January 15th. Happy New Year. Been pretty cold here in NE Ohio.  I have been relegated to my trainer in the basement for the most part, the past 6-8 weeks.  Forecast was for temps to get to almost 50 so I made the decision to get outside and go for a substantial ride. I really … More January 15, 2020 Ohio-to-Erie Canal Ride, Cleveland

Happy birthday to my 2 beautiful daughters, Saran & Kelsey. Can’t believe it was 27 years ago you came into our life, making it brighter and so wonderful. The weather has been down right ugly, with temps in the 30′ and 40’s and drizzle the last few weeks.  Road bike is inside, downstairs on the … More November 20, 2019 Happy Birthday Kelsey & Sarah

September 11th. Never forget. I’m back in Columbus, more specifically, Westerville on the capital’s north side.  Today I will be riding the Alum Creek Trail. It’s going to be another hot one, getting up to the mid 90’s. The trail follows the aforementioned Alum Creek from Westerville to Three Creeks Park, a 24 mile(ish) north … More September 11, 2019 Alum Creek Trail – Columbus

August 7th, Xenia Station, one of Ohio’s major bike trail hubs.  Xenia has fully embraced the cycling community. What an awesome facility. Several trails converge here including  the Little Miami Scenic Trail #3. It is 2 PM and over 90 degrees. It will be a 60 mile out-and-back to the London on the Prairie Grass … More August 7, 2019 Prairie Grass Trail Xenia-to-London (Part of the Ohio to Erie Trail)

Hilliard is located on the west side of Columbus. The trail head starts in Old Hilliard/Hilliard station, a really cool area; couple of bar/restaurants and city water park along with a very nice “welcome to the trail” area.   The Heritage Rail Trail, a 6.1-mile multi-purpose trail converted from abandoned right-of-way. The paved trail starts … More August 6, 2019 Heritage Rail Trail, Hilliard, Ohio

Another beautiful day,  85 and sunny. Today I am riding the Olentangy Trail south to the Scioto Trail connector at Spring St and then south to Berliner Park on Columbus’ south end, about  20 miles one way.  I parked at the Olentangy Parklands trail head next to the tennis courts and unload. The Olentangy-Scioto Trail … More August 6, 2019  Olentangy Trail & Scioto Trail, Columbus, OH

Took a spin of the towpath.  Less works, more pictures. Check out the video. Dropped in some cheesy free music to fill the voids. Great ride. New section north of Steelyard Commons. Keep on riding BikeOhio1000    

It is promoted as “Ohio’s Toughest Gravel Race.”  Got my vote. The Funk Bottoms Gravel Grinder; for me, hands down, the single toughest day I have experienced on a bike.  My training going in wasn’t great, but I had really worked on hills when I could.  Coming off the Barry Roubaix, same distance (62 vs … More June 15, 2019 Funk Bottoms Gravel

It has been a challenging spring to get some new rides in. Busy work scheduled, along with some generally crappy weather has me limited to training rides. BUT…  this Saturday I am headed to central Ohio hill country for the 9th Annual Funk Bottoms Gravel race.  Taking on the 100K (62 mile course) which has … More June 13, 2019 Funk Bottoms Gravel 2 days away

It is finally here, the BRX; been on the calendar for a long time. Definitely has created a focus for me with training and diet. I have dropped 25 pound of holiday and winter fat. Gone keto-esk (low Carb) and no alcohol for 2 1/2 months.  My reward is this 62 mile gravel challenge. Bring … More April 13, 2019 The Barry Roubaix 62 Mile SRAM “Killer”