Category Archives: biking hippy
Dirt Sweat and Gears – the details
Its 8:50 on Thursday morning and we’re about 30 – 40 miles from the exit where we’re supposed to meet Shari and Robin at 9:00. I decide its time to give them a call. When I grab my phone, I … Continue reading
wait for it …
I’d really planned on creating a stellar blog post/race report on the drive home yesterday, but it turned out to be much too sunny to have any luck working on the computer in the car .. I promise, more details … Continue reading
fried pies and rocks
So many things that I want to say about Dirt Sweat and Gears – the race, the weekend, the event .. But I don’t even know where to begin .. I’ll say this much right now, and more tomorrow .. … Continue reading
guess i should ..
post some updates 🙂 I just added a couple of friends to my google reader and started to feel guilty for leaving this thing so empty so often 🙂 So, here’s a quick rundown: The Titus is as good as … Continue reading
a testament to things done wrong
Today I rode my fourth Iceman. I didn’t finish it. I waited 20 minutes at Williamsburg Rd. for a support van to take me (and 4 others) to the finish line. I was defeated, frustrated and sad. I’ve been excited … Continue reading
first time for everything ..
Yesterday, Nick, Mike, Kim, Jon, James, Christy, Eric and I met for a ride at Highland Rec. For some reason, I decided to take the SS instead of the fully geared, full suspension bike. Heh. Maybe not one of the … Continue reading
summer's almost over …
and I’ve hardly posted at all … ah well .. such is often the case with these blogs .. today, however, i felt compelled to post since i’m still on a bit of a high from riding my bike for … Continue reading
Is Ithaca this weekend already?
Have I mentioned that the 12 hours of Ithaca is to be my first ever solo endurance race event? Yeah. It sure is. And its this weekend. *yikes* Actually, I’m really looking forward to it. The course is mostly flat … Continue reading
an evening with the scurrs
Shari and I have been trying to plan a ride together since the spring. We’ve made a few attempts to meet at Pontiac Lake, but either weather, illness or just plain chaos has gotten in the way. Tonight however, the … Continue reading
I've got to do better than this …
I’ve mostly felt good about my riding this year, but I’ve been very very lazy about on-bike nutrition. I don’t know what happened. I used to be very good about it. I was almost religious about it sometimes. But it … Continue reading