Category Archives: strava

September Morning

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Anthony

I’ve missed a few rides lately. Last weekend the temperature was 4 degrees. The other times coincided with something I either had to do or wanted to do. Keeping that in mind, and knowing that the temperature was changing quite … Continue reading →

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Brand New Blacktop

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Anthony

I didn’t manage to get much done off of today’s “To Do” list.  Instead, I played hooky and took my bike out for a ride.  Until the moment I left, I wasn’t even sure I would get out the door, … Continue reading →

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I Am Almost Too Embarrassed To Tell This Story

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Anthony

It was another Tuesday, and that meant another chance to go on a group ride. Of course, I had a few things to get done before the ride, but I felt pretty prepared for the ride itself.  I had been … Continue reading →

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Saturday’s Group Ride

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Anthony

I titled this the small group C ride on Strava.  Basically, there were only 3 of us in group C today.  All previous group C riders seem to have graduated to the B group.  It was kind of a bummer, … Continue reading →

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I wish I Had Had The Time To Stop And Smell the Vegetables

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Anthony

Distance 63.33 km Elevation Gain 547 m Time 2h 53m I am not sure how I managed it, but I got out of bed and on the bike in time to make the Eagles Saturday morning ride. My work week … Continue reading →

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A Good Ride

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Anthony

  Thanks to rain and incredible heat–and the need to recover the ego from a particularly bad ride–I had gotten out on the bike for two weeks. Today, thanks to a break in the heat and perhaps to mark the … Continue reading →

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