This is the time of year when I start doing some cross-training. But I don’t mean “cross” as in “cyclocross”. My cross-training comes from my annual battle against the falling leaves.
I’ve been fighting this battle for about 15 years now, with no sign of winning. No matter what I do, the leaves fall again, and [...]
Entries from October 2008
October 26, 2008
Cross training
October 17, 2008
Tug of war
In 2006 I went to see a pro cyclocross race in the Netherlands.
Before the big race were amateur and masters races. When I saw the local guys cleaning off their bikes, standing around rehashing the race, I wished I had been out there with them. After seeing the pros race I thought, “I [...]
October 15, 2008
Things that make you wonder …
We have a fitness center at work. There’s a group of fitness bunnies and dudes (what is the male version of a fitness bunny?) that works out early in the morning.
At least one of them fails to see the irony in leaving the fitness center, getting in his car, then driving around to the [...]
October 11, 2008
Riding to somewhere
When I go out to ride, most of the time I end up nowhere. I ride out my driveway, do one of the different routes I’ve learned over the years, then end up back at home. I cover miles but don’t end up anywhere different than where I started.
There’s a different feeling when [...]
October 5, 2008
They say most accidents happen at home
My goals for the Leroy Township ‘cross race (my 2nd ever “real” ‘cross race) were:
1. Finish the race
2. Finish better than dead last
3. Don’t get hurt
In last week’s Wendy Park race, I raced a whole 15 minutes when a flat forced me to abandon (no spare wheels for the bike I’m borrowing from Julie). So [...]
