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This evening I registered for the annual Worst Day of the Year Ride<\/a>, which should at least get me out of the house and on to the bike before Spring arrives!\u00c2\u00a0 It should be a lot of fun.\u00c2\u00a0 It is a production of ORBike<\/a>, and benefits the Community Cycling Center<\/a>, a worthy cause. This year it takes place on February 15th<\/strong>, rather than the actual worst day of the year, which historically is February the 9th.<\/p>\n Join me, if you dare<\/strong><\/em>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This evening I registered for the annual Worst Day of the Year Ride, which should at least get me out of the house and on to the bike before Spring arrives!\u00c2\u00a0 It should be a lot of fun.\u00c2\u00a0 It is a production of ORBike, and benefits the Community Cycling Center, a worthy cause. 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