Getting wiser as I get older

This past weekend I should have been up in Vermont playing in a softball tournament. About two weeks ago trying to stretch a double into a triple*, I felt a little pop. My Achilles tendon has been a nuisance ever since. I can walk, but there is ABSOLUTELY no running. If I try, the action…

Hawley State Ride

Heather and I may be on our way to a record in how many times we’ve ridden together in a year’s time. Last Friday we connected for a late afternoon ride in Hawley State Forest. Hawley is off the Mohawk Trail in north western Massachusetts. Cell service is null. You go in the woods, you’re…

First Time for Everything

Last Wednesday Gail and I met up for an early ride. We’ve been trying to get together to ride for weeks now. We met at 9:00am at Atkins in Amherst for a nice 1.5 hr. ride. Gail arrived and started to unpack her bike, a Specialized Dolce Elite like mine. Her rear tire was totally…