I put my bicycle back on the road – yes, the actual road – a little over two years ago. I absolutely love cycling. It is my cross training of choice and could easily become my primary sport or method of exercise. Now, I admit I’ve made what I consider a few improvements to my… Continue reading July is Cycling Month
This past weekend we experienced, here in my small part of upstate NY, a summer weekend. Highs were in the mid 70s which is not normal for this fourth month of the year. That along with a need to get items to certain people prior to my move led me to a lot of bike miles over a five day… Continue reading Summer for a Day
Just before I put the new calendar on the wall in my kitchen – yes, I still have a paper calendar – I had someone ask me if I had a race planned for May yet. Did I want to run the inaugural Herald of Victory marathon which will be in my current area? If… Continue reading Spring Racing Schedule
What an amazing journey! Have you ever sat on a bike for more than an hour? I know that I could not ride the distances that Brian and Rachel did in this book. More important than the fitness necessary for the journey are the life lessons that are learned throughout Going Somewhere. Brian had to… Continue reading Going Somewhere – Book Review
As I went out on the screened in porch this morning to put something in a recycling bin, I saw today’s USA Today. I am really, truly loving the morning delivery as I am more likely to pick it up and read it than to read it when it came in the post in the… Continue reading Bicycle Safety
For those of you who don’t know this about me, I am a huge professional cycling fan. I live for the daily coverage, in both print and on television, of the Tour de France. While I am not European, I love to watch both the strategy of how to gather points and win the… Continue reading Le Tour
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