Pan Mass Challenge 2018
by Dark clouds, bolts of lightning and heavy rain were ahead. It was a gloomy ride out to the western end of Massachusetts for me, Reno …
Author: Doug Cornelius
My 2017 on the Bike
I spent many hours in the bike saddle in 2017. In early January I looked at the 4,783 miles I had biked in 2016. I …
My 2017 in Books
I read a lot of books in 2017. The grand total was 100 books. That was more than 32,000 pages of text. This total includes listening, as …
Cycling the Streets of Brookline
I use Strava to track my bike rides. (I like data.) The website’s heat map tracks my rides showing where I have cycled and where …
You & a Bike & a Road
In 2016, Eleanor Davis documented her bike tour and then published part of it as You & a Bike & a Road. Anyone who does …
Holy Spokes
“There is always an unexplored neighborhood somewhere in the city.
There is always more of the infinite mystery of the Holy to explore.
There is always a new road to ride.”
Pan Mass Challenge 2017
The Pan Mass Challenge is a physical and emotional roller coaster. 2017 was no different. The first downward plunge happened a few weeks before the …
Bike to Becket 2017
Both kids have escaped Newton to spend four weeks of summer camp in the Berkshires. Last weekend was parents’ weekend and I was expected to …
Book Riot’s Read Harder Challenge 2017
As an avid reader with a large stack of books to read, I find a reading challenge to be a great way to help prioritize …
Tour de Newton – 2017 Petite Edition
Today was my fourth time riding and third time acting as a ride leader for Bike Newton‘s Tour de Newton. Unlike my usual weekend bike …
Bikes Not Bombs Bike-a-thon 2017
Bikes Not Bombs is a great organization based in Jamaica Plain. Each year it collects roughly 6,000 used bicycles and used parts around Greater Boston. …
My 2016 Year on the Bike
A while back, I decided to get back in the saddle and ride my bike more often. That continued into 2016, with both bike commuting …
My 2016 Year in Books
It was a big year in books for me in 2016. My goal was to read one book per week. I smashed through that goal …
Testing Myself in the Formidable 2016
Overland Base Camp sent out this call: “The Formidable is the toughest road ride in Massachusetts. Join us and find out why The Formidable is …
Seacoast Century
It was a beautiful fall day. So why not ride for 100 miles through three different states? I convinced a Christine to join me. The …
Pan Mass Challenge 2016
It started with pain. I expected to have pain in my legs. Ahead lay almost 300 miles to pedal over three days, to get from …
Middle-Aged Men Who Are Officially Obsessed With Superstar Tom Brady Hits the One Million Mark
That is the headline given by Richard J. King to himself in Meeting Tom Brady. Mr. King is a lecturer in Literature of the Sea …
The Blizzard From Space
While Boston escaped the wrath of the blizzard, a big chunk of the eastern seaboard did not not. With a clear day on Sunday, the …
Newtonville Books Reading Challenge – Final Tally @newtonvillebks
Newtonville Books published a 2015 Reading Challenge. The goal was “something fun to get you out of your comfort zone.” I read and I was …