biking

After the 100k populaire two weeks ago, I was feeling very optimistic about my success at completing the 200k brevet.

During mid-week, I had a bicycle repair class after work. Since I would need to bring my bike, it seemed appropriate that I ought to just bike there. I was interested in testing the LED-based headlight (a Christmas present) and charged its batteries during the day. After work, I biked the 18 miles to northeast

by Claire Petersky Left Seattle July 9 6:20 AM, Arrived Chehalis 6:20 PM Distance Saturday – 107 miles Weather Saturday: partly cloudy in the morning, afternoon sun; temps from mid 60s to mid 70s. Left Chehalis July 10 6:40 AM , Arrived Portland, OR 6:45 PM Distance Sunday – 97 miles Weather Sunday: rain with

Ride to eat? I didn’t do STP (Seattle to Portland) this year because I felt I was already imposing on my spouse’s munificence by signing up for the five-day Ride Around Washington in August. While 8,000 riders and bandits did STP, I rode SIR’s populaire in Olympia. It’s the same route as last year’s —

In the morning, and occasionally late evening, I’ve been seeing brown bunnies along the I-90 pedestrian path in Bellevue. They blend in very well with the ground cover. The only reason I’d notice them at all is they freak out at the sight of me on my bike (it happens) and start a mad sprint

After I signed up for Flying Wheels, my spouse received an invitation to an industry seminar, which would mean I’d be watching the kids most of Saturday. Schedules magically aligned by the end of the week so she could go to the seminar Friday afternoon and I had yesterday to do a redux of last

If I write a review immediately after a cycling event, and the cycling event wasn’t 100% fantastic, my review tends to sound negative. For example, consider last year’s RSVP, where a central question I pondered during much of day one was “why the hell am I doing this?” This is a legitimate question to ask

I received the tentative description for Ride Around Washington this weekend and am very stoked about the trip. If I can maintain my commuting and occasional weekend rides, I should be in fine shape enough to enjoy the ride.