After learning that the Míle Fáilte 1200 would be held in 2026, and before I contacted the organizers to express interest, I sat down with my wife and laid out why I thought this event should be my last 1200 km ride. My first 1200 km ride was the 2019 edition of Paris-Brest-Paris, and IContinue reading “The Last 1200”
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Devil in the Details
I have learned that there is a whole lot of variation in symptoms and triggers for Crohn’s Disease. I also have learned that twenty-four hours is not enough time to judge if something I ate is a trigger. After the recent 300 km ride, I thought that my oat cookies and Tailwind were great fuel,Continue reading “Devil in the Details”
TSS 644 Is No Joke
Last Saturday’s 300 km bike ride went about as well as could be on a cold March day that gave us riders about eight hours of stiff headwinds. We also got about 4 hours of tailwinds for the later part of the ride, which is about the best case wind scenario one can hope for.Continue reading “TSS 644 Is No Joke”
It’s Supposed To Be Fun
Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP) is one of the oldest continuously-held cycling events in the world. The first occurrence was in 1881, and the ride has been held every four years (with some interruptions due to war) since then. With a distance of over 1200 kilometers that must be covered in 90 hours or less, the ride isContinue reading “It’s Supposed To Be Fun”
Two Wheels Good 