Monthly Archives: May 2009

Six down, six to go – 3 Mountain Madness

By John Straffin | Published: 30 May 2009
I doubled-up in May, doing two Year-Rounder rides. The second was the best organized ride I’ve ever done, and the hardest. 3 Mountain Madness resultsFind more Bike Rides in Pilot Mountain, North Carolina 3 Mountain Madness is a 40-, 70-, or 95-mile ride that starts in the town of Pilot Mountain, NC, and goes in [...]
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Five down, seven to go, with a friend

By John Straffin | Published: 16 May 2009
Durham – Holly Springs – DurhamFind more Bike Rides in Durham, North CarolinaMay’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 [...]
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Bike-to-Work Week, Day Five – I’m All Wet

By John Straffin | Published: 15 May 2009
On the final day of the bike-to-work experiment, I expected no big changes: wore jeans, socks, t-shirt, bike shoes; carried work shirt & sneakers on my back; rode the road bike again on the same route as the day before (so no maps necessary again). It was a little misty as I left the house [...]
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Bike-to-Work Week, Days Four – A Little Faster

By John Straffin | Published: 14 May 2009
Took the same routes as yesterday (so won’t bother with maps), but on my road bike this time. I gained a little speed, and could carry a little less weight as I had the extra shirt waiting for me at the office. No other real differences to mention… still sucks to be on Roxboro Road [...]
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Bike-to-Work Week, Day Three – Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

By John Straffin | Published: 13 May 2009
Anticipating the exact same ride down the exact same streets, I wanted to mix things up a bit… to truly make this week a study in the feasibility of riding my bike to work on a more regular basis (though, I’d likely max out at just once a week anyway, seeing as I have to [...]
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  • Elsewhere in the `tubes…

    • RT @etherbrian: If I turn "iOS" upside down I get "SO!". I think I'm onto something. [straffin]
      — 1 September via Twitter
    • Good ... luck ... Dave! — at Duke University OIT @ ATC http://gowal.la/c/2pSg1?137 [straffin]
      — 1 September via Twitter
    • An early taste of fall - Brooklyn Brewery's Post Road Pumpkin Ale /cc @tabounds #beer http://twitpic.com/2k31h1 [straffin]
      — 31 August via Twitter
    • John Well (drip, drip) it wasn't (drip, drip) raining when (drip, drip) I *started* (drip, drip) my ride. /cc @amcmanus [1612] (drip, drip).
      — 25 August via Facebook
    • Well (drip, drip) it wasn't (drip, drip) raining when (drip, drip) I *started* (drip, drip) my ride. /cc @amcmanus [1612] (drip, drip) #fb [straffin]
      — 25 August via Twitter
    • John Powered by Oat & Chocolate granola bars and Margarita Shot Blox, I rode a nice 15-miler then went on to achieve new levels of yard maintenance productivity. /cc Adam McManus [1559].
      — 21 August via Facebook
    • Powered by granola bars and Margarita Shot Blox, rode a nice 15mi then achieved new levels of yard maint productivity. /cc@amcmanus [1559] [straffin]
      — 21 August via Twitter
    • John Watching my planned morning bike ride get shorter and shorter as I lay in my warm, comfy bed, considering getting up.
      — 21 August via Facebook
    • Watching my planned morning bike ride get shorter and shorter as I lay in my warm, comfy bed, considering getting up. #fb [straffin]
      — 21 August via Twitter
    • John Home again, home again, jiggety-jig. Spent a surprisingly relaxing and enjoyable weekend with my brother and his family (expected it to be all driving and prep and triathloning ... it was wonderfully much more).
      — 16 August via Facebook
    • John Oooo! Lookie what *I* got! (3rd place in the Clydesdale division -- men of any age over 200 lbs) http://twitpic.com/2f17rg.
      — 15 August via Facebook
    • Oooo! Lookie what *I* got! (3rd place in the Clydesdale division -- men of any age over 200 lbs) #fb http://twitpic.com/2f17rg [straffin]
      — 15 August via Twitter
    • John All done! Totally spent. Official time forthcoming, but it's somewhere around 1:46. Woot!!
      — 15 August via Facebook
    • All done! Totally spent. Official time forthcoming, but it's somewhere around 1:46. Woot!! #fb [straffin]
      — 15 August via Twitter
    • Bike is done, on the run, looking good! [straffin]
      — 15 August via Twitter
    • John Out of the water, now heading to the bike (post by Shannon).
      — 15 August via Facebook
    • Out of the water, now heading to the bike (post by Shannon) #fb [straffin]
      — 15 August via Twitter
    • At the triathlon, getting gear prepped q [straffin]
      — 15 August via Twitter
    • John Carb-loaded on spaghetti for dinner, bag is loaded for the transition area, alarm is set for 5:00am, and my wave (#2) starts at 7:34am. Good night! Wish me luck!
      — 15 August via Facebook
    • John Made it to Baltimore safe and sound (and kinda late). Boy, is Wesley (my nephew) gonna be surprised in the morning. :) T-minus 33 hours until triathlon...
      — 14 August via Facebook