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Category Archives: events
Pre-tour “To Do” list
A friend asked me this week, what I still need to do before leaving next weekend for the next leg of my tour. It’s a 3.5 month tour, and my response was, ” I don’t know”. Every day, things pop … Continue reading
Catching up weekend or catching you up on the weekend
After a very slack week of cycling M-F (67 miles), due to some compression injuries, I had a wonderful, cycling weekend. Saturday, I cycled with a friend I don’t get to cycle with often. We covered all new-to-me ground in … Continue reading
Posted in cycling, events, Freedom, Just plain obsessive cycling, recreational cycling, Uncategorized
Tagged Ashland, bike, bikes, cherri, Christmas, cycling, cycling friends, Farmville, flat, hankins, hanover, High Bridge Trail, old steel bike, parade, RABA, recreational cycling, Varina, Virginia
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Ecstacy – Riding the crest of the endorphin wave
Another day beyond words. We woke before the sun, in a fleabag motel on the eastern shore. Scarfed down our yogurt and tea-bag coffee. The best thing about it, was waking with friends, and a home-made coffee cake;0) By 7:30, … Continue reading
Posted in century, cycling, events, fitness cycling, Just plain obsessive cycling, touring, Uncategorized
Tagged Between the Waters, century, cycling, cycling friends, daily ride, Eastern Shore, fitness, fitness cycling, flat, pace, touring
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Surry Century
Lovely day. The weather was a perfect day for a long ride on a bike. My friend, Julie, and I started very early (4:30 am) and drove to Surry, Virginia for our first, complete registered century. The ride began at … Continue reading
New cycling buddy
Today, I cycled with 2 new cycling buddies. One is a friend that I’ve done a lot of group rides with, but today, we cycled all around Hanover together. It was great. We got to chat about a lot, and … Continue reading
Happily Water-logged after Covered Bridge Century
Well, the Covered Bridge Century was wonderful, and wet. I cycled it with my friend, Kevin Custalow, who you may have read about in my “about” page. He was a major influence for me in cycling about 28 years ago. … Continue reading
Miles today=0; Of course, it’s Thursday!
As is the custom, no miles today. I tried to get in a 30, though. We have that great hilly ride in Manakin on Thursdays, but this time of year, if you’re not cycling in the am, you have a … Continue reading
Posted in cycling, events, recreational cycling, touring, Uncategorized
Tagged cycling friends, fat tires, saddle sores, sitz bones, tire pressure, touring, Virginia
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I survived!
Last night was my “test sleep” in the tent. It went fairly well, but was getting lonely, until some of my cycling friends saw on facebook that I was having some difficulty passing the time. We had a campout online … Continue reading
Posted in cycling, events, recreational cycling, touring, Uncategorized
Tagged bikes, cycling friends, daily ride, equipment
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True to form
As usual, no miles on Thursday;9( Started today working, working. At 5:00, I finally got to the studio, and decided to bike to Performance and return the Vittorrio’s, hoping to get a stand to work on my bike and to … Continue reading
Posted in cycling, events, touring, Uncategorized
Tagged Ashland, bikes, cycling friends, daily ride, equipment, hanover, Virginia
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