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Well here I am updating my blog after my weeks last ride. Initially, I thought the pseudo ride may not be as challenging as the real thing but I’m beginning to believe they are similar in effort. I have been constantly fighting 15-20 mph winds with gusts which sometimes hit 25-30 mph. It can beContinue reading “Week 3 in the Books. I met an interesting character in the road this week.”

So week 2 is in the books. It had its ups and downs. I had 4 days of strong wind. One day it was 20-25 with gusts up to 30mph from the west. Of course, my ride was North, south and West with a short East leg. On most days the wind was my adversary.Continue reading “Week 2. Pseudo Trans America ride. “Shut up legs””

“Biker man burning out his legs out here alone. And I think it’s going to be a long long ride!” (Apologies Elton!) Well week one is in the books. Truthfully, the start is much harder than I thought. 450+ miles week one. Hell there were times I did that in a month. I’m in virtualContinue reading “Week 1. Pseudo Trans-America ride”

Ok. The ride is officially off. I was ahead of the curve on this when I decided to cancel. ( it’s often been said I’m ahead of the curve). The coordinators did the right thing and cancelled the trip AND we got full refunds and will receive a special edition cycling jersey. Larry Love andContinue reading ““Come Together Right Now” and “We’ll Get By With a Little Help From Our Friends”. Beatles -Abbey Road and Sgt Pepper”

Alright, it’s come down to this. It looks like I have to cancel my trip. The group has had several cancellations and I have a short window to get a refund. I hate having to make an adult decision but the prudent thing will be to defer this trip until next year. My concerns areContinue reading “Should I Stay or Should I go now?”

Earlier this week my cycling friends and their significant others here in Green Valley held a going away party for me to launch my upcoming ride. I was humbled by the gesture and appreciated the robust turn out. Then I realized retirees will do pretty much anything for a free meal. Everyone was kind andContinue reading “How can I miss you if you won’t go away? ——Dan Hicks, and his hot licks.”

So a friend asked me what the prevailing winds would be on my San Diego to St Augustine ride. That is a question I have been puzzling over for a while. Of course all riders and runners know the unfailing rule that “you are always going into a headwind. Those of us from the Midwest,Continue reading ““You don’t need to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows” Bob Dylan”

When you are on long rides you have plenty of time to think. Crazy stuff goes through your head. Today is was a simple math question. We have all heard the saying “the journey of a 1000 miles starts with the first step”. This got me to thinking how many pedal strokes will it takeContinue reading “1.2 Million Pedal Strokes from San Diego to St Augustine (give or take 50,000) WTF?”

Well it’s a little over a month away til I take on the Southern Tier. As the date approaches I’m starting to get anxious. Not eager, anxious! I think I have prepared. Lord knows I have helped Amazon’s profits this quarter with all the gear I have been buying. I suspect a search party mayContinue reading “Countdown to D-Day”

“I want to ride my bike, I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride it where I like“. Queen, Bicycle Race. RIP Freddie Mercury. Ok time for the next installment of this blog. My ride is now roughly a month away. I was doing ok until I drove to Palm Springs this weekContinue reading ““Bicycle, Bicycle, I want to Ride My Bicycle””