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January 2021 |
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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%) |
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ICC Trail: out & back (22) • Falling behind already Week ... 34 (40%) Month .. 34 (12%) Year ... 34 (1%) |
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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%) |
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MoCo Suburban: Takoma Park (20) • Back to Chasing Goals Week ... 92 (108%) Month .. 92 (31%) Year ... 92 (2%) |
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Doing well; no motivation to ride
• cold outside • make it a rest day |
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MoCo Suburban: Rockville (25) • #Explore: Rockshire • Google Map Week ... 117 (138%) Month .. 117 (40%) Year ... 117 (2%) |
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MoCo / DC: Capitol Hill (33) • JR: Post Capitol Invasion Eric Week ... 33 (49%) Month .. 149 (51%) Year ... 149 (3%) |
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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%) |
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MoCo Suburban: dntn SS (18) • Nice day; ∴ must ride Week ... 61 (92%) Month .. 177 (61%) Year ... 177 (4%) |
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DC Streets: Woodley Park (9) • Reconnoiter the Zoo • Google SketchMaps Week ... 70 (106%) Month .. 186 (64%) Year ... 186 (4%) |
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MoCo / DC: Capitol Hill (30) • #Explore: GWU cycletrack/DC fortress Peter Week ... 100 (151%) Month .. 216 (74%) Year ... 216 (4%) |
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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. |
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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%) |
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MoCo Suburban: Kensington (23) • Short Sunday spin Eric Week ... 23 (35%) Month .. 273 (94%) Year ... 273 (5%) |
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Rollers (12) • Series-2021: Round 2, Session 2 Week ... 35 (53%) Month .. 285 (98%) Year ... 285 (6%) |
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MoCo / DC: (24) • Inauguration teardown Eric Week ... 59 (89%) Month .. 309 (106%) Year ... 309 (6%) |
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ICC Trail: out & back (18) • Anniversary Ride: Season #50 Week ... 77 (116%) Month .. 327 (112%) Year ... 327 (7%) |
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Rollers (12) • Series-2021: Round 2, Session 3 Week ... 89 (135%) Month .. 339 (116%) Year ... 339 (7%) |
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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%) |
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Needed a rest day
• too cold and too tired to ride • a better day to stay inside |
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Rollers (12) • Series-2021: Round 2, Session 4 • strained inner left thigh (spin too long) Week ... 43 (66%) Month .. 382 (131%) Year ... 382 (8%) |
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DC Streets: Navy Yard (9) • #Explore: new brewery, Navy Yard Week ... 52 (79%) Month .. 391 (134%) Year ... 391 (8%) |
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Required rest day
• nursing RollerSession strain • top of inner left thigh |
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MoCo Suburban: Sligo Crk Pkwy (16) • Chasing Mw; pre-snow ride Week ... 68 (103%) Month .. 407 (139%) Year ... 407 (8%) |
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snow in DC
• shoveled snow much of the afernoon • upgraded #TrailBike to Schwalbe Week ... 0 (0%) Month .. 407 (139%) Year ... 407 (8%) |
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Notes for Jan:
February 2021 |
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snow in DC
• shoveled snow much of the afernoon • mostly ice so chiselling took longer |
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Rollers (12) • Series-2021: Round 2, Session 5 • JR: Just ride the rollers Week ... 12 (17%) Month .. 12 (4%) Year ... 419 (8%) |
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Too busy to ride today
• Wegmans run with Karyn • Lowes - moving supplies for Sara |
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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%) |
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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%) |
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MoCo Suburban: Aspen Hill (14) • Chasing Mw; post- and pre-snow ride Week ... 74 (103%) Month .. 74 (25%) Year ... 481 (10%) |
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Rollers (14) • Series-2021: Round 3, Session 1 • JR: Enjoyable RollerSession Week ... 14 (19%) Month .. 88 (30%) Year ... 495 (10%) |
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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%) |
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MoCo Suburban: Twinbrook (19) • Jonesin' for the Fauci trail Week ... 46 (64%) Month .. 121 (41%) Year ... 528 (11%) |
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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%) |
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I needed a rest day.
• Hit my Mw goal yesterday. • Feeling tired yesterday; ok today. • Good to rest up; ride tomorrow. |
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Rollers (14) • Series-2021: Round 3, Session 3 Week ... 94 (129%) Month .. 169 (58%) Year ... 576 (12%) |
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Rollers (10) • RollerTherapy: right thigh Week ... 105 (143%) Month .. 179 (61%) Year ... 586 (12%) |
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Valentine's Day
Rollers (11) • Just rolling along Week ... 11 (15%) Month .. 190 (65%) Year ... 597 (12%) |
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Rollers (10) • Just rolling along … again Week ... 21 (29%) Month .. 200 (68%) Year ... 607 (12%) |
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MoCo / PGCo: College Park & UMd (27) • Depression therapy Week ... 49 (66%) Month .. 227 (78%) Year ... 634 (13%) |
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Rollers (10) • Distance-based RollerSession • JR: Distance-based RollerSession Week ... 59 (80%) Month .. 237 (81%) Year ... 644 (13%) |
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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 |
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Rollers (15) • Aiming to hit MW Week ... 74 (101%) Month .. 252 (86%) Year ... 659 (13%) |
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Rollers (11) • Still cold as hell; ∴ rollers • JR: 1st RollerSession w/ weights Week ... 84 (115%) Month .. 263 (90%) Year ... 670 (13%) |
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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%) |
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Rollers (10) • RollerTherapy: top left thigh • due to 3+ hr snow shoveling Week ... 23 (32%) Month .. 286 (98%) Year ... 693 (14%) |
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MoCo Suburban: Forest Glen (15) • Scouting trails - still frozen Week ... 38 (53%) Month .. 301 (103%) Year ... 708 (14%) |
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MoCo / DC: Deadwood (41) • JR: Explore routes in northeast DC Eric, Peter, Steph Week ... 79 (108%) Month .. 342 (117%) Year ... 749 (15%) |
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DC Streets: Capitol Hill (10) • Ride the perimeter (of fencing) RideWithGPS: – Capitol Hill Dystopia Week ... 89 (121%) Month .. 352 (120%) Year ... 759 (15%) |
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Burned out; needed a rest day
• Gathered 2020 taxes in afternoon. • Tinker in Workshop, then beer. • Slump into chair in a drunken stupor. |
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MoCo Suburban: Four Corners (11) • Remembering Whitestone • explore Four Corners (blech!) Week ... 100 (137%) Month .. 363 (124%) Year ... 770 (15%) |
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Rollers (14) • Series-2021: Round 3, Session 4 Week ... 14 (19%) Month .. 377 (129%) Year ... 784 (16%) |
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Notes for Feb:
March 2021 |
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MoCo Suburban: dntn SS (7) • Ride for coffee Week ... 21 (28%) Month .. 7 (2%) Year ... 791 (16%) |
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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%) |
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MoCo / DC: Brookland (18) • Aborted beer ride Eric Week ... 87 (116%) Month .. 72 (22%) Year ... 857 (17%) |
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MoCo Suburban: Rockville (26) • Alternate route home, Rockville • Steep "wall" on Edmonston Week ... 113 (151%) Month .. 99 (30%) Year ... 883 (18%) |
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MoCo / DC: Ivy City (24) • Check out Other Half Brewery Eric Week ... 137 (183%) Month .. 123 (37%) Year ... 907 (18%) |
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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%) |
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DC Streets: AdMo (7) • Meander DC for coffee Week ... 7 (10%) Month .. 130 (39%) Year ... 914 (18%) |
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Rollers (10) • Too lethargic for outside Week ... 18 (24%) Month .. 140 (42%) Year ... 925 (18%) |
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MoCo / DC: Beach Dr (29) • First "Spring" day Week ... 47 (63%) Month .. 170 (51%) Year ... 954 (19%) |
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Garden work w/ Karyn
• trimmed hollies, swept patio • helped Karyn trim roses • built up several spousal points |
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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%) |
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Self-imposed rest day
• Suffering some tendonitis in left knee • Partly from yesterday's longer ride ride • Uncertain if left fall-over contributed |
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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%) |
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DST begins
Self-imposed rest day
• sore left thigh inner quad |
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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%) |
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Maintenance: swap city bikes
• disc brakes on Trek-disc going out • get front brakes working on Trek 520 • oil chain; pump up tires |
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Baltimore: GFT, JFT (28) • Circumnavigate west Baltimore Eric • Journal: Mar 17, 2021 Week ... 45 (59%) Month .. 281 (84%) Year ... 1,066 (21%) |
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Rollers (14) • Series-2021: Round 3, Session 5 Week ... 59 (78%) Month .. 296 (89%) Year ... 1,080 (22%) |
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DC Streets: The Mall (10) • Horrible, no good, rotten day Week ... 69 (92%) Month .. 306 (92%) Year ... 1,090 (22%) |
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1st Day of Spring
Gallatin Loop: Inwood start (21) • Spring Equinox ride Week ... 90 (119%) Month .. 327 (98%) Year ... 1,111 (22%) |
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MoCo / DC: Columbia Hts (31) • Run away; follow my ❤ Week ... 31 (42%) Month .. 358 (107%) Year ... 1,142 (23%) |
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MoCo Suburban: Olney (14) • Errand: roots Week ... 46 (61%) Month .. 372 (112%) Year ... 1,157 (23%) |
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Busy w/ inside activities
• I spent all day sorting through photos. • Look for Pauline and Pop ⇒ no luck |
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Rollers (16) • Series-2021: Round 4, Session 1 Week ... 62 (82%) Month .. 388 (117%) Year ... 1,173 (23%) |
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MoCo Suburban: R'ville, Bethesda (30) • MoCo meander w/ Peter Eric Week ... 92 (122%) Month .. 418 (126%) Year ... 1,203 (24%) |
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Rest day
• OLLI - Genealogy in the morning • CTC meeting in the afternoon • I needed a rest day too. |
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MoCo Suburban: dntn SS (20) • Rendezvous @ AstroLab • met Gail and Eric Week ... 111 (148%) Month .. 438 (132%) Year ... 1,222 (24%) |
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Lazy Sunday
• Fareed, reading, and other stuff • MM met; ∴ motivation low |
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C & O Towpath (33) • Pfizer #1 Vaccination ride • Journal: Mar 29, 2021 Week ... 33 (38%) Month .. 471 (142%) Year ... 1,256 (25%) |
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MoCo / DC: Beach Dr (30) • Unique Beach loop Week ... 64 (72%) Month .. 502 (151%) Year ... 1,286 (26%) |
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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%) |
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Notes for Mar:
April 2021 |
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Rollers (16) • Series-2021: Round 4, Session 2 Week ... 80 (90%) Month .. 16 (4%) Year ... 1,302 (26%) |
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Rollers (11) • Roll thru to Mw Week ... 91 (102%) Month .. 27 (6%) Year ... 1,313 (26%) |
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DC / VA: (18) • Check out Capitol & Crystal City Week ... 108 (122%) Month .. 45 (10%) Year ... 1,331 (27%) |
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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%) |
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Busy day; no time time to ride
• OLLI class in morning • Meadow Farms Nursery in afternoon • Wash Pilot in afternoon |
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MoCo Suburban: Olney (21) • Olney Inn + Errands • met a new biker on way home Week ... 62 (58%) Month .. 106 (23%) Year ... 1,392 (28%) |
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PGCo: College Park, Greenbelt (11) • Check out disc brake adjustment • Greenbelt familiarization Week ... 73 (68%) Month .. 117 (26%) Year ... 1,403 (28%) |
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DMV: East Falls Church (37) • Check out new W&OD Bridge Eric Week ... 110 (103%) Month .. 154 (34%) Year ... 1,440 (29%) |
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Lots of other activities today
• Give my DNA pitch at OLLI. • Buy beer • Work on bikes; enjoy Workshop. |
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Rollers (11) • Stretch heart and legs • Consider aggressive orthotics Week ... 120 (113%) Month .. 165 (36%) Year ... 1,451 (29%) |
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MoCo / DC: AdHoc NE (32) • Gravitate toward DC Week ... 32 (30%) Month .. 197 (43%) Year ... 1,482 (30%) |
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Rollers (16) • Series-2021: Round 4, Session 3 • CatEye reset itself; compensated for Week ... 48 (45%) Month .. 213 (46%) Year ... 1,499 (30%) |
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Busy day w/ Genealogy
• working on Ancestry w/ Donna Wilson • reach out to Kylen Hayes |
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DMV: Alexandria (29) • An atypical DMV ride • Looking for Judd's trail trimming Week ... 77 (72%) Month .. 242 (53%) Year ... 1,528 (31%) |
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Rollers (16) • Series-2021: Round 4, Session 4 Week ... 94 (88%) Month .. 259 (56%) Year ... 1,544 (31%) |
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Rest Day
• Other things to do also |
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MoCo/DC: Hains Point (40) • Revisit highlights RideWithGPS: – contains RouteNotes at POI Eric Week ... 134 (125%) Month .. 299 (65%) Year ... 1,585 (32%) |
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Rollers (17) • Series-2021: Round 4, Session 5 • 2nd year for completed WinterRollerSeries Week ... 17 (15%) Month .. 315 (69%) Year ... 1,601 (32%) |
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Full vaccination day
• Pfizer #2, Hagerstown • arm hurt; took a rest day |
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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 |
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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%) |
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Shady Grove, Rockville Loop (28) • Earth Day #51 • variation: Rock Creek return Week ... 55 (51%) Month .. 354 (77%) Year ... 1,640 (33%) |
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Karyn's NYC trip
MoCo / DC: Columbia Hts (32) • Free weekend // Chasing Mw Week ... 87 (81%) Month .. 386 (84%) Year ... 1,671 (33%) |
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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%) |
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Karyn's NYC trip
My last day Home Alone
• Enjoy the house by myself • I decided I'd rather drink beer! |
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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%) |
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MoCo Suburban: Twinbrook (18) • Therapy for knee tendons Week ... 27 (25%) Month .. 441 (96%) Year ... 1,727 (35%) |
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#NewCar interruption
• Home Depot for last Pilot errand • more angst with CR-V issues • really not in the mood to ride |
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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%) |
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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%) |
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May 2021 |
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MoCo / DC: Center City (47) • World War I Memorial Eric • Journal: May 1, 2021 Week ... 95 (88%) Month .. 47 (9%) Year ... 1,795 (36%) |
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MoCo Suburban: Takoma Park (21) • Moderately long coffee loop Week ... 21 (19%) Month .. 68 (14%) Year ... 1,816 (36%) |
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Annual porch cleaning day
• another celebration in marital discord • end in bout of severe depression • thought about rollers but just couldn't |
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MoCo Suburban: Bethesda (26) • Feeling a coffehouse urge • Quartermaine: just semi-happy place Week ... 47 (42%) Month .. 94 (19%) Year ... 1,842 (37%) |
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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%) |
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Packing panic
• Eastern Shore trip starts tomorrow • I always procrastinate at packing • This trip no exception, only worse • ∴ in a total freakout today |
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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%) |
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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%) |
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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%) |
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Needed a rest day
• Considered rollers to stay loose • Home Depot debacle prevented that • Drank beer instead! |
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DC Streets: White House (8) • Check out Lafayette Square Week ... 38 (34%) Month .. 251 (50%) Year ... 1,999 (40%) |
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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%) |
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MoCo Suburban: dntn SS (18) • Coffee or beer run Week ... 96 (85%) Month .. 309 (62%) Year ... 2,057 (41%) |
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Rockville Loop: Veirs Mill return (26) • Happy 44th, Lynn Week ... 122 (108%) Month .. 335 (67%) Year ... 2,083 (42%) |
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NoVa (+DC): Arlington, Alexandria (29) • Sweet Ride 50 - scouting (#2) Week ... 151 (134%) Month .. 364 (73%) Year ... 2,112 (42%) |
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MoCo / DC: Beach Dr (30) • In a stupor - Let's Ride! Week ... 30 (26%) Month .. 394 (79%) Year ... 2,142 (43%) |
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Personal incompetence got in the way
• Dressed to ride rollers • Realized missing dinner ingredient • Went to Giant … and Quench • Drank beer instead of riding! |
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MoCo Suburban: Bethesda (26) • Ourisman loose ends Week ... 56 (49%) Month .. 420 (84%) Year ... 2,168 (43%) |
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MoCo / DC: SE DC (33) • Chore ride w/ Eric Eric Week ... 88 (78%) Month .. 452 (90%) Year ... 2,201 (44%) |
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MoCo Suburban: Twinbrook (21) • Errands: Staples, Micro Center Week ... 109 (97%) Month .. 473 (95%) Year ... 2,222 (44%) |
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MoCo Suburban: Olney (19) • Errands: Brew Belly, BofA Week ... 128 (113%) Month .. 492 (98%) Year ... 2,240 (45%) |
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DC Streets: Navy Yard (14) • End-of-week DC meander Week ... 142 (126%) Month .. 506 (101%) Year ... 2,254 (45%) |
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MoCo Suburban: Olney (18) • Olney meander w/ Eric Eric Week ... 18 (16%) Month .. 524 (105%) Year ... 2,272 (45%) |
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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 |
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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%) |
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MoCo Suburban: Bethesda, C&O (50) • Ride around during Honda Service Eric Week ... 79 (70%) Month .. 585 (117%) Year ... 2,333 (47%) |
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MoCo Suburban: Bethesda (14) • Pick up CR-V @ Ourisman Week ... 93 (82%) Month .. 599 (120%) Year ... 2,347 (47%) |
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Oriental Loop++ (16) • Skip rollers; beat the rain! • Vz Comm ⇒ time constrained Week ... 109 (96%) Month .. 615 (123%) Year ... 2,363 (47%) |
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DC Streets: NoMa, Eastern Mkt (6) • Errands: REI, greeting card Week ... 115 (101%) Month .. 621 (124%) Year ... 2,369 (47%) |
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Rollers (10) • Riding thru a funk Week ... 10 (9%) Month .. 631 (126%) Year ... 2,379 (48%) |
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Memorial Day
MoCo Suburban: Beach, Sligo (26) • Short loop to end May Week ... 36 (32%) Month .. 657 (131%) Year ... 2,405 (48%) |
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Notes for May:
June 2021 |
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AdvCycling bike camping preparation
• I got a lot done because no beer. • Most planning now done on paper. |
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MoCo Suburban: Lake Frank (19) • Cycle camping shakedown #1 • check out the bike Week ... 55 (48%) Month .. 19 (4%) Year ... 2,424 (48%) |
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Last minute packing for cycle camping
• Very short shakedown #2 ride. • check out bike + gear fully loaded • Plenty of riding next 3 days. |
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AdvCycling camping weekend
MD Rural: Eastern Shore (59) • Bike Travel Weekend: Day 1 Week ... 114 (99%) Month .. 78 (16%) Year ... 2,483 (50%) |
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AdvCycling camping weekend
MD Rural: Eastern Shore (47) • Bike Travel Weekend: Day 2 Week ... 161 (139%) Month .. 125 (25%) Year ... 2,530 (51%) |
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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%) |
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Rollers (11) • Stay fit and loose Week ... 52 (44%) Month .. 35 (35%) Year ... 2,582 (52%) |
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MoCo Suburban: Kensington (15) • No good deed goes unpunished • Tried to return Kaiser card Week ... 66 (57%) Month .. 191 (38%) Year ... 2,596 (52%) |
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Better things to do than ride
• Karyn at the Zoo ∴ I have the house to myself (!) • Day better spent relaxing |
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MoCo / DC / PGCo: Cheverly (35) Ride to Mantucket Δ Week ... 102 (87%) Month .. 226 (45%) Year ... 2,631 (53%) |
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Oriental Loop+ (15) • Will ride for beer Week ... 116 (100%) Month .. 241 (48%) Year ... 2,646 (53%) |
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MoCo Suburban: SS, Takoma (8) • Unmet even lower expectations Week ... 124 (106%) Month .. 248 (50%) Year ... 2,654 (53%) |
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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%) |
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MoCo Suburban: dntn SS (16) University cycletrack is happening Week ... 59 (51%) Month .. 308 (62%) Year ... 2,713 (54%) |
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MoCo Suburban: Twinbrook (20) Large bookseller epiphany Δ Week ... 79 (68%) Month .. 328 (66%) Year ... 2,733 (55%) |
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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%) |
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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 |
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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 |
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MoCo Suburban: Wheaton, Takoma (22) University Ave PBL dedication Δ Week ... 142 (121%) Month .. 390 (78%) Year ... 2,795 (56%) |
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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%) |
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Oriental Loop (15) • Hot day ⇒ seek shade of Rock Creek Week ... 45 (39%) Month .. 435 (87%) Year ... 2,841 (57%) |
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Rollers (12) • Rainy day ⇒ rollers Week ... 57 (49%) Month .. 447 (89%) Year ... 2,853 (57%) |
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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%) |
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Notes for Jun:
July 2021 |
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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%) |
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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 |
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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 |
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Park Slope trip
Ronnie move from EV ⇒ Park Slope
• unpack in Park Slope Week ... 80 (65%) Month .. 441 (81%) Year ... 3,995 (80%) |
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Park Slope trip
Ronnie move from EV ⇒ Park Slope
• setup in Park Slope |
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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%) |
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Notes for Aug:
September 2021 |
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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%) |
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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%) |
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Notes for Sep:
October 2021 |
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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 |
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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%) |
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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%) |
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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%) |
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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%) |
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Notes for Oct:
November 2021 |
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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%) |
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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%) |
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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%) |
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Notes for Nov:
December 2021 |
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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%) |
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Notes for Dec (plus placeholders for 2022):
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[†] | 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. |
Notes:
Notes:
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.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. 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.
Notes:
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. +++
Notes:
Things that need to be done as flagged in 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.
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.
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.
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) |
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