150 miles. San Antonio to Corpus Christi. On a bike. I’m still in shock, but I’m also fully registered to participate in the Valero MS 150 “Bike to the Beach” ride which benefits the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Joel, Bill and Marco did this ride last year and while they note the challenges I will face they also comment on [...]
This has been a weekend of record breaking… This morning, I joined cousin Joey, his wife Lori and my father Jack on a 15 mile ride on the popular San Antonio Missions Bike trail. We started the ride just after 0730 hours and enjoyed some rather cool temps for most of the ride. Detailed ride data courtesy Motionbased.com (via Garmin [...]
Reflections… The glass of Ovaltine is empty and I’m sitting here thinking about a single word to describe this morning’s ride. Incredible! Yeah, that will do… Incredible because… I completed almost a 1/2 century of riding – 46.38 miles to be exact (a record!) It was my first ride with the Velo Valero cycling team (of which I am a [...]
This morning, I joined Joel, Jennifer and Bill on the now infamous “Crownridge to Boerne” ride that I have written about…umm…fondly on more than one occasion (just read my earlier “Just Brutal” post for more details!). Here are ride details courtesy Motionbased.com. The ride to Boerne was uneventful other than the sometimes grueling climbs that hit you hard before you’re [...]
This past Sunday morning I joined Joel and completed a nearly 33 mile ride we refer to as the “Crownridge to Boerne” ride. Yesterday, Marco and I added almost 26 miles after surviving heat and strong headwinds on the “Helotes Loop.” So here I am, on Wednesday morning, at 58 miles for the week. I’m not sure this qualifies as [...]
Solenopsis invicta…otherwise known as the Red Imported Fire Ant. My enemy. My nemesis. It all started on Wednesday around 6:30pm when I joined Bill and Jennifer for a road bike ride in Bill’s neck of the woods near Fair Oaks Ranch. Our plan was to ride about 20-30 miles, ignore the nearly 100 degree temperatures, and complete what has become [...]
Last Thursday evening, I joined my cousin Joey on his longest ride ever – a 17 mile jaunt along city streets in Northwest San Antonio. This was a very special ride. You see, just a few months ago, my cousin survived his second heart attack. After completing cardiac rehabilitation, he decided to renew an old bond with his bicycle as [...]
There is something to be said for cruising on your bicycle. This evening, I did just that with my Dad near his home in Hollywood Park. We had a great time! Dad’s bike is a mighty fine 24-speed Electra Townie. It’s a sweet ride and cruising is what a Townie does best. We started the ride about 07:00pm and proceeded [...]
The intent on Saturday morning was to join the cycle team of my employer on a 27 mile ride just a few miles north of my residence. The reality was a solo bicycle ride of about 14 miles. Jennifer joined me on this ride and just a shy 1.4 miles into the ride suffered a flat tire on her rear [...]
Oh yeah…that grainy photo…
