Monthly Archives: September 2007

walk the plank, all ye scallywags!

Welcome to Talk Like A Pirate Day!

19/09/2007 – 07:39 | By randomduck | Posted in random | Comments Off

workout log: 18 september 2007

Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Glen Echo, MD > Dupont Circle Distance: 21.5 miles (rolling hills) Duration: 1:19 Weather: sunny with rapidly-approaching dusk, 66-71 degrees Avg HR: 142 (max 170) Type: aerobic PPTC “Downtown Breakaway” ride, Mohican Hills route. This is the last time we could do this ride at the usual 6 …

18/09/2007 – 23:19 | By randomduck | Posted in cycling, outdoors, workout | Comments Off

today is….

Car Free Day in Washington, DC. I signed the pledge to go car free today, as well as every day this week. Of course, I don’t usually drive my car if I walk, ride my bike or use public transit to get where I need to be. Living in a city has shown me how …

18/09/2007 – 16:39 | By randomduck | Posted in cycling, random, washington, dc | Comments Off

workout log: 16 september 2007

Activity: road cycling Location: Berryville, VA > points in northern VA and northeastern West VA. Distance: 101.0 miles (moderately hilly) Duration: 4:44 Weather: sunny with a few drifting clouds and cool, 42-68 degrees Avg HR: 140 (max 171) Type: aerobic PPTC “Historic Back Roads Century,” my second year doing it. I met up with a …

17/09/2007 – 16:10 | By randomduck | Posted in cycling, outdoors, workout | Comments Off

i did not vote for this president

He does not speak for me. He does not speak for intelligent people. He lies. He lies to his advisers – as they undoubtedly do to him. He lies to the people of the United States. He lies to the world. Under his watch, the United States has become less safe from terrorism. Under his …

13/09/2007 – 21:11 | By randomduck | Posted in dems, government, insecurity, politics, theocons | Comments Off

workout log: 11 september 2007

Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Glen Echo, MD > Dupont Circle Distance: 20.9 miles (rolling hills) Duration: 1:20 Weather: sunny, 76-82 degrees Avg HR: 130 (max 168) Type: aerobic PPTC “Downtown Breakaway” ride, Mohican Hills route. This was my first ride on my loaner bike, a Cannondale R800 that a generous PPTC friend …

12/09/2007 – 00:20 | By randomduck | Posted in cycling, outdoors, workout | Comments Off

workout log: 9 september 2007

Activity: mountain biking Location: Dupont Circle > Great Falls, MD > Dupont Circle (C&O Canal Towpath) Distance: 26.4 miles (flat) Duration: 1:41 Weather: partly cloudy, 86-90 degrees Avg HR: 121 (max 150) Type: aerobic A simple trail ride on the C&O Canal Towpath. As I had broken my LeMond the previous day, I felt that …

10/09/2007 – 00:12 | By randomduck | Posted in cycling, outdoors, workout | Comments Off

workout log: 8 september 2007

Activity: road cycling Location: Lewistown, MD > South Mountain, PA > Iron Springs, PA > Fairfield, PA Distance: 52.8 miles (hilly) Duration: 3:00 Weather: sunny, 73-89 degrees Avg HR: 142 (max 170) Type: aerobic PPTC “South Mountain” ride. I forgot my water bottles, leaving them in my cooler, safely ensconced in the car. Oh well, …

09/09/2007 – 23:46 | By randomduck | Posted in cycling, outdoors, random, workout | Comments Off

rough day for bike and sox

Let’s recap: Went on PPTC ride today. Heard creaking sound from my rear derailleur and thought nothing of it. 50 miles in, my drive-side dropout breaks. I hobble to a Civil War Century rest stop and get SAGged back to Thurmont, where one of my ride friends (thanks, Kevin!) drives me back to the car. …

08/09/2007 – 21:26 | By randomduck | Posted in random | Comments (3)

give ‘em hell, tony!

I learned today that one of my favorite high school teachers, Tony Larimer, is battling lung cancer. He’s currently in hospital back in Utah, trying to overcome a bout with pneumonia. Tony always loomed large to me. He is one of my most vivid memories of my time at Rowland Hall-St. Mark’s School: a tall …

06/09/2007 – 00:45 | By randomduck | Posted in random, utah | Comments (2)