Monthly Archives: March 2025

Milestones I noticed this morning that I had not only bagged mile 500 for this trek, but I also hit (and passed 1,000 miles biking this year — yes I biked through January and February, sometimes in single digit temperatures … Continue reading →

Get to Work My bike and I will be entering next year’s Daytona 500–watch out NASCAR this 12-15 mph speedster will put your cars to shame. I hadn’t realized how close I was to the Daytona Speedway until I turned … Continue reading →

Not Done  A second day without riding, but I’m not done. Yesterday, I was done recuperating and today I’m back on the road to St. Augustine — and mile marker 500 on the trail! It was cool when I left … Continue reading →

a day (or two) off After 455 miles of doing this… … and this … … sometimes one’s right knee (your left of frame) may end up looking like this… … and that requires a day (or two) off of … Continue reading →

So… This never gets old. No matter how many times you see it, from where, or when. This was the sunrise over Melbourne Beach at 6:43 am yesterday. And that’s me, your shadowy host, happily riding into nearly nonexistent winds—a … Continue reading →

It didn’t have to be but it was: a too long day. It’s not breaking any records but the tough conditions, discomfort, and mileage took it out of me—and as the day wore on I slowed considerably each passing hour.  … Continue reading →

Wind Blown Oh those blasted north winds! Well, mostly out of the north but constantly shifting often out of the East Northeast too, but never at my back—nary a tailwind.  I knew it would be memorable when first this morning, … Continue reading →