The Great Divide
Unsupported racing appeals to me on many levels. But none more basic than that it is unsupported. Yes, incredible insight I know. We live in a world of excuses. A world of finger pointers. Even a world where a village will blame a corporate conspiracy for bad weather. We blame marketing campaigns for our children […]
Doped*
Doping is in the news again. Big surprise. This time some track athletes have admitted to past PED usage. New doping discoveries are as common as Obama and Clinton tiffs. They are hardly even news anymore. The list of baseball players gets longer and longer. Runners, cyclists, skiers… it just goes on and on. The […]
The Bicycle
The bicycle is a simple device. Apply force to a crank and a chain, which turns a cog, which turns a wheel. Forward progress. That simple act has been pushed to the brink by cyclists for well over a hundred years. From the very beginning people have used bikes to cross mountains, cross nations, […]
Ranting on About Big Brother
Also see: In Contrast for further discussion on this topic. ~~ Competitive SRPs are required for events where 2 or more people compete in a recreational activity. A permit is also required when 1 person or team contests an established record. –Colorado BLM page. The language regarding a solo rider is new. At least since […]
Emergence
The Hopi have a legend about how they came to live in this world, the fourth world, as they called it. There are many variations to this story, but they all agree on certain points. The world in which they lived was corrupt, depraved, and evil. It was an unhappy life, so they sought higher […]
More 2006 Tour of Utah
The last couple of days have been busy. I spent Friday up at the OR show, and then that evening I watched the circuit race through downtown Salt Lake. The race was stage 5 of the Tour of Utah. Today I rode my bike with Keith up to the summit of the Alpine Loop ahead […]
The 2006 Tour of Utah
The Tour of Utah started today. I caught the peloton early in the race when they passed about a mile from my house, then later with the family we watched the finish in Provo. It should be a good race. Lots of climbing, a TT and a circuit race. There is a good solid field […]
To the Everyman
“Who can we cheer with any kind of certainty? What too-good-to-be-true story is legit? Where does hopeful belief end and rampant cynicism begin?” -Pat Forde, ESPN.com I will tell you where. Too often, and for too long we have looked at our professional athletes as our source for inspiration, and heroism. Far too long we […]
