Yup, we all get in them. In a lot of ways I am in a massive one that no ones really needs to hear about. One place I am not in a rut is in my training and riding, not this year anyway. After taking last season off (somewhat intentionally) I had a lot of [...]
2011, shit what a season. Not what I planned that is for sure. The road to hell is paved with good intentions and hell is for sure where I have traveled. The result for me is I never pinned a number on. Two huge loses and the ensuing depression are what did me in. For [...]
The last few seasons I have raced as much as I could. I tested different formats and profiles, trying to find what suited me, and what I liked. Every ride was for “training” and assigned grave importance. Sometimes I rode by the numbers and data. Sometimes I rode by feeling, knowing what I needed – [...]
I read a comment about the Tour de France that got me thinking, “If Schleck had ridden believing he was the dominant rider, how might the race have played out?” When I lined up for the Tour de Park City this year I was different. In 2008 I got dropped early and chased for 65 [...]
