Field Notes is where the coffee kicks in and the filters fall off. Expect musings, mishaps, and maybe a few useful insights.
For my whole life I have never been able to touch my toes. I have often been told that it was because of tight hamstrings but I never really thought much of it as it really didn’t affect my daily exercise and activities. In my effort to become a better cyclist I have been stretching…
It’s been a while since I’ve posted, mostly because I haven’t had anything real interesting to share. I’ve just been logging away the miles and preparing for the event I participated in today. I rode in my cycle clubs annual even – the Golden Apple. I chose the 60 mile route and got started about 7:30…
Unfortunately, thanks to a couple of overnight work shifts, not much riding was done this weekend. I did manage to squeak out ~12 miles yesterday morning. I planned to ride longer but it was cold, windy and miserable so I packed it in a little early. Had I not gotten home at 4am and slept…
We had fabulous weather this weekend for riding. The rides in the mornings started off in the high 50sF and temps climbed well into the mid 60F range. That meant no leg warmers and only a short sleeve jersey with arm warmers. It was perfect. There were certain parts of each ride where it got a…
Well after a long hiatus from blogging I decided to dust off the domain name and start anew. I recently came across a couple of good cycling blogs (Fit Recovery & All Season Cyclist) that have inspired me to dip my toe into the pool once again. As you may have guessed I will likely be…