Shedd Park, add layers

I would like you all to know that I was in extreme pain all week. Derby City Cup really took it out of me. Like I said, I wasn’t exactly peaking in fitness at that point, but, the pain is proof that I left it all out there, at least physically. So, after resting quite a bit this week, I …

Winter Weather Woes, a list for cyclists.

I am relatively new to cycling, which means (likely) that I am even newer to winter cycling (who in their right mind would start cycling IN THE WINTER and continue on to see another?). I remember my first winter riding experience. I was a triathlete, in college, and knew no cyclists. The first 30 (F) degree day in January, not …

chop n drop, KY edition

My Focus bike, outstanding in its field. Phillipsburg, OH This weekend, the Derby City Cup cyclocross race in Louisville, Kentucky was on the race calendar. That is approximately a 19 hour drive from my home, but only a 3 hour drive from my parents’ in Dayton, OH. The most logical conclusion: fly to mommy and daddy’s, drive to race. Best …