This summer, I stopped buying bus passes and told myself that I was just going to bike everywhere, both to save money and get in some great conditioning this summer. I quickly became a huge fan of biking as a form of transportation. If you were to do a cost/benefits analysis of this, there are [...]
I read somewhere a while ago that the concept of a “gym” was a relatively new invention, that people’s lives had become so sedentary only in the last 60 years or so that people had to start intentionally wearing themselves out to get some exercise. The concept would have seemed completely ridiculous to our ancestors [...]
After much hesitation, I stuck to my guns and had my awesome husband drop me off at my friends house across town. We jumped on our bikes and took the ride. It actually wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. According to MapMyRide.com, our adventure was 18.12 miles. We started in Wauwatosa near [...]
I usually go it alone. I tend to be the solitary sort, I suppose. Sometimes it’s just that I’ve gotten used to doing what I wanna do even if nobody else seems inclined to come along for the ride. Just as often, it’s that I’d prefer not to have an audience and the implied judgement [...]
There was a time -april -a mere year ago, in fact- when my car was beyond reasonably saving. It wasn’t worth the cost of repairs. The weather was warm, the spring was new, gas prices were skyrocketing unpredictably, and I was unreasonably motivated to get fitter than ever before. Well, thought I, lets just see [...]
Last year I found a great deal on craigslist for a Raleigh C40 Cross Sport bike with high hopes of riding it often. Well, “often” quickly turned into two short excursions that summer. This summer is going to be a different story. I’ve gone three times thus far. My first was probably a nice 5 [...]
