Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Hains Point > Dupont Circle (laps) Distance: 24.8 miles (flat) Duration: 1:17 Weather: partly cloudy, 81 degrees Avg HR: 129 (max 170) Type: aerobic Laps at Hains Point with Jason (the Brewer). It was a fun time, and the two of us did some good turns at lead …
Gotta love Russ Feingold (D-WI)….. (Note: viral video for a progressive PAC. No, it’s not a virus, but it’s making the rounds…)
If you believe that we are going the wrong direction in our Middle East military engagements, please vote against President Bush’s request for an additional $50 million in emergency war spending. That the president is already requesting such funding before the Patraeus shill report is issued shows that Bush will turn a blind eye to …
Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Avenel, MD > Dupont Circle Distance: 27.3 miles (moderately hilly) Duration: 1:29 Weather: partly cloudy, 82 degrees Avg HR: 135 (max 170) Type: aerobic PPTC “Downtown Breakaway” ride, Mountain Gate route. Better turnout this week, probably due to nicer weather. The A group featured Glen, Darren, Jonathan and …
Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Bethesda, MD > Dupont Circle Distance: 16.3 miles (mildly hilly) Duration: 0:58 Weather: sunny and lovely, 83 degrees Avg HR: 133 (max 168) Type: aerobic A nice, easy post-work spin to take advantage of lovely weather. I also got to try my new wheel, so I did a …
Dianna, the Running Chick, lost her precious dog, Jake, this morning. It’s a devastating loss for her and her husband, Jason. My heart goes out to both of ‘em. So send any good thoughts to her today – she could use ‘em!
Activity: road cycling Location: Reston, VA > Ashburn > Leesburg > Ashburn > Reston Distance: 40.9 miles (mildly hilly) Duration: 2:12 Weather: partly to mostly cloudy and humid, 70-80 degrees Avg HR: 134 (max 163) Type: aerobic The Reston Bike Club Century day dawned with very little sleep, but I arrived at the ride start …
Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Hains Point > Dupont Circle (laps) Distance: 22.3 miles (flat) Duration: 1:09 Weather: overcast and humid, 73 degrees Avg HR: 140 (max 173) Type: aerobic Interval laps down at Hains Point are an old Thursday standby. I got off to a late start, but did fine. The weather …
Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Avenel, MD > Dupont Circle Distance: 27.2 miles (moderately hilly) Duration: 1:31 Weather: foggy and misty, with some drizzle, 65 degrees Avg HR: 135 (max 168) Type: aerobic PPTC “Downtown Breakaway” ride, Mountain Gate route. The weather was quite gloomy for this one: mist and fog, fairly cool. …
A co-worker died over the weekend. Now that’s not uncommon at a university, where thousands of people of all ages work – especially one where the title “emeritus” is bandied about with some frequency. But this one hit closer to home: the co-worker was a person in my department. While he didn’t work in my …
