2016 Errandonnee challenge: handled it

After being foiled by a long trip last year, I got the chance to attempt the Errandonnee challenge again this year (I attempted it in 2014, too). The challenge: complete 12 errands in 12 days and ride or run a total of 30 miles between March 4-15, 2016. Fun twist: I was in Philadelphia and bikeless […]

2014 in review

2014 was a big, brag-worthy year for me: Started writing again (about bikes, natch). Met my internet hero. Ran a 10k, then a half-marathon. Did some work and wrote about it (just on this blog, but a start). Gave new grads some advice. Created a code of conduct for the conference I help organize. Rode my bike all […]

Vacation photos with a disposable camera

I took last week off and went on two short outdoorsy trips with friends. Rather than document the trips solely with my phone, as I’ve done lately, I decided to buy a couple of disposable film cameras and see how it went. Sometime around 2004 I gave up film cameras and went all-digital. Ten years later, it was with […]

Errandonnee winter bike challenge

In an effort to certify my bike nerditude, I’m participating in Chasing Mailboxes DC’s winter errandonnee challenge: Errandonnee: Complete 12 errands in 12′ish days and ride a total of 30 miles by bike between March 7-19, 2014.* I’m joining the challenge a few days after the official start date but am confident I can make […]