When it comes to cycling, it seems that I am a glutton for punishment. It’s been almost exactly 9 years since the first time I decided to do a crazy-long bike ride, and unlike the Dead2Red’s long relay rides in 2009, 2010, and then winning first place in 2015, this would be the first time […]

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It’s time for another coast-to-coast bike ride! After doing the 250km Dead2Red three times in 2009, 2010, and 2015 as part of a 5-person relay team, I’m ready for a new challenge – the 95km ride between Colon along the Caribbean coast down to Panama City on the Pacific. The race is in only three […]

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At around 10pm last evening, there was suddenly more honking than usual on Via España, outside our condo. We’re used to beeps, car alarms (oh the car alarms), muffled thuds, and the grumble of buses. But this noise went on for quite awhile. It turns out that Panama has won the right to enter the […]

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“It means, ‘explorer’” said our city bicycling tour guide, Fedinand, this morning, when the first pack of cheering, smiling little children ran after our bicycles,  holding out the little hands to high five us. “It’s not a bad word, I promise. They really like seeing you guys here.” It was a word we’d be hearing […]

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Like most ancient ruins of ancient civilizations, the Zapotec/Mixtec ruins of Monte Alban are filled with big rocks. Built on a large mountain overlooking the modern city of Oaxaca (the priestly/ruling caste of the Zapotec had a thing for being able to overlook their subjects), Alban has a serene, tranquil feel to it even during […]

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I just returned from a great weekend of biking and camping, and I didn’t need to leave the state this time to do it! My friend and colleague Caitlin recently purchased a new bicycle, a cyclecross type, and she was eager to put some more long haul miles on it. She and her boyfriend Branden […]

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