Posts Tagged ‘Cycling’

Chris Cast 030910

0:38 On one of our bike trips we discovered Jacob’s Well Nature Area… now we delve further into the woods.

Major milestone reached – and a bonus along the way!

That’s right! I have broken the 200lb barrier. Thinking back, the last time my weight began with a 1 instead of a 2, I was about a year out of college. I have officially now lost 41 pounds and accomplished the initial goal I set for my “getting back in shape” plan. In retrospect, it [...]

Reflections on a biking boo boo

I crashed my bike the other day – okay, crash may be a bit hyperbolic. I did have a mishap, but it was nothing serious. I was heading up a sketchy hill with a lot of loose gravel and just as I was thinking, “I should clip out,” I was on the ground before I [...]

Must be a heck of a distraction

For the first time in at least a dozen or more years, the first of the Grand Tours (cycling’s big three races) has came and nearly gone without my noticing. Usually, the Giro d’Italia is my warm-up to the Tour de France. Often the drama is more riveting and, at times, the performances are more [...]

Cycle Cast – bike repair halts progress 042209

Bike repair break and a tale of earlier entrepreneurism.

Good things happening on several fronts

Seems that everything is coming up roses – well, not everything, but even those things that are lagging behind are moving in the right direction. First off the cycling. I now have less than 900 miles to log on my bike before I reach 20,000 lifetime miles. That’s kind of cool. Another thing (and one [...]

Cycle Cast 042009

For the first time, you get some video shot during the ride. I take you on a tour of the city park and some of the Texas State University campus.

Cycling Cast 041309

Chris heads to the wild area that connects Prospect Park and Lower Purgatory to cure his EDD (Environmental Deficit Disorder)

Cycling Cast 041009

The weather cools down and Chris sends out an Easter message.

Cycling Cast 040909

Chris takes his riding offroad