Middle-Bairdford-Saxonburg 35 miles. I had forgotten how pleasant Middle Road Extension is. My goal for the rest of the season will be to explore the roads to the north without a map, just to see what happens. An epic rain storm moved in during the last five or six miles–pounding rain, a bit of hail, […]

Posted on July 6th, 2008 by admin
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Miller’s Run This was my trip south of the city, and it was worth it. I’m spoiled by quick access to farm roads north of the city, and always put off a bit by the West End Circle, but the circle isn’t bad at all, especially when approached via Carson Street. There is actually very […]

Posted on July 6th, 2008 by admin
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As of today, I have backed out of doing the 101. I could enumerate my reasons, but I won’t. Mostly, I fear I won’t be in shape (zooming around the Oval is all well and good, but I’m not sure it’s the best training for a 100 mile MTB race with 11,000 feet of climbing), […]

Posted on July 1st, 2008 by admin
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Apparently at some point today this blog fell prey to a WordPress cookie hijacking vulnerability, and there was a spam posted. This was actually heartwarming in a way, as six different people alerted me, which is, I think, five more people than I though actually read this blog. Part of the issue is likely that […]

Posted on July 1st, 2008 by admin
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It was ACA picnic night, meaning everybody raced, and the Cs raced in the dark, mostly. Good thing I wore my navy blue jersey. And forgot my lights for the ride home. The pace was really fast from the start, thanks in part to some B race regulars making an appearance as well as a […]

Posted on July 1st, 2008 by admin
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