With the selling of the Civic last week [and the VFR last year], I have entered a period in my life not enjoyed in nearly a decade. I shall call it “The Simple Life.” I no longer have any long-term projects, no long-term issues looming over me, no lengthy list of items I know I should be doing, but am willing to find infinite…

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If you don’t know the significance of polka dots in cycling, LMGTFY. Today, RJ, Jray, and I set out on a ride through Skyline Drive. It’s a 62-miler with 5600ft of elevation. Some good “hills.” It’s not really a race, but given the elevation it’s tough to not put in a pretty hard effort even with a huge number of teeth on your rear…

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After at least a ten year hiatus, I have returned to Wednesdays at Wakefield and I believe I’ve redeemed myself. The last time I ran this race was back in college, during the summer when I was working at the bike shop. I was riding a little bit (so little that I’d call it “not riding” nowadays), knew of the race, had these new…

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Early last week, I decided to go ahead and hop into the Crystal Ride, a casual cycling ride that’s part of the weekend’s Air Force Cycling Classic, an annual event held locally that contains a handful of professional and amateur races as well as this, a touring ride through Crystal City and the Pentagon area. I didn’t do any real prep as my regular…

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I spend a fair amount of time running or on my bike. It’s well-documented that such time can be very therapeutic and good for the mind. I tend to agree. However, rather than coming up with the cure for cancer or anything useful like that, I like to make myself laugh or smile. I don’t know if this will become a regular bit mainly…

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Got my first flat tire on a solo ride EVER on Monday night. I seem to avoid flats better than most for some reason; only two road flats and one mountain flat in the years and years and years I’ve been riding. Sure, many of those years didn’t contain much mileage, but still. As always, I was prepared with a spare tube and tiny…

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