Category: Yokohama
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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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Turkey Digestion Ride 2023
The weather was beautiful today, warm and sunny, but with a strong wind. I was fighting the wind all the way to the Tamagawa and for a good part of the way downriver. I was worried when I crossed over into Kanagawa prefecture that I’d be riding directly into the wind, but the buildings sheltered…
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A fragment of your life
I set out early this morning (although about 20 minutes later than planned) in hopes of riding 100km, and thus bringing my monthly total to 600km. I’ve only done this twice before — once being Lejog of course. The weather seemed perfect for it: mild, sunny, some clouds. But I was disabused of this the…
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Yokohama solo
I set out this morning in sunny but cool weather towards Yokohama, which I’d had to give up on last weekend when I learned the Yokohama marathon was running the same day. It was a chilly 9C when I started preparing for the ride, but by the time Nana had got out of bed and…
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Why are we riding when it’s cold?
I’d thought about having a longer ride last weekend, but schedules changed and I ended up with a deadline. José was available to ride, under the same conditions, and we decided as we’d done Yokohama in 6 hours previously then that would be the plan. It was still just 4C when we met in Futako,…
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Splish Splash Yokohama
I left the house a bit after 7 in a mist of fine sprinkles, which I guess fit the forecast of a 20% chance of rain. By the time I reached Futako to meet up with the Halfakid, though, the sprinkling was heavy enough that rain was dripping from my helmet and nose. I think…
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Minato no Mieru Oka Koen Get!!
The weather was iffy on Saturday — cloudy with a chance of rain. But Nana and I had plans for Sunday, so I could risk it or just stay home all weekend. I decided to risk it. I took my time getting ready for the ride, and hadn’t really chosen a destination until Nana had…
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Hot! Hot! Hot! Yokohama!
Every year it’s the same damn thing The forecast high yesterday was 35C, so I knew I couldn’t go on a full-fledged ride. Ten years ago I could ride in 35C weather and everything was fine so long as I didn’t push myself too hard, and I made sure I drank enough water. But starting…
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Pushin’ it to Yokohama
It was several degrees cooler this weekend than last, but I still chose a non-challenging route: Yokohama. Mostly I wanted a change of scenery. The way to Yokohama is mostly flat, but a long stretch of it is in traffic (in fact we’re only on the bike path for a handful of kilometers), and worse…