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Spring is in the air

Finally looks like we may be headed towards Spring. The weather forecast for today was upper 40’s, turned out to be more like 56 by the end of today’s ride. I headed out the door for 2 hours solo, then swung back in and did another 1:40 with Mia. I think I just doubled my…

March Madness

It’s now March and I have major cabin fever. Last winter was extremely mild and I rode outside quite a bit. This winter has been cold, windy and February in particular has been very snowy. I’ve only ridden outside twice since 2013 started, that’s got to be close to an all time low for me. …

Nope!

Nope, no, nada, not gonna happen. That was the call with today’s Half at the Hamptons. I believe it is the first time in the race’s history that they have had to cancel the event. It’s just a bummer because I was looking forward to it. This is what we woke up to today though….

Half Marathon and a Nor’easter?

I’m supposed to be running the Half at the Hamptons this Sunday, there is a potential for a classic Nor’easter blowing into New England for Saturday night into Sunday. This could be VERY interesting. Stay Tuned! -Pete

Walloped with Snow

Yup, it’s been a pretty mellow winter. Up until Friday at least. Concord got dumped on with about 22″ of snow. Needless to say, it finally looks like winter around here. Mia and I got out for a relatively easy snowshoe on Saturday during the afternoon. The winds were still wicked at times and there…

Best Buttermilk Pancakes

Got another recipe for everyone. I’ve tried out well over a dozen pancake recipes over the years. I like some of them, and was not very fond out others. This recipe below though consistently makes nice fluffy pancakes. It is a variation of Alton Browns’ Buttermilk Pancake Recipe. Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon…