Good-bye, old friend
This is not easy to explain. Three months or so of hard riding atop a 55-lb., fully loaded touring bike has made me really fit. I’ve got cycling strength that …
Donut Ride
Donut report 3/7/20
Yesterday’s Donut Ride was a little thin. Thin on participation but thick on drama. In an ever shifting landscape of rules and etiquette, the dominant playbook seems to require that …
Donut report 2/29/20
This was a Leap Year Donut. Even though it only comes around every four years, it comes around every week. This edition featured a “race” Donut instead of a “ride” …
Donut report 2/22/20
It’s hard to do a ride report when you’re in the back, then off the back … The group was tiny because it’s the end of February, everyone has peaked, …
Donut report 2/15/20
First, a correction from last week. Cole Lewis of the USC cycling team took the first ascent to the Domes. Second, honorable mentions for this week’s Donut: Alex Barnes. Despite …
Donut report: 2/8/20
I missed the start this morning due to an emergency room detour, but rode the course in reverse and met up at the college. It looked like a smaller group …
Donut report: 2/1/20
By Foreign Correspondent K. FoxDateline: Wankerville, CA If you thought the day before CBR was going to be chill at the Donut today, well, it wasn’t. Leaving the SB in …
Training plan
I was keeping a mileage log starting last November, but I gave it up in January because the numbers are so stupid. I’m averaging 55 miles a day. Like I …
Donut report 1/25/20
Old friend Michael Smith is in town for a couple of days, so he came by this morning for sourdough pancakes to go along with his Donut. At the rollout …
Donut report 1/18/20
Back by unpopular demand … This Donut didn’t get decorated with the #fakefisticuffs and #shoutypantsing of last week, but it was plenty exciting for all that. The ride rolled out …