Date: Nov. 24, 2024 Destination: Commonplace Coffee, Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh Distance: 5.2 miles/8.4 kilometers Drink: Espresso and latte Weather: Cloudy, 41F/5C It’s the end of another coffe…| The Daily Randonneur
This year’s Coffeenering Challenge theme of small wins felt especially poignant today. Mary and I rode what I call the “Hyattsville loop” for the first time in 2024, something that has not been possible until I made enough shoulder rehabilitation progress. We last rode this loop on Nov. 25, 2023, just about a year ago. […]| The Daily Randonneur
We’re in the home stretch now for this year’s Coffeeneuring Challenge! I’m just one ride away from completion of all seven after today’s leafy outing on the C&O Canal Towpath with Mary. This was my longest ride of my rehab buildup in terms of minutes, at exactly 100, or 1 hour 40 minutes. I’m following […]| The Daily Randonneur
Washington had another weekend of glorious fall weather, which offered an ideal setting for a meetup with Tony P., who reached out to me earlier this year when I was off the bike. He suggested we get together for an easy ride when I was feeling better, and Saturday was that day. Tony met me […]| The Daily Randonneur
Mary organized the very first Coffeeneuring Challenge meetup in Washinton this weekend on the National Mall at the new Bar Americano cafe. The owners are working out of a National Park Service concession kiosk across from the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. Being the only intern in the coffeeneuring organization, I felt it was important […]| The Daily Randonneur
Mary and I went to one of our nearby favorites for my third outing in the 2024 Coffeeneuring Challenge. Swing’s Coffee has three locations, and this one is the roastery in the tony Del Ray area of Alexandria. It’s a popular stop on the weekends, being right across the street from local public soccer fields. […]| The Daily Randonneur
This week I broke my streak of classic coffeeneuring. In case you have not heard, “classic” means official rides on weekends only, as it was when the Coffeeneuring Challenge was invented in 2011. Why? Filter Coffeehouse in downtown Washington has been a favorite of mine for a very long time but it is only open […]| The Daily Randonneur
I like gadgets but they start to pile up after newer technology comes out, even if they still work fine. To clear out the old but still good, I’ve set up a page with where I’ll post occasional sports-related and other items. Right now I have my classic Pebble watches for sale. Incredibly, these are […]| The Daily Randonneur
I’ve decided to blog each of my Coffeeneuring Challenge 2024 rides this year as I gradually rebuild my riding strength. I completed my rehabilitation sessions for my shoulder earlier this week, on Oct. 1. It was my 60th visit, the most allowed by my insurance company per injury. Many, many kudos go to my therapist, […]| The Daily Randonneur
In my last post, I wrote about the hit-and-run crash on Dec. 2 that sent me to the hospital for five days with a bunch of broken bones and a punctured lung. More than six months have passed since t…| The Daily Randonneur
