The Crystal Ride is one of my favorite events of the year. With about 1,800 riders, it is the largest cycling event I attend. Despite my Army roots, the USAF military theme is nice and there is a healthy smattering of military-themed jerseys in the peloton. The route is on closed streets that are normally quite busy […]
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Army Ten Miler
The 2012 Army Ten Miler was a much more satisfying experience than the previous year, due almost entirely to the fact that my calf muscle was not behaving as if it had been ripped from my fibula. Regular readers will know that I recently suffered the same injury to the same calf and the possibility […]
2012 Crystal Ride
Over 1,800 of us gathered in Crystal City Sunday morning to ride six 15 km laps around Northern Virginia. As I waiting patiently in the starts corral, I was pretty sure a few things were about to happen: It would be hot The course would be fast There would be at least one crash Subsequent […]
Crisis Averted
The horrible, unending saga (four days) of my disabled Garmin has mercifully come to a close. The hero of our story is loyal reader and frequent contributor Folksnake, who provided a link to another blog which was also discussing the issue. One of the several possible solutions mentioned in that blog involved simultaneously pressing three […]
The Army Ten Miler
I have concluded my recent foray into the running world with today’s edition of the Army Ten Miler. Since I am too sore at the moment to do anything besides type, this is a great opportunity to tell you how it went. Things started on Saturday at the DC Armory, where my wife and I […]
Crystal Ride
26 minutes. That was the thought that was on my mind as I joined the crowd at the starting point for the Crystal Ride. To complete eight laps in 3.5 hours, I needed to complete each lap in 26 minutes. If I could manage that, I would receive a shiny gold medal. Piece of cake. […]
Crystal Ride Packet Pickup
I stopped by the Crystal City Marriott and picked up my ride packet for Sunday’s Crystal Ride. Immediately, I could tell this was a tad more serious than the handful of events I’ve done previously. I found MANY courteous and well-organized volunteers helpfully pointing me toward the registration room, where I found even MORE courteous and […]
There And Back Again 