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Late Summer Sunsets
Evening coolness, Jersey flapping. Tranquil spinning, Absolute calm. Dip behind a stroller, Swerve around a runner, Dodge a fortune teller, Get dusted by…
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Making it Happen
Manual For Speed Location: Boise, ID Date: 14 July 2012 Time: 10:52 PM Race: Boise Twilight Criterium Two years ago my mentor…
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Self-Justification
Originally Published Dec.2010 December is a time when students stress for fall semester final exams, when real people work their butts off…
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Skillz
Cycling is a combination of physiological talent (ability to utilize oxygen and go up hill) and skill (ability to manoeuvre one’s bike…
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New Year’s Resolutions
Resolutions are for those who lack the courage to change today. It is silly. The natural order of change is to do…
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December Cycling: Mini Camps
December is a tricky time of year for cyclists with too much time on their hands. How hard should I train? I…
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Should I try meditation?
Trends are cool, patterns are powerful, fractals are fundamental and so is meditation. If you haven’t tried meditation yet…”it sounds hard, I…
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Rediscovery
It’s dark, raining, cold, and slippery, but instinct is conquering habit so I keep pedaling. Bright reds and whites glare off the…
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Thunderous Call Ups
December 11th, 2011: After a long but “interesting” day on the Greyhound bus, I arrived back in Canada after 2.5 months of…
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Home Race
I’ve been extremely fortunate to race at many different venues across North America over the past 3 years, but there is something…
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Don Harlan
To sum it up: “The Coach Who Cares”! Everything I read said to find a coach who cares. Where else will you…
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Rainy Sunglasses
Out from under the soaked brim, my ill-chosen sunglasses darken the dim daylight further. Shielding my eyes from the unwelcome spray…