Chilly Chili. 12 January, 2020

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For many runners and walkers in the Syracuse area, Cazenovia’s long-running Chilly Chili 5K announces the start of the new running season—though we never really stop racing through the winter in upstate New York. My first, and prior to our move to Syracuse in 2017, only visit to Cazenovia had been for a bicycle race…

Winter Warrior. 4 January, 2020

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Patrick O’Grady’s “Old Guys Who Get Fat in Winter” cartoons became ever more relevant when I was cycling—and even more so after I stopped. It wasn’t the cold; I’d ridden in 10 degree weather without too many complaints, but a slippery road could lead to a bad month or three. There was always the indoor…