Friday was kind of a strange day and I was indecisive as usual. I had an 0830 dental appointment so I new I wasn’t going to go in to work until after that. So my brain went something like: “Should I drive? Maybe just drive to the dentist? Long ride in after or take the ferry? It’s going to be hotter than normal since it’s later. You won’t have ( Read more... )

Have got to play catch up on the ole log. I think perhaps an every day log is not too practical, as some days there just isn’t time to find the time. And if I hold myself to that level of rigor, I’ll just end up beating the crap out of myself. I’m finally doing something that I’ve ached to do for years and I must not let my brain squish all the fun ( Read more... )

It’s been a good week. I have learned much. My legs are surprisingly stiff and sore. Well I guess not SO surprisingly. Although I did not think that the 13-14 mi per day would be all that challenging, I should have realized that I hadn’t rode that much, consistently, everyday since I was a youngster delivering newspapers on my orange Schwinn 5- ( Read more... )

The trip in: 9.47 mi approx 45 min ( Read more... )

The trip in: 8.86 mi, approx 55 min ( Read more... )

This Friday 6/6/08 I intend to embark on a summer long project to get to work by bike as often as I can. I want to use my car as little as possible. The advent of $4 gas is one motivator, but really I've been itching to do this for a long time