2023-06-09 – So far, so good

By Joseph Barbone on June 9, 2023

This has been my first week back to “regular activity”. Tuesday, I did bridge repeats and Thursday was a standard 4 mile run. I normally run 5 miles on Tuesday and Thursday but since I’m just starting back, I didn’t want to push it, get hurt, then be out again for however long. I may […]

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CTRL-ALT-DEL. Again.

By Joseph Barbone on June 1, 2023

Once again, I am restarting. If I had a dollar for every time I started over, I would have a much different financial outlook, but once again, here we are. I’m in a funk. I’m not sure exactly when it started, but I know it’s been for at least the last several months, if not […]

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Bikepacking Trip – Part Two – Lessons Learned

By Joseph Barbone on January 8, 2022

Really? An update almost FOUR YEARS AFTER your trip? You have got to be kidding!!!? Well, unfortunately, I’m not. I don’t really have a good excuse as to why I didn’t update it, other than I was finishing my bachelor’s degree, but again, no real excuse. So, to my zero (0) subscribers, I’m sorry for […]

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The Challenge

By Joseph Barbone on February 20, 2020

Sitting at dinner tonight, looking at my most recent “bad decision”, I thought, “hmm, I wonder how close I can get to my former self when I was in really good shape?” Of course, “good shape” is completely subjective, and to me, “good shape” may be stunningly mediocre to you, but at one point in […]

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See ya later, bye 2019!

By Joseph Barbone on January 2, 2020

“See ya later, bye”, is what comes to mind when I think about 2019 coming to an end. It wasn’t without its triumphs though, but the overwhelming majority of this past year has been a complete and total shit-show. Allow me to provide some context for clarity. The year started off with good intentions. In […]

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Bikepacking Trip – Part One

By Joseph Barbone on March 18, 2018

The Motivation I have always had a love for the great outdoors and anything that had to do with being off-road and in the woods. I don’t recall exactly when I heard about bikepacking, but I was intrigued. It was something that I was very interested in as I am always trying to figure out […]

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Necessary Evil

By Joseph Barbone on April 24, 2017

Okay, so “evil” is probably a little strong, but no less of a pain in the ass.  See, I have a Jeep Wrangler that I use for everything; road trips, getting me to and from the mountain bike trails, exploring off road areas and of course, her main role as my daily driver. To ensure […]

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I made it!

By Joseph Barbone on April 16, 2017

Last weekend was a great weekend. Why, you ask? Well, let me give you a little bit of history so it actually makes sense. There is a mountain bike event hosted by the Suwannee Bicycle Association in White Springs, Florida every year called the Ididaride. It’s a play on words to the Iditarod, which is the […]

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On a Steel Horse I Ride…

By Joseph Barbone on December 31, 2016

Well, maybe not steel, more like Alpha Platinum Aluminum to be exact. Since the invention of bicycles, there has always been a special bond between kids and their two-wheeled counter parts. Christmas, birthdays or any other gift giving occasion, little boys and girls from all around the country dream about bicycles at a very early age, […]

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Chuck Lennon Mountain Bike Park

By Joseph Barbone on September 18, 2016

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