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Two wheelin’ (the hard way)
And deservedly so! One year ago, Darrell and I rode the 35-mile section of El Tour de Tucson, Tucson’s big bicycle event. Our friends, the rest of the Trail Trash riding group, drove us to the start and met us at the end. Envying our athletic success and glow of accomplishment, they promised that next […]
It’s the night before the big day: El Tour de Tucson is tomorrow. Donna and I (and Darrell, and Lorri, and Mary Anne — the core members of the Trail Trash) are riding the 35-mile section of this annual event. Next year we may tackle the 67-miler. The really good riders, of course, are doing […]
I like this one. It was taken at our friend Mary Anne’s house one week ago, at a birthday party she threw for me and another friend. It is, I believe, the first photo of the post-retirement Woodfords. We’ll probably look about the same in 20 years, only with walkers. And living under a bridge, […]
Note: there will be no photographs in this entry, for reasons that will soon become apparent. I decided to go for a bicycle ride this morning. Since it was chilly, I pulled on my new Spandex tights. Oh my God! One glance at the bedroom mirror and I fished out a pair of baggy shorts […]
Is that anything like Monday morning quarterbacking? No, I guess not. We take different routes on our Saturday morning Trail Trash rides. One of our favorites is to ride a little-used bike path from the air base to downtown Tucson, stop for coffee at a sidewalk cafe on 4th Avenue, then reverse course back to […]
Over the past two weeks, I’ve had all the fear and anxiety I can handle. It’s time to seek a little comfort. We normally ride bicycles on Saturday morning with our Trail Trash group. Today Donna stayed home, for the very good reason that there’s much to be done after last week’s California trip. Other […]
Donna and I went riding with friends this morning in Green Valley, a retirement community 20 miles south of Tucson. I’m glad I had the digital camera in my fanny pack, because this sign cried out for documentation: This long shot doesn’t show it well, but when you’re looking at the “buttes” with your own […]
We started on longer rides this morning, getting ready for our 35-mile ride in El Tour de Tucson on November 22nd, so we’re officially in training. This morning we hit the Rillito River bike trail, riding from one end to the other and back again, a total of 25 miles. Our plan is to do […]