I recently bought a 2022 Fuji Jari Carbon 1.3 gravel bike to replace a 2017 Aluminum Fuji Jari 1.1 that I’ve ridden a lot over the last five years. The 2017 Jari, my favorite bike ever, has been comfortable for rides in the Philadelphia area, 100+ mile rides, bike packing and long tours. For commuting […]
Last summer, my daughter Kate biked the Oregon and Northern California coast with other 15 and 16 year olds. When she wants to spend time together, she’ll ask if I want to go for a bike ride.Anyway, I made this video with some footage from over the years. I think it misses a lot, but […]
In 1990, I was taking a cartography class at Macalester College. We used a book by David Cuff and Mark Mattson. And a couple of years later, I was fortunate to be in Mark’s Cartography Lab at Temple University. This was the perfect place to spend some of my time. Mark, and students in his […]
I’m reading Alex Hutchinson’s book, Endure, and it got my thinking about my exertion during the 154 mile bike ride to DC. So I looked at my heart rate based on readings from my Apple Watch and was shocked to see that my average heart rate was 102. Either something is wrong with the data, […]
Here’s an update on my health. I got 3:45 hours of deep sleep last night according to my watch. EatingI think diet is important. My diet is still “Eat real food, mostly plants, not too much.” This still means avoiding vegetable/seed oils like canola, soy and corn. Processed foods that included any form of sugar or […]
Seven weeks into my focus on health, understanding glucose is my focus. The state of my glucose tests Last night, not long after dinner, my glucose measured 125. This morning at 4:52 am, it was 115. And around 9:15 am it was 98. The highest reading I’ve ever seen was 157, and that […]
On Friday, January 14, the day was sunny. It was in the 30’s, and the weekend weather was supposed to be colder. I decide to bike to the Wilmington train station, which is about 42 miles from my house. When I get around to biking from my house to the White House, which is 160 […]
Am I better off this week than I was last? A little. Numerical stats, including my weight, are about the same. Glucose measurements interest me because my glucose has fluctuated from day to day. Test on Jan 10 at 7:45 am Result Sleep rating 92 Hours of deep sleep 1:46 Blood pressure after coffee 119/81 […]
Beautiful morning walk yesterday… 5 miles. It was 19 degrees, sunny and no wind. Nobody responded to text invitations to come, but I now know that this was not because of the cold. Later I walked to LA Fitness and swam a mile at an easy pace of 1:47/100 yards. Average heart rate was 127, […]