Another week, another race/organized ride supported by the cycling club at work. What can I say...they like us to be healthy employees ;) This time, it was the Reston Century . Though I hadn't trained for it per se, I was convinced that I had enough fitness to get through the ride. With a handful of long rides out at Skyline, and a bunch of other rides topping out at around 80 miles, I figured I'd be alright. I should also note that this ride marked the culmination of my peak training for Patriots Half, so I had already generated a good bit of fatigue from the previous weeks and the 10 mile run I had done the day before. I was interested to see how my body handled everything. Sunday...

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Now that the bike repair station is a little further south (of campus), I can commute to the bike station and fill up my tires with air and be on my way,” he said. Matthew Palmer, a program coordinator for the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, said he has already used the station to put air in his bike tires and adjust his seat. “I am familiar with having a flat tire or needing another quick repair. Near the Strathmore Building on Westwood Plaza stands a newly installed bike repair station, fully outfitted with the tools necessary for cyclists to self-repair problems they may have on or near campus. 26, contains a bike stand, an air pump and other basic tools, including wrenches and screwdrivers, said Michael King, transportation planner for to improve bicycling conditions on campus. “If you look at the fact that it is one of the greenest ways you can commute, it is really worth it as an investment in the campus to encourage people to feel secure about commuting to campus, knowing that if they get here they can fix a problem,”... “Before I would go to the John Wooden Center bike repair shop.

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