NEW goal for 2010: ride 6030 miles and ride one ride of 20+ miles at or above 22mph.
this has nothing to do with excersing of any kind. it's just an invitation to follow a little story of crime and suspense i wrote. it was inspired by this picture and created for my kids. starting aug 1, read a chapter a day at livingcelery.blogspot.com.
Mike
VELO
i woke up at 4:00, but couldn't get my lazy self out of bed until 4:25. i dressed slowly and was on my bike and rolling by 4:35. that might be a bit too early. we'll see.
so i rode west at a moderate pace. not too hard, but a harder than recovery woul... read more
Great morning ride!
about 24 hours agoI am impressed too. That is some good motivation... I can't pick myself up at 7:00 am half the time let alone 4:25. Then to do it by yourself, great job! Did you even see daylight?
about 9 hours agoyes, jeremy, i saw daylight...in fact, the sunrise was gorgeous. there were wide bands of yellow and blue. it looked almost fake it was that beautiful.
about 2 hours agoit is a sad, sad day. i went to xtranormal.com to create a new 'eric and mike' video and, horror of horrors, it is not longer free! they wanted to charge me to create the funniest movie ever. grrrrr. so sorry to all 'eric and mike' fans. i'm not paying... read more
Just use sock hand puppets Mike. We won't be able to tell the difference...
1 day agoyes, jeff, but yeah for the puppet idea. the wheels are churning. the new 'eric and mike' will be greater than the old.
about 22 hours agoGumby figures made of clay?
about 15 hours ago
i added some new cycling friends yesterday. now look at them! they're riding crazy miles and leaving me in the dust! check out the "everyone" tab on your leaderboard and add them. let their insane mileage inspire you to ride more.
Not to worry on Douglas R., Mike. He is doing the RAGBRAI. He'll come back down (but he does bike enough to inspire). I've known him for years. Helped me get started.
1 day agoIt's ragbrai week for me as well, making the numbers a bit of an anomaly. But I have extended two of the days to centuries (two in one week... yippee). Anyway, look for the mileage to drop back to 125ish a week :) but thanks for the shotout!
about 10 hours agoyeah, i figured that out dan. i've never had a week that big. i checked your profile and saw ragbrai and figured this was unusual. most people don't have that much time in a week.
about 2 hours ago
Mike
VELO
stage 1 of this morning's tour de MAMA (Milan-Anson Road-Mayfield-Argonia) started off on the "cobbles" of pine street. my body was jolted multiple times on the cracked and rutted chip-n-seal surface making the first 0.30 miles a pain in the ... read more
Nice job Mike. Good pace.
2 days agomorning for sure
1 day agotomorrow morning is great for me, bryan! what time do you want to meet? and where? i'm on call with ems until 6:00, so it can't be until after that.
about 18 hours ago
Mike
VELO
this morning i will report on my ride as if i were narcissus. (if you don't know who he is, google his name and look for a guy primping in a mirror.)
i got up this morning because the sun was rising just for me. the warm rays reaching the ground were ... read more
hahah I loved this! Great report, and way to take it easy on your legs today!!
3 days agoMike N. very full of self. Have you been able to pull yourself away from the mirror yet? :-)
3 days agorty
2 days agoToday's question:
Explain your profile picture. Is it from a race? Are those your kids? Your dog? Your shoes? Tell us the story.
I was at a swim meet walking the 8 and under kids around to the other side of the pool for their relays. My daughter thou... read more
Mine is parked in a bike rack at the Crown Center area in Kansas City, MO. I was on my way to a Brightkite.com meetup and had to kill some time after work. http://kc-bike.blogspot.com/2009/06/social-network-butterfly.html
4 days agoLast year's Northern Rock Cyclone sportive in Northumberland, UK. 101 miles. Must've been near the start cos I'm smiling
2 days agoWanting to get faster on my TT's, this is a picture of me with my 2nd place medal (from early in the season TT called Frostbite Time Trial) and my TT bike! I was stoked!!!
1 day ago
Mike
VELO
yesterday i dreamed of riding further today...then i remembered i was on call with ems until 6:00 and couldn't get out early. oh, well.
so at 6:00 i rolled out of bed, got dressed and headed out on the highway. i warmed up for 10 minutes and then star... read more
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3 days ago
Mike
VELO
after i got back from my early morning ride with my wife, i sat down and ate a quick breakfast before switching bikes and heading out on the highway. i was going to meet my family in wellington and needed a bit of a headstart to get there as near to th... read more
sounds like a good ride one of these Saturdays we need to meet up for a long ride I do not know many bikers in this area especially that ride some distance
5 days agoGreat mileage today, Mike!
5 days agothis Saturday I have a running race but maybe the sat after that looks like we use a lot of the same roads
5 days ago
Mike
VELO
my wife and i went out for a leisurely (for me) ride this morning. we left around 6:45 and rode through town and then headed south toward tracy hill.
our average speed got up to 11.8mph headed down toward the chicaskia river. i had aired up the tires ... read more
Nice start to the week, Mike. I saw your cycle cadence and knew this wasn't one of your patented bike-a-thons you're known for.
5 days agoIt's all good Mike. You only missed out on a LOT of pain! Hardest thing I have ever done!!!
4 days agowish i could've been there to suffer with you, kurtis. i was disappointed when i realized it wouldn't work out.
3 days ago
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The url of your blog makes me laugh!
about 21 hours agocrazy things happen around me all the time.
about 21 hours agoLook forward to checking it out
about 15 hours ago