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    Buffalo Determination

    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”

    March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 by secondratecyclist

    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”

    March 22, 2021 by secondratecyclist

    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”

    March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 by secondratecyclist

    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”

    July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 by secondratecyclist

    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”

    July 22, 2020 by secondratecyclist

    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”

    July 14, 2020 by secondratecyclist

    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”

    July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 by secondratecyclist

    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”

    July 5, 2020July 5, 2020 by secondratecyclist

    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”

    June 24, 2020 by secondratecyclist

    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”

    June 21, 2020 by secondratecyclist

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