72 & 800 miles

Oliver Seikel (charmingly–pronounced “cycle”), age 72, biked over 800 miles from Ohio to Cambridge, Massachusetts to get to his 50 year class reunion at MIT.   Pretty incredible!
–Karen

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 [...]

Altitude Sickness

Well, that’s a bit of an exaggeration.
I rode twice on my three day excursion into the Colorado Rockies, and both times I suffered terrible embarrassment. I simply could not get enough air. Here I was, this avid cyclist, bragging about how I could ride 50, 60, 70 miles at a time, and I can’t crest [...]

Trip Planning: Colorado

It’s true, I’m heading back west again, and this time, I’m RIDING.
And hiking, and horseback riding, and possibly even motocrossing a bit if the rentals aren’t too steep. Colorado is an absolute playground for sporty outdoorsy types like me, and I’m excited to be heading there once again: my third time in the last year.
I’m [...]

Not Your Parent’s Map

How many times have you been lost in the woods?  I can’t count the times I’ve been scratching my head, wondering how I got wherever it was I was.  I’m usually tired, bleeding, muddy, and down to my last Luna Bar.  I’m always out of water.  It’s not pretty.  Heather will tell you.
I carry maps [...]

Another Recruit

You know that feeling you get when you get a brand new bike? It’s the same as when you were 12 years old. That feeling–it’s timeless. It doesn’t go away. Getting a new bike is getting to be 12 again. And nothing much comes close to that feeling.
Except for when you participate and helping someone [...]

Red Rocks or The Garden of Angels

I was here one week ago today.
Seems a little weird and distant and faraway now. I flew out to Colorado for a weekend, which really only gave me one full day of fun. But I had a blast, and snapped this picture.
I did not, however, get to ride my bike. Insert collective sad face here. [...]

Gloucester Gran Prix Cyclocross 2008, Photos #2

 

 
Women’s Elite Leaders photo top, Cyclocross National Champion Tim Johnson photo bottom.

Spectator Heaven, complete with free entertainment.

More Men’s Elite Racers.
-Karen

Mountain Biking in Colorado Part 2: It’s All a Blur…

I shot this with my zoom lens extended way too far and passing this cyclist at about 55 mph (I was in the passenger seat). I’m calling it “abstract.” Bear with me, but I thought it was a good metaphor describing how my vacation week, and my trip to Colorado was: A fondly remembered blur.
I [...]

LIVESTRONG Philly, Loose Ends, and My Trip to Colorado

We’re ramping up quickly to the event that has defined us for the better part of the year–the LIVESTRONG Challenge in Philadelphia.  I expected to blog more about some of the personal stories and people that compel me to participate in this event, like my mom (breast cancer) or my old high school/college boyfriend (testicular [...]