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 …
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 …
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, …
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. …
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 …
Tonight, DC for Democracy holds its monthly meeting at Ben’s Chili Bowl. They will vote on a measure that will radically alter their endorsement process by introducing instant runoff voting (IRV) as a new system for selecting endorsed candidates. And I urge every member of DC for Democracy who wishes to see it remain a …
Some things that have crossed my mind today: WAMU’s decision to relegate their bluegrass programming to the HD range is flat-out stupid. The powers-that-be at WAMU continue to prove that they know how to implode a local radio station, creating more of the same (political talk radio and over-syndicated NPR content) rather than provide a …
Activity: road cycling Location: Harwood, MD > lots of bayside hamlets > Harwood Distance: 65.6 miles (rolling hills) Duration: 3:05 Weather: sunny, 70-83 degrees Avg HR: 142 (max 170) Type: aerobic PPTC “Traditional Labor Day Metric” from Harwood, MD. There was great turnout for this ride, which was listed for multiple classes. And the weather, …
Activity: off-road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Glen Echo, MD > Dupont Circle (C&O Canal Towpath) Distance: 12.9 miles (flat) Duration: 1:24 Weather: sunny, 81 degrees Avg HR: 100 (max 115) Type: aerobic A leisurely ride on the C&O Canal Towpath with sprite. It was great to ride together, a nice cool-down ride compared to …
