OK, so it’s Wednesday Thursday, but this seems like a good topic to start of 2012, right? As usual, Carole posted a lovely topic, and both sprite and Sarah posted their lists. So, here goes: 1. Read more books. I read a couple books in 2011, but I really would like to be a bit …
Activity: road cycling Location: McHenry, MD (Wisp Mountain Resort) Distance: 125.38 miles (many steep and technical climbs and descents) Duration: 8:25 (9:17 with stoppage time) Weather: overcast and cool, occasional drizzle, 59-71 degrees Climbing: 15,913′ Avg HR: 154 (max 183) Type: aerobic Last year, I rode the Diabolical Double – a.k.a. the Garrett County Gran …
Must be the heart of cycling season, because the insanity is stepping up a notch. This weekend I’m taking on the “Diabolical Double” at the Garrett County Gran Fondo. It’s a tough course: 125 miles with almost 16,000 feet of climbing, most of it in short burts of 12-16% grade. It’s insane, and should be …
Long day at work: spent all day outside, working the second day of my office’s electronics recycling program. Over the two days of the collection drive, we recycled over two tons of electronic goods – and I lifted and/or moved over half of that stuff, it seems. I rode my bike to work, as I …
This winter has been a real winter in the District of Columbia. Rather than overreacting to the chance of an inch or two of snow, this winter has packed two storms that have dumped a grand total of 40 inches at The Burrow. Other, smaller storms have dumped an additional 7 or so inches, making …
Okay, so I’ve been slacking off here. It shows, doesn’t it? Rest assured, I’ve been active. So what have I done since… August 13?!?! Okay, let’s start with August 1, why don’t we? Riding: On August 1, I rode the Mountain Mama Road Bike Challenge out of Monterey, VA. The drive down there the night …
Activity: road cycling Location: Boston, MA > Hinsdale, NH > Windsor, VT (Harpoon Brewery-To-Brewery Ride) Distance: 148.0 miles (mostly rollers, some big, with one challenging climb from miles 91-94) Duration: 7:41 (8:20 with stops) Weather: partly sunny in the early hours, mostly cloudy for the remainder, 67-78 degrees Climbing: 8,125′ Avg HR: 150 (max 188) …
Since we last met, I’ve been skiing in Colorado (great time – proper post coming soon, though the new header image is from this trip) and spent a weekend in Chicago, where sprite had her annual meeting (inconveniently planned to occur on her birthday). There are plenty of pics from both adventures over at my …
Sometimes it pays to be the early bird. And it sure-as-hell sucks to be the late bird. Let’s start with the latter, because it’s better to end on a high note (at least that’s what Hollywood tells me). Next week, as anybody not living in a remote wilderness or in a self-imposed media blackout knows, …
So now we’re two full days into 2009, and it’s been… well, another set of days. Actually, it’s been a lot of fun – though I’ll need to backtrack to last year to really recap what’s been going on. After arriving back from New England early Wednesday morning, sprite and I got a bit of …
