http://www.Amazon.com/books Amy Purdy's autobiographical account is one of the most inspiring books I've read in a long time. She is a very nice young woman that you want to root for. She acquired bacterial meningitis at the age of 19 and very nearly died. One of the most traumatic incidents was when, after waking her … Continue reading Amy Purdy’s Inspirational Book →

On a recent ride the weather was colder, gloomier, and a bit rainy. That is unusual for this early, maybe portending a wet winter coming. Time to go through my winter weather gear and start getting ready. I still had a nice outing, mostly on the Coyote Creek Trail. Climbing Main Street, the mountains to … Continue reading Recent Ride Felt Like Summer Is Ending →

I mentioned in my last post that I wanted to work up my stamina on my upright so I could take it on longer rides including group rides, and yesterday was my first test. It went fine, on a nice ride out to the end of Redwood retreat road and back. While I also enjoy … Continue reading Back on My Upright for a Group Ride →

Last Tuesday my group did a ride up in the hills East of Gilroy starting at the Mendoza ranch entrance to Harvey Bear Park. The rest of the group drove up there. In the past, I've carpooled up there with a friend but my recumbent is too long for her van. I'm going to ramp … Continue reading Lots of Riding While The Days Are Still Long →

I did a brisk cruise of just under 3 hours yesterday, mostly in San Martin, but with a bit of the Coyote Creek Trail thrown in at the end. It was foggy which made it nice and cool, about 65 F (18 C). But the sun was peeking out to the West and came out … Continue reading Brisk San Martin Cruise →

Last Friday I did a metric century (100 km, or 62 miles) which I'd signed up for as a challenge on Strava. I picked a good day for it as it was nice and cool in the morning, starting out at 7 AM and ending up a little before 11. I headed to the four … Continue reading Metric Century →

Sorry about the delay since my last post. When the weather is nice in the summer, I do longer rides and don't always remember to post about them. We have had some hot days (up into the high 90s F) but it's still pleasant in the morning. I finished my Strava July distance challenge with … Continue reading Another Week of Long Days and Good Weather →

I've been continuing to pursue my distance challenge in the time since my last post, with decent-length rides each day. As of July 25th I've done 813 miles (1309 km), so I've got six days left to make it to 1000. Before I get big-headed about this, the leader in the challenge worldwide in the … Continue reading More High Mileage →

I've done several more rides accumulating distance towards my challenge of about 1000 miles/1600 km this month. On track so far, I've covered 613 km (378 miles) so far. Friday was a long brisk day so I took it easier yesterday, riding my upright out to the Coyote Creek trail, where I rode on the … Continue reading Coyote Dirt on Upright →

On last Tuesday, June 30th, I finished my June climbing challenge with a total of 7,652 meters. The highest mountain in the world is Chomolungma (Mt Everest) at 8,848 meters. Looking at the tallest peaks of each continent, South America comes in 2nd with Aconcagua at 6,962 meters. Exceeding 8848 meters is a challenge called … Continue reading Finished Climbing Challenge, On To Distance Challenge →