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When I’m driving to work Monday morning and moments from Sunday’s ride replay in my head, I know it was a good time. We hit Farrington late Sunday afternoon. It was only my third or fourth time there, Ben’s second, … Continue reading →

So I rode the Medio Fondo of the Tour of the Battenkill yesterday – 42 over-hyped miles. The good part was hanging with my friend Joe, who I don’t get to ride with enough since he moved away. We drove up together, … Continue reading →

You know it was a hard ride when you wake up the next morning still feeling hollow-hungry. Strava says the ride took 2820 calories. Joe and Chris were coming for 2:00. We’d planned the ride with visions of a sunny … Continue reading →

Yesterday I passed a jogger; A chubby guy dressed in sweats and laboring up a slight grade. New guy, I thought. I gave him a thumbs-up when I passed. Adapting a sport like cycling or running is a lot like beginning a new … Continue reading →

Events have conspired to keep me off the bike this spring (weather, bronchitis, a marginally successful attempt to filet a knuckle with a putty knife), but I have been trying hard to remain relevant in my local cycling community. To … Continue reading →

I didn’t quite feel like riding yesterday, but convinced myself to run to Waldo for a quick perimeter loop. I cleaned the skinny and the new log-overs on Red. I bobbled but then clawed my way up the new and rocky chicane around … Continue reading →

Lower Paugussett State Park is a mythical place. I’d heard the terrain was insane. I’d heard the trails were not marked well. And I’d heard that if you got through the gnarl, there was a bootleg trail network built by … Continue reading →