It took four hours for the Harpoon B2B ride to fill 800 slots!
I got up this morning and there was a message in my inbox that said registration started at 7:00 AM today. I got another one a few minutes ago (11:20) that said it was full.
Pretty impressive!
Some day I’ll do that ride. But it’s [...]
So I suppose I need to summarize in spite of the fact that I did almost nothing this year but work.
Cycling: way down over past years. In fact, according to the log (which I do update) says I haven’t been on the road bike since June. That’s probably correct.
Only one century this year, the Boston [...]
Took another ride along the Charles River bike path. It’s mostly very nice, and very flat. Stayed totally on the Boston side of the river. The path is less nice between Brighton and Watertown, but the path is wholly off the road. On the Cambridge side, you have to negotiate a couple of very busy [...]
There’s a long trail along the Charles, but I didn’t realize just how long it was. It starts as the Esplanade, then continues along the Charles to the Eliot Bridge where you can pick which side of the Charles you want to travel along to Watertown. I normally take the Cambridge side because I thought [...]
The New England Classic starts tomorrow, so I took a few hours off work to go up to Woburn to help load the trucks and stuff.
Now I’m really bummed I’m not going. I’ve done it five years in a row and this year I won’t be going and I’m really kind of sad about it. [...]
25th Anniversary Outriders ride
It was great.
Made it to Provincetown at about 5:00 after leaving Boston at 6:15. Not bad for 130 miles considering my (non)condition and lack of preparation. Took a 15-20 minute break at the 3d rest stop which helped immensely. The only thing hassling me is my lower back which is protesting being [...]
Can’t stay any longer and so must leave. Seas tomorrow are a bit down but still supposed to be 8 – 11 feet, so no ferry. They’re substituting a bus which will take at least an hour longer. They seem to know what they’re doing with bikes. At least it will be better than having [...]
Made it into P-town at about 5:00, very tired. The ride went well and the day turned out much better than forecast. I even got sunburned a bit. The ride, as always, is really well supported and everything went off without a hitch.
Was going to go out last night, but laid down ‘for a minute’ [...]
The 25th annual Boston to Provincetown ride is Saturday. The e-mail from last night says there are 250 people signed up which is quite a few more than the last couple of years. Maybe people aren’t travelling as much due to the economy or something.
I’m not terribly worried about the distance (130 mi), it’s relatively [...]
Yesterday was the Tour de Cure North Shore. I did the 100k. The GPS says:
Lin Dist: 64.1 mi
Terr Dist: 64.1 mi
Climb Dist: 32.7 mi
Desc Dist: 32.4 mi
Elev Gain: 2.6 ft
Climb Elev: 3549.4 ft
Desc Elev: 3546.7 ft
Avg Grade: 2
Min Elev: -.06 ft
Max Elev: 132.6 ft
I forgot to take my camera.
The ride went really well. It was [...]
Today is Tour de Cure North Shore in Gloucester. For some reason, I find myself a bit nervous. I woke up one minute before the alarm went off (5 am). I’ll fix myself a bagle and hit the road.
I hope the thunderstorms hold off.
North Shore Tour de Cure 62MI (100K)Find more Bike Rides in Gloucester, [...]
Took the Rail Trail to Bedford, then took the Carlisle loop. Stopped at Kimballs Carlisle for the first time this year (Orange-Pineapple-Vanilla).
Nice day without much wind. Kind of cool and pretty chilly towards the end.
Felt pretty good all the way through. Speed was up slightly (just short of 14) in spite of the heavy traffic. [...]
Very nice day yesterday and I need to get some miles in, so I headed out to Concord. I wanted to put in about 50 miles, and the cyclometer ended at 50.22 (totally by accident). Not as many people on road as I expected. It was very windy, and Saturday was a nasty day (and [...]
It was the first summery day of the year, so I took a ride down the Minuteman. Millions of people were out but they were all well behaved for the most part. But really, you shouldn’t teach tiny little kids to ride their bikes ont he trail. It’s way to busy. Find a lot or [...]
Got out on the bike yesterday for the first time in a long, long time. There’s only six weeks until the Tour de Cure, so I need to do more of this. Even though I’m way heavier than I have any right to be, I’m not in as bad shape as I’d feared. Only 18 [...]
Took the MTB out to the Arboretum. Nice day, sunny and breezy. Lots of people, babies, and dogs out. Down the Soutwest Corridor and back via Jamaica Pond and Muddy River.
Lots of people hanging out at Fenway, waiting for someone to show up. They were having practice, I think. Victory Gardens were very muddy after [...]
Registration for the 25th annual Outriders Boston to Provincetown bike ride is open.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 (the longest Saturday of the year for extra added daylight).
130 miles from the Cyclorama in the South End to the Bas Relief (behind town hall) in P-town. Stay the night have have the included brunch at the P-town Inn [...]
Man, if you think Boston is hard to find your way around in, it’s nothing compared to Worcester.
I had to go out there for a meeting yesterday. The meeting was 11 to 4, then we were supposed to meet a friend and a nearby pub for a quick drink before coming back home. The train [...]
I got invited to a barbecue by one of the NEC people up in Derry, Nuh Hampshah yesterday. I pondered for a bit and decided to take the SS. It’s about 10 miles from the Haverhill commuter rail stop. There was “switching trouble” just before Lawrence, so the train got in about ½ hour late. [...]
A guy at my client’s office won a bike “through the power of positive thinking”. Or so he tells it.
He brought the bike into work yesterday (I work at client’s office on Tuesdays) and we took a lunchtime ride. It’s the first time I’ve been out since getting back from the NEC. I felt it. [...]
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