Wayne's Bicycling Calendar: 2021


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January 2021

 

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  
  
  
  
  
 1     New Year's Day

Rollers (12)
  • Series-2021: Round 2, Session 1
  • JR: improving, RollerSeries Analysis

Week ... 12 (14%)
Month .. 12 (4%)
Year ... 12 (0%)
 2
 3
 4

ICC Trail: out & back (22)
  • Falling behind already

Week ... 34 (40%)
Month .. 34 (12%)
Year ... 34 (1%)
 5
 6

MoCo / PGCo: U of Md (39)
  • #Explore: Little Paint Branch Trail
  • Google SketchMaps Δ
  Eric, Peter

Week ... 72 (85%)
Month .. 72 (25%)
Year ... 72 (1%)
 7

MoCo Suburban: Takoma Park (20)
  • Back to Chasing Goals

Week ... 92 (108%)
Month .. 92 (31%)
Year ... 92 (2%)
 8

Doing well; no motivation to ride
  • cold outside
  • make it a rest day

 9

MoCo Suburban: Rockville (25)
  • #Explore: Rockshire
  • Google Map

Week ... 117 (138%)
Month .. 117 (40%)
Year ... 117 (2%)
 10

MoCo / DC: Capitol Hill (33)
  • JR: Post Capitol Invasion
  Eric

Week ... 33 (49%)
Month .. 149 (51%)
Year ... 149 (3%)
 11

MoCo Suburban: Olney (11)
  • #Explore: Trails of Southwest Olney
  • along North Branch of Rock Creek
  • Google SketchMap

Week ... 43 (65%)
Month .. 160 (55%)
Year ... 160 (3%)
 12

MoCo Suburban: dntn SS (18)
  • Nice day; ∴ must ride

Week ... 61 (92%)
Month .. 177 (61%)
Year ... 177 (4%)
 13

DC Streets: Woodley Park (9)
  • Reconnoiter the Zoo
  • Google SketchMaps

Week ... 70 (106%)
Month .. 186 (64%)
Year ... 186 (4%)
 14

MoCo / DC: Capitol Hill (30)
  • #Explore: GWU cycletrack/DC fortress
  Peter

Week ... 100 (151%)
Month .. 216 (74%)
Year ... 216 (4%)
 15

Needed a rest day
  • M(w) already achieved!
  • Decided to stay at home.
  • Do W-office stuff instead.
  • Mixed results on progress.
  • As usual, beer interfered.

 16

MoCo / DC: central city (34)
  • Really, really last trip down!
  Eric
  • Journal: Jan 16, 2021 Δ
  • Google SketchMap Δ

Week ... 134 (203%)
Month .. 251 (86%)
Year ... 251 (5%)
 17

MoCo Suburban: Kensington (23)
  • Short Sunday spin
  Eric

Week ... 23 (35%)
Month .. 273 (94%)
Year ... 273 (5%)
 18
 19

Rollers (12)
  • Series-2021: Round 2, Session 2

Week ... 35 (53%)
Month .. 285 (98%)
Year ... 285 (6%)
 20
 21

MoCo / DC: (24)
  • Inauguration teardown
  Eric

Week ... 59 (89%)
Month .. 309 (106%)
Year ... 309 (6%)
 22

ICC Trail: out & back (18)
  • Anniversary Ride: Season #50

Week ... 77 (116%)
Month .. 327 (112%)
Year ... 327 (7%)
 23

Rollers (12)
  • Series-2021: Round 2, Session 3

Week ... 89 (135%)
Month .. 339 (116%)
Year ... 339 (7%)
 24

MoCo / DC: Gallaudet, Navy Yard (31)
  • Cold ride before snow days
  • Google SketchMap Δ
  • Bent front Tubus rack
  Eric

Week ... 31 (47%)
Month .. 370 (127%)
Year ... 370 (7%)
 25

Needed a rest day
  • too cold and too tired to ride
  • a better day to stay inside

 26

Rollers (12)
  • Series-2021: Round 2, Session 4
  • strained inner left thigh (spin too long)

Week ... 43 (66%)
Month .. 382 (131%)
Year ... 382 (8%)
 27

DC Streets: Navy Yard (9)
  • #Explore: new brewery, Navy Yard

Week ... 52 (79%)
Month .. 391 (134%)
Year ... 391 (8%)
 28

Required rest day
  • nursing RollerSession strain
  • top of inner left thigh

 29

Required rest day #2

 30

MoCo Suburban: Sligo Crk Pkwy (16)
  • Chasing Mw; pre-snow ride

Week ... 68 (103%)
Month .. 407 (139%)
Year ... 407 (8%)
 31

snow in DC
  • shoveled snow much of the afernoon
  • upgraded #TrailBike to Schwalbe


Week ... 0 (0%)
Month .. 407 (139%)
Year ... 407 (8%)
  
  
  
  
  
  

 

Notes for Jan:

 


February 2021

 

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  
 1

snow in DC
  • shoveled snow much of the afernoon
  • mostly ice so chiselling took longer

 2

Rollers (12)
  • Series-2021: Round 2, Session 5
  • JR: Just ride the rollers

Week ... 12 (17%)
Month .. 12 (4%)
Year ... 419 (8%)
 3

Too busy to ride today
  • Wegmans run with Karyn
  • Lowes - moving supplies for Sara

 4

MoCo Suburban: dntn SS (18)
  • 1st ride on new tires, Paragon
    + rediscovering outdoor 2-wheel love
  • JR: Road rage incident (me!)

Week ... 30 (42%)
Month .. 30 (10%)
Year ... 437 (9%)
 5

DMV: Rosslyn (30)
  • Deep Throat Parking Garage
  Eric
  • JR: Deep Throat Parking Garage
  • JR: RouteNotes: Cathedral → G'town

Week ... 60 (83%)
Month .. 60 (21%)
Year ... 467 (9%)
 6

MoCo Suburban: Aspen Hill (14)
  • Chasing Mw; post- and pre-snow ride

Week ... 74 (103%)
Month .. 74 (25%)
Year ... 481 (10%)
 7

Rollers (14)
  • Series-2021: Round 3, Session 1
  • JR: Enjoyable RollerSession

Week ... 14 (19%)
Month .. 88 (30%)
Year ... 495 (10%)
 8

Rollers (14)
  • Series-2021: Round 3, Session 2
  • P-bar for avg power, ∴ use P = power
  • use Q = no. calories

Week ... 28 (38%)
Month .. 102 (35%)
Year ... 509 (10%)
 9

MoCo Suburban: Twinbrook (19)
  • Jonesin' for the Fauci trail

Week ... 46 (64%)
Month .. 121 (41%)
Year ... 528 (11%)
 10

MoCo Suburban: Rockville (34)
  • Rockville meander before snow
  Eric
  • JR: RouteNotes: R'ville → Twinbrook
  • JR: RouteNotes: Chapman → Nebel
  • JR: RouteNotes: Kensington → SS
  • Google SketchMap Δ

Week ... 80 (110%)
Month .. 155 (53%)
Year ... 562 (11%)
 11

I needed a rest day.
  • Hit my Mw goal yesterday.
  • Feeling tired yesterday; ok today.
  • Good to rest up; ride tomorrow.

 12

Rollers (14)
  • Series-2021: Round 3, Session 3

Week ... 94 (129%)
Month .. 169 (58%)
Year ... 576 (12%)
 13

Rollers (10)
  • RollerTherapy: right thigh

Week ... 105 (143%)
Month .. 179 (61%)
Year ... 586 (12%)
 14     Valentine's Day

Rollers (11)
  • Just rolling along

Week ... 11 (15%)
Month .. 190 (65%)
Year ... 597 (12%)
 15

Rollers (10)
  • Just rolling along … again

Week ... 21 (29%)
Month .. 200 (68%)
Year ... 607 (12%)
 16

MoCo / PGCo: College Park & UMd (27)
  • Depression therapy

Week ... 49 (66%)
Month .. 227 (78%)
Year ... 634 (13%)
 17

Rollers (10)
  • Distance-based RollerSession
  • JR: Distance-based RollerSession

Week ... 59 (80%)
Month .. 237 (81%)
Year ... 644 (13%)
 18

Extraordinarily busy day; no time for rollers
  • Busy afternoon
  • Call with Jonathan around 3 pm
  • Mars landing of Perseverance at 4 pm
  • 15th St cycletrack meeting at 5:30 pm

 19

Rollers (15)
  • Aiming to hit MW
Week ... 74 (101%)
Month .. 252 (86%)
Year ... 659 (13%)
 20

Rollers (11)
  • Still cold as hell; ∴ rollers
  • JR: 1st RollerSession w/ weights

Week ... 84 (115%)
Month .. 263 (90%)
Year ... 670 (13%)
 21     President's Day

MoCo Suburban: Wheaton (13)
  • Excavate areaway for a cruise
  • Sligo Creek Trail plowed for Shabbat!

Week ... 13 (18%)
Month .. 276 (94%)
Year ... 683 (14%)
 22

Rollers (10)
  • RollerTherapy: top left thigh
  • due to 3+ hr snow shoveling

Week ... 23 (32%)
Month .. 286 (98%)
Year ... 693 (14%)
 23

MoCo Suburban: Forest Glen (15)
  • Scouting trails - still frozen

Week ... 38 (53%)
Month .. 301 (103%)
Year ... 708 (14%)
 24

MoCo / DC: Deadwood (41)
  • JR: Explore routes in northeast DC
  Eric, Peter, Steph

Week ... 79 (108%)
Month .. 342 (117%)
Year ... 749 (15%)
 25

DC Streets: Capitol Hill (10)
  • Ride the perimeter (of fencing)
  RideWithGPS:
      – Capitol Hill Dystopia

Week ... 89 (121%)
Month .. 352 (120%)
Year ... 759 (15%)
 26

Burned out; needed a rest day
  • Gathered 2020 taxes in afternoon.
  • Tinker in Workshop, then beer.
  • Slump into chair in a drunken stupor.

 27

MoCo Suburban: Four Corners (11)
  • Remembering Whitestone
  • explore Four Corners (blech!)

Week ... 100 (137%)
Month .. 363 (124%)
Year ... 770 (15%)
 28

Rollers (14)
  • Series-2021: Round 3, Session 4

Week ... 14 (19%)
Month .. 377 (129%)
Year ... 784 (16%)
  
  
  
  
  
  

 

Notes for Feb:

 


March 2021

 

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  
 1

MoCo Suburban: dntn SS (7)
  • Ride for coffee

Week ... 21 (28%)
Month .. 7 (2%)
Year ... 791 (16%)
 2

MoCo / PGCo: WB&A Trail (47)
  • Show Peter the WB&A Trail
  Eric, Peter
  RideWithGPS:
      – WB&A Loop ride from Eric's house
  • Google SketchMap as well Δ
  • lost a favorite Osh Kosh handkerchief

Week ... 68 (91%)
Month .. 54 (16%)
Year ... 838 (17%)
 3

MoCo / DC: Brookland (18)
  • Aborted beer ride
  Eric

Week ... 87 (116%)
Month .. 72 (22%)
Year ... 857 (17%)
 4

MoCo Suburban: Rockville (26)
  • Alternate route home, Rockville
  • Steep "wall" on Edmonston

Week ... 113 (151%)
Month .. 99 (30%)
Year ... 883 (18%)
 5

MoCo / DC: Ivy City (24)
  • Check out Other Half Brewery
  Eric

Week ... 137 (183%)
Month .. 123 (37%)
Year ... 907 (18%)
 6

Rest Day // visit w/ Drew
  • Big miles this week already.
  • No need to overdo it.
  • Visiting Drew is much more important.


Week ... 137 (183%)
Month .. 123 (37%)
Year ... 907 (18%)
 7

DC Streets: AdMo (7)
  • Meander DC for coffee

Week ... 7 (10%)
Month .. 130 (39%)
Year ... 914 (18%)
 8

Rollers (10)
  • Too lethargic for outside

Week ... 18 (24%)
Month .. 140 (42%)
Year ... 925 (18%)
 9

MoCo / DC: Beach Dr (29)
  • First "Spring" day

Week ... 47 (63%)
Month .. 170 (51%)
Year ... 954 (19%)
 10

Garden work w/ Karyn
  • trimmed hollies, swept patio
  • helped Karyn trim roses
  • built up several spousal points

 11

MoCo / DC: Navy Yard (32)
  • DC Tour w/ Eric and friends
  Eric, Peter
  Schislers, Paul Honigberg
  RideWithGPS:

Week ... 79 (106%)
Month .. 202 (61%)
Year ... 986 (20%)
 12

Self-imposed rest day
  • Suffering some tendonitis in left knee
  • Partly from yesterday's longer ride ride
  • Uncertain if left fall-over contributed

 13

MoCo Suburban: Rockville (35)
  • Check out Saints Row Brewery
  Eric
  ✓ passed the 1,000 mi mark

Week ... 114 (152%)
Month .. 237 (71%)
Year ... 1,021 (20%)
 14     DST begins

Self-imposed rest day
  • sore left thigh inner quad

 15

MoCo Suburban: Olney (17)
  • Errand: HT for bagels + more
  • left inner thigh muscle felt fine

Week ... 17 (22%)
Month .. 254 (76%)
Year ... 1,038 (21%)
 16

Maintenance: swap city bikes
  • disc brakes on Trek-disc going out
  • get front brakes working on Trek 520
  • oil chain; pump up tires

 17

Baltimore: GFT, JFT (28)
  • Circumnavigate west Baltimore
  Eric
  • Journal: Mar 17, 2021

Week ... 45 (59%)
Month .. 281 (84%)
Year ... 1,066 (21%)
 18

Rollers (14)
  • Series-2021: Round 3, Session 5

Week ... 59 (78%)
Month .. 296 (89%)
Year ... 1,080 (22%)
 19

DC Streets: The Mall (10)
  • Horrible, no good, rotten day

Week ... 69 (92%)
Month .. 306 (92%)
Year ... 1,090 (22%)
 20     1st Day of Spring

Gallatin Loop: Inwood start (21)
  • Spring Equinox ride

Week ... 90 (119%)
Month .. 327 (98%)
Year ... 1,111 (22%)
 21

MoCo / DC: Columbia Hts (31)
  • Run away; follow my

Week ... 31 (42%)
Month .. 358 (107%)
Year ... 1,142 (23%)
 22

MoCo Suburban: Olney (14)
  • Errand: roots

Week ... 46 (61%)
Month .. 372 (112%)
Year ... 1,157 (23%)
 23

Busy w/ inside activities
  • I spent all day sorting through photos.
  • Look for Pauline and Pop ⇒ no luck

 24

Rollers (16)
  • Series-2021: Round 4, Session 1

Week ... 62 (82%)
Month .. 388 (117%)
Year ... 1,173 (23%)
 25

MoCo Suburban: R'ville, Bethesda (30)
  • MoCo meander w/ Peter
  Eric

Week ... 92 (122%)
Month .. 418 (126%)
Year ... 1,203 (24%)
 26

Rest day
  • OLLI - Genealogy in the morning
  • CTC meeting in the afternoon
  • I needed a rest day too.

 27

MoCo Suburban: dntn SS (20)
  • Rendezvous @ AstroLab
  • met Gail and Eric

Week ... 111 (148%)
Month .. 438 (132%)
Year ... 1,222 (24%)
 28

Lazy Sunday
  • Fareed, reading, and other stuff
  • MM met; ∴ motivation low

 29

C & O Towpath (33)
  • Pfizer #1 Vaccination ride
  • Journal: Mar 29, 2021

Week ... 33 (38%)
Month .. 471 (142%)
Year ... 1,256 (25%)
 30

MoCo / DC: Beach Dr (30)
  • Unique Beach loop

Week ... 64 (72%)
Month .. 502 (151%)
Year ... 1,286 (26%)
 31

Rest day; time to do other things
  • let left thigh rest/heal
  • errands
  • genealogy catchup


Week ... 64 (72%)
Month .. 502 (151%)
Year ... 1,286 (26%)
  
  
  

 

Notes for Mar:

 


April 2021

 

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  
  
  
  
 1

Rollers (16)
  • Series-2021: Round 4, Session 2

Week ... 80 (90%)
Month .. 16 (4%)
Year ... 1,302 (26%)
 2

Rollers (11)
  • Roll thru to Mw

Week ... 91 (102%)
Month .. 27 (6%)
Year ... 1,313 (26%)
 3

DC / VA: (18)
  • Check out Capitol & Crystal City

Week ... 108 (122%)
Month .. 45 (10%)
Year ... 1,331 (27%)
 4

MoCo / DC: Anacostia ++ (41)
  • Eric is back; let's ride
  • Met his World of Beer neighbors
  • Joel, Jen (I may go to next one)
  Eric

Week ... 41 (38%)
Month .. 85 (19%)
Year ... 1,371 (27%)
 5

Busy day; no time time to ride
  • OLLI class in morning
  • Meadow Farms Nursery in afternoon
  • Wash Pilot in afternoon

 6

MoCo Suburban: Olney (21)
  • Olney Inn + Errands
  • met a new biker on way home

Week ... 62 (58%)
Month .. 106 (23%)
Year ... 1,392 (28%)
 7

PGCo: College Park, Greenbelt (11)
  • Check out disc brake adjustment
  • Greenbelt familiarization

Week ... 73 (68%)
Month .. 117 (26%)
Year ... 1,403 (28%)
 8

DMV: East Falls Church (37)
  • Check out new W&OD Bridge
  Eric

Week ... 110 (103%)
Month .. 154 (34%)
Year ... 1,440 (29%)
 9

Lots of other activities today
  • Give my DNA pitch at OLLI.
  • Buy beer
  • Work on bikes; enjoy Workshop.

 10

Rollers (11)
  • Stretch heart and legs
  • Consider aggressive orthotics

Week ... 120 (113%)
Month .. 165 (36%)
Year ... 1,451 (29%)
 11

MoCo / DC: AdHoc NE (32)
  • Gravitate toward DC

Week ... 32 (30%)
Month .. 197 (43%)
Year ... 1,482 (30%)
 12

Rollers (16)
  • Series-2021: Round 4, Session 3
  • CatEye reset itself; compensated for

Week ... 48 (45%)
Month .. 213 (46%)
Year ... 1,499 (30%)
 13

Busy day w/ Genealogy
  • working on Ancestry w/ Donna Wilson
  • reach out to Kylen Hayes

 14

DMV: Alexandria (29)
  • An atypical DMV ride
  • Looking for Judd's trail trimming

Week ... 77 (72%)
Month .. 242 (53%)
Year ... 1,528 (31%)
 15

Rollers (16)
  • Series-2021: Round 4, Session 4

Week ... 94 (88%)
Month .. 259 (56%)
Year ... 1,544 (31%)
 16

Rest Day
  • Other things to do also

 17

MoCo/DC: Hains Point (40)
  • Revisit highlights
  RideWithGPS:
      – contains RouteNotes at POI
  Eric

Week ... 134 (125%)
Month .. 299 (65%)
Year ... 1,585 (32%)
 18

Rollers (17)
  • Series-2021: Round 4, Session 5
  • 2nd year for completed
      WinterRollerSeries

Week ... 17 (15%)
Month .. 315 (69%)
Year ... 1,601 (32%)
 19

Full vaccination day
  • Pfizer #2, Hagerstown
  • arm hurt; took a rest day

 20

Fucked up scheduling
  • JWL came to lay mulch, plant tree
  • felt badly about going out for ride
  • lycra in front of workers is bad
  • also not fully recovered from shot #2

 21

Rollers (10)
  • Just do sumpin'
  • Oh yeah, bought the CR-V today (!)
  • MW in grave jeopardy
  • MM also a challenge now

Week ... 27 (25%)
Month .. 326 (71%)
Year ... 1,612 (32%)
 22

Shady Grove, Rockville Loop (28)
  • Earth Day #51
  • variation: Rock Creek return

Week ... 55 (51%)
Month .. 354 (77%)
Year ... 1,640 (33%)
 23     Karyn's NYC trip

MoCo / DC: Columbia Hts (32)
  • Free weekend // Chasing Mw

Week ... 87 (81%)
Month .. 386 (84%)
Year ... 1,671 (33%)
 24     Karyn's birthday Karyn's NYC trip

MoCo / DC: City Center (29)
  • Karyn's 60th // Welcome back Eric
  Eric

Week ... 115 (108%)
Month .. 414 (90%)
Year ... 1,700 (34%)
 25     Karyn's NYC trip

My last day Home Alone
  • Enjoy the house by myself
  • I decided I'd rather drink beer!

 26     Karyn's NYC trip

DC Streets: Navy Yd, Mall, Union Stn (9)
  • Kill time, waiting for K's Amtrak
  • Dale lived at 4th & P St, Ft McNair
  • originally called "Galt House"
  • now called "Riverside"

Week ... 9 (8%)
Month .. 423 (92%)
Year ... 1,709 (34%)
 27

MoCo Suburban: Twinbrook (18)
  • Therapy for knee tendons

Week ... 27 (25%)
Month .. 441 (96%)
Year ... 1,727 (35%)
 28

#NewCar interruption
  • Home Depot for last Pilot errand
  • more angst with CR-V issues
  • really not in the mood to ride

 29

MoCo Suburban: Lake Needwood (21)
  • Celebratory end of #NewCar
  • Ourisman: indicator lights, license xfer
  • Auto auction: tow away Pilot

Week ... 48 (45%)
Month .. 462 (101%)
Year ... 1,748 (35%)
 30

Lost my MoJo
  • I could have ridden today …
  • … but I didn't want to!
  • I wanted to spend afternoon w/ Drew.
  • He is a dear friend; today was perfect.


Week ... 48 (45%)
Month .. 462 (101%)
Year ... 1,748 (35%)
  

 

Notes for Apr:

 


May 2021

 

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  
  
  
  
  
  
 1

MoCo / DC: Center City (47)
  • World War I Memorial
  Eric
  • Journal: May 1, 2021

Week ... 95 (88%)
Month .. 47 (9%)
Year ... 1,795 (36%)
 2

MoCo Suburban: Takoma Park (21)
  • Moderately long coffee loop

Week ... 21 (19%)
Month .. 68 (14%)
Year ... 1,816 (36%)
 3

Annual porch cleaning day
  • another celebration in marital discord
  • end in bout of severe depression
  • thought about rollers but just couldn't

 4

MoCo Suburban: Bethesda (26)
  • Feeling a coffehouse urge
  • Quartermaine: just semi-happy place

Week ... 47 (42%)
Month .. 94 (19%)
Year ... 1,842 (37%)
 5

MoCo Suburban: Takoma Park (11)
  • Tourus interruptus
  • met for bike fit into CRV
  • rain shortened our ride

Week ... 59 (52%)
Month .. 105 (21%)
Year ... 1,853 (37%)
 6

Packing panic
  • Eastern Shore trip starts tomorrow
  • I always procrastinate at packing
  • This trip no exception, only worse
  • ∴ in a total freakout today

 7     Eastern Shore weekend

MD Rural: Church Creek / environs (44)
  • Warm-up ride with friends
  Eric, Champe, Cyndi, Jerry

Week ... 103 (91%)
Month .. 150 (30%)
Year ... 1,898 (38%)
 8     Eastern Shore weekend

Maryland Coast Bike Festival (64)
  • event website
  ✓ registered 04/05/21
  Eric, Champe

Week ... 167 (148%)
Month .. 213 (43%)
Year ... 1,961 (39%)
 9     Eastern Shore weekend

MD Rural: Hoopers Island (30)
  • Explore coastal climate change
  Eric, Champe, Cyndi, Jerry

Week ... 30 (27%)
Month .. 244 (49%)
Year ... 1,992 (40%)
 10

Needed a rest day
  • Considered rollers to stay loose
  • Home Depot debacle prevented that
  • Drank beer instead!

 11

DC Streets: White House (8)
  • Check out Lafayette Square

Week ... 38 (34%)
Month .. 251 (50%)
Year ... 1,999 (40%)
 12

NoVa: Arlington (40)
  • Sweet Ride 50 - scouting (#1)
  Ride Report
  Eric
  ✓ passed the 2,000 mi mark

Week ... 78 (69%)
Month .. 291 (58%)
Year ... 2,039 (41%)
 13

MoCo Suburban: dntn SS (18)
  • Coffee or beer run

Week ... 96 (85%)
Month .. 309 (62%)
Year ... 2,057 (41%)
 14

Rockville Loop: Veirs Mill return (26)
  • Happy 44th, Lynn

Week ... 122 (108%)
Month .. 335 (67%)
Year ... 2,083 (42%)
 15

NoVa (+DC): Arlington, Alexandria (29)
  • Sweet Ride 50 - scouting (#2)

Week ... 151 (134%)
Month .. 364 (73%)
Year ... 2,112 (42%)
 16

MoCo / DC: Beach Dr (30)
  • In a stupor - Let's Ride!

Week ... 30 (26%)
Month .. 394 (79%)
Year ... 2,142 (43%)
 17

Personal incompetence got in the way
  • Dressed to ride rollers
  • Realized missing dinner ingredient
  • Went to Giant … and Quench
  • Drank beer instead of riding!

 18

MoCo Suburban: Bethesda (26)
  • Ourisman loose ends

Week ... 56 (49%)
Month .. 420 (84%)
Year ... 2,168 (43%)
 19

MoCo / DC: SE DC (33)
  • Chore ride w/ Eric
  Eric

Week ... 88 (78%)
Month .. 452 (90%)
Year ... 2,201 (44%)
 20

MoCo Suburban: Twinbrook (21)
  • Errands: Staples, Micro Center

Week ... 109 (97%)
Month .. 473 (95%)
Year ... 2,222 (44%)
 21

MoCo Suburban: Olney (19)
  • Errands: Brew Belly, BofA

Week ... 128 (113%)
Month .. 492 (98%)
Year ... 2,240 (45%)
 22

DC Streets: Navy Yard (14)
  • End-of-week DC meander

Week ... 142 (126%)
Month .. 506 (101%)
Year ... 2,254 (45%)
 23

MoCo Suburban: Olney (18)
  • Olney meander w/ Eric
  Eric

Week ... 18 (16%)
Month .. 524 (105%)
Year ... 2,272 (45%)
 24

Another Monday rest day – as usual!
  • bad nocturnal leg cramping last night
  • rainy today so I went for a long walk
  • walking = therapeutic for sore calf

 25

Rollers (11)
  • Bad day for my electronics
  • Finally fed up w/ Cateye Strada Slim Δ
  • Details in JEq

Week ... 29 (25%)
Month .. 535 (107%)
Year ... 2,283 (46%)
 26

MoCo Suburban: Bethesda, C&O (50)
  • Ride around during Honda Service
  Eric

Week ... 79 (70%)
Month .. 585 (117%)
Year ... 2,333 (47%)
 27

MoCo Suburban: Bethesda (14)
  • Pick up CR-V @ Ourisman

Week ... 93 (82%)
Month .. 599 (120%)
Year ... 2,347 (47%)
 28

Oriental Loop++ (16)
  • Skip rollers; beat the rain!
  • Vz Comm ⇒ time constrained

Week ... 109 (96%)
Month .. 615 (123%)
Year ... 2,363 (47%)
 29

DC Streets: NoMa, Eastern Mkt (6)
  • Errands: REI, greeting card

Week ... 115 (101%)
Month .. 621 (124%)
Year ... 2,369 (47%)
 30

Rollers (10)
  • Riding thru a funk

Week ... 10 (9%)
Month .. 631 (126%)
Year ... 2,379 (48%)
 31     Memorial Day

MoCo Suburban: Beach, Sligo (26)
  • Short loop to end May

Week ... 36 (32%)
Month .. 657 (131%)
Year ... 2,405 (48%)
  
  
  
  
  

 

Notes for May:

 


June 2021

 

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  
  
 1

AdvCycling bike camping preparation
  • I got a lot done because no beer.
  • Most planning now done on paper.

 2

MoCo Suburban: Lake Frank (19)
  • Cycle camping shakedown #1
  • check out the bike

Week ... 55 (48%)
Month .. 19 (4%)
Year ... 2,424 (48%)
 3

Last minute packing for cycle camping
  • Very short shakedown #2 ride.
  • check out bike + gear fully loaded
  • Plenty of riding next 3 days.

 4     AdvCycling camping weekend

MD Rural: Eastern Shore (59)
  • Bike Travel Weekend: Day 1

Week ... 114 (99%)
Month .. 78 (16%)
Year ... 2,483 (50%)
 5     AdvCycling camping weekend

MD Rural: Eastern Shore (47)
  • Bike Travel Weekend: Day 2

Week ... 161 (139%)
Month .. 125 (25%)
Year ... 2,530 (51%)
 6     AdvCycling camping weekend

MD Rural: Eastern Shore (41)
  • Bike Travel Weekend: Day 3
  Bike Travel Weekend: Eastern Shore Δ

Week ... 41 (35%)
Month .. 166 (33%)
Year ... 2,571 (51%)
 7

Rollers (11)
  • Stay fit and loose

Week ... 52 (44%)
Month .. 35 (35%)
Year ... 2,582 (52%)
 8

MoCo Suburban: Kensington (15)
  • No good deed goes unpunished
  • Tried to return Kaiser card

Week ... 66 (57%)
Month .. 191 (38%)
Year ... 2,596 (52%)
 9

Better things to do than ride
  • Karyn at the Zoo
    ∴ I have the house to myself (!)
  • Day better spent relaxing

 10

MoCo / DC / PGCo: Cheverly (35)
  Ride to Mantucket Δ

Week ... 102 (87%)
Month .. 226 (45%)
Year ... 2,631 (53%)
 11

Oriental Loop+ (15)
  • Will ride for beer

Week ... 116 (100%)
Month .. 241 (48%)
Year ... 2,646 (53%)
 12

MoCo Suburban: SS, Takoma (8)
  • Unmet even lower expectations

Week ... 124 (106%)
Month .. 248 (50%)
Year ... 2,654 (53%)
 13

NoVa: Arlington, Alexandria (43)
  Sweet (Baby Jesus) Ride Δ
  • Ride Guide (WABA)
  RideWithGPS (in My Routes)
  cue sheet, WABA - 1-up fmt
  cue sheet, My Route - 4-up fmt

Week ... 43 (37%)
Month .. 291 (58%)
Year ... 2,697 (54%)
 14

MoCo Suburban: dntn SS (16)
  University cycletrack is happening

Week ... 59 (51%)
Month .. 308 (62%)
Year ... 2,713 (54%)
 15

MoCo Suburban: Twinbrook (20)
  Large bookseller epiphany Δ

Week ... 79 (68%)
Month .. 328 (66%)
Year ... 2,733 (55%)
 16

MoCo / PGCo / DC: Marvin Gaye Tr (40)
  Tour guide co-leader Δ
  Schislers, Eric, me

Week ... 119 (102%)
Month .. 368 (74%)
Year ... 2,773 (55%)
 17

Absolutely necessary rest day
  • Most importantly, take Hannah to BWI
  • Also:
      – I need to rest my right knee
      – I need to catch up on clerical work

 18

A busy rest day
  • Busy day; no time to ride
  • zoom w/ HPGwealthcare
  • meet Les for beer and dinner
  • MW achieved so no stress to ride

 19

MoCo Suburban: Wheaton, Takoma (22)
  University Ave PBL dedication Δ

Week ... 142 (121%)
Month .. 390 (78%)
Year ... 2,795 (56%)
 20     1st Day of Summer
          Father's Day

MoCo / DC: Tenelytown (31)
  Check on Little Falls re-opening Δ

Week ... 31 (26%)
Month .. 421 (84%)
Year ... 2,826 (57%)
 21

Oriental Loop (15)
  • Hot day ⇒ seek shade of Rock Creek

Week ... 45 (39%)
Month .. 435 (87%)
Year ... 2,841 (57%)
 22

Rollers (12)
  • Rainy day ⇒ rollers

Week ... 57 (49%)
Month .. 447 (89%)
Year ... 2,853 (57%)
 23

DMV: Rosslyn (26)
  Rosslyn reconnaissance Δ

Week ... 84 (72%)
Month .. 474 (95%)
Year ... 2,879 (58%)
 24     Wanda's crisis

Packing for trip to Ohio
  • I needed to pack for Ohio today.
  • Take only the Brompton & accessories
  • Pack clothes for 9 days
  • Include suit in case of funeral
  • Take most "office" items

 25     Wanda's crisis

Drive, first visit at Riverside
  • Today was consumed by driving.
  • The drive from MD to OH (7 hrs).
  • Parked in Red Garage
  • Made my way to Wanda's room

 26     Wanda's crisis

Columbus: OSU campus (10)
  • Wander around OSU campus

Week ... 94 (80%)
Month .. 484 (97%)
Year ... 2,889 (58%)
 27     Wanda's crisis

Columbus: Clintonville (10)
  • Wander around Clintonville

Week ... 10 (8%)
Month .. 494 (99%)
Year ... 2,889 (58%)
 28     Wanda's crisis

Columbus: Grandview (15)
  • Wander around Grandview
  My 3 Days of Columbus Riding Δ

Week ... 25 (21%)
Month .. 509 (102%)
Year ... 2,914 (58%)
 29     Wanda's crisis

Drive back home
  • Saw Wanda one last time, morning
  • Drove like bat out of hell to get home
  • had to fill up 2x (small tank)
  • full @ start ⇒ only need 1 fill up
  • home, unpack, update Karyn
  • collapsed into bed

 30

Rollers (21)
  • Too hot to ride outdoors

Week ... 46 (38%)
Month .. 530 (106%)
Year ... 2,935 (59%)
  
  
  

 

Notes for Jun:

 


July 2021

 

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  
  
  
  
 1

MoCo Suburban: hyper local (11)
  • Struggle w/ ride vs rain

Week ... 57 (48%)
Month .. 11 (2%)
Year ... 2,946 (59%)
 2

MoCo / DC: GWU (21)
  • Re-orient myself in DC

Week ... 78 (66%)
Month .. 32 (6%)
Year ... 2,967 (59%)
 3

Gallatin Loop++ (40)
  Missed it by THAT much!
  ✓ passed the 3,000 mi mark

Week ... 118 (99%)
Month .. 72 (13%)
Year ... 3,007 (60%)
 4     Independence Day

Oriental Loop (14)
  • Not feeling the least bit patriotic

Week ... 14 (12%)
Month .. 86 (16%)
Year ... 3,021 (60%)
 5

MoCo / DC: Woodley, AdMo, … (33)
  • A lackluster day in DC

Week ... 47 (39%)
Month .. 120 (22%)
Year ... 3,055 (61%)
 6

MoCo / DC: Potomac, C&O, … (49)
  Grand Tour: West
  Eric

Week ... 97 (79%)
Month .. 169 (31%)
Year ... 3,104 (62%)
 7

Necessary rest day
  • Streak of 7 consecutive days
  • Yesterday kicked my ass: 50 mi / 95°
  • Doing well on goals for month
  • Time to catch up on other things

 8

MoCo / PGCo: Langley Park (23)
  Bike projects / exploring Δ

Week ... 119 (97%)
Month .. 191 (35%)
Year ... 3,126 (63%)
 9

DC Streets (11)
  REI shopping // Cruising around

Week ... 130 (107%)
Month .. 203 (37%)
Year ... 3,137 (63%)
 10

MoCo Suburban: Beach Dr (20)
  • Rocking Palo Alto Bike Shop jersey

Week ... 150 (123%)
Month .. 223 (41%)
Year ... 3,158 (63%)
 11

MoCo / DC: Arboretum, Capitol (36)
  • National Arboretum, US Capitol
  • SketchMaps Δ
  Eric

Week ... 36 (30%)
Month .. 259 (48%)
Year ... 3,194 (64%)
 12

MoCo Suburban: Forest Glen (14)
  • #Explore: dntn SS options nr GA, Ph 1

Week ... 51 (41%)
Month .. 273 (50%)
Year ... 3,208 (64%)
 13

Rollers (11)
  • RollerTherapy: right knee

Week ... 61 (50%)
Month .. 284 (52%)
Year ... 3,219 (64%)
 14

Spending time w/ Karyn
  • We saw our 1st movie at AFI
  • Summer of Soul
  • Dinner at Nando Peri after

 15

MoCo / PGCo / DC: Anacostia (41)
  Frederick Douglass house Δ
  • SketchMaps Δ
  Eric

Week ... 102 (84%)
Month .. 325 (60%)
Year ... 3,260 (65%)
 16

Rollers (10)
  • More RollerTherapy

Week ... 112 (92%)
Month .. 335 (62%)
Year ... 3,270 (65%)
 17

MoCo / DC: AdMo+ (37)
  • Chase Mw in sweltering heat

Week ... 149 (122%)
Month .. 372 (69%)
Year ... 3,307 (66%)
 18

DC Streets (+VA) (8)
  • Rosslyn Reconnaissance, Ph 2

Week ... 9 (7%)
Month .. 380 (70%)
Year ... 3,315 (66%)
 19

Oriental Loop (15)
  • Late afternoon spin

Week ... 23 (19%)
Month .. 395 (73%)
Year ... 3,330 (67%)
 20

MoCo / DC: Union Station (27)
  • Amtrak ticket counter for Eric
  Eric

Week ... 51 (41%)
Month .. 422 (78%)
Year ... 3,357 (67%)
 21

DC Streets: Georgetown (10)
  • Rosslyn Reconnaissance: G-town
  • SketchMap Δ

Week ... 61 (50%)
Month .. 432 (80%)
Year ... 3,367 (67%)
 22

Shady Grove, Rockville Loop (27)
  • Do a #RegularRoute in reverse

Week ... 87 (71%)
Month .. 459 (85%)
Year ... 3,394 (68%)
 23

MoCo Suburban: Bethesda (27)
  • Check off some PlacesToExplore

Week ... 115 (94%)
Month .. 487 (90%)
Year ... 3,421 (68%)
 24

Zoo w/ Gerald's family
  • Gerald, Suellen, Harold, Margie
  • Spent all day


Week ... 115 (94%)
Month .. 487 (90%)
Year ... 3,421 (68%)
 25

Rollers (11)
  • Tough weekend for cycling
  • Sat = Gerald family @ Zoo
  • Sun = Shirley & Lee for brunch

Week ... 11 (9%)
Month .. 498 (92%)
Year ... 3,432 (69%)
 26

Gallatin Loop (36)
  Fighting with the Tarmac

Week ... 47 (38%)
Month .. 533 (98%)
Year ... 3,468 (69%)
 27

DMV (18)
  • Sightseeing tour: DC
  Eric, Gerald, Suellen

Week ... 65 (53%)
Month .. 552 (102%)
Year ... 3,487 (70%)
 28

NoVa: Rosslyn, Alexadria, CC (16)
  • Sightseeing tour: Virginia
  Gerald, Suellen

Week ... 84 (66%)
Month .. 567 (105%)
Year ... 3,502 (70%)
 29

Mental health day
  • Took Trek 520 to Just Riding Along
  • Nice visit w/ Drew
  • Ronnie is visiting
  • Burned out; tired of riding
  • Feeling tired; took nap
  • Rather do "Clark" stuff in W-ofc

 30

MoCo Suburban: Olney, Flower Vly (32)
  • Ad hoc suburban meander

Week ... 113 (92%)
Month .. 600 (111%)
Year ... 3,535 (71%)
 31

MoCo Suburban: Takoma Park (20)
  • Takoma barbell

Week ... 133 (108%)
Month .. 619 (114%)
Year ... 3,554 (71%)

 

Notes for Jul:

 


August 2021

 

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
 1

I felt I needed a rest day; besides …
  • Ronnie headed back to NYC.
  • Riding would have been disruptive.

 2

MoCo / DC: Tenleytown (31)
  • Visiting one of my happy places
  • SketchMap (n=2) Δ

Week ... 31 (26%)
Month .. 31 (6%)
Year ... 3,585 (72%)
 3

Rollers (10)
  • Try to spank the Tarmac

Week ... 41 (34%)
Month .. 41 (8%)
Year ... 3,596 (72%)
 4

Oriental Loop (15)
  • Keep it loose for Ohio

Week ... 56 (46%)
Month .. 56 (10%)
Year ... 3,610 (72%)
 5

Athens, Ohio (10)
  • Cruise around OU / Athens
  • Jackie O's Taproom
  • Athens Cycle is out of business

Week ... 66 (54%)
Month .. 66 (12%)
Year ... 3,620 (72%)
 6

Hockhocking Adena Bikeway (44)
  • Fun day with Vince
  Vince

Week ... 110 (90%)
Month .. 110 (20%)
Year ... 3,665 (73%)
 7

Hang out w/ Gerald and Suellen
  • Suellen struggled biking in DC.
  • Perhaps a hike would be better.
  • Hike in Strouds Run.
  • Late lunch - Jackie O's Pub / Brewery.


Week ... 110 (90%)
Month .. 110 (20%)
Year ... 3,665 (73%)
 8

Drive Athens → Silver Spring
  • Exhausted after 6+ hrs of driving.
  • Decided to unpack, clean up, and veg.

 9

Rollers (11)
  • For rollers, MasterX ≫ Tarmac

Week ... 11 (9%)
Month .. 122 (22%)
Year ... 3,676 (74%)
 10

MoCo / DC: Georgetown, Bethesda (38)
  Reaffirmation of DC Cycling
  Eric

Week ... 50 (41%)
Month .. 160 (30%)
Year ... 3,714 (74%)
 11

Rollers (11)
  • Annual physical ∴ expand pipes

Week ... 60 (49%)
Month .. 171 (32%)
Year ... 3,725 (74%)
 12

Rollers (11)
  Nailed my physical
  Feeling extra strong today

Week ... 72 (58%)
Month .. 182 (34%)
Year ... 3,736 (75%)
 13

MoCo / DC: E. Capitol, Bladensburg (32)
  • Scouting w/ Daniel
  Eric, Daniel

Week ... 104 (85%)
Month .. 214 (40%)
Year ... 3,768 (75%)
 14

MoCo Suburban: ICC Tr, RC Tr (20)
  • Ride away from depression

Week ... 124 (101%)
Month .. 234 (43%)
Year ... 3,789 (76%)
 15

NoVa / DC: Alexandria (12)
  • A DC-savvy rendezvous w/ Kayes

Week ... 13 (10%)
Month .. 247 (46%)
Year ... 3,801 (76%)
 16

DMV: Anacostia Trail, SE DC (15)
  • Accompany Daniel to lunch
  Daniel

Week ... 28 (22%)
Month .. 262 (48%)
Year ... 3,816 (76%)
 17

MoCo Suburban: Takoma Park (18)
  • Loosing my cycling mojo, 2021

Week ... 46 (37%)
Month .. 280 (52%)
Year ... 3,834 (77%)
 18

MoCo Sububan: Twinbrook (23)
  • Force myself to ride

Week ... 68 (56%)
Month .. 303 (56%)
Year ... 3,857 (77%)
 19

Rollers (11)
  • Too damn hot outside

Week ... 80 (65%)
Month .. 314 (58%)
Year ... 3,868 (77%)
 20

DMV: RFK, Arlington Cemetery (36)
  • Accompanying Eric on scouting

Week ... 116 (95%)
Month .. 350 (65%)
Year ... 3,905 (78%)
 21

Rollers (10)
  • Slouching toward MW goal

Week ... 126 (103%)
Month .. 361 (67%)
Year ... 3,915 (78%)
 22

MoCo Suburban: Beach, Sligo (26)
  • Minimalist closed street loop

Week ... 26 (21%)
Month .. 386 (71%)
Year ... 3,940 (79%)
 23

Rollers (12)
  • Again … too hot to ride outside

Week ... 38 (31%)
Month .. 398 (73%)
Year ... 3,952 (79%)
 24     my birthday – #71

Birthday; other commitments
  • Emotional Intelligence webinar
  • Long hike with Karyn


End of Mw and Mm goals
  • annual birthday gift to myself
  • there is a message in that statement
 25

MoCo Suburban: Olney (18)
  • Last minute errands
  • Olney residents are
    "automotively-entitled suburban assholes"

Week ... 56 (46%)
Month .. 417 (77%)
Year ... 3,971 (79%)
 26

MoCo Suburban:ICC Tr, RC Tr (24)
  Scout Emory Lane work Δ

Week ... 80 (65%)
Month .. 441 (81%)
Year ... 3,995 (80%)
 27     Park Slope trip

Ronnie move from EV ⇒ Park Slope
  • drive to Brooklyn
  • empty CRV
  • pack in EV

 28     Park Slope trip

Ronnie move from EV ⇒ Park Slope
  • unpack in Park Slope


Week ... 80 (65%)
Month .. 441 (81%)
Year ... 3,995 (80%)
 29     Park Slope trip

Ronnie move from EV ⇒ Park Slope
  • setup in Park Slope

 30     Park Slope trip

Ronnie move from EV ⇒ Park Slope
  • drive back to Silver Spring

 31

MoCo Suburban: Needwd, Twinbrk (25)
  • #Explore: Twinbrook Trails
  • Google SketchMap Δ
  ✓ passed the 4,000 mi mark

Week ... 25 (22%)
Month .. 465 (86%)
Year ... 4,019 (80%)
  
  
  
  

 

Notes for Aug:

 


September 2021

 

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  
  
  
 1

Planning for Ohio bike trip
  • still recovering from weekend
  • Eric and I worked on sites + maps

 2

MoCo / DC: Columbia Hts, CUA (23)
  • Validation of Trek mainentance
  • DC chaotic & mean today (ugh!)

Week ... 48 (42%)
Month .. 23 (5%)
Year ... 4,043 (81%)
 3

Busy day; no time to ride
  • I needed to drop Trek disc at JRA.
  • I had to do grocery shopping.
  • I had to fix dinner.

 4

MoCo / DC: Beach, Sligo, Col Hts (35)
  • Closed road loop

Week ... 83 (73%)
Month .. 58 (13%)
Year ... 4,077 (82%)
 5

Chill out like normal people do
  • Visited Rowes and watched the Nats

 6     Labor Day

MoCo Suburban: Takoma Park (16)
  • Spring Hill Bakery for lunch
  • made temporary peace w/ Trek tires

Week ... 16 (15%)
Month .. 73 (16%)
Year ... 4,093 (82%)
 7

MoCo / DC: Buzzard's Point (42)
  • Douglass Bridge opening @ 11a
  • full report in JRide Δ
 8

Not in the mood to ride today
  • Wanda died at 7:15 am this morning.
  • Riding = last thing on my mind.
  • Had to prepare for 2 trips to Ohio.

 9

Rollers (11)
  • Keep spinning

Week ... 69 (65%)
Month .. 127 (28%)
Year ... 4,147 (83%)
 10

Oriental Loop (14)
  • Check out Trek-disc brakes

Week ... 83 (78%)
Month .. 141 (31%)
Year ... 4,160 (83%)
 11

MoCo Suburban: Aspen Hill (16)
  • #Explore: new local streets

Week ... 99 (92%)
Month .. 157 (34%)
Year ... 4,176 (84%)
 12

Rollers (11)
  • Last bike ride for a few days
  • Wanda' passing is hitting me

Week ... 11 (10%)
Month .. 167 (37%)
Year ... 4,187 (84%)
 13     Southern Ohio trip

Wanda's funeral
  • travel to Ohio

 14     Southern Ohio trip

Wanda's funeral
  • funeral and graveside services
  • drive back to Silver Spring

 15

Rollers (12)
  • Try to keep fit during crisis

Week ... 22 (21%)
Month .. 179 (39%)
Year ... 4,198 (84%)
 16

Final preparation for PA + OH trips
  • Too much to do to ride.
  • Plenty of riding opportunities coming.

 17     9/11 Tour // Cols, OH

GAP: Meyersdale ↔ Garrett (12)
  • Scout Garrett to Berlin trail
  Dave B, Ben S, Eric, and me
  • JR: eBikes, RouteNotes Δ

Week ... 35 (32%)
Month .. 191 (42%)
Year ... 4,211 (84%)
 18     9/11 Tour // Cols, OH

9/11 Trail: Berlin ↔ Flt 93 (27)
  • Tour de Trail, 2021
  • ride confirmation
  ✓ registered, 08/14/21
  Dave B, Eric, me, and ~140 more
  • JR: RouteNotes Δ

Week ... 61 (57%)
Month .. 218 (48%)
Year ... 4,237 (85%)
 19     9/11 Tour // Cols, OH

Columbus trails & streets (34)
  • Show Eric the Cols trail system
  Eric
  • JR: RouteNotes, Columbus love Δ

Week ... 34 (32%)
Month .. 252 (55%)
Year ... 4,271 (85%)
 20     Miami Valley Trails Tour

Miami Valley Trails: (49)
  • Little Miami, Simon Kenton
  • Yellow Springs ↔ Urbana
  #PulaskiGroup, Eric
  • mostly just riding and eating
  • The Farmer's Daughter, Urbana
  • JR: RouteNotes Δ

Week ... 83 (78%)
Month .. 301 (66%)
Year ... 4,320 (86%)
 21     Miami Valley Trails Tour

Miami Valley Trails (42)
  • Little Miami, Creekside, Mad River
  • surface streets and roads at end
  • YS → Xenia → Dayton → YS
  #PulaskiGroup (subset), Eric
  • Wright Bros Memorial, Huffman Prairie
  • Old Hickory, Dayton (awful)
  • JR: RouteNotes Δ

Week ... 125 (117%)
Month .. 343 (75%)
Year ... 4,362 (87%)
 22     1st Day of Autumn

Rainy day
  • downpour most of the day
  • USAF museum, Wright-Patterson AFB
  • lunch at Troll [something], dntn Dayton

 23     Miami Valley Trails Tour

Long driving day
  • Yellow Springs → Silver Spring
  • 7+ hours of driving
  • lot of unpacking at home

 24

Lethargy sets in
  • Karyn leaves very early tomorrow
  • bike laundry, finish unpacking

 25

MoCo / DC: Brookland (31)
  • Scout recent bike infrastructure pj

Week ... 156 (146%)
Month .. 374 (82%)
Year ... 4,393 (88%)
 26

MoCo Suburban: Lake Needwood (20)
  • Chasing MM

Week ... 20 (19%)
Month .. 394 (86%)
Year ... 4,413 (88%)
 27

Rollers (16)
  • Still chasing MM … on rollers

Week ... 36 (34%)
Month .. 410 (89%)
Year ... 4,429 (89%)
 28

Rollers (12)
  • Short on time ⇒ rollers

Week ... 48 (45%)
Month .. 422 (92%)
Year ... 4,441 (89%)
 29

MoCo Suburban: dntn SS (19)
  • Downtown for a beer
  • Disappointed … none open until 4pm

Week ... 67 (63%)
Month .. 441 (96%)
Year ... 4,460 (89%)
 30

MoCo / DC: Buzzards Point (37)
  • 1st ride across Douglass Bridge
  Eric

Week ... 104 (98%)
Month .. 477 (104%)
Year ... 4,497 (90%)
  
  

 

Notes for Sep:

 


October 2021

 

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  
  
  
  
  
 1

Rest day after nailing MM for Sep
  • Karyn now home from L.A.
  • Wegmans trip; just relax for a day

 2

MoCo / DC: dntn DC (27)
  • Open Streets DC
      – CTC table @ GA & Kennedy
  • looked for Women's March
  • fencing gone from Capitol
  Eric (ran into @ CTC table)

Week ... 131 (123%)
Month .. 27 (6%)
Year ... 4,523 (90%)
 3

B&A Trail; Annapolis (43)
  • Lifeline 100
      – event website
      – routes   (maps and cue sheets)
    ✓ registered
  • Post-ride analysis in JR Δ
      – got "lost" twice in Annapolis
      – kept completely to myself all day
      – struggled to find CR-V after ride

Week ... 43 (42%)
Month .. 70 (15%)
Year ... 4,567 (91%)
 4

MoCo Suburban: dntn SS (14)
  • Reconnoiter Zinnia's; new biergarten
  • accessible via Bennington/Ellsworth

Week ... 58 (56%)
Month .. 85 (19%)
Year ... 4,581 (92%)
 5

Oriental Loop (14)
  • Check out new saddle

Week ... 72 (70%)
Month .. 99 (22%)
Year ... 4,596 (92%)
 6

Felt like a rest day; lots to do
  • Zoom session w/ Susan (OLLI)
  • prep for NoVa tomorrow

 7

NoVa: Falls Church (5)
  • W&OD (dual) Trail ribbon cutting
  • coffee w/ Kirstin @ Northside Social
      – new Executive Director prospects
      – 2025 Strategic Plan

Week ... 78 (75%)
Month .. 104 (23%)
Year ... 4,601 (92%)
 8

MoCo Suburban: Pike&Rose (19)
  • Yet another unproductive REI trip

Week ... 96 (93%)
Month .. 123 (27%)
Year ... 4,620 (92%)
 9

Time better spent with a dear friend
  • Bushes are in DC for a bat mitzvah.
  • Spent the afternoon w/ Lori at Tysons.
  • Better than just another bike ride.


Week ... 96 (93%)
Month .. 123 (27%)
Year ... 4,620 (92%)
 10

MoCo / DC / PGCo: Riverdale Park (30)
  • Check out legs for tour
  • I messed up University Park traversal

Week ... 30 (29%)
Month .. 153 (33%)
Year ... 4,650 (93%)
 11

Rollers (10)
  • Maintain knee strength

Week ... 40 (39%)
Month .. 164 (36%)
Year ... 4,660 (93%)
 12

MoCo / DC: Bethesda, Friendship Hts (5)
  • Errands during CR-V maintenance

Week ... 45 (44%)
Month .. 169 (37%)
Year ... 4,665 (93%)
 13

MoCo Suburban: dntn SS (17)
  • Dinner on our own – Score!"

Week ... 63 (61%)
Month .. 186 (41%)
Year ... 4,683 (94%)
 14

Oriental Loop (14)
  • Unexpected chance to ride (ARS)

Week ... 77 (74%)
Month .. 200 (44%)
Year ... 4,697 (94%)
 15     NC Courthouse Tour - 2021

Driving instead of riding
  • Drive: Silver Spring → Kenansville

 16     NC Courthouse Tour - 2021

NC Rural: Duplin, Sampson, C'land (65)
  • NC Courthouse: 2021, Day 1
  • Courthouse: Clinton (Sampson)
  • Courthouse: Fayetteville (Cumber)
  Gary, Ken

Week ... 142 (138%)
Month .. 266 (58%)
Year ... 4,762 (95%)
 17     NC Courthouse Tour - 2021

NC Rural: Cumber, Hoke, Bladen(80)
  • NC Courthouse: 2021, Day 2
  • Courthouse: Raeford (Hoke)
  Gary, Ken

Week ... 80 (78%)
Month .. 346 (76%)
Year ... 4,842 (97%)
 18     NC Courthouse Tour - 2021

NC Rural: Bladen, Pender, Onslow (92)
  • NC Courthouse: 2021, Day 3
  • Courthouse: Elizabethtown (Bladen)
  • Courthouse: Burgaw (Pender)
  • Courthouse: Jacksonville (Onslow)
  Gary, Ken

Week ... 172 (166%)
Month .. 437 (96%)
Year ... 4,934 (99%)
 19     NC Courthouse Tour - 2021

NC Rural: Onslow, Duplin (38)
  • NC Courthouse: 2021, Day 4
  • Courthouse: Kenansville (Duplin)
  • Drive: Kenansville → Silver Spring
  Gary, Ken

Week ... 210 (203%)
Month .. 476 (104%)
Year ... 4,972 (99%)
 20

Much-needed rest day
  • felt good just to relax
  • laundry; put away things

 21

Pfizer booster – shot #3
  • still needed some more rest

 22

Reaction from Pfizer booster
  • got a fever from the shot
  • spent a lot of the day in bed
  • in no mood for a bike ride

 23

More reaction from Pfizer booster
  • fever, chills, and more
  • spent the day cleaning up files


Week ... 210 (203%)
Month .. 476 (104%)
Year ... 4,972 (99%)
 24

DC Streets: Navy Yard (12)
  • Check on ongoing DC infrastructure
  Brookland Metro under construction
      – completion spring 2022
      ∴ avoid by bike

Week ... 12 (11%)
Month .. 488 (106%)
Year ... 4,984 (100%)
 25

Oriental Loop (16)
  • Cross MY = 5,000 mi
  ✓ reached MY goal of 5,000 mi

Week ... 28 (27%)
Month .. 504 (110%)
Year ... 5,000 (100%)
 26

Busy day doing other things
  • I want to go to Bikes@Vienna on Wed
  • Therefore, Harris Teeter today
  • Plus, important COP Annual Meeting

 27

NoVa: Vienna, Falls Church, more (16)
  • Pick up Metro City Bag

Week ... 43 (42%)
Month .. 519 (113%)
Year ... 5,016 (100%)
 28

MoCo / DC: SE, Navy Yard (39)
  • Check out bike projects
  Eric
  • JR: bike projects update
      – MetBranch at Ft Totten
      – Connector betw Gallatin / Galloway
      – West Virgina Ave SBL
      – Maryland Ave bike lane
      – Douglass Bridge underpass
      – S. Capitol St sidepath +more
      – 15th St cycletrack nr Mall
      – Madison Pl ramps @ W.H.

Week ... 82 (79%)
Month .. 558 (122%)
Year ... 5,054 (101%)
 29

Rainy Day
  • Yes, it rained all day long; however …
  • my new beer fridge arrived, and
  • I had lots of clerical things to do
  • attended my 1st ECGA MD meeting

 30     Halloween

MoCo Suburban: Aspen Hill (14)
  • Errands: Home Depot
  • JR: Proper way to handle JR

Week ... 96 (93%)
Month .. 572 (125%)
Year ... 5,068 (101%)
 31

MoCo Suburban: Takoma Park (14)
  • Leisurely cruise to Spring Mill Bakery
  • End of a great October

Week ... 14 (17%)
Month .. 585 (128%)
Year ... 5,082 (102%)
  
  
  
  
  
  

 

Notes for Oct:

 


November 2021

 

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  
 1

Gorgeous day; not in the mood to ride
  • Angst around uncoming Brooklyn trip
  • Time better spent planning

 2

Rollers (11)
  • Cold, rainy day + busy ⇒ Rollers

Week ... 11 (14%)
Month .. 11 (3%)
Year ... 5,093 (102%)
 3

MoCo / DC/ PGCo: College Park (28)
  • Guilford Woods & Old Leonardtown

Week ... 53 (65%)
Month .. 39 (12%)
Year ... 5,121 (102%)
 4

Rollers (10)
  • Reward for packing goals met

Week ... 63 (77%)
Month .. 49 (15%)
Year ... 5,131 (103%)
 5     NYC w/ Ronnie

Amtrak: WAS → NYP

NYC: Manhattan, Brooklyn (15)
  • Penn Station → Park Slope
    - Hudson River Greenway
    - Brooklyn Bridge Bikeway
    - meander Prospect Hts
  • JR: RouteNotes on infrastructure Δ
    - comments on overall route
    - HRG + Brooklyn Bridge Bikeway
    - exploring Prospect Hts


Week ... 78 (96%)
Month .. 64 (19%)
Year ... 5,146 (103%)
 6     NYC w/ Ronnie

Spent all day working w/ Ronnie
  • Worked on her apartment from 10a-5p
  • Exhausted, pizza / beer, Park Slope


Week ... 78 (96%)
Month .. 64 (19%)
Year ... 5,146 (103%)
 7     NYC w/ Ronnie     DST ends

11:00a – brunch at Ellen's house

NYC: Brooklyn, Queens (12)
  • Evil Twin Brewing w/ Ronnie
  • JR: RouteNotes on what we rode


Week ... 12 (15%)
Month .. 76 (23%)
Year ... 5,158 (103%)
 8     NYC w/ Ronnie

Amtrak: NYP → WAS
  • listened to Outspoken Cyclist podcast
  • tired and sore when I got home

 9

Rollers (10)
  • RollerTherapy: left thigh / groin

Week ... 22 (29%)
Month .. 87 (26%)
Year ... 5,168 (103%)
 10

10:00a – ECGA webinar (DC&MD)

MoCo Suburban: Olney (17)
  • Errands: CVS, roots Market


Week ... 39 (50%)
Month .. 104 (31%)
Year ... 5,185 (104%)
 11

MoCo / DC: Navy Yard, ++ (35)
  • Check on new infrastructure

Week ... 74 (95%)
Month .. 139 (42%)
Year ... 5,220 (104%)
 12

Rest day due to muscle, tendon strain
  • post-BK issues w/ psoas, hip flexors

 13

Rollers (10)
  • RollerTherapy: hip flexor

Week ... 84 (108%)
Month .. 149 (45%)
Year ... 5,230 (105%)
 14

MoCo Suburban: Kensington (21)
  • Beach Dr closure at Kensington Pkwy
  • closed until Jun 30

Week ... 21 (27%)
Month .. 169 (51%)
Year ... 5,251 (105%)
 15

Lethargic; maybe a rest day will help
  • Could use rest for muscle strain

 16

MoCo Suburban: dntn SS (17)
  • Short coffee ride

Week ... 38 (49%)
Month .. 186 (56%)
Year ... 5,268 (105%)
 17

Preparing and packing
  • Errands for trip
  • Final packing details

 8     RTP trip

05:00p – NCSU SAB reception
06:30p – Leadership in Technology


Travel day; no time to ride
  • Drive SS → Raleigh
  • Check into hotel
  • SAB mixer
  • speaker series
 19     RTP trip

09:00a – NCSU SAB meeting


All day of meetings
  • it exhaused me, and …
  • it exhausted all of the daylight
 20     RTP trip

Durham Co, Orange Co (39)
  • Ride w/ friends; scout Glenwood
  • observations on NC road riding, JR Δ
  David, Gary
  Wayne's World

Week ... 76 (98%)
Month .. 225 (67%)
Year ... 5,306 (106%)
 21     RTP trip

Cary Trails (29)
  • Explore new trails of Cary
  • observations on Cary Trails, JR Δ
  Crabtree Creek, Hatcher Creek
  White Oak w/ new sections

Week ... 29 (38%)
Month .. 254 (76%)
Year ... 5,336 (107%)
 22     RTP trip

Drive Raleigh/Cary → Silver Spring
  • Too tired from driving to ride rollers.

 23

Rollers (11)
  • Cold outside; felt like rollers

Week ... 40 (51%)
Month .. 265 (79%)
Year ... 5,346 (107%)
 24

Rollers (15)
  • Try to ride out of a deep funk

Week ... 55 (71%)
Month .. 280 (84%)
Year ... 5,361 (107%)
 25     Thanksgiving Day

It's Thanksgiving Day
  • Ronnie is home, puzzle is out, and
  • Gilmore Girls is on.
  • Give cycling a break.

 26

Rollers (10)
  • Series-2022: Round 1, Session 1

Week ... 65 (84%)
Month .. 290 (87%)
Year ... 5,371 (107%)
 27

DC outing with Karyn and Ronnie
  • Ronnie leaves tomorrow.
  • I felt it would be rude to ride.
  • The 3 of us had brunch at DC Wharf.


Week ... 65 (84%)
Month .. 290 (87%)
Year ... 5,371 (107%)
 28

Rollers (12)
  • Go for the miles
  • I wanted to do 15 mi
  • Stopped at 12 mi due to left knee

Week ... 12 (17%)
Month .. 302 (91%)
Year ... 5,383 (108%)
 29

DC Streets: southeast (18)
  • Various bike improvements
  See JR for details

Week ... 30 (43%)
Month .. 320 (96%)
Year ... 5,402 (108%)
 30

MoCo/PGCo/DC: (42)
  • Burtonsville, College Park
  • Longer ride north & east
  RideWithGPS
  Eric

Week ... 72 (102%)
Month .. 362 (109%)
Year ... 5,444 (109%)
  
  
  
  

 

Notes for Nov:

 


December 2021

 

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  
  
  
 1

A day to do other things
  • Big mileage yesterday ∴ rest day
  • Every other day riding this time of year

 2

DMV: Rosslyn, Georgetown (39)
  • Another bike infrastructure ride-by
  Details are in JR
  Eric

Week ... 111 (157%)
Month .. 39 (13%)
Year ... 5,483 (110%)
 3

Rollers (10)
  • Series-2022: Round 1, Session 2

Week ... 122 (171%)
Month .. 49 (17%)
Year ... 5,493 (110%)
 4

Rollers (10)
  • Series-2022: Round 1, Session 3

Week ... 132 (186%)
Month .. 59 (20%)
Year ... 5,503 (110%)
 5

Not in the mood
  • Watched Fareed
  • important to spend time w/ Drew

 6

MoCo Suburban: Olney (21)
  • Scout Emory Ln sidepath
  Lots of photos of construction

Week ... 21 (31%)
Month .. 80 (27%)
Year ... 5,524 (110%)
 7

Cold outside and lots to do
  • met Karyn for post-Zoo dinner
  • never got out of the 30s today
  • I had Xmas wrapping to do too

 8

MoCo Suburban: Twinbrook (21)
  • Non-bike construction projects
  JR that discusses cold weather gear

Week ... 42 (64%)
Month .. 101 (35%)
Year ... 5,545 (111%)
 9

Rollers (10)
  • Series-2022: Round 1, Session 4

Week ... 52 (80%)
Month .. 112 (38%)
Year ... 5,555 (111%)
 10

Medical day
  • morning appt w/ Dr Eisenberg
  • afternoon appt w/ MyEyeDr

 11

MoCo / DC: NoMa (27)
  • Christmas shopping / flat tire

Week ... 79 (120%)
Month .. 138 (47%)
Year ... 5,582 (112%)
 12

MoCo Suburban: Univ Ave, Sligo (10)
  • Farewell to Univ Ave cycletrack
  Dan Marcin, Allison, + ~10 more

Week ... 10 (16%)
Month .. 149 (51%)
Year ... 5,592 (112%)
 13     Ronnie's birthday

Rollers (10)
  • Series-2022: Round 1, Session 5

Week ... 21 (32%)
Month .. 159 (55%)
Year ... 5,603 (112%)
 14

MoCo Suburban: Henson, Rock Crk, ICC (28)
  • Trail loop on Paragon
  ✓ Surpassed 2020 MY

Week ... 49 (74%)
Month .. 187 (64%)
Year ... 5,631 (113%)
 15

MoCo Suburban: dntn SS (18)
  • Route refamiliarization & discovery

Week ... 66 (100%)
Month .. 205 (70%)
Year ... 5,648 (113%)
 16

DC Streets (6)
  • DC Christmas shopping

Week ... 72 (110%)
Month .. 211 (72%)
Year ... 5,654 (113%)
 17

No mood to ride today
  • Eric & I were planning to ride
  • Gail tested covid positive
  • Therefore, Eric cancelled
  • No motivation for outside or rollers

 18

MoCo / DC: Northeast DC (43)
  • Boundary Stones: Northeast
  Eric

Week ... 115 (175%)
Month .. 253 (87%)
Year ... 5,697 (114%)
 19

Rollers (12)
  • Series-2022: Round 2, Session 1

Week ... 12 (18%)
Month .. 265 (91%)
Year ... 5,709 (114%)
 20

MoCo Suburban: Silver Spring (11)
  • Xmas buckeye delivery to Brenners

Week ... 23 (36%)
Month .. 277 (95%)
Year ... 5,721 (114%)
 21     1st Day of Winter

Lots of time commitments
  • 8 am breakfast w/ Bob Spiegelman
  • rendezvous w/ Karyn for dinner
  • meet Ronnie at Union Station

 22

MoCo Suburban: Kensington (12)
  • New loop + refamiliarization

Week ... 35 (54%)
Month .. 289 (99%)
Year ... 5,733 (115%)
 23

Rollers (10)
  • Hit MM; prep for DC dinner

Week ... 46 (69%)
Month .. 299 (102%)
Year ... 5,743 (115%)
 24

MoCo Suburban: dntn SS (13)
  • More dntn SS route discovery

Week ... 59 (90%)
Month .. 313 (107%)
Year ... 5,756 (115%)
 25     Christmas Day

Christmas Day … stay off the bike
  • nesting, eating, puzzles
  • Netflix release: Don't Look Up

 26

Rollers (10)
  • Start working off holiday weight gain

Week ... 10 (18%)
Month .. 323 (111%)
Year ... 5,766 (115%)
 27

No time for riding; weather sucks too
  • Slept too late to get an early start
  • Lots of chores backed up
  • Errands to run

 28

MoCo Suburban: Twinbrook (22)
  • Explore variations & refamiliarization
  RideWithGPS

Week ... 32 (57%)
Month .. 345 (118%)
Year ... 5,788 (116%)
 29

MoCo Suburban: Olney (18)
  • Errand: CVS prescription pickup

Week ... 50 (88%)
Month .. 362 (124%)
Year ... 5,806 (116%)
 30

Rollers (12)
  • Series-2022: Round 2, Session 2

Week ... 62 (109%)
Month .. 374 (128%)
Year ... 5,818 (116%)
 31

MoCo / DC: Hanes Pt++ (38)
  • Check out recent infrastructure

Week ... 99 (176%)
Month .. 412 (141%)
Year 5,856 (117%)
  

 

Notes for Dec (plus placeholders for 2022):

 


CalendarJournal: Journal for Daily Bike Rides [†]

(JCal)

—————————

[†] I created CalendarJournal near the end of May 2018 as an experiment because I realized that too many important notes were getting lost. These notes were not important enough to warrant an entry in BikeJournal yet too laborious to record onto a TallySheet or elsewhere. It is separate from BikeJournal since it only contains minor items that are relevant mostly to the ride on the particular day for which they are recorded. There might be some content that is relevant to other areas of my bicycling Propaedia on a case by case basis.


Journal: Mar 17, 2021

Notes:

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  2. xxComplexPoint
    • xxItem
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  3. RouteNotes: xxFrom → xxTo: via xxLocations
    • xxItem
    • xxItem
    • xxItem
    • xxItem


Journal: Mar 29, 2021

Notes:

  1. At ~6 mi north of Williamsport and just before MP 105 heading north, there are concrete abutments and piers that represent a bridge that is long gone. [ close-up Google satellite view ] It looks as if it might have connected to Lee Ln on the West Virginia side. However, there is no road whatsoever on the Maryland side so I have no idea what or how it connected Maryland to West Virginia. (Also, when looking at the map, the remnants of this bridge are closer to Dam 5 than I recalled while riding the Towpath.
  2. Dam 5 is ~7 miles north of Williamsport. I remember stopping here with Cyndi and others on the Sep 11 NMT tour in Apr 2018. There was an information board that talked about the repopulation of the American Eel on the Potomac River.
  3. Here are some details about the C & O Lockhouse where we stayed on the second night of the Sep 11 NMT Tour:
        •   the lockhouse is called Four Locks
        •   it is 9.8 mi north of Williamsport
        •   it is at Lock 49
  4. There was a lot of tree limbs and branch debris on the Towpath. Part of it was from a recent storm that came through but some of it has probably been there a while. There was only 1 tree down however – just south of MP 111.
  5. The distance from the parking lot at Cushwa Basin in Williamsport to the Western Maryland Rail-Trail just north of Big Pool is slightly under 16 mi.
  6. A scruffy mountain biker came out of the woods on the Potomac River side of Big Pool just as I was riding by. We said hello and he started riding behind me. I created my own frightful episode by realizing that I was a vulnerable old man and that he could be after me. I increased my average speed from 10 mph to over 14 mph to put distance between us. Fortunately, the WMRT was coming up and I would be getting off the Towpath for a while.
  7. As I was riding past Big Pool in the vicinity of MP 114, I started to wonder how a freshwater lake came to be. I researched it and sent the following email to Eric:
    As I was riding past BIg Pool yesterday, I began to wonder how the pool itself came to be. It kind of felt to me like a body of water that was somewhat out of place. In fact, it reminds me a bit of Lake Artemisia which is man-made due to construction of the Metro Green Line.

    As I was riding along, I thought that maybe the lake was formed by excavating earth for the railroad embankments. But since the canal uses Big Pool and the canal predates the railroad, the timing didn't work out. Then I thought perhaps it was used for the construction of the towpath itself.

    Then I found this on the C & O Canal Trust website that implies it was a natural depression that the canal builders took advantage of during construction. I presume they merely filled Big Pool with water from the Potomac just like the canal itself.

  8. I stopped and visited Ft Frederick State Park for the first time. There is not much there but the fort walls themselves are very impressive – especially when realizing that they were build in the mid-1700s during the French & Indian War.
  9. As I rode along today, I thought about the fate of two dear friends, one alive and one deceased: Drew Morrison-Rowe and Dave Lovich.


Journal: May 1, 2021

Notes:

  1. First visit to the World War I Memorial.
        •   It is quite striking.
        •   It is at the intersection of 15th St NW and Pennsylvania Ave (formerly Pershing Park).
        •   It is not completely finished but is going to be awesome.
  2. I somehow reset my Cateye (again!). I think it was done at the WWI Memorial.
        •   I took the speed for the 2nd half of the ride as a constant for the entire ride.
        •   Then I recreated the route using RideWithGPS to get the actual total distance.
        •   Lastly, I calculated the actual time from speed and distance.
  3. I fell short of my Mw goal this week. This is the first time in 2021 that I have not reach the weekly mileage goal. I did things this week that were more important:
        •   #NewCar: Complete the transaction of getting a Honda CR-V and donating the Honda Pilot.
        •   Spend time with Drew.


Journal: Ride Report, May 12, 2021

This CalendarJournal entry contains my notes from the ride that Eric and I did today to validate the upcoming WABA ride in NoVa in June. We attempted to ride the Sweet Ride 50 mile route. Unfortunately, the ride did not go well. Not only was it too ambitious of an undertaking for the time allotted but we experienced a failure of our electronics making navigation difficult. We abandoned the effort after covering perhaps only ⅓ of the 50-mile route.

+++ This is going to be a long JournalEntry. Get back to it later. +++


Journal: Ride to Mantucket

Notes:

  1. Eric and I decided to ride to Cheverly today. I was a bit reluctant to visit Dale and Liz. It has been so long since I have seen them that I didn't want to just show up. But that is what we did anyway!
  2. We made this decision while we were in the Navy Yard area so we went up the Anacostia River Trail in order to get there.
  3. The route covered some new streets for me so I recorded / remembered where we rode and created a RideWithGPS map of the unfamiliar portions of the route. Some of the highlights of the route we rode (these are all POI on the map):
    • We used a shortcut to get to the Deane Rd underpass of the railroad tracks near the Marvin Gaye Trail.
    • We rode northeast on Minnesota, Sheriff, and Addison to get into the area of the Cheverly Metro station.
    • The Englewood, Jutewood, State, and 64th portion of the ride to get to Columbia Park Rd is a bit tricky.
    • Columbia Park Rd uphill across US-50 to Cheverly Ave is quite dangerous. This road is best navigated in the opposite direction – downhill.
    • The only way to navigate between 58th Pl and Cheverly Ave is by riding the sidewalk on the south side of Landover Rd (MD-202). Riding on the road is not an option. Yes, it is that dangerous.
  4. Pizzeria Paradiso in Hyattsville was closed at lunch today so we went to Franklins.
  5. We also stopped at Sligo Golf Course for a beer at the end of the ride.


ToDo Items for 2021

Things that need to be done as flagged in Calendar-2021:


Guidelines for Maintaining Calendar: 2021

These guidelines represent current practices for my private bicycling calendar. The creation of Calendar-2021 began by making a copy of Calendar-2020. What followed next was a massive amount of editing to remove the details of the 2019 calendar to make way for 2021 content.

The goal is to enter information into this calendar for every day of the year. For days that I ride, the root source of information in these CalendarEntries is the TallySheet.

  1. for days that I ride:
    • bgcolor = lightgreen
    • the name of the route (base name from CycliStats list followed by an optional qualifier [e.g. MoCo Suburban: Takoma Park])
    • the number of miles for the ride (from TallySheet, rounded to the nearest integer),
    • a JournalEntry-style name for the ride (from TallySheet, but possibly modified if necessary)
    • any milestones that were reached on this ride,
    • a link to the map for the ride [optional],
    • a link to the CalendarJournal entry for the ride [optional],
    • the current cumulative mileage (from CycliStats) for:
      1. Week … with the weekly total on the last day of the week being displayed in boldface,
      2. Month and percentage complete for the month … with the monthly total on the last day of the month being displayed in boldface,
      3. Year … with the annual total on December 31 being displayed in boldface,
  2. for days that I ride on Capital Bikeshare:
    • bgcolor = lightgreen
    • identify all of the Capital Bikeshare segments I rode from the table, Legend for Capital Bikeshare.
  3. for days where something is happening (ride, meeting, etc):
    • bgcolor = wheat
    • the name of the ride or event
  4. for days that I don't ride:
    • bgcolor = lightsalmon
    • my excuse(s) for not riding [optional]

Place significant events on the calendar entry in "red" next to the date as a heads-up. Examples include normal holidays, special occasions (such as birthdays), trips planned, etc. There are always noteworthy bicycling events that are not rides that should be noted on the calendar.

Lastly, the Notes section of each month is a placeholder for rides and events that I want to track annually but may or may not deserve a slot in the calendar.

Update as of Feb 2020: Updating the entries in the Notes section annually has always been a hassle. I tried a new technique which eliminated the laborious graying out of an entry that has not been advanced for the current year. I replaced it with a technique marks each entry as follows:
note has been updated for the current year; these are typically rides that occur every year about this time
× note has not been updated for the current year
ride has been entered into the calendar for the current year
Update as of Nov 2017: I added a Comments subsection in Notes for further explanations of calendar entries as necessary.

Update: May 29, 2018: The notion of adding Comments to the Notes never took hold. Therefore, I got serious about adding more details than a mere calendar entry would give and kicked off the concept of CalendarJournal (aka JCal). JCal exists at the end of the file and contains further information about a ride as well as RouteNotes and more.


Brompton Segments
last update: Feb 1, 2020

I don't have a cyclocomputer on my Brompton and I am not inclined to get one either. I like the casual, relaxed, unfold-it-and-go vibe the bike gives me. I has also found that, within the DMV, I ride several of the routes consistently since I use the bike mostly for transportation. Thus, I have created the following table of regularly-used routes where I use the Brompton.

Brompton Segment Distance (est) Comments
home to Plaza del Mercado (there and back)
5.2 mi Poplar Run to Foggy Glen & across Layhill to Parker Farm
[RideWithGPS]
home to Plaza del Mercado (Hutchison Loop)
6.8 mi Poplar Run to Tivoli Lake, Osterport, Hutchinson, Briggs, etc.
[RideWithGPS]
home to Glenmont
3.0 mi via Poplar Run Dr to Layhill
home to Glenmont
2.5 mi via Tivoli Lake Blvd
Tenleytown to OLLI
1.1 mi ∃ many MapCards (multiple options)
OLLI to Woodley Park
3.9 mi ∃ MapCard
OLLI to AdMo
4.4 mi extend Woodley Park across Calvert St Bridge to Columbia & 18th
Silver Spring to Kaldi's
0.5 mi taking the most direct route to Kaldi's via Dixon; this segment usually ×2 (round trip)
home to Takoma Park 9.3 mi when Glenmont thru Silver Spring Metro closed for Purple Line construction, this ride is necessary

I often ride the Brompton in an ad hoc manner since it fits that need perfectly. Rather than add each and every one of these ad hoc rides to Brompton Segments, I merely do my best to recall the route I took when I get home, calculate the total mileage via RideWithGPS, record that mileage in the CalendarEntry, and then delete the map.


Legend for Capital Bikeshare
last update: Dec 20, 2018

Capital Bikeshare login

I began to actively ride Capital Bikeshare {cb} in 2016. Since I typically only use a small subset of the {cb} stations, for the sake of brevity and clarity in the bike calendar entries below, I have developed a shorthand notation as follows:

My {cb} handle Capital Bikeshare system name
AdMo (central) Columbia Rd & 18th St
AdMo (sw) Columbia Rd & Adams Mill NW
AdMo (safeway) Columbia Rd & Ontario
Cathedral Hts Wisconsin Ave & Newark St NW
(central station on west side of Wisconsin)
Cleveland Park Connecticut Ave & Newark St NW / Cleveland Park
(west side of Ct, across from library)
Columbia Hts (central) 16th St & Harvard St NW
(busy main intersection)
Columbia Hts (n) Park Rd & Holmead Pl NW
(in front of Giant)
Columbia Hts (M) 14th St & Irving
Dupont (s) 20th & O St NW / Dupont South
Dupont (n) Massachusetts Ave & Dupont Circle NW
Farragut (s) 17th & K St NW / Farragut Square
Gallery (e) 5th & F St NW
G'town (e) Pennsylvania & M St NW
(G'town side of the PA Ave bridge)
H St (e) Bladensburg Rd & Benning Rd NE
LoC (n) 4th St & East Capitol St NE
LoC (s) 3rd St & Pennsylvania Ave SE
Metro (w) 12th & G St. NW
(near Macy's)
Metro (far east) 10th & G St. NW
(half way betw MetroCenter and Gallery Place)
Mt Vernon (sw) 10th & K St NW
NoMa (se) M St & Delaware Ave NE
NoMa (sw) 1st St & M St NE
REI (w) 1st St NE & M St.
(near 1st St cycletrack end @ M St)
Silver Spring (s) Fenton St & New York Ave.
(near Montgomery College)
Takoma (M) Takoma Park Metro Stn
Union Stn (e) Columbus Circle / Union Station
(east of Union Station and north of Mass Ave)
Union Stn (w) North Capitol & F St NW
(across from the Phoenix Park hotel)
U Street (w) 12th & S St
White House (w) 19th & G St
(Reiter's Bookstore)
Woodley (e) Calvert St & Woodley Pl NW
(west side of Calvert bridge)
Zoo 3000 Connecticut Ave NW / National Zoo
(across from Zoo entrance)
Zoo (creek) Harvard St & Adams Mill Rd
(near Rock Creek, across Beach Dr)


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Legend

Legend for Wayne's Bicycling Calendar:
Icon Meaning
Route (nn) Route = my ride for that day; (nn) = no. miles
•   [text] notes about the event
CalendarJournal (or sometoimes BikeJournal) entry that is somehow associated with this ride
map associated with the ride
photos associated with the ride
people I rode with on this ride
  day shaded lightgreen … I rode today
  day shaded lightsalmon … I didn't ride today
  future day shaded wheat … something happening today (just a heads up; it may or may not be related to a bike ride)
  future day shaded white … ride possible today


Dec 30, 2021