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Yup. Thirty-three. That is me age. Arrrrrrrr.
Thomas Magnum – you know, Magnum P.I. – would head out on his surf ski in celebration of his birthday. It was his day alone. It was how he celebrated his life. I get it.
My greatest gift to [...]
Categories: Road Riding
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I am capping my night with some wine and a piece of 86% dark cacao chocolate. Yum. I deserve this. I earned it. After all, I have been on the wagon for over a week.
I started road riding to get back into cycling shape. The following is my progress:
March 6 [...]
Categories: Road Riding
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Mom riding at Sleepy Hollow State Park.
How fitting it is that I visit a state park by the name of Sleepy Hollow as Halloween quickly approaches. It is a nice little place in the countryside on the eastern edge of Clinton County, just northeast of Lansing.
Yesterday, I made the half-hour journey with my mother [...]
Categories: Road Riding
| Tags: Road Riding, Sleepy Hollow State Park, Squirrels
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I haven’t ridden since last Monday when I took Jake into Durand for a little ride down memory lane. I had a five-day hiatus. Not cool, Di.
Last night, I brought a growler of Brickshot ESB home from the Rochester Mills Beer Company:
All I can say is, “DAMN! That is one helluva a [...]
Categories: Road Riding
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My road ride commenced in a rather unsurprising manner…something like this:
Yeah, even the Shiawassee County squirrels are suicidal. I was climbing a hill on Bancroft Road when a squirrel decided to run in front of me. It was cool because there was plenty of clearance between me and Mr. Squirrel. It was [...]
Categories: Photo Essays, Road Riding
| Tags: Durand, Road Riding
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Today brought sunshine, a light breeze, and perfect temperatures. I headed up to (ha ha) St. Charles with my parents and my brother. St. Charles marks a trailhead for the Saginaw Valley Rail Trail. This particular rail trail is a flat, paved, 9 ½-mile trail that runs through farmland [...]
Categories: Road Riding
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I looked out the window, yesterday, and saw some little birds flying around my trees. It took about two seconds for me to realize that I hadn’t seen birds for a couple of months. It has been too cold and snowy, and I don’t feed them so there is no reason for them [...]
Categories: Road Riding
| Tags: Kona, Road, Winter Riding Clothing
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That was my top speed, today.
Heading toward Eagle River from Ahmeek, Pat took off in a mad sprint down a hill and I chased after him. We reached almost 40 mph and I joked with Pat about his sprint. He told me that he had to try to reach 40 mph after watching [...]
Categories: Road Riding
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Springtime is here. Yes, I totally know you needed me to state the obvious. If your bike is like mine, it is sloppily shifting and sluggishly braking. The cables are grimy and loose from cyclocross season and spring road riding. It needs some serious love, much like my body after riding [...]
Categories: Road Riding
| Tags: Copper Harbor, Equipment, Keweenaw, Road, Spring
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It snowed today. We didn’t get a lot, just a dusting. It is currently 30 degrees F – a big difference from the 60 degree weather we had a couple days ago.
I didn’t ride yesterday or today, so I am getting dangerously close to laziness. If I don’t ride tomorrow, I will [...]
Categories: Road Riding
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