For any serious runner, looking through training plans inevitably leads to the discovery that they all want you to do hill repeats. Hal Higdon (basically the godfather of running in Chicago), recomme...

It has been almost over ten years since I last bought a backpack, and now I need a new one. My three primary use cases are while commuting on a Divvy bike, riding on my motorcycle, and generally walk...

After a month of having a Divvy membership, I have been on only nine trips. A slacker, I know; but with two weeks of vacation in there, I'm averaging one trip every other day. As the weather improve...

The short version of the trip:

In terms of reaction to a request for work, there are several responses. In order from most desirable to least desirable:

About nine months ago, Divvy bike sharing program went live in Chicago. I was thrilled with the concept of it from the initial launch, and was excited to see it quickly expa...