Archive for April, 2007

31 mile warmup

Saturday, April 21st, 2007

**Note: two posts today… I’m feeling prolific.**
Miles ridden: 31
Time: 1:56
Pace: 16.4
HR: 155/189
Perceived effort: 6
Number of times the batteries died in the GPS: 1
Number of flats: 1
After working in the basement for the morning, cleaning and lubing the bike and getting a horribly unsatisfying roast beef sub at Subway, I went for a ride in this [...]

Trepidation

Saturday, April 21st, 2007

It is not with a little trepidation that I approach tomorrow’s big ride. It’s the second in the brevet series I’m doing. It’s 300km long (about 187 miles according the the cue sheet). We start at 4am. Yes, 4am. Because of that we’re required to bring headlights for the bikes. Note to self: check batteries [...]

An open letter to Home Depot

Friday, April 20th, 2007

This started out as a comment but ended up deserving a home of its own, so here it is. Original idea courtesy of this writer and this writer. I do not take credit for this, it belongs entirely to That Chick. I haven’t run or ridden in a while so I’m a little cranky…
Dear Home [...]

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