Quotable (A-Z Day 17)

Posted by on Sep 12, 2012 in Outdoor | No Comments
Quotable (A-Z Day 17)

A few favorite quotes, from a few favorite authors.

Patience (A-Z Day 16)

Posted by on Sep 11, 2012 in Bike | One Comment
Patience (A-Z Day 16)

A-Z Day 16 Patience Fitness is a process. A long, slow, agonizing process. The quest for fitness is ongoing, eternal. And once achieved, it is fleeting and temporary. Fitness requires enormous patience, a relentless work ethic, and pinpoint tunnel-vision. I have none of these things, and therefore, very little fitness. But I do like to ride my […]

Omerta (A-Z Day 15)

Posted by on Sep 10, 2012 in Bike | One Comment
Omerta (A-Z Day 15)

I finished reading The Secret Race by Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle. It’s an intriguing, engulfing book. I think every cyclist should read it, here are few reasons why:

Narrow (A-Z Day 14)

Posted by on Sep 7, 2012 in Bike, FridayHaiku | No Comments
Narrow (A-Z Day 14)

A-Z Day 14 Narrow  Singletrack is wide? No. Not at all. It’s not wide. One-track is narrow.

Mountains (A-Z Day 13)

Posted by on Sep 6, 2012 in Outdoor | One Comment
Mountains (A-Z Day 13)

A-z Day 13 Mountains When in doubt, look up. Go up. To the mountains. “Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.” wrote John Muir. Robert McFarlane said “Mountains seem to answer an increasing imaginative need in the West. More and more people are discovering a desire for them, and a powerful solace in them.” […]

Linkless (A-Z Day 12)

Posted by on Sep 5, 2012 in Outdoor | 2 Comments
Linkless (A-Z Day 12)

A-Z Day 12 Linkless I recently had a dream. It went something like this: I heard a honk. And then another. I walked down the stairs, still in my pajamas, and peered out of the window. In front of my house was a shuttle bus. It was empty, save for the driver. He honked again, impatiently. I […]

Kilojoules (A-Z Day 11)

Posted by on Sep 4, 2012 in Bike, Gear | 2 Comments
Kilojoules (A-Z Day 11)

I’ve spent the better part of 2012 trying to understand how to train effectively with a power meter. In school, I was never any good in math, physics, or anything else remotely scientific*. And so, the learning curve has been steep. I’ve been going slowly (on and off the bike), trying to grasp the different concepts and ideas behind power training. What have I learned so far?

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