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Hey all! 12-26-2011

At long last, I've done enough on the bike to make an entry. Went a solid 25 today - mostly on sticky gravel roads, but with one or two forays into mud. Not sure what I'm going to do with my renewed interest, but have invitations to do some adventure racing, […]

I am an idiot. 04-29-2011

I've said it before. I've fallen off a ladder, walked on a broken ankle for 10 days, and I anticipate seeing an orthopedic surgeon in Kansas City next Tuesday.This may cause me to ride a little less this year. I expect to be on the bike maybe sometime in August […]

Dirty Kanza 200 - training tips. 01-02-2011

Here's a list of training tips. Just so you know, the suggestions here are SUGGESTIONS. This race will kick your butt no matter what I post, and success or failure depends on how you handle things on the course. Just because I'm interested in helping you a little […]

Here we go again.... 12-23-2010

So, again, seriously considering the Dirty Kanza 200. Three years ago, I did it, and it was really a landmark in my life. Two years ago I injured in training and couldn't prepare adequately. Last year, I entered, and then just got too busy getting the brewery going. […]

Good to be home again... 10-17-2010

Went 25ish today on the road bike. Gorgeous day, light breeze, mostly from the East. As always, many, many hills.New directions - consider the Mantracker - a television show on the Science Channel. I would like to be 'prey'. 36 hours of running, thinking, […]

I'm an idiot, and I can prove it. 07-16-2010

In the last 5 years or so, I've got better than 18,000 miles on the bike. You'd think I know better.So today, after having ridden only 60 miles in the last 3 months, I decide to crank out 40 miles, leaving the house at noon. On a brutally hot day. Heat index […]

Kansas. Weather in Kansas. 03-14-2010

Well, like everywhere else, the folk here say you can't predict anything. I'm getting better. IF I am entered in a challenging event, I can be reasonably certain that there will be crap weather until the date of the event. Crap meaning rain, cold, ice, and mud […]

Craving the Zen 03-12-2010

Don't know how crazy you can get craving bike zen, but I feel like I'm wanting to burst out of a cage or something. I listen to my riding songs and ride the trainer, but I just don't get the rush like I do climbing like a banshee. Guess Zen is more a peace […]

More spinning! 02-02-2010

Been on the trainer for the past few weeks. Did get one crazy killer hill workout though (see previous post). I do feel like the aerobic side is coming back, but when I take it out on the road I realize how much less intense the trainer actually is.On the hill repeats, […]

Ahhh, hills. 01-31-2010

Finally beginning to feel like the snap is returning to my legs!Worked hills today, felt great! Long hard repeats, and successfully so.So much else is going on - feels good to be able to have the confidence that the DK will go well.Micah.