Follow this link for my full 2014 Pan-Mass Challenge ride report, including writeup, photos, and GPS logs.

Follow this link for my full 2013 Pan-Mass Challenge ride report, including writeup, photos, and GPS logs.

Follow this link for my full 2012 Pan-Mass Challenge ride report, including writeup, photos, and GPS logs.

Prelude

Epic rides deserve epic ride reports, so here’s the tale of the 2012 Mt. Washington Century…

The story begins with last July’s Climb to the Clouds ride. For at least the past three years, my Pan-Mass Challenge training culminated with that century ride up Mt. Wachusett a couple weeks before the PMC. But that ride isn’t well ( Read more... )

Another summary of recent news to tell you about.
Cape Ann

Three weeks ago, there was the first beautiful, warm, sunny day in a long time, so I decided to take the train up to Salem and do my traditional 65-mile Cape Ann loop. It had a respectable amount of climbing, and I generally felt strong. (GPS log)

Having just ridden Cape Cod, which I ( Read more... )

Time for an update on all the news since the PMC.

First was Jay’s annual Labor Day BBQ and ride up Mount Wachusett (GPS log). The ride was pretty fun; after the hill climb ( Read more... )

Follow this link for my full 2011 Pan-Mass Challenge ride report, including writeup, photos, and GPS logs.

Well, May’s rain finally ended, and the season’s upon us, so it’s time to get you caught up on every little thing.

First off is a happy update to my cycling website-specifically the Charts & Statistics page. Instead of a long page full of static images, now it’s all interactive and prettified. Check it out, it’s very cool.

It’s also much easier ( Read more... )

Please come to Boston for the springtime? Not bluddy likely!

Back on April 13th I said that spring was late in coming, but that cycling season had finally begun. I was wrong. Basically, that was the only nice day we've had all year.

It's currently May 21th, and it's 52 degrees and overcast, which is ( Read more... )

Since I’ve always calculated my cycling season beginning and ending in mid-October, it’s time to look back and review my 2009-2010 cycling year.

In many ways, this was one of my best years ever, with lots of noteworthy accomplishments, but it also had its disappointments, which seemed to cluster at either end of the season.

2010 started with a ( Read more... )