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9th month of the pandemic and the end of my cycling season – 153.1 miles biking and running in November

Folks, that’s a wrap on the 2020 cycling season. While I will continue to hit the gym in December, I hung up the bike for the year. In November, I mostly ran at the gym, but I was able to … Continue reading

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8th month of the pandemic and I’m reaching my limits – 138.9 miles biking and running in October

Even with music, I think all this biking is wearing me down. It’s been a lot of miles on the road for me this year. The weather wasn’t all that great either, and if it was cool, I was at … Continue reading

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7th month of the pandemic and I’m getting tired – 389.5 miles biking in September

Geez, seven months of lockdown, and no gym. I think my biking goals are driven by wanting to hit milestones, and a need to get out of the house. Work was very busy for me this month, so it was … Continue reading

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6th month of the pandemic and I’m looking for new thrills – 355 miles biking / running / walking in August

It’s the dog days of summer, and Sept will be here soon. I haven’t been able to hit the 400 mile mark since June. I think averaging 350+ miles these past few months is rather impressive. As promised, I even … Continue reading

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5th month of the pandemic and I’m still the king of the mountain – 342.2 miles biking and walking in July

Another big month for biking and walking. I haven’t incorporated running outside yet, because… I don’t enjoy running outside. Maybe next month. I did experience one bad week due to workload and crappy weather keeping me busy or away from … Continue reading

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4th month of the pandemic and I’m killing it on the bike – 436.8 miles biking and walking in June

436.8 miles in one month? Huge milestone for me. I was out biking or walking (or both) nearly every day. I often took a day or two off at the end of the week to recuperate.

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3rd month of the pandemic and I’m exercising a whole lot now – 350 miles in May

Monster milestone for me this month. For the past few months, I’ve been riding solo rides on the weekdays, and doing group rides with a bunch of friends in town on Sunday mornings. This month, it’s an all time personal … Continue reading

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Month 2 of the pandemic, and I’m biking a lot more despite the rain

It’s the 2nd month of the pandemic, and we’re all still home. Wow, this was unexpected. I’m still at it with working out after the work day is done. I’m trying out different routes when I can, although it’s been … Continue reading

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Trying out my new Under Armour running sneakers

We were at Dick’s Sporting Goods recently to pick up softball equipment for Lily’s first season, and there was this 20% off sale. It was time for new running sneakers, so why not? After some perusing of the wares, I … Continue reading

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My first circuit training session at Orangetheory Fitness

So……. you know I’ve been back to working out regularly. This once a month or even once a week thing was never going to work. You know that. I know that. It’s almost a waste of time, but a combination … Continue reading

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