http://www.Amazon.com/books The Year by Dave Barter is the amazing story of cyclists through the years who have ridden as many miles as possible in a year. To start out he describes his own attempt to ride a double century (200 miles) in a day. This is clearly a grueling task, including grinding it out riding … Continue reading “The Year”- Amazing Ultra-endurance Cyclists →

Today should have been my Tuesday group ride but rain was forecast so we didn't do one. I rode anyway and got all geared up for the rain but it turned out not to arrive till after my ride was over. I managed to sneak in a brisk 35 mile ride in pretty nice weather. … Continue reading Brisk Local Ride →

Yesterday I went my longest ride of the week, just under 40 miles in 3 1/2 hours. This was at a brisk pace for an average heart rate of 116. The weather forecast was for overcast with no rain but it turned out to be unexpectedly sunny instead, a very pleasant surprise that made for … Continue reading Long Sunday Ride →

Athlete at Heart: Learning to live with heart disease and find joy again, is an inspiring and entertaining autobiographical account by Kristina Bangma, a personal trainer and athletic coach from Vancouver, B.C. Much of her story struck close to home for me, because I too have had severe heart arrhythmias, and I know what it's … Continue reading Athlete At Heart →

We've had enough of a break in the rain that I was able to go off-road riding without the trails being muddy. There are nice trails near Coyote Creek that are used a lot for walking or horseback riding but are also nice for mountain bikes or hybrids like my upright that have fatter tires. … Continue reading Some Off-Road Riding Near Coyote Creek →

http://www.Amazon.com/books I recently read Work Out: The Revolutionary Method of Creating a Sound Body to Create a Sound Mind By Dr. Jason Karp which provides good motivation to exercise, with plenty of scientific evidence for its health benefits. Dr. Karp, who has a PhD in Exercise Physiology, especially emphasizes the importance of exercise for mental … Continue reading Exercise For Your Health- Physical and Mental →

After all the recent storms we've had, it's nice we'll be getting well over a week of nice weather. I took advantage of it yesterday with a little over two hours of brisk riding to the west and then southeast. It is feeling pretty spring-like, at least temporarily, for February, with our Magnolia tree in … Continue reading Enjoying The Return of the Sunshine →

http://www.Amazon.com/books I recently read Alex Dowsett's fascinating biography Bloody Minded. It starts out with Alex's attempt on the hour cycling record in 2015 at the Manchester velodrome. He makes you feel what it is like to go round and round in circles for an hour, in an uncomfortable position, while consistently putting out prodigious amounts … Continue reading A World Class Cyclist- and Haemophiliac! →

It's been raining since wednesday and will continue until the middle of next week, for this series of storms. When storms line up like this out in the Pacific, waiting their turns to come in, it's referred to by meteorologists as an atmospheric river, or colloquially as the "pineapple express" since a lot of them … Continue reading A Break in The Rain →

There is a post with good advice for moving your home gym here. I was referred to this by Sofia Medina, Content Marketing Dept at porch.com. Sofia sends me helpful content relevant to my readers from time to time. I am not affiliated with porch.com nor do I receive any compensation for passing these along, … Continue reading Advice for Moving Your Home Gym →