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@PotomacCyclist 94436 wrote:

Cyclists may want to avoid Eads St. between 15th and 23rd Streets, until the repaving and cycletrack installation is complete. The road is in very rough shape. I wouldn’t ride on it, especially with skinny road tires. The good news is that once the work is finished, the road will be in much better condition than before.

Yup, I ran into that yesterday, but it didn’t seem the milling grooves are as deep as they sometimes can be, so I was able to ride on it ok.

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My roundtrip commute is 42.8 miles. With the Metro extension out to Reston, the commute to work via mass transit actually takes longer than it did before, so now in terms of time the commute by Metro is exactly as long as the commute by bike, door-to-door. I was riding my bike almost everyday anyway, but now have even more of an incentive to ride. And, as I continue to get stronger I expect my bike commute to become faster than the Metro commute.

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@Crickey7 94214 wrote:

Looks like a pretty good chance of evening wetness. So I pulled out the venerable Bad Boy, now running again after a lengthy stealth overhaul.

I hope it’s wet…my backpack needs a good wash.

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I got stung by something (bee, wasp?) on the inside of my left upper thigh riding through Vienna (maybe the bees didn’t like all the traffic?). So, for the final 6 miles or so home it felt like I was getting stuck again with each peddle stroke. I guess I didn’t get the stinger out.

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Me: Heading east this A.M. on the WOD just north of the Rt. 267 underpass.
You: Jogger guy heading in the opposite direction, simultaneoulsly talking on a cellphone with your head down, clearly unaware that you started to run on a diagonal, how halfway into my lane.
Me: Heads UP!!

Hate, hate, hate it when cyclists, joggers and even walkers get on their electronic devices on the MUPS. We all know the research shows distraction and accidents rise when folks access these devices. I am not looking to be a victim of such an accident because you cannot put aside your device and just ENJOY your ride/run/walk.

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@jnva 93881 wrote:

Yep it sure was. Also yesterday. I rarely see people riding down lee hwy. Was this you yesterday?

[video=youtube_share;VwaDWQJv2QY]http://youtu.be/VwaDWQJv2QY[/video]

You guys have a lot more faith than I do in what those drivers are going to do in the cars you are weaving through.

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It’s always a challenge to decide when to begin a long commute after waking up with a morning bout of diarrhea. Sadly, my calculations were a bit off.

On the other hand, it was really great to get rolling on a Friday morning with my legs feeling fresh as if it was still early in the week.

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@Rod Smith 93647 wrote:

Wow, two pairs of shorts for Steve? One pair for All-Star Robert Cox.

WooHoo!!! I just got an email about this. I hadn’t realized I won before now. My life is now complete…

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@Steve 92532 wrote:

I’ve started noticing that the morning commute is getting darker and darker at the start. Winter is en route.

Shhhhhhhhhhh!!!

And yes, I’ve noticed, too. I’ve had to start using a light again at the beginning of the ride (actually for the past couple weeks).

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Welcome back to commuting! As for statins, a common side effect of statins is muscular pain. Every time I go in my doctor asks me about that, but it’s never been a issue for me. I can also tell you that bike riding, at least for me, can help to significantly lower cholesterol levels (and weight). Since I started commuting a year ago I’ve dropped 30 lbs. (along with better diet management), and my cholesterol has dropped profoundly. A year ago I was on Lipitor 40mg daily AND Zetia 10mg. Despite my doctor’s resistance (at first), my lipitor perscription is down to 10 mg and my cholesterol level is still quite low. My doctor is now on the bandwagon and he gets that my cycling with diet management is doing the deed. I’m hoping to get off the statin completely after my next blood check.

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hmmm…I’m home this week, so rather than riding to work this morning I headed west. i rode through that part of the trail at that time. I must have passed through the crime scene within 5 minutes of the incident. I’m surprised it occurred at that time as there were a reasonable number of other people on the trail.

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If I ride a round-trip commute all five days the commute alone will be 215 miles. My peak week since NBC started is 239 miles. Lately I’ve settled into a routine where I ride 3 round-trips, and then do one leg on each of the other two (and always consecutive) days, which makes for 172 miles of commuting in a week.

If I ride on the weekend I don’t do so for more than one day, and the distance isn’t usually all that great. I have found my body definitely prefers that I have one complete rest day per week.

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@mstone 91405 wrote:

Must be nice. I don’t know how warm my feet would be with all that, but I know my core would be soaked.

Same here. I’d be soaked with sweat and I’d get cold from that. My problem in the cold is going home, when I have to ride up the grade. When I leave the sun is still out, so the combo of riding up the grade and the sun warms me up and I start to sweat, even when lightly clothed. Then, the sun retreats, the temps drop further, and I get cold because the sweat can’t wick/evaporate fast enough in cold temps (say, low 30’s). I haven’t figured out how to manage this yet.

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The breeze/wind seems to be picking up for the afternoon commute…sigh…

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@ShawnoftheDread 91288 wrote:

A bee flew into my neck last week on the WOD. I hit it so hard it died without stinging me and I had to pluck it out of my jersey.

Haha…that happened to me, too.

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