CHARLES TOWN, WEST VIRGINIA One thing about distance riding is that you have plenty of time to let your mind take over and absolutely enjoy the peace and solitude on a bike. But when things aren’t going so well it can be too much time fighting the cycling demons. While it sometimes felt that I […]
Livestrong Austin 2012 – This started with the 15th Anniversary Gala and ended with the Livestrong Challenge.
Severe weather forced me to cut short the Civil War Century six weeks ago so I came back today to finish it.
NAGS HEAD, NORTH CAROLINA I don’t know if it’s me. Or if it’s men in general. But offer me help and I’ll probably turn you down. Maybe if I accept assistance it indicates a sign of weakness I’m not ready to admit to. So when Greg, and his daughter Sam (Samantha), from Rocky Mount, NC, […]
I took Chey to the Gran Fondo but then he crashed. Hard.
THURMONT, MARYLAND I planned to get to Thurmont early for the Civil War Century because severe storms were forecast to move into the area around 3:00 or 4:00 p.m. Up at 5:15 a.m., I still got caught in traffic north of Frederick as a “mudder” event with 20,000 participants was also being held and traffic […]
COLUMBIA, MARYLAND First, the name. The “Booty Loop” is an area in Charlotte, NC in the Myers Park neighborhood where a number of fit people, runners and cyclists, go to exercise. Or maybe look at booty. A fundraiser for cancer, the 24 Hours of Booty started some 10 years ago with loops around the neighborhood. […]
I rode the Mount Shasta Century until I had to leave to catch a flight
Recent Comments