Outdoor Addict

Well, it seems like time flies by when you are having fun, or something like that.  At least that is the way it seems when you are riding in 40+ degree temps in February in New England. While the mid-Atlantic states have been getting pounded pretty hard with snow, here in New Hampshire, it has [...]

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This weekend was filled with some good riding, and some quality time spent at home. First, we had off of work on Friday.  It was a nice treat to have a 3 day weekend.  Kelly had off on the same day, so we took advantage of it, walked a dog a bunch, did some shopping [...]

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Almost a month since the last post.  That has to be somewhat close to a record. I am still here, sticking with the bike, doing the things that need to be done for another year of racing.  Let’s get caught up since we last left each other. For the end of December, I went back [...]

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Check it out…finally.  After a few weeks of editing and making sure I got the newest and most up to date imovie software, here it finally is. This is the helmet cam video from the Storyland Crit from a few weeks ago for the Porky Gulch race.  This was the first time I really wore [...]

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Boy, where to start talking about this past week of riding.  Tuesday had me outside pedaling the Pugsley around while Wednesday had me inside on the trainer. Then this weekend hit.  The original plan was for a 4 hour road ride keeping the heart rate below 138 bpm.  When I woke up in the morning, [...]

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This morning when I woke up to go for the morning’s ride, I looked at the thermometer, which said 22 degrees, and decided that it was just too damn cold to get up at 6 in the morning and ride for an hour or so.  So my revelation is this.  I either need to get [...]

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First rode today in under freezing temps.  30 degrees to be exact.  There is no need for the weather to be that cold, but then again, I live in New England and it is the middle of November, so what do I expect. Pretty uneventful ride this morning.  Same as all the others, but a [...]

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Well, with all this snow, it has changed over to a whole lot of rain.  Today it is expected to rain all day with temps in the mid to high 40s.  That equates to a lot of heavy, wet snow, and hopefully, some of it will melt away with the temps and rain.  Maybe I [...]

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You can go ahead and file this one under the “WAAAAHHHH!!! I didn’t get my way so I am taking my ball and going home..” From Velonews: “I am stopping competition … It’s a definitive decision,” he told a news conference. “I don’t want this sport anymore … I’m slamming the door and I’m leaving.” [...]

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Thank goodness I have the non-traditional biker’s shape. When I rode around the streets of Bar Harbor on my road bike, I always laughed that in the shadows it always looked like a number 10 rolling down the street. I, of course, played the roll of the 0. I am fine with that. Sure, I [...]

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