This week in biking…
Mon: 11.5 miles, Wed: 18 miles, Fri: 27 miles, Sat: 21 miles. Total: 77.5 miles I’m particularly proud of myself because I did this in 100+ degree temperatures this week! Things learned this week:...
View Articlebroken
With all the thunderstorms and flash flooding warnings here in Sa Antonio, I’ve not ridden as much this week as I wanted to. Instead I took the bike for a tune up, since I’ve pretty much broken it in...
View Articlefirst “supported” ride
So, my first “fully supported” ride today was very educational on a few fronts. First and foremost, I feel MUCH better about riding regular roads now from a safety perspective. On the other hand, the...
View Article40 miles
Yesterday, I made a new mileage record. 40 miles. The full route was meant to be 46 (and end off at the same place I started on that map in Cibolo, TX), but I hit mile 40 and I just couldn’t move...
View Articleweekly tally
Monday: 25 miles Wednesday: 20 miles Saturday: 40 miles Total: 85 miles Since I’ve started riding, I’ve gone more than 450 miles by bike. That’s pretty amazing, given prior to June, my physical...
View ArticleThings I learned on my ride yesterday
1) My allergies/asthma is not something to monkey around with. It was what did me in, in the end, so while I got my goal distance, I still fell short a few miles of doing the full run. First time I’ve...
View ArticleHalloween fundraising contest
As many of my friends and family are aware, I am participating in a 545 mile (over 7 days) bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles next year as part of a fundraiser for some very worthy HIV related...
View ArticleShaping up
One of the new year resolutions I gave myself was to do more than just be healthy (because fat or not, I’m pretty fit), but to change the shape of my body. I’d like to LIKE what I see in the mirror for...
View Articlehazy shade of grey
I like to pride myself on being someone that doesn’t care about the perception of others in quite the same way that some do… and that’s still true to a large degree. Anyone that has followed me since...
View Articlebreak in the clouds
Status of the Now (because people have been inquiring): It’s been a little over two weeks since I quit taking the drug. The doc thought it might be 3 before I felt “normal” but I think I might have...
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