Grated moonbeamOver a bed of tossed sheets Bursts of turf gun-popsJacquarding well eared nights A melange of piqued barkingFollows the siren reduction Your choice of counting sheepOr a guided meditation Served with restless legAnd racine heart For dessert, tonight’s special,A…
Following the Cities and Memory reminder that sometimes “the best recorder in the world is the one you have with you at the time,” here’s an iPhone voice memo recording of a small second line band marching in the rain…
Takeaways: •Training: The “Survive the Gran Fondo” Training Peaks training plan was perfect for this IMHO. That said, my posse did all of the Sunday long rides out west on the hills along the course. •Electrolytes: Temps were near perfect…
What weird weather we had this year for the Rapha Festive 500. The day after Christmas was 79 degrees! Then a day later, temps plummeted to the 30s with high wind and heavy rain. By New Years’ Eve the Arkansas…
Second weekend of base training started with a Saturday morning ride. Temps in high 30s. I stopped at the north side of the BDB to snap a pic of the fog on the river and discovered my rear tire was…
Rock City Races. A friend of mine would call each of these races an AFGO – “Another Fucking Growth Opportunity.” In the River Market Crit on Saturday and the SOMA Crit on Sunday, I raced strong but not smart. Both…
There he is. That guy. No, not Lance. The pariah of the UCI. And no, not Mr. Photo Bomb, the yellow hat man with the goofy grin. Actually me. The guy behind the camera. Red Chuck. On Saturday’s Cardiac Classic…
Last October I joined Carve. In December I started training with the Road Team. Wednesday nights we did team exercises – paceline, jumps, two man attacks, form sprints, etc. Saturday mornings we rode a 55 mile group ride (55 from…
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