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Sun
Today is our fifth nice day in a row, a truly rare occurrence this time of year. Not to fear, though, as we’re expecting a return to our usual crappy weather later this week. I took the road bike out, with the initial intention of doing 18 miles through Oella and Catonsville, but I was…
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Century
Assuming I ride home today, I’ll have my first hundred-mile week of 2010 this week. As promised yesterday, I rode out to Ilchester Rd and into the park on the Grist Mill Trail. The trail was very twiggy, but otherwise in good shape except for a single really small snow-covered patch. I expect that’ll melt…
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Meltdown
A bit brisk out this morning, but we’re finally getting some dry weather and sun to help melt some more of the snow. By next week, I may even be able to drag out the road bike. Took my first complete loop through the park today since (checks ride log) January 28, not counting a…
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Never trust the weather forecast
So.. yesterday’s morning forecast: mostly cloudy all day, then rain after 7pm. I leave work at 5, so no need to pack rain gear for later, right? Wrong. It started raining at 3:30, and I got to ride home in a steady drizzle with no rain gear. No, it wasn’t all that bad. But, I…
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That hit the spot
I celebrated the end of February with my first long morning ride in forever (well, since February 4, which might as well be forever). I took New Cut Rd into Ellicott City, then rode along River Rd to the park entrance on Ilchester. The trail still looked too snow-covered for road tires, so I doubled…
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Give and Take
So, an after-work commitment kept me from biking yesterday, on what turned out to be a pretty nice day. I made up for it by riding in today, on a day where I thought I wouldn’t be able to ride. We’ve got yet another storm riding up the east coast, but this one is slamming…
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Bike First, Ask Questions Later
Rain in the forecast for later today, but it was nice this morning, so I packed the rain gear and rode in. You gotta ride when you can in February. Murphy’s Law says that if I don’t ride in, the rain will hold off until after I get home. So if it’s not raining, I’d…
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Perspective
Took my first post-Snowmageddon ride in this morning, and it wasn’t too bad. I wanted to do it yesterday (Thursday), but on Wednesday I decided to go jogging for the first time in, oh, around 6 months. Then on Wednesday evening, I ground out another 10 miles on the trainer. So yesterday, the executive decision…
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Desperate times…
Desperate times call for desperate measures. The snow has kept me off the bike for 2 weeks, so last night I broke down and used the trainer. I’ve never much cared for the trainer. It’s exceptionally boring and unrelentingly grueling at the same time, which is a pretty unappealing combination. I lasted 30 minutes and…
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Snowpocalypse
Unfortunately, Snowpocalypse 2010 has put the brakes on bike commuting for the time being this winter. If I can’t do it safely, I don’t do it, and the roads are not in good shape for biking. I’ll be back out as soon as some of it melts, and/or I can find a safe route to…