This past Saturday found myself and ~240 other people running, biking, and canoeing all through our great city. Well, not all through – the closest we got to uptown was Lucy’s Retired Surfers Bar, but close enough. It was the final of a 7 race series called “Racing to N’Awlins”, put on by Gulf Coast… Continue reading In other words, I’m a racist.
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150 Miles, 1 Gear.
October 4th and 5th was the Louisiana MS 150 – a thousand-rider-strong bike ride for Multiple Sclerosis. Every cyclist raised at least $250, and many raised much more than that. Prologue (up to Friday): We (Bea and I) didn’t actually do a whole lot of training. Unless injured, I ride every day – and yes,… Continue reading 150 Miles, 1 Gear.
Broken Racket MS150 Fundraiser at Mahony’s
Mahony’s Po-Boys on Magazine Street is sponsoring my MS150 cycling team and is having a party to support us! Team Broken Racket is riding for the Multiple Sclerosis Society in their annual 150-mile bike event on October 4-5, 2008! The ride is getting close, and we are working as hard as we can to raise… Continue reading Broken Racket MS150 Fundraiser at Mahony’s
It was a dark and stormy morning…
Two weeks ago, Bea was riding to work, logging in miles on the bike in prep for the MS 150. To make a not-very-long story short, she spilled on Lee Circle and biked home. I drove her to the ER to get stitched up – while I can treat cuts and scrapes, this was a… Continue reading It was a dark and stormy morning…
150 miles in two days
Bea and I have made a big commitment recently. A group of friends of ours (and ourselves) formed a team a bit back called “Broken Racket” – mostly as an excuse to get together and run/ride/paddle and do an occasional adventure race. In October however, we’ll be participating in the Tour for the Cure –… Continue reading 150 miles in two days
A Pedal in the Right Direction
The ribbon-cutting ceremony begins in 30 minutes, and I wanted to be there, but work has done. Anyways, New Orleans has a bike lane! I had the opportunity to use it today – it runs down St. Claude Avenue (on both sides!), and is quite spacious. Hopefully as streets are repaired, more will be added… Continue reading A Pedal in the Right Direction
(old draft) ouch.
I don’t remember when this happened, but I still think it’s funny, and wanted to share. Apparently it originally was cycling-related and had a photo, but I’m guessing I didn’t type and/or save that part. Too bad, so sad. me: i walked into a fire hydrant yesterday. it hurt. bad. harley: hahaha harley: dunbass harley:… Continue reading (old draft) ouch.
Bars w/o Pants
Most of you live ’round here, so know what yesterday’s weather was like. For the rest of you, and for posterity, it was gross. Temp in the lower 40’s, with a RealFeel in the upper 20’s, according to AccuWeather.com. Varying levels rain from misting to not-quite-downpour. I left my office at Lee Circle and rode… Continue reading Bars w/o Pants
First Post of the Rest of the Year
Heeeellooooooo, 2008. I of course wanted to put this up yesterday, never got around to it. Where do I start? Howsabout a rough outline of some major-ish events since my last post (that should be individual posts themselves): Reffed the first Jackson MS / Biloxi MS derby bout Retired from rollerderby refereedom. Am now known… Continue reading First Post of the Rest of the Year
Indeed, What Is a Girl To Do?
Truly, a question for the ages. Bat For Lashes addresses the issue in terms of awesome: