Activity: road cycling Location: Marshall, VA > Markham > Paris > Bluemont > Airmont > Marshall Distance: 55.0 miles (hilly with rolls) Duration: 3:07 Weather: sunny and hot, 83-90 degrees Climbing: 4,557′ Avg HR: 155 (max 188) Type: aerobic PPTC “Backwards Blue Ridger” ride. After yesterday’s hard ride, I was a bit torched coming into …
Activity: road cycling Location: Boyce, VA > Rockland > Stephens City > Middletown > White Post > Boyce Distance: 64.2 miles (rolling) Duration: 3:21 Weather: sunny and hot, 81-90 degrees Climbing: 3,000′ Avg HR: 164 (max 190) Type: aerobic PPTC “Apple Blossom Bouquet” ride. This was a bit of a hammerfest, and I easily won …
Activity: road cycling Location: Thurmont, MD > Caledonia Valley, PA > Gettysburg-Liberty Valley, PA > Thurmont Distance: 90.0 miles (hilly) Duration: 5:32 Weather: sunny to partly cloudy, 70-79 degrees Climbing: 6,006′ Avg HR: 149 (max 188) Type: aerobic An impromptu ride with Ed and Chris on a new route that Ed scouted out during the …
Today’s post at Greater Greater Washington encouraging the passage of legislation favoring the so-called “Idaho stop” has me a bit incensed. I understand the draw of legalizing “Idaho stops” – a.k.a. “rolling stops,” where a road user can treat a stop sign as a yield sign if conditions permit – when it comes to vehicular …
There have been some good ones and some clunkers this year. Good: Switzerland’s Mountain Cleaners. The Guardian’s announcement that it is switching to an all-Twitter format. Lonely Planet’s guide to Bakpakhistan. Nine Inch Nails’ Strobe-Light album. Expedia’s $99 Mars travel special (I especially like the Colbert Orbiting Hotel lodging option). The special booking offer on …
