Is 2 a group?

 Probably not.
But this morning, Gail & I coordinated our respectively crazy schedules for a short but sweet road ride.
We were both yearning for a different route. My routes went stale about a year ago and I haven’t had much opportunity to travel with the road bike. Gail (pictured) was in the same spot–and she suggested [...]

Vacation in NH

Rope Swing @ camp
Originally uploaded by sipclip&go

I’m a couple hours from heading east, then north to New Hampshire for a short week in the Lakes/ White Mountains Region. On tap for the week: fishing, canoeing, swimming. A day at Storyland is planned (that’s for my son, who considers it an annual religious pilgrimage at this [...]

Back to Riding

View of Quabbin, Windsor Dam
Originally uploaded by sipclip&go

Oh June was a long, hard month. I think I had an easier time in February than I did in June. I definitely exercised more in February. But now we’re into July and getting a little more sun than rain (thank God!). And at last, my class is [...]

Kinda, Sorta, A Brick

June was a bad month for me.  Everything else in life was great–but as far as getting a workout in?  Forget it.  Sure, I went mountain biking a couple times in Colorado, and once with my SCAG Ladies group, but I only got on the road bike once.  Once!  The rain is partly to blame, [...]

Entering Ware (Where?)

I took Friday off and did a 38 mile out & back, which brought me through 4 towns, Ware being the outermost of those towns. I cruised through the backroads of South Hadley, Granby, Belchertown and then hit route 9 past two of the Quabbin entrances and over the Swift River. I turned around at [...]

If It Bleeds….

I had a terrific ride today, 35 miles to the Quabbin Reservoir and back.  2 1/2 hours of sunshine and a million blog posts circling my head as I enjoyed the warm up from 45 degrees to 65 in that short span of time.  But there’s an old saying in journalism that helped me decide on [...]

101 Miles in May

Today I got a cue sheet from my brother, who has agreed to ride a century ride with me.  It’s a first for both of us; he got his first official road bike last year and raised money doing the Positive Spin for ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) riding 60+ miles.  As many of you know, I’ve participated [...]

Spring Rides Again!

Last weekend I got out for a short spin. It was both glorious and guilt-ridden; I had company staying with me but the 50+ degrees and bright sunshine begged me outside. My company urged me to just go already, so I did. I compromised my good manners with my desire to stretch the legs in [...]

A Break in the Weather

No Studs Needed

I made it out for a glorious short ride on Superbowl Sunday. The thermometer hit 38 and I made a break for it, ignoring my sore throat and runny nose. I took the mountain bike which I discovered after lying around all summer unused, is in dire need of a tune up. The shifting was [...]