I can’t say that I’ve been especially diligent at a lot of things in my life, and it seems that updating this site is included! I’ve been away for over a year and am at the point where I’m comfortable getting back into the game. Again. This will be a short update as I slowly move back into a “sharing” mindset, there have been a few things that contributed to my time away. We’ll get to those in due time but suffice it to say, there will be a few changes this year and I’m still trying to work it all out. Let’s dive in, shall we?
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2024 Lake Loop around Lake Hopatcong
Good day, friends! I’m finally back with another update for those who are starving for info (all 7 of you)! It’s been quite a roller coaster of a year since my last post, and a bit of heartache to boot. I lost my father to cancer in April, so the past few months have been a bit “weird”. And I still haven’t been able to get out riding as much as I wanted to, but I did complete the 2024 Lake Loop around Lake Hopatcong, hosted by the Lake Hopatcong Foundation. It was around 20 miles circumnavigating the lake, which I figured I could do without too many problems. Until the hills kicked in.
(more…)Sometimes, you just gotta get serious (again)
I’m sitting here on a Sunday morning. eating my ham and cheese English muffin and drinking coffee, and I realize that I’m starting to get complacent again. Not that I’m missing any posting deadlines or anything. Heck, this is the most I’ve posted in a row in a long time! But what I am missing is time on the bike, and I do mean missing it. Looking back on older posts, I see that this is about the time where I begin to “fall off the cycling wagon” again; and as much as I love cycling, I just can’t find the motivation to ride. I began to wonder why that was, and I think I know why.
(more…)An end to 2023, or going out with a whisper
What one word would I use to sum up 2023? How about “Meh”. It’s not really a good or bad thing, but really just an overall mediocre year. I didn’t have any expectations for this year, and I met my goal for that. This was more or less a “shake-down” year to get a sense of where I am and what it is I want to do. I was able to get some new things into practice, but then again I didn’t practice as much as I expected. All in all, I am content with how I spent the year. Let’s break it down a little and see what’s in store for next year.
(more…)This is getting to be a habit…
This is getting to be a habit, and I mean that in both good and bad ways. By the good way, it means that what I’ve been changing over the last 6 months has been working and my ailments have been under control, some of them really well! The bad way, though, it seems that I don’t think about updating this site, nor the YouTube channel that often, for some reason or another. I’ll dive in to both of these sides of the coin, but I do want to thank my new subscribers for joining me on this ride! There’s been some new readers recently and that’s gotten me motivated to get another post up. So, on we go with the show!
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The Backyard Cyclist 