In the old days — before, say, last November, when I began my cycle training — I used to think that there were three kinds of biking terrain: uphill, downhill, and flat. But now I know that there’s a fourth kind, and it’s the funnest kind of all: the roller. Rollers are little hills, one … Read more
After last Saturday’s ride — 70 miles from San Rafael to Stinson Beach, and back — I felt pretty wiped out. There had been a lot of climbing (by my standards, at least) and a surly headwind, and my tummy felt messed up starting at about mile 20 — but mostly … it was 70 … Read more
Just a short entry to note our longish ride last Saturday — 60 miles and change. Experienced a tire miracle: my front tire was flat in the morning, before the ride; I inflated it and hoped for the best; it stayed inflated through the whole ride, whereas like a dozen members of our team had … Read more
On Monday, Feb. 27, I’ll be performing my comic monologue Ben Franklin: Unplugged at the Ashby Stage in Berkeley — with all proceeds going to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. (The LLS runs Team In Training, the wonderful organization that is whipping me into shape to bike the Solvang Century next month.) As far as … Read more
Over the course of my cycling training so far, I have learned that seasoned cyclists use certain words in different ways from what most of us are used to. For example, when one of them refers to a course as being “fun,” or “great,” this probably means that biking it will hurt like hell. Another … Read more