for reasons that are almost entirely my fault, i could not join the 10th tour of fireflies. i was under the weather — of sorts. fortunately, other pinoy roadies were there and they took a handful of pictures!
i wish i could’ve attended the event but maybe next year. i even went to san pablo the [...]
that my heart is actually in good condition. it was the cholesterol and slightly elevated blood pressure (140/90).
that getting confined for a week in a hospital is a great way to start the “i quit smoking” plan. going on 10 days already. i’m getting there.
that there is such a thing as a stroke in evolution.
that [...]
from the pinoy roadies forum:
the Tour of the Fireflies (ToF) is an annual 50-km bicycle ride through seven cities to promote the use of the bicycle as an alternative means of transportation that is cheap, efficient, environmentally sensible and good for one’s health.
This year, synchronized bicycle rides in Cagayan de Oro, Bacolod, Baguio, and Tarlac [...]
i was in san pablo the weekend of the 22nd to the 25th of february. i brought kikay along so that i can get some riding done and maybe practice on my climbing skills.
i set out on an unusually warm saturday morning as it has been very cool everyday for the past week or so. [...]
“why do you do this to yourself?”
she spoke in a voice of genuine concern and looked at me a bit worriedly. but she didn’t say anything else. i haven’t seen her for years.
i was in a middle of what was to be a long bike ride. i ran out of water along the way and [...]
12km to moa (mall of asia) from the house. at the moment, the cyclocomputer is a distraction.
i have to maintain 25kph.
what?!? i’ve only ridden this long?!? this far?!?
wow. look at the time. i’m late.
its a small distraction but i’ll keep it on because i want to know how far i’ve gone after every ride. i [...]
i rode to moa (mall of asia) this morning for a little meet up at seattle’s best. there were a lot of cyclists along roxas boulevard as well as walkers and joggers as is usual for a sunday in manila. the drivers were happily accomodating. its only on sundays afterall.
unfortunately, also saw an accident at [...]
lito and i rode in up diliman. he said there was a group ride that goes on from 2pm to 4pm. all in all there were six people riding around. lito forgets sometimes. i forgot my water bottle.
but it was a beautiful afternoon. cloudy and the acacias sheltered us from the sun. the ride [...]
despite the fact that i felt a little sick this morning, i took a 4k ride to mendiola and back. i had to. my son needed a change of clothes for practice.
this gave me an opportunity to test the velo 8. nice little gadget for the price but i wouldn’t really trust the [...]
i was able to ride again just today. i’ve been busy with a bit of work and generally trying hard to get into the groove of things again.
city riding is not really easy especially in the pinas. there are so many jeeps, buses, pedicabs and wayward pedestrians. so today, i took to the [...]
