Where to start? My desire to race is lessening daily; I was basically just “training” for an 8 hour MTB race on July 4th. Lots of long rides. Some intervals, but mostly endurance and hill climb intervals. Then 2 weeks ago I went dirt biking (moto) on Mount Hood and dumped the bike no les[...]
Archive for June, 2009
June 15th, 2009 - 11:45 am § in Cycling
Car vs Bike Commuting = interesting math
I was thinking about the time/money it takes to bike to work versus drive to work on my ride in this morning. I ran the numbers and came up with some eye opening figures. First of all, I’m taking into account a few things. If I bike to work, that is my workout for the day. If [...][...]
June 12th, 2009 - 5:17 pm § in Uncategorized
Tabor, oh how I missed (puking on) thee
Very last minute, I decided on my commute home to race Tabor. The weather was better then expected (I had gotten poured on earlier in the morning), and I left work early. So…I figured, what the hell? Well, that’s all well and good, except when you show up and see people like Sue Butler r[...]
June 8th, 2009 - 10:05 pm § in Uncategorized
Bike commuting, more hardware, and a 360
Life has taken some interesting turns, shall we say, in the last few weeks. I got back from Boston Sunday night, and promptly left the next morning for a new part time contract position out in Camas, Washington. I drove the first day, given my unpreparedness, having just gotten back into town, but I[...]
