Category: Getting Fit

  • Fall Is Here! Get Out And Bike.

    Fall is by far the best time to bike. The leaves are changing on the trees and it’s not blistering hot. At least not where I am. I can’t wait to get out on my bike tomorrow. Can’t today, it’s Yom Kippur. All for now.

  • Started A Team For The Tour de Cure and Went For A Ride While Weezing

    Hey all, I’ve created a team for the Tour de Cure. The Bipedal Diabetes Killers. The American Diabetes Association ride to find a cure to Diabetes. You can donate and/or join,  we’d love your support and to have you on our team. On a completely, but somewhat related, topic. I’m still suffering from these damn allergies.…

  • Saturday Group Ride To The River And Back! 22.8 Miles!

    So today I went out with Eric, Cycle Sports, and his two customers Jim and Brenda. We rode to the Delaware River and back. It was such a great ride. I doubled the amount of miles I normally do by double. I’m a little sore because of crappy bike pants that are 15 years old…

  • Learning To Ride In The Drops

    So today was an amazing day for a ride. I decided to push myself and headed north of town up the ridge. I did some great hills and had some great downhills. I’m trying to get used to riding on the drop handle bars and not staying up on the hoods. It’s challenging as I…

  • Grounded While It Rains Outside

    I’m so frustrated. It’s raining outside. It’s coming down quite hard. So no more riding for me today. Only a quick 2 mile bike ride early this morning. Days like this make me want to investigate Zwift, the online community where you can continue to train while stationary. But like all good things it costs…

  • Stupid Rain – Did Hit A Personal Record Though

    Today I got up early and just my luck it was raining. I still went out and set a personal record on the Swetland Climb of 55 seconds. I think it helped that my muscles were fresh due to the short 2 mile ride. Usually I’m wiped by the time I hit the last accent…

  • Hot As Hell Mid-day Ride

    Now I know why people ride early in the morning and later in the afternoon. Noon time sucks. It is hot as hell out there. I drank all of my 24 oz and my 12 oz water bottles by the time I got home and then chugged a propel. Only did 8 miles due to…

  • Biking In Vermont

    On vacation in Weston Vermont, gone cycling twice. Loving every minute. Done a 7 mile and 8.2 mile.

  • Riding Minus The Camelbak Was Great

    Today was a hot day. A really hot day. But regardless of how hot it was I was determined to try riding without a Camelbak. I was talking with Eric at Cycle Sports and he suggested riding with two water bottles instead. His belief was that the Camelbak was slowing me down and was unnecessary…

  • What a Dream… Double Wrapped Handle Bars

    So I’ve been back in the saddle for a little over a week and I’m loving every minute of it. But with riding everyday I’m noticing things on my 2001 GT ZR 4.0 that need adjusting so that I’m not in pain. The latest was my handle bar tape. I went out for a ride…