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?

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...

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...

I am in the middle standing straight up Yesterday was my first group “race” style ride that I have participated on in quite sometime, heck, it was the first time I sat in a group bigger than 6 since July. Boulder’s big weekend worlds style ride is called the Gateway Ride. It meets and starts at the Gateway Funpark in North Boulder, Gateway Funpark might be fun, has some go-karts, mini golf, etc, but the real fun is on Saturday morning at 10:00 when a huge group (100+ yesterday) meets and rides for a few hours. The Gateway Ride has been known to be sort of the renegade,...

Headed out into some white stuff today for some much needed cyclocross bike time. Exploring the trails in and around my homestead in Boulder is heaven, there are just so many options. I headed in a new direction that lead me onto some great single and double track. Nice and slipper and icy, like I like it. The climbing was long and grinding and the views were great. Even stumbled on a few friends that gave me a 100 lb stare. A nice day on the bike, not on the trainer and into some cold winter air.

4 days ago DLowe rolled into town, a brisk sunny morning greeted by a face and friend of old. In typical fashion, a beer was tossed back before a cold ride on a bike fit for someone else. We headed out for a nice rolling ride, it could have been Philly, it didn’t matter, it felt like old hat. Many of rides started and finished in the same way, in this location, to me it felt like the same. That is good, it means that friendships stick, it is liking riding a bike, it never goes away. I like that, I don’t like to forget, when I leave my house in Boulder and set out on that lonely...

That used to me grabbing my skateboard and my dirty self and skateboarding to the wee hours of the morning. Now it means to me hitting the trails with my skate skis and getting one hell of a workout. From Powell & Peralta to Fischer Carbon RCS Skate Skis, quite the contrast. I am in love with xc skiing especially skate skiing. It is fun to watch an Universal has some World Cup coverage this year. I am a terrible skier, I can muscle it up the hills and get it going on the flats, hits the downhills and it can get ugly real quick. Boulder has some great resources, when it snows Boulder...

Tour of Gila 2007 - Cat 2 In late 2009 Anna and I moved to Colorado, new terrain, new races, new people, lots of new stuff. As I start to look towards 2010 and plan my schedule, mainly looking at the bigger races because as we bike racers know, the local stuff is more or less a gimme when it comes to planning, at least for me. So far the targeted stuff on my schedule is pretty huge, not only in size but excitement factor. Some races I always wanted to do, some I never heard of and some that just look plain rad. For starters, Valley of the Sun in February, flight from Denver are $190 bucks...

Ok, this winter living in Colorado I have taken up the sport of nordic skiiing, specifically nordic-skating. It all started one snowy day here in Colorado when I had some couch time scheduled and I was flipping through Comcast’s never ending useless amounts of channels when I stopped on Universal Sports Network. The sites was vaguely familar, dudes in spandex, snot and spit coming out of facial orifices, tactical style close racing and hell, one fun and hard looking sport. Yes, the world of World Cup Nordic Skiing. As I glanced out the window at all the snow on the ground, I thought,...