Ride #57: That Was Ridiculous (by Seth Dillingham at 8/3/2001)

I was way too tired for this ride. I've been going to sleep much too late for the past week, and I hadn't

Ride #58: Guilty Conscience (by Seth Dillingham at 8/6/2001)

My best motivations in life come from knowing that I'm doing something good, or significant, or at least

Ride #59: Not a Good Day for Riding (by Seth Dillingham at 8/8/2001)

Before leaving for this ride I talked about the weather . It was really hot and humid. A couple of people

• Re: Ride #59: Not a Good Day for Riding (by Brian Carnell at 8/8/2001)

  At 09:50 AM 8/8/01 -0400, Seth wrote: Before leaving for this ride I talked about the weather ( http://www.truerwords.net/941 ).

  • RE: Ride #59: Not a Good Day for Riding (by Seth Dillingham at 8/8/2001)

    On Wednesday, August 8, 2001 at 10:35 AM, Brian Carnell wrote: >From what I've seen, you're probably

  • Re: Ride #59: Not a Good Day for Riding (by Jim Roepcke at 8/8/2001)

    Actually it's proof that people can be a danger to themselves in hot weather, regardless of whether

    • Re: Ride #59: Not a Good Day for Riding (by Seth Dillingham at 8/8/2001)

      Jim said: >That worried me. It turned out there was no reason to be worried, but that's >what i was

    • Re: Ride #59: Not a Good Day for Riding (by Mark Morgan at 8/8/2001)

      >That worried me. It turned out there was no reason to be worried, but >that's what i was thinking.

      • RE: Ride #59: Not a Good Day for Riding (by Seth Dillingham at 8/8/2001)

        On Wednesday, August 8, 2001 at 2:09 PM, Mark Morgan wrote: >Seth, is your Camelbak still not working?

Too Stinkin' Hot (by Seth Dillingham at 8/9/2001)

I was hoping to ride seventeen times again this month, as I did for the last two months, but that's

Ride #60: Back in the Saddle Again, and the Mystic Art Festival (by Seth Dillingham at 8/12/2001)

After a week of brutal heat and humidity, temperatures were finally back down into the 80's, although

• Re: Ride #60: Back in the Saddle Again, and the Mystic Art Festival (by Jim Roepcke at 8/12/2001)

  On Sunday, August 12, 2001, at 12:52 PM, Seth Dillingham wrote: > Only one other notable related

Tuesday's Ride Missed... (by Seth Dillingham at 8/15/2001)

... on account of equipment failure. I was running late for the 50-miler last night, and so I didn't

Ride #61: Running Late, Cut it Short (by Seth Dillingham at 8/16/2001)

I left 45 minutes later than I'd planned - nothing new there - so I didn't get to do a full ride. (Corinne

Ride #62: Hills (by Seth Dillingham at 8/16/2001)

Having missed the big hill rides for the last two weeks, and having done very little cycling in general,

Ride #63: Flat and Fast (by Seth Dillingham at 8/19/2001)

Saturday afternoon I went out for my "standard" training ride of thirty miles, which is relatively flat

Ride #64: Best Hilly Half Century (by Seth Dillingham at 8/21/2001)

This was my best hilly half century of the season. Wow, that sounds silly when I say it like that, there

• Re: Ride #64: Best Hilly Half Century (by Gloria at 8/22/2001)

  > I stayed with them for the rest of the ride, and this is where it > gets really nifty. They

• Re: Ride #64: Best Hilly Half Century (by Philippe Martin at 8/22/2001)

  At 23:13 -0400 21/08/01, Seth Dillingham wrote: >If there's such a thing as success with a hobby

Ride #65: Traffic (by Seth Dillingham at 8/25/2001)

The ride was Friday afternoon, and the only thing of note was the traffic, which was exceptionally heavy

Ride #66: Everything's a Blur (by Seth Dillingham at 8/25/2001)

This was my standard training ride of ~30 miles... but not at my "standard speed". I had planned on

Ride #67: Not Much To Say... (by Seth Dillingham at 9/1/2001)

There really wasn't much to say about the half century ride this week. I didn't have the energy of the

Ride #68: Short and Sweet (by Seth Dillingham at 9/1/2001)

As seems to happen more and more frequently towards the end of the season, I left for my ride on Thursday

Goodbye, August (by Seth Dillingham at 9/1/2001)

August ended with just twelve riding days, a major disappointment. That's five days less than I had