Wowser, I was just reminded of my ability to create lots of stuff but never maintain any of it. So today, I re-up with my internet buddy, H-O-W-D-Y. So, HOWDY. Hows everyone doing?

After 7 months in Boulder I finally did my first local weekday training ride, FruitLoops. Philly had the Tuesday Drives ride and Thursday Greentree or Great Valley which I spent a fair share of time on the front, near the front or off the front of those rides and sometimes near the back, not the back of the back but near the back. Usually though I was in the mix but since i have been in Boulder I have been pretty prominent at the back, sometimes at the back of the back. See the back of the back is different from the back, the back of the back is the place where it is almost like you are not...

I have been off the bike for a few weeks now because of some physical problems, this has led me to driving a bit more. I was out and about yesterday in the car running some errands. It was later in the afternoon, around 3:30 or so, people in Boulder leave work early because around 3:30 or 4 everyone is rolling around at mach speed trying to get somewhere. Anyhow, I noticed something weird yesterday, that I encountered 3 different bizzaro bicycle commuter situations. I was at the epicenter of bizzaro cycling culture, sandwiched in the middle. You see, people in Boulder that are on foot...

Last summer I wrote about a mystery and acute pain in my shoulder, neck and right arm with slight paralysis, tingling and numbing in both my right arm and some in my legs. I woke up one Monday morning with most of the symptoms above in varying degrees. I thought it was just something like a bad night of sleep, a stiff neck, riding my bike too much, etc. By the end of the Monday I was in more pain and a my right arm was a little more weak. As the week progressed this all got worse, with pain ranging on a perceived pain scale of close to 10, the worst pain I have ever had. I went to my primary...

Yesterday was Deer Trail Road Race, in the one road town of Deer Trail. The course was interesting to me because it literally heads out to a cone where you make a 180 degree turn like one that would happen in an out and back TT, only this happens 4 times, out to the first cone, turn around, out to the second cone ( different location ) turn-around and repeat one more time for a total of 58 miles. The P/1/2 race had pretty good sized fields, maybe 70 riders? on a tight yellow line road, it was going to be about position and position it was about! Out in the plains, open range the winds were...

Getting Ready to Mow the Lawn.... Boulder, ahhhh, the land of technical clothing. From REI, Mountain Hardware, Marmot, Patagonia, North Face and on and on. Everyone from the elderly woman to the little kid in stroller is wearing something from one of these brands, mainly a moisture wicking shirt, fleece or hiking/adventure style pants with UV resistant coating. It is evident in all aspects of life, from the grocery store to the lunchtime frolf game to mowing the grass ( better be with a push mower ) – this is where I come into play recently. I think the homeowners of my neighborhood...

This past weekend we made our first trip west towards to the high desert, at first we were going to go to Moab and do some mountain biking but then we decided to stay in Colorado and give Fruita our full attention. We heard that Fruita was similar to Moab and possibly less crowded with some great trails, camping and good weather. We set out on our journey Friday evening, Google maps sent us a really crazy way that had us going off of I70 and onto some back roads that started in Gypsum, Co. We were totally perplexed and a little concerned but we pushed on as the sun was setting. Up this really...

Tour of the Gila came and went, like a big bad storm sweeping into town and doing damage. That is how I feel right now, the Gila did its damage to me and left me worn and battered. Months of build up, months of training for the Gila, with one big goal in mind, a light at the end of the tunnel. Now that it is over I feel a little empty, nothing to work for. Where do I begin? where do I go? what is the next thing? The Gila was a tough battle, and everyday I was right there in the thick of the battle only to be overtaken right at the end. I just did not have that last 2% to give. In other...

Life is busy, it has caused me to not want to update the blog recently, a bit of anonymity is ok every once and in a while, in an age and day when everything and everybody throw it all on the table. As I check the blogs I like or stumble upon it is always the same stuff. That is ok, everyone needs and wants a voice, but it is ok to not say anything. Perhaps it is a sign that other things are going on ::: so that is my excuse, not in any particular order, some things that are going on. 1. Buying/Bought a house in Boulder, Co – This is scary, because the nice new TT wheels for this...

While I was out for a ride today just pedaling along minding my p’s and q’s I started thinking about the group ride I did last weekend, the weekend worlds style ride in Boulder. I wrote about it a little bit the other day so I won’t bore my 2 readers with more details on the ride specifics. As I was pedaling along and some middle-aged dude almost crashed into me from behind as he hammered along it got me to thinking of a remark I heard as I pedaled up the only climb on the ride, Carter Lake climb. I came from middle of the pack and bridged to the front group, but in doing...