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You know what they say about best laid plans

Yeah, they often go awry. I’d planned to get up this morning for the group ride with the peloton. I’ve got to say that when I woke at 6:00 and it was pitch fucking black outside and 39 F to boot, I could only roll over, turn off the alarm set for 6:30, and go [...]

Irene

She was like most others, a little sexy, a little crazy and a whole lot of unpredictable. Irene could have been a real big mess for us. We were lucky, no trees fell on our house, no massive floods (though we live on high ground) and only the inconvenience of a power outage. And let [...]

I can ride in the rain

Sure I can. But I chose not to today. Actually, that’s not quite true. I got up around 6:20 and looked outside. It was wet and overcast but didn’t appear to be raining. I decided to give my local peloton ride a shot. With all the crazy scheduling of the past three weeks I haven’t [...]

Come on Springtime

The hacking started sometime around the 22nd of November.  Coughs and phlegm punctuate our conversations. One of the three of us has been sick for the entire month of December.  The days are short, the weather is cold, and I’ve not been on my bike since November 7th.  This is becoming a drag. That ride [...]

Rain, Flats and Fishtails

Since I completed my MS ride back in July, I have not been on the bike as much as I’d like.  There are a number of reasons for this, which all fall under the category of LIFE.  And I’m here to tell you that not riding has taken a toll on my — ahem — [...]