10 miles of flat

broderic on June 25, 2009


10 miles of flat
Originally uploaded by browsermetrics.
I haven’t been cycling in a while.

I was supposed to be at 500+ miles. I’m only reaching 350. What happened?

It’s been great weather for the past week, and I decide to take advantage of it by going on a bike ride. If it’s Wednesday, it’s distance day. That means NCR trail. I’ve been twice this year. Each time making it to a different mile marker: 11 then 15. Now I aimed for 17 which will make it about 34 miles. Not the longest I’ve gone out this year, but it has been a while for a ride.

When you go north on the NCR it starts off slightly down hill. It’s nice. About past White Hall, it levels out and around the 13 mile mark, it’s uphill. I hate it, because I slow down. I’m going slower this year by about half an mph. I don’t know why. It could be the 3 lbs I’m carrying or it could be the fact that I’m getting older and out of shape quicker. It’s just so depressing. The slower you go the longer it takes you to get there.

So distance day is always trying to gauge comfort in the saddle. I hate it.

I make it to mile marker 17 and turn around. I’m cruising down the slight decline. The I notice a weird noise. The air is slowly leaking out over a mile. I’m just short of 13 miles. I’m short of Monkton. It plain sucks. No one has a pump. And when I do find some helpful guy, my tube is toast.

I huff it at 11 mph for the last 10 miles. It sucks. I have to get it fixed. The damage: 34 miles in 3 hours. The last hour is nothing but plodding on a flat.

Seattle v Baltimore: June 10, 2009

broderic on June 11, 2009


Seattle v Baltimore: June 10, 2009
Originally uploaded by browsermetrics.
Went to the Yard to catch future Hall of Famers, Ichiro and Ken Griffey Jr play with hometown Birds. It was one of the better times we’ve had at a game.

First, we walked up to the box office looking for the best tickets, and we got ’em: section 86, lower box, left-center, row bb, seats up against the bull pen wall.

Second, we get three beers and hot dogs and nachos. Just little dinner.

Next, we chat up our fellow neighbors. A couple from NC who got engaged in at the Yard. They’re watching the next couple of games. The gentleman and his kids in front of us. He was a Phillies fan. I had to get Marge in trouble with him as the Mets were leading the Phils. He didn’t care. Then we had the youngsters behind us. “Get ready.” With the glove, Matty Weit Weit’s gonna hit a homer. Instead it was all Seattle. They were hilarious.

The game was too. No hitting for the Birds. Matty Weit Weit upped his average. B Rob is hitting. AJ isn’t. Not much runs. Loss 4-1.

Still fun. See you next Wednesday.

Ghosts of Minis Present

broderic on May 11, 2009


Ghosts of Minis Present
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Chased her from 795. She’s got the sport package accoutrements. Black wheels to boot. She also didn’t get the front licence installed, but chose the aftermarket tow hook licence dongle. I’m not sporting it though. I wonder if it’s her boyfrind’s car.