My new sponsor SpiderTech Kinesio-Tape has put together a neat blog for myself and Lucas Euser, a very good pro cyclist who was involved in a similar accident and is now also making his return to the pro peloton. We're chronicling some of our thoughts on returning to racing on the Spider-Tech "Comebacks" page within … Continue reading SpiderTech Calls It A Comeback
Simply Stu Interview
I was lucky enough to be a guest on Simply Stu's Wickedly Cool Triathlon Podcast. You can download it at simplystu.libsyn.com. It's about 32min, which I apologize for, but I won't be offended if you turn me off. I won't even know!SimplyStu interviews multiple Ironman Champion Jordan Rapp. Listen to the conversation about Jordan's comeback … Continue reading Simply Stu Interview
Plans For Ground Zero
"This morning, the City’s Landmark Preservation Commission unanimously voted not to extend landmark status to the building on Park Place where the mosque and community center are planned. The decision was based solely on the fact that there was little architectural significance to the building. But with or without landmark designation, there is nothing in … Continue reading Plans For Ground Zero
30 Something
For a long time it seemed to me that life was about to begin - Real Life.But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first,some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid.At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.This perspective … Continue reading 30 Something
Rolling, Rolling, Rolling…
Keep movin', movin', movin', Though they're disapprovin', Keep them doggies movin' Rawhide! Don't try to understand 'em, Just rope and throw and grab 'em, Soon we'll be living high and wide. Boy my heart's calculatin' My true love will be waitin', be waiting at the end of my ride.I am, in my own opinion, the … Continue reading Rolling, Rolling, Rolling…
Interview With IronBrandon
I recently did an interview with avid age-group triathlete and podcaster IronBrandon. My part of the show starts at about the 48min mark. You can listen to it on his site at:http://ironbrandon.com/2010/06/ironbrandons-podcast-episode-99/You can also find it in iTunes at:http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=275935699Many thanks to Brandon for giving me opportunity to ramble to someone other than myself.
Nothing But Taillights
Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010 was a day that could have very easily my triathlon career. It almost ended my life. Thursday, June 10, 2010, 11 weeks and two days after my last run, I finally got to do what I'd spent the better part of the last couple of months dreaming about - I got … Continue reading Nothing But Taillights
Pavement
$60 million will buy 300 miles of urban bikeways or one mile of urban freeway. Cycling is a cheap date. - Roger Geller (Oregon Bike Summit). Thank you to Heidi Swift for sharing this incredible fact on Twitter.
Thank You Slowtwitch
Some very wonderful and generous denizens of the Slowtwitch forums got together to send me this wonderful and most unexpected gift. Thank you!For those whose eyesight is fading, those are the custom BACON Oakleys made for Dave's Quality Meats in NYC.
Bike Box Chronicles
Recently on Twitter, I saw a tweet from a fellow triathlete who was trying to get United to explain their $100 fee for bikes. They made some claim about treating it as a fragile item, which is about as bald-faced a lie as I can imagine. But nevertheless, the purpose of this post is not … Continue reading Bike Box Chronicles
