Broke a spell of nearly a week without riding (due to Hurricane Alex) only to encounter what I can only describe effectively as “Frogageddon” – due to all the rain from the Hurricane, many frogs ventured onto the pavement on the country roads on our route.  Unfortunately, 100% of them were pancakes – squashed by cars.  I did narrowly avoid [...]

Goals, especially public ones that you share on social networking sites like Facebook & Twitter, are great.  They set a clear target and are constantly staring back at you to keep you moving.  They also constantly hold you accountable for an end result.  You also get the encouragement of friends and family that can really make the difference when the [...]