It is happening again!  That is, on September 30 I will be riding for the 5th time in Will Bike 4 Food, the cycling event that benefits the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. The Food Bank is a vital organization in the area, coordinating and distributing donated and purchased food to member agencies who then … Read more

On September 4, I rode in Will Bike 4 Food once again.  This was my 5th time participating in this fundraiser, and the 4th time I’ve actually done the ride. I arrived at the event at 6:30am (just as the sun was starting to rise), got checked in, and had some food.  It was very … Read more

The weekend before I rode in Will Bike 4 Food, I rode a shorter route in the NCC Bikefest, as I have in several past years.  I again did the “metric century” ride (i.e. 100 kilometers, though this was longer – it was 73 miles, or about 117 km). The route was slightly different than … Read more

I just made it back, at 4:45.  I started at 7:00am, so that means I equaled my time from last year.  If not for the heat, perhaps I could have done better.

I’m at the last water stop, in Williamsburg.  It’s 3:30, and I’ve got 16 miles to go.  The stops have been better than last year, as all of them have had beverages on ice.  It’s nice to get cold drinks – especially as it’s 91 degrees today. Home stretch, here I come.

My riding time is not historic – not yet, anyway.  The post title refers to Historic Deerfield, of which I’m on the outskirts.  I’m just about 68 miles in, so 2/3 of the way done.  I see that I got some more donations, and the total is now $1000!  I’ll be making my matching donation … Read more

I am at the Leyden town hall in beautiful downtown Leyden.  I got here about 20 minutes ago, then had a sandwich that I got from the first stop.  The second water stop is still quite a ways away, but there’s a cafe here where I was able to fill up my bottles and use … Read more

I’ve reached the first rest stop, which is earlier in the route than last year.  It’s at the Northfield Mt. Hermon school in Gill, at mile 26. One quarter down, three to go.

The sun has just come up, and I’m getting ready to begin the ride.  It’s warmer than last year – in the low sixties rather than the high forties.  Should be a pretty warm day.

I not only went on a bike trip for my birthday this year, I also went on another, longer one over Labor Day weekend.  I had already been thinking about doing a ride that weekend when it was announced that They Might Be Giants were going to be playing at a festival in the town … Read more