Posts under ‘cycling’

Here’s a great chance for you to give hope to the lives of hundreds of Rwandan children this summer. By riding your bike and collecting sponsors for each mile you go, you will be contributing to sustainable sports camps for Rwandan youth!

You can take an active part in bringing social justice to children of Rwanda. [...]

While i refuse to harbor regrets in my life, sometimes things happen that are unfortunate and just need a positive means to vent upon…
Last night my bike was stolen.
Not only mine, but the bike it was locked up to: my best friend Tope’s BMX. Ya, he’s a semi-pro bmx rider, and his bike was worth [...]

I guess it has all the charms of a fairy tale ending.  I made it to DC in time to attend the inauguration, and even got a ticket (a seated one at that!).

I not only secured tickets for myself, but was able to give away 6 more tickets to members of the Biking for Obama [...]

Day 1: 12/2
55 miles from Occidental College- Huntington beach pier. It was exhilarating riding off from Oxy in a pack of riders. My comrade Tope rode with for day 1 and 2 showing some serious strength after not training before taking on the 150 mile ride.
Day 2: 12/3
95 miles from HB-Marine Core Air Station Miramar [...]

Here’s an update on physical condition:
My knees have been bothersome, and according to a friend who is a physical therapist, I have tendinitis developing around my patella and my vastus medialis (inner quad).  Its not a debilitating issue if approached and treated correctly, but in my circumstances it is impossible to get all the rest [...]

I completed my first major ride of my life yesterday.  My first Century and then some, 115 miles in total from downtown LA to  San Diego (well actually about 20 miles north of downtown SD). Our group was 15 in total that started out, and we ended up with 11 riding Amtrak back from the [...]