Every once and a while, a person should do something that makes them uncomfortable.   For me, swimming falls into that category and today was my day to step out of my comfort zone.   As a…

We’ve acquired some new toys this year and most of them have been for me! Finally replaced my circa 1992 Trek 1400 with this sleek Trek Madone  3.1 WSD. Wow, gears on the handlebars instead…

After our last bike ride on Old Walland Road, I told John that it was time to throw in a few more hills. I had successfully powered up a couple of short, marginally steep hills…

A few posts ago, I dropped a comment about work friends and a spring triathlon.  What I didn’t say is that the group, ages 19-59, is less than ideally fit and preparing for a sprint…

Yesterday as I struggled to get through a bike ride, I realized it was time to adjust my bicycle goals, a slight correction in direction if you will.  It has been 10 weeks since I…