Category Archives: Really Deep Thoughts

Back To Back

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

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 by

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 by

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 by

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 by

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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Three-Day Trip to Summit County

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

(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 by

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 by

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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It’s All in Your Head

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

There are those certain special sections on your local ride. You know them well. They’re sorta scary, but not really dangerous. But the line is difficult to find. Often you pedal up to the first part of a series of … Continue reading →

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Mixed Taste, Deconstructed

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

Two Saturdays ago I had the wonderful privilege of being a speaker at Denver’s Museum of Contemporary Art’s “Mixed Taste—On Ice” lecture series. Simply put, two speakers on vastly differing topics are randomly chosen to pair up and talk about … Continue reading →

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