Monthly Archives: July 2008

Be good be good…

Be good be good be good Be good be good be good Be good Joooohnnyyyyyy! (Man, Men At Work was great… anyway…) Got back on the bike this morning for my usual 15-mile workout… felt good. I’m noticing, however, that my legs are feeling fatigued much more quickly than I remember, but it’s a fatigue [...]

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I’ve been a baaaaaaad boy

Haven’t ridden since the metric on Saturday. First, I (at least told myself that I) was too tired and needed a rest. More recently (and particularly yesterday), I’ve stayed up too late and stayed in bed too long the next morning. Gotta get back on the bike and riiiiiide…

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98… 99… 100!!

Well… I did it. I achieved another milestone… my first “metric” or 100 kilometers (or 62.1 miles… I rode 62.9 according to Bikely for my planned route.) I *did* take a 1.5 hour break at a friends house about 13 miles from the end… I was exhausted and out of water. It took me 7 [...]

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What was I thinking??

Today, I didn’t get out of bed early enough to ride. Frankly, I wasn’t supposed to ride anyway… Friday is my day off from riding and I usually join my church’s Men’s Bible Study group at IHOP at 6:00 AM every Friday. I had taken the day off from work though so that Shan could [...]

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What I did over summer vacation, by John Straffin

While at my parents’ house at Treasure Lake in Du Bois, PA, last week (July 4 to 13), I did something amazing. Well, amazing to *me* anyway. I took my bike with me and I actually used it! Not only that, but I used it *a lot*. I put 140 miles on my bike in [...]

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