Elsewhere in the `tubes…
-
— 14h ago via Twitter
-
— 17h ago via Twitter
-
Staff meeting ... ugh ... — at Duke University OIT @ ATC http://gowal.la/r/XUKv [straffin]— 27 July via Twitter
-
— 26 July via Twitter
-
John Just drove past a light-pink Hummer H3. I am embarrassed for us all...— 25 July via Facebook
-
John Just in from riding 50 miles on some of my favorite roads, now it's time to rela... um ... I mean ... mow the lawn. /cc @amcmanus [1377].— 24 July via Facebook
-
John Great 20mi bike ride this morning, followed by an I-don't-wanna 5k run. Run was my best time ever, though, so... /cc @amcmanus [1326].— 23 July via Facebook
-
John Run time over (5km, 28:30), now Get-my-butt-ready-for-work time.— 23 July via Facebook
-
John Bike time over (21.4mi), now Run time...— 23 July via Facebook
-
John Good morning! Bike time!— 23 July via Facebook
-
John Late report from this morning: Speedy-boy @amcmanus inspired me to hurry it up a bit, 15.2mi, 15.8mph avg [1304.8].— 22 July via Facebook
-
Soppresata panini, sausage soup, Sprecher's ginger ale ... awesome, awesome, awesome — at Toast http://gowal.la/r/Wgtk [straffin]— 21 July via Twitter
-
— 21 July via Twitter
-
Day One Report: To hill and back
Today was awesome, no two ways about it. We started out the day with a two mile climb, straight up, to the top of the Eastern Continental Divide. Touted as the toughest part of the entire cross-state tour, I was able to keep to my “No walking my bike” pledge with no problems. Sure, I was tired, but I wasn’t exhausted, which bodes very well for the rest of the trip.
Going downhill was a ride well worth the price of admission of climbing uphill for so long. I’ve gone fast on my bike before (faster than I went today, anyway), but never for so long. It was exhiliarating, cruising down a mountainside at 30/35 mph for minutes on end. I’m almost not looking forward to getting to the flatter coastal plain on days 5-7.
On the tech front, Flickr is being a problematic child: ignoring what I tell it, or telling me it’s going to do what I ask then not doing it. I managed to get another photo up, but have another four or five queued up, being ignored. I’m trying to see if I can e-mail photos to it instead of using the whiney BlackBerry app. Speaking of the Berry, the battery is still being a wimp. I’m actally plugged into the wall to type and send this. If I see an AT&T Store on the ride, I may be forced to stop in for a new battery.
That’s all for now… more later…
(UPDATE: Apparently I managed to find the right spot, held the Berry the right way, and muttered the right cross words, because all of the photos I meant to upload are now uploaded, albeit a little out of order… you’re big boys and girls, you can figure it out.)