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August 2021

Move over Road Runner

Move over Road Runner; I want to get past! OK, so I\’ll never be as fast as Beep Beep; but of late I notice something interesting. My weekday morning rides are often about 12.6 miles; and it used to take as much as an hour and a quarter to complete that distance. Now, I sometimes […]

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Neck and Neck

We hear of two contestants running neck and neck, when the race is really close. I remember seeing runners in a foot race as they crossed the finish line; and there were two who were shoulder to shoulder, trying like anything to beat each other! It was quite amusing. During last Sunday’s ride I began

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Block

A block can be either good or bad, depending on how you look at it. There\’s writer\’s (or blogger\’s!) block. I think I can say that I know something of that! Sometimes for days or even weeks I have great difficulty in thinking of new blog topics; and it drives me crazy. I work all

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Hammer and Tongs

Sometimes we cyclists go at it hammer and tongs, as the saying goes. We hear of the hammerfest, right? I\’ve tackled mileage hammer and tongs from the word Go. I always enjoyed watching the miles rack up; and I don\’t call them junk miles. I ride for the fun of it, even though I\’ll never

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FAQ

Everything has its FAQ list; and cycling follows suit. What\’s at the top of the cyclist\’s FAQ list? That\’s hard to say — my top question might not be another person\’s — but weather is a good candidate! Will it rain; or will there be blazing sunshine? At present, \”How hot will it get?\” cannot

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