That was my sentiment today as I stared up at the overcast sky and felt a light mist fall on my face. I’d just arrived at nearby Bullis Park and was going on a bike ride despite Mother Nature’s prescription of drizzle with temps in the mid-50’s. My road bike is quite familiar with Bullis Park as this picturesque location [...]

One of my childhood memories is asking Mom or Dad to get me chocolate milk since I was thirsty – usually in the wee hours of the morning. I can still hear the clatter of the spoon mixing the Ovaltine and the anticipation of that chocolately flavor that made an instant return to sleep possible. Now, it looks like my [...]

As the heart rate graph from my Garmin Edge 305HR indicates, the beginning of the Crownridge Canyon Ride starts out brutal and stays that way for the first 6-7 miles before providing a few places to let you recover for a few seconds. 25 miles later, we were done and I could already feel the soreness in my hamstrings. But [...]

Organizing a family bike ride is a worthy cause. It’s a great way to get everyone exercising and a fun way to have a social ride with the people that mean the most to you. I’m in the process of organizing a big family bike ride using the online organizer, eVite. I’m hoping that with sufficient notice, most folks will [...]

What a great story! CNN Article : 81-year-old bicyclist begins 2,000-mile charity trek

Got stir crazy today and decided it was time to get the wheels spinning and burn some calories. As I pumped up my tires I noticed a fairly large depression in about a 1/2″ to 1″ area on my rear tire. It didn’t “fill out” when I inflated the tire to 120psi so I decided to make a pit stop [...]

I’ve been intrigued by the heart rate information that is captured by my Garmin Edge 305 GPS-enabled cycling computer. I decided to learn more about the various heart rate zones. You can personalize this by finding your own maximum heart rate. A simple method is to take your age and subtract it from 220. The resulting number is your heart’s [...]

It’s easy to justify, after accomplishing a huge milestone like the MS150, to let a week go by without cycling. Problem is…that week can easily become two….or three in the blink of an eye. Next thing you know, a month has gone by. In my case, a full twelve days passed before I threw my hands up in total frustration [...]