Ride 2010-25: The Fox Becomes the Rabbit
Saturday was the official “Outside Yard Work Day” at the Jenum household. Since I’m about as far away from having a “green thumb” as you can get, I try to keep my spring planting to a bare minimum. This year, the focus is simply on the front yard – so that there is a hint...
Ride 2010-24: Lost Supper
Ugh. After work, I picked up my daughter and we headed into Wayzata to grab a bite to eat at their D’Amico and Sons. I chose their Gulf Shrimp Spaghetti (which may have been a little daring, given the current state of fishing in the Gulf of Mexico). Anyway, it’s mix of tomato, cream, and...
Ride 2010-23: Over Compensators
After a brief hiatus, the weather offered the most perfect riding conditions on Sunday afternoon and beckoned me to get some miles back into the legs. I hadn’t ridden since Tuesday, which is nice for having legs that feel great but reflects in a general lack of power and endurance for a ride. After some...
Ride 2010-22: Storm Chasing
In often typical fashion, a beautiful day turned into a nasty environment just as I was getting home and wanted to get some miles into my legs. Instead of sunny skies and calm, 70-degree temperatures, I was met with raging winds and the threat of a shower. That provided some incentive to cut the ride...
Ride 2010-21: Let’s Play Ball
It was a windy weekend and after the recent push for steady miles, I wasn’t too motivated to get time on the bike. As the wind lasted through Saturday and into Sunday, I chose an alternative ride to Downtown Minneapolis versus the usual rolling hills of Medina. I had not yet seen the new Twins...
