so, Emily was right. My first cyclocross race was not nearly as scary as anticipated. In fact, I would go so far to say it was fun. It was like all the best parts of Wednesday Night Worlds without the sucky, hard parts and with a whole bunch of competition to keep it exciting the [...]
cyclocross?
After much hemming and hawing, intimidation and indecision, i finally decided to just suck it up and sign up for the Green Mountain Cyclocross race on Sunday. I’ve wanted to give cyclocross a try for the past couple of years, but we don’t have that many races nearby (makes no sense to drive three hours [...]
big birthday weekend
not big because of a milestone birthday, big because there was a lot going on. the weekend after labor day is our traditional trip up to the Kingdom Trails in East Burke. This often coincides with my birthday, which I share with our friend, Iron Mike. Mike’s got several decades on me, but it’s always [...]
Wrapping up the Ladies Rides
Last night we toasted the final Tuesday Night Ladies Ride of the 2o1o Summer Season. Sure, a few of us might do a spur of the moment night ride later this fall – but for all intents and purposes we wrapped up the season last night. It was a good night, quiet turn out with only [...]


