20 Miles And Counting
I’m in training again. Last year I trained for the Providence Bridge Pedal and did the 13-mile family ride with no problem. It was much easier than I expected! This year, I’m not planning to do the...
View ArticleTraining Update, Week 1
This week’s goal was to do three 10-mile rides during the week (or 30 miles total), plus a 25-mile ride on the weekend. So far, I have 26.46 miles for the week, between four different rides, and I’ve...
View ArticleToo Tired To Think of a Title!
I may just go to bed early again. I’m unbelievably exhausted this week, and I didn’t even get to go for a long ride over the weekend. I’d taken my bike in for a tune-up on Thursday, and was hoping to...
View ArticleTraining Update, Week, Um.
I have no idea what week number this is for my bike training. I’m still at it, but I’ve adjusted my goal to doing the 40-mile Lancette Memorial Ride, rather than the 60. Why? Well, that’s what seems...
View ArticleBonking It Out
So, you’ve probably heard the term “hitting the wall.” Cyclists seem to mostly call it “bonking.” I’ve always figured it meant something like “I’m super-tired and I feel like I can’t go any further but...
View ArticleProgress
Today I started a new work assignment, in a new place, with a new kid. I had a few butterflies, but no debilitating anxiety. It’s only a three-hour work day, so I have plenty of time for other things....
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Ride Time!
It’s almost here! The Lancette is tomorrow. Wendy and I have made our plans (I wonder how our dad feels about giving his 30-and-40-something daughters a ride to their sporting event?), and all...
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40 Miles DONE!
It was a beautiful day for the Lancette Memorial Ride in Canby, Oregon — cool but sunny in the morning, warming up just enough later in the day (it eventually reached 83 in Portland). The ride wound...
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Where I Am Now
I posted a couple of weeks ago about our move to an apartment, and about selling my Xtracycle. I’m still mourning a bit, especially when I think of an errand I could run by bike, or of things I’d like...
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Incentivize Me
I did our tax return yesterday, via TurboTax online. If you haven’t used TurboTax before, it leads you, step by step, through various types of income, deductions and credits you might be eligible for....
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