5 Day "Mancation"

At the end of the month I and going to do a five day solo ride up the C&O canal. My goal is to ride the whole trail to Cumberland MD and back, 190 miles each way. That works out to around 76 miles a day. This is probably not going to happen but it's fun to say. I haven't had time to do any training besides my daily commute. Tomorrow I am taking the day off to ride 7 hours on the trail and I'm sure that will be a big eye opener as to the possibility of my goal. The other challenge is that I will be doing it solo. Finding motivation on a solo ride can be a struggle, but the more I read Jill Homer's blog the better I feel about it. We'll see how this translates out on the trail.

This will also be the first tour I do on my LHT (yeah you know me) and I couldn't be happier. If you aren't familiar it's pristine canal tow path that runs from Washington DC to Cumberland Md along side the Potomac river. I did a smaller version of this ride a few years ago where a friend and I rode from Cumberland back to DC. It is quite an experience to watch the river change as you descend out of the mountains.

Here is a link to a great Flickr photo pool.

Very very excited...

It's Really Not That Hot

So everyone has been freaking out in anticipation for today's scorcher but I think it's pretty nice out. It doesn't seem that humid today and there is a nice breeze without which it would be hot for sure. This morning I put a second water bottle cage on the LHT (yeah you know me) and pounded the fluids the whole way in. It was nice. I didn't push it too hard and tried to stay in the shade at stop lights. There is something about temperature extremes that pose a nice little challenge for the bike commuter. I was looking forward to some plus 100 agony and it just didn't happen. There's always the ride home. :)

A Site To See

If you haven't been following the exploits of Russ Roca and Laura Crawford you might want to check it out. Here is a pretty insightful interview with Russ on planning and implementing a long distance tour.

Who Summoned The Fail Whale?

I don't twit, I have never twatted, maybe that's why I love when things go wrong in the twitterverse. After reading the article about this mornings attack that brought down twitter for a few hours I noticed a big steaming pile of irony, top right, on the WIRED Epicenter page.

Although you've probably seen it before it seems only right to post this video again.

Friends Of Fatty

A sad day for an inspirational blog.

I'm A Contender!

Last week I entered the prestigious BSNYC/RTMS Fat Cyclist Knuckle Tattoo Tribute Contest. I am happy to announce that I have made it to the finals with my Larry King submission! The votes run for the rest of the day so take a gander over there and vote... (for me)

Thanks be to Snob.

Tuesday Link Fest

Today I am going to "bounce" cool posts and links from other sites to you mostly because I'm lazy.

Cool T-shirt of the day: Chewy on a fixie...

via TWBE

Greatest inspiration of the day: Jill Up In Alaska...

Take a moment, or a bunch of moments and read through Jill's wonderfully written account of her odyssey in the Tour Divide. A race along the continental divide from Canada to Mexico.

Best bike related furniture of the day:

via DudeCraft

Best Weber grill upgrade:

Best all around green living heros: Holy Scrap Hot Springs Prickly Pear Party

Enjoy...