May’s Year-Rounder ride was the “Biking with the Band” charity ride put on by the Middle Creek High School Marching Band in Apex, NC. I was joined by my good friend Dave Lennon for his first “real” bike ride and we rode the 32-mile loop. What’s that you say? How can a 32-mile loop possibly count towards the YR? Well… Middle Creek High School is 35 miles from my house. ![]()
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Elsewhere in the `tubes…
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John [152.5] Nothing brightens up a cold, rainy day quite like getting together with good friends and shooting zombies in the face.— 6 February via Facebook
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John [152.5] Watching Biggest Loser, eating butter pecan ice cream. Is that wrong?— 3 February via Facebook
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John [152.5] Looking at the current weather and the forecast, wondering if I'll get to ride my bike ever again... :/.— 1 February via Facebook
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John [152.2] My youngest daughter is now very unhappy with my solution to her complaining about having to unload the "stupid dishwasher". >:).— 30 January via Facebook
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John [152.2] "My snow angels were rather plump" said my 5' 6", 110-lb daughter (Emily). :/.— 30 January via Facebook
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John [152.5] Why is it that whenever we have a "weather event", it's over a weekend? :/ I'd like to miss a little work due to the weather rather than having a weekend affected.— 30 January via Facebook
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John [152.5] AWEsome 50+ mile ride this afternoon, kept a 14.3mph average = best ever over that distance. Pretty sure that Adam McManus will pass me up over the weekend while we're snowed in, however. :/.— 28 January via Facebook
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John [101.1] Yay! Trading this afternoon @ work for some Saturday morning support of a VIP meeting on campus. Heading home to hit the road ...— 28 January via Facebook
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John [101.1] Cold weather (and now *SNOW* this weekend) has dumped my riding into a holding pattern for the next week or so. Gonna be *bee-you-tee-full* today, but I'll be in the office instead of on the road. Nuts.— 28 January via Facebook
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John [101.1] Biggest Loser bumper spot on NBC: "When you miss a workout, you get weak. Same thing with a TV show..." Wh-wh-wh-WHAT?!?— 27 January via Facebook
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John [101.1] Is it just me, or is Biggest Loser becoming one big commercial?— 27 January via Facebook
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John [101.1] wonders whatever happened to/became of Glynis Alworth .. anyone?— 26 January via Facebook
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John [101.1] Very little rain, very little wind, lots of wet road, and no rear fender = 23.5 miles in 1:39 and a very wet behind. What a way to start the day...— 25 January via Facebook
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John [77.6] Rode my 23-mile loop in the opposite direction than usual tonight. I believe I now know why that way is not my usual. Ouch. (and catching up to @amcmanus ...)— 23 January via Facebook
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John [54.1] At the day-long commercial that is the 2010 Raleigh Tech Security Conference.— 21 January via Facebook
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John [54.1] Brisk, dark winter morning rides aren't bad (when properly attired), but I can't wait until summer. (15.4mi, 1:04).— 21 January via Facebook
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John [38.7] Have ... work ... to do ... must ... close ... browser ...— 19 January via Facebook
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John [38.7] So many things worked against me on my ride this afternoon that I just had to do it anyway. 15.2 miles, 14.7mph avg.— 18 January via Facebook
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John Overhead Amanda singing: "If I were a rich man ... yadda yadda yadda yadda dum."— 18 January via Facebook
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John [23.5] It took me two weeks, but I finally got in the first ride of the year: 23.5 miles in 1:40 (14mph avg). Expect the beginning of every status from this point on until 2011 to be a running total of my miles for the year, with 3000 being the goal.— 16 January via Facebook
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