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I Heart Colorado

Posted on May 26, 2012

Biking–and living–in Colorado is pretty great. I am very lucky. Let me show you why. I mean, let me count the ways. 1. The sky.   2. The mountains.   3. The strange things you see while in those mountains. … Continue reading →

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Back To Back

Posted on May 12, 2012

Working out on back-to-back days ain’t what it used to be. Back in the day (i.e. late 1980s) for college cross country, we’d run twice a day for an entire week to start the training season. Running doubles. Around 15 … Continue reading →

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Go West (Not So Young Man)

Posted on April 19, 2012

I’ve taken a week off to ride and write in Grand Junction and I’m feeling a bit scattered since I’m filled with endorphins, Gatorade, and caffeine. My legs and brain are tired but I want to fit in as much … Continue reading →

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Spin Class is Boring When The Instructor Plays Lousy Music and Talks Too Much

Posted on January 29, 2012

It’s winter and that means I do little riding out of doors, and am relegated to the strange windowless back room of my suburban rec center, where I sit on a stationary bike with, oh, 54 other folks, and I … Continue reading →

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A New Word

Posted on December 3, 2011

Lostacious. That was the word in my dream, the dream I was having as I woke up this morning. I think it’s an adjective, and it describes the state or quality of being blissfully lost. Sometimes it’s used as an … Continue reading →

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What’s Been Up Lately (On Two Feet, No Wheels)

Posted on October 11, 2011

I haven’t ridden in a while. Real life has rudely intruded. Though sometimes it’s good to let it, so you can get the itch back again. In the meantime, I have polished up some riding haiku. I’M NOT SCARED HAIKU … Continue reading →

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What Work Is: What Labor Day, the Poet Laureate, Ballet, Mountain Biking, and the Philosopher Horace have in Common

Posted on September 8, 2011

Have I missed Labor Day? Where did you go, oh amazing national day off? Well, perhaps I needed to have already experienced Labor Day 2011 in order to begin contemplating the meaning of Labor Day, and the idea of labor, … Continue reading →

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Three-Day Trip to Summit County

Posted on September 7, 2011

(Note: I’m on a three-day solo trip up to Summit County to check out some of the riding there, and to do lots of writing. I hope to get three rides in, depending on weather, and to camp. All by … Continue reading →

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Raging River

Posted on July 17, 2011

Last year during a visit to the high country in Grand Lake, Colorado, I rode some really fun new trails created by the Grand Lake Metropolitan Recreation District, just a short jog from the western entrance to Rocky Mountain National … Continue reading →

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Getting Lost

Posted on July 2, 2011

There’s the old adage that those who wander are not always lost, and while I certainly appreciate that sentiment, I’d push it a bit farther. I think we often like to get ourselves lost, so that we can then find … Continue reading →

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