Riding Solo, Part 3: On Hills and Mountains (Or, Learning to Crawl, for Rob...
by Julia Creet I’m not built for climbing. I have the muscle and bone mass of a hockey player. I would have made a brilliant rugby player if girls had been allowed to play when I was coming up....
View ArticleFive Decisions that Shaped a First Cycling Trip
Early in the year, my friend invited me to cycle a 132-km rail trail in western Ontario known as the “G2G Trail” (Guelph to Goderich, which Sam has blogged about before) over the May long weekend. I...
View ArticleGo Team! May 31: Your future self will thank you.
Don’t worry, this isn’t going to be one of those posts about how your hard work now will pay off later. In fact, this is a post about trying to schedule LESS work for yourself. I just got back from my...
View ArticleSam has that look in her eyes, she’s thinking about bikes
Because of course she is. You need something positive to think about while doing lots and lots of painful physio. Even Duolingo knows something is up. In the interests of honesty and putting all my...
View ArticleGuaranteed fun: Irish dance class in Galway
I just got back from a long-awaited photography tour of Ireland for a couple of weeks and there were so many memorable moments with new friends and beautiful places. But one stand-out experience that...
View ArticleOntario, by bike and by foot
This week I drove to London, Ontario from my home in Boston. I’m visiting Tracy, Samantha and other friends and giving a talk this coming week in Guelph. I’m also doing a little exploring, both local...
View ArticleFitness bands and Arthur Less
Did you buy resistance bands during the pandemic? I did. I’m not using them much at home any more, except for physio. Mostly I’m happily back at the gym. But I do travel with them. When I pack them in...
View ArticleSometimes downhill all the way is okay
I am in Alvarenga, Portugal, a small town of just over 1000 people, about an hour and a half outside of Porto. It’s in the hilly countryside, filled with vineyards and orange and almond trees. I am...
View ArticleMore movement = a less cranky traveller
Unless I’m in a car, I’m not a good traveller. I’m not afraid of flying or anything like that. I just feel disconcerted by the whole ‘hurry up and wait’ nature of flying anywhere. I feel like I’m stuck...
View ArticleCatherine becomes a tourist and boy are her feet tired
This weekend I’m in San Francisco with my sister, touristing around, seeing sights, and eating very yummy food. Our plans Saturday included taking public transportation, traditional cable cars...
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