Training Ride
This was a training ride for a cross country cancer ride and only three new riders showed up
Stop and Smell the Roses
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA I saw a post on Saturday on my friend, Brad Hancock’s, Ocean to Bay 100k ride which asked “what was your speed?” Too many times cyclists, especially road cyclists, measure rides in terms of speed. Unfortunately, I read years ago on RoadBikeRider.com the then author stating that “no ride that doesn’t average at […]
Wind and a Hillclimb
ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA If January was cold (it was) and February was worse (it was), March has been brutal. I rode few miles outside on the bike because weekly there seemed to be a new snow storm. Today I drove to see my nephew, Parker Sherry, play in the Pennsylvania High School hockey championship at Penn […]
The Happiness of Pursuit
BRENTSVILLE, VIRGINIA The temperature was forecast to reach almost 60 degrees — before a massive winter storm was to arrive around 4:00 p.m. I wasn’t looking for a long ride but checked the Potomac Pedalers’ website and found one at Brentsville that left at 11:00 a.m. The time was 10:40 a.m. I grabbed my stuff […]
A Cold Cold January
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA I’m not sure what the final numbers will show but this was probably the coldest January in 20 years. It was not a good month for riding. In the middle of the month it warmed to about 40 degrees (5 C). I went “exploring” in Alexandria. The new Woodrow Wilson Bridge has a […]
A Slow December
HOOVERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA Mileage is not a goal. It is simply a byproduct of reaching other goals. And of having fun. When I went to the 24 Hours of Booty in August and went over 4,000 miles I knew I wouldn’t match last year’s total of 6,500 miles since I had gone over 5,000 miles at […]
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