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Road from Oak Island to Ft. Caswell and back. Lots of headwind on the way back.  

Family beach week at Oak Island. First ride of the week. Down to the end of the island and back to Middleton, then out to Worms & Coffee and back to Oak Island, then to 24th Street and back home.  

Great ride with Jon to Davidson and back, plus some. 80F but very little humidity. I probably could have gone another 10 miles if I didn't have to go to work. 

Same route, plus a mile at the end. Rode with Bearclaw. Hot as hell!! 96F.  

First ride in a while. Out to Asbury Chapel, steep climb and back.
 

Sunday morning ride at the beach down Beach Drive. For about a mile I kept up with a flock of seagulls (not the band) flying over the ocean. I felt at one with nature. Good times. 

Rode Ramah Church Road with Jon, training for the triathlon this weekend. Then we ran 3 miles afterwards through the neighborhood. 

Ramah Church/McCord Loop.. super weak today for some reason. Gotta get back in to shape! 

Business Loop with Bearclaw. Nice night for Feb, 58F. Triathlon training is back on.

avg cadence: 81 

Rode Ramah Church Loop with a new extension today with Jon Beyerle. Amazing how quickly you get out of shape. Don't slip again, Deaton!

avg cadence: 82 

Mountain biking at the Whitewater center with Grant, Matt, Chris and Jon. Should have eaten breakfast. 

Road with the A group at the Trek Store today. Fun people and fun ride! It was 64F at 8:30am when we started. Perfect weather!

avg cadence: 85 

Mountain biking at Sherman Branch with Matt and Grant. 

Rode in the Pedal the Park charity bike ride today. 30-mile route. Great ride, beautiful day!

avg cadence: 86 

Ramah/McCord loop, through downtown Huntersville to Queen City landscaping and back home.

avg cadence: 97 

Mountain biking at Lake Norman State Park with Jon, Grant and Matt. Super fun trails!  

Mountain biking at the White Water Center with Matt and Chris. 

Ride to Davidson and back. Decided to mix it up. That hill on Ramah Church road needed a break from me.

avg. cadence: 93 

First ride of the week. Ramah and McCord loop. Both hills in Ramah crushed me.

avg cadence: 90 

Fun ride at the beach with Grant. Flat! 

Ramah Church Rd/McCord loop. Almost died, thank you redneck truck. His side mirror came within inches of my head. Scary. 

Mountain biking at North Meck Park bike trail. Rooty, tooty. 

Mountain bike ride with Grant at the US Whitewater Center. Good clean fun! (not all the clean, but awesome ride) 

Started out riding with my neighbor, James. He was riding pretty slow and about a half mile into the ride realized his tire was leaking air. He turned around and headed home. Then I was able to pick up the pace a bit! 

Ramah Church Rd/McCord loop. Tough start with not riding on Monday but warmed up rather quick. Cadence broke about 3/4 way into the ride. Still good overall.

avg cadence: 88 

Ramah Church Rd/McCord loop, but added Black Hills on to it for another 2.5 miles.

First time riding with the Tioga Spyder saddle. Felt pretty nice, a little firm but it should loosen up in a month or so.

Also of note, I dropped my Clif Bar in the middle of a busy highway. I was so hungry though that I turned around and picked it up. Five second rule. 

Great ride around Ramah Church loop.

Tried out a custom (song-based) Pandora station. meh.. probably going back to my iTunes playlist, there were some crappy songs in there and it's not ideal to change the song while riding.

avg cadence: 89 

Ah yes, Monday. It never feels like Friday.

avg cadence: 91 

Alright! Last ride of the week. That felt really good and I look forward to a nice weekend off. 

Mid-week ride. That one felt a bit tougher than Monday. Still dealing with sore muscles and saddle soreness, but it's getting better! 

Awesome Monday morning ride! That felt great! 

First ride in a long, long time. It felt good and I worked hard, but I threw up in the yard when I got back. 

Early morning ride to Cornelius and back. Cause you gotta come back, yo! 

Beach ride with Grant and Kitch. 

Beach ride with Grant and Kitch. 

Rode with Tyler, Grant and Kitch around the neighborhood. 

First ride of Spring, with Grant. Nice and tight, just as expected. 

Ran on the treadmill at the hotel. I don't run very often and it shows. I nearly fell off the treadmill twice. My balance is impeccable. 

Hit up the elliptical machine at the hotel in Malvern, PA. It's a really weird feeling that I can only sum up to be a mix of running and walking in space. 

Rode the Davidson Greenway today with Grant. Not a bad path. It was a really nice day for January. 

Rode the Huntersville Business Park loop with Grant tonight. Somewhere around 5-6 laps I think. My ears were like ice. Spring please hurry up! 

I just rode inside on the trainer for the first time ever. Way too cold outside but now it's super hot inside. What gives? I stink now! 

It's been a while but it was a really nice cool fall day and I needed some exercise. My ears are like ice cubes and my butt is like jello. WOOT! 

First ride in a while. The weather was awesome this weekend. Nice and cool this evening for the ride and I watched a beautiful sunset. 

2nd ride of the year, how embarrasing. Hopefully the 1st of many more though. The weather in NC has cooled down a bit and it felt great to get out and ride. Hopefully I won't be too sore tomorrow.

Went to downtown Huntersville and back. Rode with my new iPhone and streamed a Blink 182 Radio from Pandora Radio. WOOT, how rad is that? 

Went for a nice Sunday afternoon ride but soon realized that my tachometer was not working. So these numbers are completely made up and estimated. 

First ride of the year. My speedometer wasn't connected well when I first started so I don't know how accurate my stats are. But here goes nothing. Bike season has officially started. 

Brr.. getting cold out. Gonna have to start wearing underwear (good overuse of bad joke Denny). Rode quickly around Northstone Loop before sundown. 

Finally got a ride in. It's been raining here for days. My legs burned like a mothertrucker. 

Quick lunch ride around Northstone Loop. My legs burned like urinary tract infection. 

Good hard ride to Davidson and back during my lunch break. Legs were stiff from yesterday, needed to stretch. Eating a double cheeseburger with onion rings now to cancel out the fat I just burned. 

Rode with my old buddy Alex Stephens (aka bishop.squeeze) today. We covered 5 towns in just over 2 hours. The weather was great and the route was a lot of fun. 

Rode with Grant and Kitch to Davidson and back, via country roads. 

Rode to Davidson and back on my lunch break. Luvin the cooler weather! Now I am back sweating at my desk all over my keyboard. 

Good morning ride with Spirited Group. Thank goodness for arm warmers and underwear, it was cold at 8am!! 

Had a great ride with Grant and Kitch in Mo-town. The weather was beautiful and the cows never smelled better out in the country. Kitch, incredible job on the ride, you did so well! 

What a great ride to Davidson and back. The weather was perfect and the scenery was nice. Avg cadence - 82. 

Took a quick ride during my lunch break. Nice day, pushed it hard. Broke my avg mph record. Woo hoo! 

Rode country roads to Davidson and back. Long ride but lots of fun on the new bike. Beautiful morning out in the country. Let's go Panthers! 

First ride with my new road bike. Night and day difference. I do miss my shocks but I love the lighter bike. I can't feel my ass but hopefully that will change soon. 

Rode with the Spirited Cyclist but couldn't make the entire ride. I almost died. Hybrid bikes are for the birds. I think I was the laughing stock of the group and one guy even said "Dude you're my hero on that thing". 

Short ride (ha I can finally say that for a 10 mile ride) around Northstone Country Club. Forgot my water bottle so it was ultra hot. Also got some gloves and a jersey which made it exponentially hotter as well. The price you pay for comfort and aesthetics. 

Davidson and back with a few extensions to increase mileage. Not hair extensions though. 

My ass is killing me. Went to Davidson and back (Baker Sports Complex). Aren't highways supposed to be quiet like streets? 

Rode the Northstone loop, down Stumptown Rd and back home. Nice ride, still congested as all get out. 

Been sick for a week. First ride in a while. Struggled the last 2 miles. Got passed by the Spirited Cyclist dudes... one day they'll eat my dust. (84F) 

Rode to Carolina Cones and back. Nice morning ride, no falls this time. 

Rode to Davidson and back. Fell on the way, got skint up. Train track totally jumped out in front of me and grabbed my tire. Bike got hurt a little too. We'll survive. Nice ride will do it again very soon. 

I made it! 10 miles - did the Northstone Loop tonight. I am exhausted. It rained before the ride so it was cooler but I am still hot as all get out. One hill honestly about killed me. Higher gears were slipping on it a little too. First time with water bottle, definitely a necessity -- water is underrated in all countries. Lost iPod earbud cover at 4 miles mark, cow ate it I think. Good to be home. 

Rode up to Huntersville Business Park, around small loop once and back home. 87F during ride. 

First ride this year. Sweaty and hot. 102F today. Mileage is accurate but had to reset computer after 3/10 mile, didn't add that to stats. My ass hurts.