 Weather: mostly cloudy, 80 degrees Avg HR: 135 (max 161) Type: aerobic A solo ride down the Mt. Vernon Trail to George Washington’s estate in Virginia. The crowds along the stretch of trail closest to …
Tonight’s Countdown featured Keith Olbermann’s most pointed, focused and necessary commentary on the corrupt folly and danger that is the presidency of George Walker Bush that has ever been set to video or audio archive. Olbermann’s point: Bush must resign to preserve what’s left of this delicate union we call the United States of America. …
Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Potomac/Great Falls, MD > Dupont Circle Distance: 36.0 miles (moderately hilly) Duration: 1:54 Weather: mostly cloudy, 80 degrees Avg HR: 153 (max 177) Type: aerobic PPTC “Downtown Breakaway” ride. Another small group, but a fast assortment of folks. The humidity hit about two-thirds of the way through the …
I’ve paid my deposit for a new bike frame: a Pedal Force ZX3. It’s a big step. The frame will arrive in October. Until then, I need to gather parts for the thing. While Pedal Force offers some nice build kit options, I think I can get a better overall price by gathering the various …
