I have started many stories about bicycle racing but have never written one that is as good as the racers are both on the indoor and outdoor tracks and on the roads.
— Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
Why Land’s End to John o’ Groats?
Fearless Leader Joe and I have been discussing cycling from Land’s End to John o’ Groats — lejog — ever since our triumphal entry into Paris last year. I’ve been keeping it in the back of my mind while considering the purchase of a touring bike and other life events. Finally, FLJ called me this…
At long last, Tour de Tohoku
The long and winding road … to the start I’ve been thinking and talking about the Tour de Tohoku since I first learned of it a couple of years ago, and planning on it since this May when registration had been scheduled to start. From there it was waiting for the lottery, learning that I’d…
I wanna go to Disneyland!
I told the Halfakid last night I wanted to ride the Arakawa to Disneyland today, something not too strenuous in light of the heat. And make an early start so we could be home before the worst of the heat came down on us. Unfortunately, this morning he said he couldn’t join me, so I…