Category: Haneda
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2024
The Year in Miles After Thursday’s aborted attempt — I’d just made a run to the office when Nana messaged me to come home to help her — I was just a few miles short of my goal of 2,024 miles for the year. I set out Saturday morning hoping for an easy 60 kilometers…
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Yokohama via Tamagawa Sky Bridge
I’ve been meaning to do this ride since Tamagawa Sky Bridge opened. When I cross the bridge and return upstream on the Kanagawa side, it brings me back to Rokugo Bridge. Turn left and it’s Rte 15 to Yokohama. Three times now I’ve got to that point and instead turned right, crossing the Tamagawa back…
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Under Mt. Fuji’s watchful eye
I slow-rolled the start this morning. The ride went well overall, but I experienced some knee pain as I was approaching Haneda. As a result, once again I’ve failed to make good on my resolution to reach Yokohama via Tamagawa Sky Bridge. One bit of maintenance I didn’t mention in yesterday’s post was to move…
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Well that sucks
The forecast today was for warm weather with light wind, following several days of rain and gale-force winds. Ever since I discovered the entrance to Tamagawa Sky Bridge, I’ve wanted to try starting from there to go to Yokohama, and I thought today might be the day to do that. Nana had not prepared any…
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Lotus Power
I set out in spring-like weather this morning to see the kawazuzakura in bloom along the Tamagawa. In fact I should have gone last weekend — I’ve missed the peak, but there were still many blossoms on display. I had a bit of a mechanical before I even set out this morning: when I picked…
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Tamagawa Sky Bridge
I had a hard time deciding where to ride today. After rejecting a 7 a.m. departure that would set me up for a round trip of the entire Tamagawa cycling course, I set my sights on hitting the road at 9. I could get to Disneyland, which I’d missed on my last ride, or I…
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Change in Forecast, Change of Plan
I told Nana I was leaving at 7 this morning, with the intention of getting in quite a long ride, a metric century and then some. But when I checked the forecast this morning, it had changed. Not only is there a good chance of rain in the afternoon, but we’re expecting thundershowers as well.…
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Beat the Heat
Following a couple of days of rain, the forecast for today was sunny and hot, with a high of 34C. I’ve set 32C as my limit based on a few summer rides over the past years, so I decided to get out early this morning and be back before the heat became unbearable. Fortunately for…
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Hittin’ the Bottle
I was thinking of a longer ride this weekend during the break in the rainy season, something in the 130-145km range, and then a coworker pointed out the forecast temperatures. I immediately revised my plans: short ride, early start. I informed Nana that I’d be leaving at 7 a.m. for Haneda, with the goal of…