I’ve been following and commenting on a blog from my old employer nytimes.com, The Climb. Today’s post was of some interest…the problem of the song stuck in your head on a long ride.
Its funny that the author thinks having Bright Eyes The Four Winds bubbling around in your head is a good idea. Don’t get [...]
Tag Archives: Bicycle Racing
They Said You Better Look Alive…
17-Jun-08Some of you come to me since I compared Tom Boonen to Dr. Rockzo and have been all:
“Dude, harsh! TB just got dis invited from the Tour.”
I want to address that now. But first a long digression:
One of the great ideas my dad ever had was making my brothers and I work through [...]
This One Goes Out to Tom Boonen!
10-Jun-08Tom Boonen, the Dr. Rockso of professional cycling…apparently.
It was the biggest turtle I have ever seen. He/She was in the shade of some grass on the right side of the path, maybe a quarter mile from Norristown.
You’d think that I would have considered it a sign. IE Slow and steady wins the race. There were bunnies around the path too. [...]
Doing the Habitat for Humanity circuit race in East Norriton this sunday. I did this race last year. 10 x 2.25 mile loop. There are 2 hard turns, 1 that is extremely narrow. Also, There is a long climb that leads to the uphill finish.
I took 10th out of 51 starters. [...]
Focusing at the Giro
14-May-08
David Millar’s bad luck and subsequent response at the Giro today reminded of the old skateboarding phenomenon of focusingskateboard decks(ie snapping them out of frustration with an elusive trick).
I’m only surprised he didn’t crush his frame like an empty beer can instead of merely tossing it over a guard rail. He’s english though. Those people know restraint.
Correction: [...]
Memorial Hall Crit, Revisited
05-May-08Did Memorial Hall Crit this weekend. This was the first pack bicycle race I ever took a stab at two years ago.
That time I got dropped about 7 laps in, and was pulled from the course not long after. So things could only get better this go round.
They did. Although, not tremendously. [...]
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The School Bell Ringing
30-Mar-08I agreed a few weeks ago to drive some friends out to a race in Lancaster county. This would be their first road race. Kirkwood.
I did this race last year. I took maybe 15th out of 40. Had good positioning coming into the final 1k, then found that I didn’t know how [...]
Quick Hits – Friday Addition
06-Jul-07Desktop Tower Defense, discovered on Kottke. Clearly, its been a long time since I sold my last game console, because this game is totally addictive.
Switching to Comcast from RCN…Comcast may be the evil empire, but RCN is terrible. Vs hasn’t been right all spring.
Which brings me to my next point: Tour De [...]