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2013 Haute Route Alps – Route Details
In case I needed some motivation to recover and rest, today they announced the route details for the 2013 Haute Route in the Alps. This year the route will be 85% brand new, which means there are a...
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The Freakish Femoral Neck
First off, thanks to all those who reached out to me after the injury news. I received a lot of encouraging comments here, on Facebook, Twitter, and a lot of text messages and emails. Whether the...
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2012 Climbs of the Year – Top 20 to 11
There were so many amazing climbs this year. Last year I divided them up by length and difficulty. This year that was a far more challenging task. Since the focus was exclusively on new and interesting...
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2012 Rides of the Year
Last year I ranked my rides with two lists. One list was for the overall experience, while the other was for the most difficult. This year I’m going in a different direction. The most difficult list is...
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The Lance Thing
It is pretty amazing that during the nearly two years of this blog’s existence, I have not talked about Lance. There’s a reason for that — the same reason that I do not talk about politics or...
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Inspiration Comes When You Least Expect It
It has now been over six weeks of recovery, and my next visit with the doctor (and probably X-Ray) will be Monday. This week, the hip has shown some improvement. I was going to write about my progress,...
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Not So Fast …
After a long seven weeks off, I had been looking forward to yesterday’s doctor’s appointment. My expectation and hope was that we would X-ray the hip, see that it is healing, and move on to the next...
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The Good, the Bad, and the Angry
The Good I’ve been long overdue for some good news. It came today. No labral tear. I repeat: NO TEAR! My orthopaedic doctor has left the country, and my GP had the day off, so I had to smooth talk the...
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Return of the Group Ride
Daylight Savings Time might as well be a national holiday for cyclists. With that extra hour of daylight, we can finally get back to our weekday road rides. With that daylight comes exercise,...
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The Good News Continues
Today was my first time seeing the sports med doctor in two months. He had been out of the country for my last visit, so I saw the PA. The news was encouraging. After talking to me about my symptoms...
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Swamp Rabbit Trail, Greenville, SC
With a couple free days in the upstate, I needed a ride that would be interesting, and not so strenuous that it would impact my injury. Day one was washed out completely, leaving Friday as my only...
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Assault on the Carolinas, 2013, Brevard, NC
After rolling through the outskirts of Brevard, we descended into a flat valley. There was a large farm on the left, a few cows scattered about, with lush green grass nearly as far as the eye could...
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Jump Off Rock
When I woke up Sunday morning, my hip and especially my back were a little sore. The prior day of riding had taken it’s toll. My first inclination was to rest. After taking my anti-inflammatory and...
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Tour de Cure, 2013, Little Mountain, SC
When I chose Tour de Cure for my first century of the year, I expected it would be a glorious sunny day in early May. Not only was it for a good cause (which was my primary reason for riding), but it...
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Strong Legs, Weak Bones
First, let me get the good news out of the way. My recovery is going well, and the doctor cleared me for Mitchell. Fitness is snapping back, and I’m even relatively optimistic that I can do well. I...
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Tour de Midlands, 2013, Lexington, SC
After all the harsh weather we’ve been dealing with, it was not comforting to see rain on the forecast for another Saturday. There was a lot of chatter in the days leading up to the event, but...
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Ride 4 Animal Care, 2013, Tigerville, SC
This one wasn’t on the calendar. I had been planning to relax after Mitchell, but during the week got the itch to do a longer ride. I signed up to do a flat century, thinking it was this weekend. It...
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Assault on Morrow Mountain, 2013, Locust, NC
The plans were up in the air again this week. The coastal ride I had registered for was canceled because of Tropical Storm Andrea, which had passed through later in the week. That left me with Plan B...
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RIP Dr. Ed Hudson
This is a tough post to write. Last night we lost a brother. Dr. Edwin Hudson passed away after crashing during a group ride. It’s a shocking, unthinkable, and frankly, a baffling tragedy. Dr. Ed was...
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Jackson Brevet, 2013, Braselton, GA
I remember when I first set foot into Disney World. It wasn’t the elaborate theme parks that immediately caught my eye. It was the distinct attention to detail. Once within the Disney compound, the...
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