Storms are frequent and many times unexpected in the western United States. The dark rolling clouds, with almost a menacing personality, stalk the prairies and farmlands and… Read more “Buffalo Determination”
Tag: injury
Stepping Back into the Arena
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done… Read more “Stepping Back into the Arena”
Sickness and Its Effect on VO2
It is no secret that any illness affects our ability to function on certain levels. Viral, bacterial or physical injury limits our ability to function at 100%.… Read more “Sickness and Its Effect on VO2”
Strength to Weakness
The Long Road Back Part Eight Descending is underrated. A cyclist can gain massive time advantages on riders (and segments if that is your thing) if he… Read more “Strength to Weakness”
The Eighty-Mile Mark
The Long Road Back Part Seven Have you ever been driving and miss an exit ramp, only to find out that the next ramp is eight miles… Read more “The Eighty-Mile Mark”
Answering the Call
The Long Road Back Part Six Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me… Read more “Answering the Call”
The Next Rung on the Ladder
The Long Road Back Part Five When I was a teenager, I remember thinking how cool it would be to own a new truck. Many kids in… Read more “The Next Rung on the Ladder”
The False Flat
The Long Road Back Part Four Standing at the entrance to the hospital, I thought it comical what was happening in front of me. Everyone was having… Read more “The False Flat”
Mind over Matter
The Long Road Back Part Two The head game of injury is sometimes greater than the injury itself, although my physical injury was . . . well,… Read more “Mind over Matter”
The Long Road Back
Part One It happened so quickly. I remember things in pieces, as if you tore different pages from a magazine. Blood and dirt. My bike in pieces.… Read more “The Long Road Back”
Secondrate Cyclist 