On less than a day's notice Rick, Christine, and Janice responded to my email by agreeing to join me on a 100K ride that visits locations used as stops on the underground railroad in south Jersey. Rick later sent an email that reminded us all that, 10 years ago, to the day, the four of us rode together on a 200K south Jersey route and he sent us a link to this blogpost about that ride. He called ..read more

I am registered to ride London Edinburgh London. It is a 1520 KM ride along the coast of the United Kingdom and we have 125 hours to finish it. To put it another way, we'll be riding 944.48 miles in 5.2 days - that's about 185 miles a day. LEL will be the longest event I've taken on to date. It's about 300K longer than Paris Brest Paris. The weather is infamous for rain and wind. The terrain is ..read more

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Baby steps. Micro-goals. Linear progression. However, you describe it, the process of taking big, currently out of reach, goals and systematically working toward it is manageable chunks is proven way to succeed. I apply it to all my training. I used to love to run. I remember being a teenager and starting out from my house in Brooklyn, running through Prospect Park to Grand Army Plaza, down ..read more

What a long strange year. My mom passed away in September 2019 after months of a steady, rapid decline in health. Then, in early 2020, while still getting my mind around the reality of living in a world without her, the world itself took a turn for the worse as the coronavirus literally went viral, spreading rapidly around the world, shutting down business, separating people, limiting travel ..read more

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Thursday morning on the final day of PBP. I am on the way to Rambouillet. The sun is rising over golden French fields. I am one of several riders who find themselves together at this place at this time. We are climbing yet another long but gentle rise. "Are you happy?"  The question comes from the clear, almost musical London accent of a man's voice. No one responds. The voice ..read more

Finish the Damn Ride Finish the Damn Ride is an "unwritten" ethos of Randonneurring. Sure there are caveats, safety comes first but, if you can safely continue, that ethos  can lead to some inspirational results.  A crash occurred early in the 186 mile brevet, before the sun was up, among the group of riders leading the field. I didn't see it, so I don't know for sure what happened, but ..read more

Ride like a child. Without limits Without doubt Fearless.  Ride without effort. Dance down the road  Present in the moment   Joyful. Ride together.  Moving in unity  Approaching perfection  Transcendent.<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ..read more