My friend Jack is going to ride in the Lotoja Classic bicycle race tomorrow, his second time participating in this 206-mile endurance event. (You can find last year’s coverage here.) I’d like to wish him luck, if he happens to be sitting up too late for someone who has to pedal a bike up and down mountains in the morning, and may the wind be at his back. Or whatever bicyclists say to each other. I’ll be away from my computer all day tomorrow, but I’ll be getting text-message updates on Jack’s progress, and I’ll report the results when I get the chance…