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September Morning
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
Posted in autumn, bicycles, club, cycling, cycling gear, fall colours, group rides, Newmarket Eagles, Saturday morning, strava
Tagged autumn, cycling, cycling club, fall colours, group ride, group rides, leaves, Newmarket Eagles, Saturday morning
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On the Bike
I haven’t been out on the bike recently. It’s been a combination of things. I took a few rides that saw me trailing badly off the back. I seem to be fine for the first 50kms, but struggle after that. … Continue reading
Posted in bicycles, cycling, cycling gear, group rides, Newmarket Eagles, Saturday morning
Tagged bicycles, cycling, cycling gear, group rides, Newmarket Eagles, Saturday morning
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Not As You Might Suspect
From the picture, you might think I am choosing pizza for lunch as Today’s Perfect Moment. That wouldn’t be surprising. If I go back and look at the past 1000 or so posts, I have undoubtedly written many posts in … Continue reading
Posted in bicycles, cycling, delicious, group rides, perfect moment, pizza, willpower
Tagged carbs, cycling, delicious, fuel, group rides, lunch, pizza, pre-ride, saving, willpower
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Stand Up for Yourself!
As I type this the weekend is all but officially over. I should be asleep, or at least heavily into sleep preparation. Instead, I am at this keyboard trying to pound out a few words before the reality of Monday … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bicycles, college football, cycling, cycling gear, fighting Irish, football, group rides, Newmarket Eagles, Notre Dame, Saturday morning, sleep
Tagged college football, cycling, Emmy awards, fighting Irish, football, group rides, hill climb, Newmarket Eagles, Notre Dame, riding, Saturday morning, TV
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Riding with the B Group
On Friday, the topic of bucket lists came up. After some discussion and some correction, they asked me about mine and I explained that I don’t really have a lengthy bucket list, bur rather a lot of smaller interim goals. … Continue reading
Posted in 2019, achievement, advice, ambition, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bicycles, cycling, cycling gear, cycling shoes, Exodus Travels, fitness, goals, group rides, Newmarket Eagles, travel, travel tips, vacation
Tagged advice needed, B group, Chile, cold drinks, group rides, mini goals, Newmarket Eagles, Prague to Budapest, rewards, Riding to the lake, speed, Starbucks, strava, trips, vacation
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Premonition or Paranoia
Once again, circumstances prevented me from joining my Saturday morning ride. These were pretty good circumstances, so I really can’t blame anyone. Today’s ride assembled at the usual spot, and as Sunday’s seem to be, only the fast group came … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, adapting, adventure, adversity, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, cycling, cycling gear, cycling shoes, ettiquette, group rides, Newmarket Eagles, obstacles, puncture, tires
Tagged bicycle, bike, bike tires, changing tires, cycling gear, group rides, new tires, Newmarket Eagles, replacements, spares, tires, tools, tubes
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Morning Ride with a Tumble
I got up for my Saturday ride today and felt pretty good. When I arrived at the meeting point, I could see that there was a pretty big turnout. I was even greeted by Terrence, who I hadn’t seen in … Continue reading
This Ride Had It All
I hadn’t done a Sunday ride with the Newmarket Eagles in quite a while–certainly not this year. When I first started with them, I always did the Sunday ride. Somewhere along the way, I switched to the Saturday ride and … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, adversity, advice, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, baking, bicycles, characters, coffee, cycling, cycling gear, cycling shoes, food, group rides, Newmarket Eagles
Tagged Aninas Bakery, Annie's bakery, bicycles, bike parking, charity rides, cycling, ettiquette, food, GCN show, group rides, Lance, misadventure, no dropping riders, obstacles, planning, trains
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Getting Stronger and Faster
I nervously checked the weather report before I went to sleep. I checked it again when I got up to feed the cat. I checked it half an hour later when I actually got up. I think I was trying … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bicycles, cycling, cycling gear, group rides, Newmarket Eagles, Saturday morning, self improvement
Tagged bicycles, cycling, getting faster, getting stronger, group rides, maps, meeting point, Newmarket, Newmarket Eagles, police trucks, Pride Parade, routes, Royal Canadian Legion, strava, training
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Where Are We Going?
My cycling club does an admirable job of maintaining their website. They even send out quite a bit of email about upcoming events. I don’t always pay attention to it all, but I did note that something special was going … Continue reading →