Scott's packing style: Using a lot of gear from my bike packing trip.
The Dog Days of May
The start of the ride is this Sunday, just a few days away. Kathy and I can't train any more. Rather, we need to taper our riding. Our last training…
Looking forward to Day 1
Well, I'm sure all you faithful readers will be relieved to hear that Scott and I have mended our fences, patched our differences, licked our (own) wounds, and generally are…
Scouting the Course
I've spent the past four days scouting the ALC course: Checking road conditions, confirming map cues, evaluating unofficial rest stops, and locating supplemental restrooms, food, and coffee. Admittedly, this exercise…
Shifting Gears
Scott's right to be pissed off. I did promise him I would engage in nothing extra-curricular in these last critical weeks, and then I went into a theatre to help…
Disharmony
I'm angry with Kathy. I don't think I'm right and she's wrong. Which is to say I totally think I'm right and she's wrong. But that's just because I'm angry.…
Cache Creek Nature Preserve. We find the coolest places when nature calls!
Back in the (back) saddle!
As Scott mentioned in one of his posts, I lost a few weeks due to a tooth abscess and subsequent extraction, an issue that's been interrupting my life since January.…
Kathy enjoying ice cream after a long LA ride
Back in the (Tandem) Saddle
This past Saturday (April 13) should have ben a milestone for Kathy and me. We were scheduled to ride the Paul Hulse century, a 104-mile out-and-back ride between Santa Clarita…
Getting ready for the Montezuma Hills 150k, which started and finished in a decidedly unglamorous Safeway parking lot
Nurtured By Different Cultures
While Kathy was out trying to kill herself on a mountain bike trail, I was out trying to kill myself on my second 90-mile ride in a week. Unlike hers,…
Breathing a sigh of relief
Pride Goeth Before…
I took this weekend off from serious riding to go up to the Gold Country with my husband Roger to visit a group of my college friends. Tom, Brian, Nancy…
Kathy's version of our training
Solo Rides
We've been forced to ride separately for a couple of weeks and I think it's starting to fray our collective nerves. Scott's been riding his solo bike (a new Ibis…