Archive for the ‘Biking’ Category

First ride of the year

Thanks to daylight savings time and generally favorable weather, I dusted off my bike for a ride around the neighborhood. I did nearly 13 miles in 53 minutes and man, it took awhile. Gotta get in shape again. Too bad Jack in the Box was too tempting for dinner. Here’s how Runkeeper saw the ride.

Yesterday’s Bike Ride

I biked 34ish miles yesterday (forgot to unpause the GPS for a few miles) and I thought it was going to be a relaxed ride. Up and down Old La Honda, and then heading on Skyline to Kings’s Mountain road. I haven’t ridden on Skyline towards King’s Mountain Rd for a few years so I [...]

Fremont to Alum Rock Park

I completed a seemingly random ride this past weekend. Eric, who was house-sitting in Fremont and I rode from the house to Alum Rock Park. The 13 mile ride took us through some nice roads that bordered the East Foothills. Riding into Alum Rock Park was also really nice and I definitely want to visit [...]

Bike to Work Day is Tomorrow

A quick plug that BTWD is tomorrow! More details here. This may be the first week ever of my working career where I biked to work throughout the whole week. BTWD is a nice incentive, but rising gas prices help make the choice more obvious.

Wine Country Century

Yesterday, I completed the 100K Wine Country Century up in Sonoma. This was a gorgeous ride with nearly 0 climbing. The morning had nearly 0 cars and Dry Creek Road was nice and shaded. I was happy to see this in the route, since I rode this two years ago for Fourth of July weekend. [...]