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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I’ve now been visiting the gym casually for about a year now. I feel I’ve seen some differences in the way my body looks, but haven’t really noted anything in terms of actual gains in specific exercises. Two reasons (that I can think of) for this: I am a numbers person. A good part of why I run and bike is because I love…

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As most of you are well aware, I believe I dropped my phone last night when returning to my car at a local mountain biking park after having changed in the bathroom. I’m fairly certain it was in my pants pocket and likely ended up on the ground. Reaching it last night was intermittent, which means whoever has found it has been turning it…

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Last month, I set a goal of burning 20,000 calories in August. I did it. Two days ago, I realized I was under 50 biking miles short of 400 for the month (100 per week average… that’s a good milestone). Never mind I was fighting off some sickness or allergy and couldn’t even work (took a half day today)… I did it. Smart? Nah.…

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On my ride this morning, as I passed many a bike commuter, I began thinking about commuting… And how I don’t know anybody who has it better than me… And how some folks spend more than an hour each day just getting to and from work. I used to be one of those folks, but never again… Unless someone pays me way too much…

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Despite being abnormally hot, you were a good month. Today I finalized QA of a big new release at work… We’ve been working on it for half a year so it’s a really nice feeling to have it out the door. I finished with half a day to spare, too! Has put me in a very good mood. I rounded out the month with…

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