There’s a guy at the gym who seems to be a bit competitive with me. This is weird, as no one else at the downtown Berkeley Y feels this way: if anything, I serve as the person upon whom everyone else may look and think, “Well, at least I’m in better shape than that dude!” But this guy … well, … Read more
So on last Saturday’s training ride, a truck hit me. Well, to be a bit more accurate — at the cost of some dramatic effect — a truck clipped me. I was cycling uphill along a winding road near Pt. Reyes when all of a sudden: BANG! — there was this loud noise, which I soon … Read more
On our ride yesterday I got really excited about the idea of an espresso-maker that you could operate while cycling. Someone — I think our head coach, K.Sue — had noted that it was a beautiful day (at that point — later, just after the ride, it would get yucky) and the surroundings (in Pleasanton, … Read more
I’m thrilled (and, okay, a bit nervous) to say that I will once again be training to ride the Solvang Century — a 100-mile cycling event — with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training (TNT)! The Century will take place on March 9, 2013, and I have committed to raising at least $2,250 … Read more
A dog was barking, furiously, as we began our 100-mile bike ride on Saturday, March 10. It was about 6:30 in the morning in Solvang, California, and my Team In Training (TNT) teammates and I were thrilled to finally be starting the Solvang Century after months of training. The dog was in a house on … Read more