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183 miles.
That was my total mileage on the bike for this past weekend.
Two rides contributed to the total: a century I led from here in DC, and a more rural ride that originated about 20 miles from home. The riding was quality stuff: not particularly fast, but good mileage to prepare for the big [...]

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My long Fourth of July weekend is over. During the weekend I went on to great rides, saw some great fireworks, and otherwise woke up early all three days (what was I thinking?) to check the weather.
Friday’s ride was a lovely, 68 mile loop out of Damascus, MD. The weather looked ominous, with [...]

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Time for the weekly “oh-my-god-he-hasn’t-written-a-damn-thing-since-his-photo-post” chime in on all things that have happened since last week.
Hooray?
Hooray!
Last Friday, I went to see the Nats host the Texas Rangers (a.k.a. the Washington Senators, who last visited this fair city in 1971, when they were moved to Arlington, TX) in an interleague battle royale. I [...]

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sprite and I flew up to Connecticut yesterday morning for a long weekend at he parents’ house. I think we brought the heat of DC with us, because it’s been uncomfortably hot and humid since we arrived. Granted, it’s cooler inside the house, but the weather easily matches the discomfort level of DC.
Not [...]

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Activity: road cycling
Location: Newport, VA (Mountains Of Misery)
Distance: 101.8 miles
Duration: 6:09
Weather: sunny and lovely, 50-73 degrees
Avg HR: 155 (max 188)
Type: aerobic
My first trip to Mountains Of Misery certainly won’t be my last! It is a wonderful ride, with gorgeous scenery and an epic, mountaintop finish that’s reminiscent of the grand tours of cycling.
Of course, [...]

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The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal is a truly remarkable, if ill-fated marvel of human ingenuity.
The canal and its towpath runs 185 miles from the District of Columbia to Cumberland, Maryland, rising 605 feet over the distance, using a system of wooden locks to allow watercraft to scale and descend the elevation changes. [...]

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