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Matt Donahue: SM100 2008
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Friday, September 05, 2008. Great job to all who rode/raced on Sunday. For the duration of the race I rode with or very near CB teammates which really made the day. At the start I got caught off guard by the slightly false start- again, no worries, no chase, just ridin'! Wheaton showed up around the time when I finished cleaning out my wheel, we rode to the first climb together passing Anna wishing her a happy birthday! She was cheery and seemingly enjoying herself, although wishing for a 50 mile version!
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Matt Donahue: Math Test for Canadians
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007. Math Test for Canadians. Over Thanksgiving, we flew to Minneapolis to spend the holiday my in-laws. We flew on Northwest Airlines. Northwest, formerly known to me as 'Northworst,' did an excellent. So what does this have to do with testing the math skills of Canadians? Well, after completing the survey, I clicked on the rules and regulations link of the survey's thank you message (I was curious when they were planning to draw the winner - not that I expect to win, but curiou...
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Matt Donahue: RFK Crit Race Report
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Monday, June 18, 2007. RFK Crit Race Report. As Mike S. reported, we lucked out with the 8:45 AM start time and enjoyed the lowest temperatures of the day. I’m sure it would have been a different race had we started with the 4s at 4PM. It marked my first top-three road finish. Thanks to Bega and the Hub Racing crew for running a great Crit. Thanks to the sponsors for their support! It’s great to have a local race that you can ride to within your home town. Posted by Matt Donahue at 5:00 PM.
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Matt Donahue: DCCX
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Wednesday, September 26, 2007. Lots to blog about, but little time. One thing I should mention is that our team is organizing a 'cross race in DC. In fact it will be held in my backyard, almost literally. A Day of Cyclocross Racing in Our Nation’s Capital. Presented by DCMTB/City Bikes. US Armed Forces Retirement Home. Rock Creek Church Rd, NW and Upshur St, NW. Washington, DC 20011. Registration is open for DCCX! Posted by Matt Donahue at 12:41 PM. That's an awesome logo. T-shirts? I'm all over that.
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Matt Donahue: Greenbelt 5/14
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Thursday, May 15, 2008. Raced my first road race of the year last night, the Greenbelt. Training" race. It's a good experience in concept. Ride out to the race- nice 30 min warm up. Race for an hour, ride home for 30 mins. I could be grumpy about some of the riding etiquette. In the race, but really it's not worth writing about. I came away with somewhere around 10 th. Place, although the 'official' standings (13 deep) don't list me at all. They also don't list the guy that was in 6 th. At all. Woops.
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Matt Donahue: June 2005
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Thursday, June 23, 2005. Eddie Vedder Translated or something. This is a hilarious and creative way to finally understand what Eddie's talking about. Http:/ homepage.mac.com/jeffgarden/ledbetter.swf. Posted by Matt Donahue at 8:02 AM. Monday, June 20, 2005. 24 Hours of Big Bear Part 1. There's lots to say about this one! In a nutshell: MONKEY! Ten Pound Monkeys were a great team, great friends, great course, great weather and a 10th place finish to boot! And talking to the folks from U.S. Postal. The 24 ...
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Matt Donahue: Cranky Monkey Dirt Crit Burnout
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Wednesday, August 08, 2007. Cranky Monkey Dirt Crit Burnout. First, I rode an 82 mile Mass-Sky ride in Saturday's heat. Sunday was the Cranky Monkey dirt crit. It's a full gas effort for 60 minutes plus one lap- a.k.a. 70 minutes. We rolled into the parking lot- with 7? Steve ended up starting further back than I did, he lined up with the single speeders who were next on the line. I went through some back and forth, but generally kept slowing down. Steve passed me. and just as I was about to head...Resto...
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Matt Donahue: April 2005
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Sunday, April 24, 2005. I spent the better part of the day in Michaux State Forest, just north of Gettysburg PA. The morning started a bit rough. I woke up on time, but had to mount some new tubeless tires. Since my existing ones were worn, and the front was running with a tube due to a puncture suffered at Gambril. The process went far faster than I expected, but I needed to be at the race venue before 9:30 and it was already 7:30. After a few short hill climbs and laps around the parking lot to warm up...
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Matt Donahue: Metro to Raise Fares - Interesting Reactions
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Friday, December 15, 2006. Metro to Raise Fares - Interesting Reactions. An article in The Washington Post today Some Metro Riders May Reach for Car Keys. Discussed reactions from Metro riders to the potential plan to raise fares in order to meet Metro's budget shortfall. Most interesting, the article didn't include one quote or any other mention of alternate ways to commute. HMMM where am I going with this? Yes, I am disappointed that there is no mention of bike commuting. Nothing. With my blog readersh...
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Matt Donahue: September 2005
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Monday, September 26, 2005. Terror of Teaberry Michaux #3. A turn to the left on the edge of town led up into the hills and through several orchards. It was like a scene from The Cider House Rules; old farmers and apple trucks, is this a race report of some goofy PA tourist story? I didn't realize they were that close! The first climb was a steep fire road; I ascended this one with the two sport riders who I would see for most of the race. The leader for the Sr. IIs Kemball? Sweet, no hiding now, no more...
