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Making bicycling a habit : 24/100
If you have been with me for that last 3 posts on getting started with bicycling, you should now know: What bike to get first What to wear and have for tools How to stay safe while riding The 4th installment of this series examines how to make riding your bike into a habit. Making…
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Riding safely : 23/100
This is part 3 of a 4 part series on getting started with bicycling. In part 1 we covered getting a bike and in part 2 we covered proper clothing and tools to start cycling. In part 3 we are going to discuss how to ride your bike safely. Its just like riding a bike…
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Getting started with bicycling : 21/100
I spend a lot of time on this site talking about how I ride my bike. Currently I am on week 7 of a 12 week base training program for mountain bike racing. My thinking was that I needed a distraction from current events. I also wanted to add some structure to my bike rides.…
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One Fifth : 20/100
Today marks the 20th day of the 100 days of blogging challenge. We are 1/5th of the way through the challenge and I am happy to have made it this far. My past attempts at something like this have been for 30 days and I don’t know that I made it past 10 days in…
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Sprints : 19/100
Some days are a series of sprints, one after another, until you collapse, or are ready to. Today was one of those days. It started with a morning workout of nine 10 second sprints on the bike. Then work ended up being a lot of sprints. Suddenly the day is over and I am ready…
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Routine : 18/100
Having a daily routine for chores, meals, and exercise is generally a good thing. The times when it isn’t is when there is a disruption to the routine. Adjusting to some type of interference in our daily routine is challenging. I still struggle with this but have found a few helpful things that keep me…
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Wax on : 16/100
After your tires the bike chain is the most used piece of equipment. A chain is as critical as the bearings in your wheels and bottom bracket, but it gets none of the protection. Keeping a chain clean and lubricated is a constant process. The main method of lubricating a bike chain is with grease…
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Examination : 15/100
15 days in and the challenge to find out what to write about is for real. Compared to what is happening in the news, my everyday life seems simple and unremarkable. Is that because it is simple, or because I haven’t spent enough time examining it? The unexamined life is not worth living Socrates Should…
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Maintenance : 14/100
What do I want to write about today? So many options and yet so little determination to make a decision. I have to work in just over 30 minutes so I need to make this quick. Its Thursday which means we are close to the weekend. Close enough that I am already making plans: Mow…
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Technology and Exercise : 13/100
Do I need to have an Apple Watch? Absolutely not. Does it help me stay organized and motivated to stay active? Totally. Completing the circles is a daily habit so I put them in the center spot. To the right is Workouts so I can click into there and start a workout. Back to the…