Pan Mass Challenge 2019
by It started in Lenox. We stayed in a perfectly nice AirBnB on Old Stockbridge Road Thursday night. At the crack of dawn we pedaled out, …
Bike for Brent 2019
by It was the last Bike for Brent. The organizing committee decided that ten years of putting so much time and energy into planning and supporting …
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 …
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 …