Woke up today and physically I was feeling fine. But there was this general sense of anxiety, of dread hanging over me. I went for a walk and that helped but the feeling did not go away. I believe it dealt with my bike - I was going to be furthest point from home when some unknown issue would arise....

I am an idiot when it comes to what I can or cannot do. Given no other option, I am slowly coming to grips with my limitations and even the question has changed from what I CAN do over to what I SHOULD do. I do miss the days when everything seemed limitless. Where I did not run a true ultra not beca...

Had a nice round of golf for my age. I fondly remember the days of being able to hit the driver 250 - 280 yards and being able to use a stiff flex clubs. Now it is regular flex and 230 is a very good drive for me. I have not lost quite as much on the irons but ... it does suck to get older. The othe...

Decided I needed a run to clear the mind and refresh the body last night. And curious, I wanted to see just how many steps I have lost. I did 5 K and that was a struggle. Managed a 5:42 per kilometer pace with two approximately 1 minute walks so not terrible speed by any means. My mind during this r...

I had a full day meeting today. I was debating what I should do this morning: Sleep some more. Lie in Bed and rest. Get the meeting site early. Or the option I picked, for a very quick 1 K run. At first it was jog. Not intentionally as my brain was telling my legs to run and I swear that I seem to h...

I have always said we are an experiment of one. But there are certain truths that apply to all. Such as chronic inflammation has some obvious affects such as increased body fat. Research also confirms that it can cause damage to organs and muscles and lead to things such as an irregular heart beat, ...

BUYER BEWARE: I bought a bike that retails for around $4,700 for $3,250 so a great deal. It was a close out deal and I did not ask any questions. Turns out, the bike shop I bought it from WAS a Cervelo dealer but I did not know about the what until after something went wrong. There is a lifetime war...

We are bombarded through social media and other sources that we are lacking. But if we had "X" for the low, low price of "Y', everything would be okay. But there is also the message that we should be outraged and upset or afraid. But if we click enough time and yell at random stranger...

Although the bike does help, I am setting personal bests also because of how strong and powerful my legs are right now. My upper back is a little weak right now for despite my good intentions, I have not really been giving it the attention it needs. So I expected my upper back to be stiff and sore t...

My active/ physical life is like the Fast and Furious franchise. Now my version would be Fast [relative to recreational/ weekend warrior types who are slightly over weight and under trained] and Furious. The reason this notion entered my head was I went for a one mile jog this morning before breakfa...

There is something to be said for the simplicity of running. Sun, rain, snow … it does not matter. Find some gear you like and anytime, anywhere and under any conditions, one can head out their front door. I am going to whine about my first world problem now: I buy this beautiful pure road bike from...

Another incremental epiphany today: I was feeling a little rough after the ten holes of golf yesterday. But as is normally the case whether it be golf or even a long walk of 2 hours or so, by this morning I was feeling good. I went on a great bike ride of 38 K today - had a slow leak near the end of...

Eat, drink and play golf for this weekend and early into next week is going to be wet. I played the free ten hole preview of the Mickelson National Golf Club today. There was some light drizzle as we drove out. It never got above 15 and at one time, I might even consider that warm. But today, it fel...

Did I ever mention getting old sucks. I may have to go to the doctor one day. An old chronic issue has arisen again. Every night my left calf tightens up to a point it is annoying. There is some pain, more to keep me awake. But a compression sock or bandage seems to work and by the morning, it is fi...

My back and legs were a little sore this morning. Yesterday, I went for a 4 K jog. It started off as a slog and oddly, it was my lungs that did not seem to know who to work when jogging. But after a click, I found a nice comfortable pace and if anything, I felt stronger as the jog went on. Back a li...

The plan for today was to do a 90 K loop. It is a very hilly ride. A little city, a little prairie and some foothills thrown in. But last night I was thinking I might just be a whinny little ***** as I was not feeling it. Why do I need to do this ride tomorrow I asked myself. Five weeks to the 100 K...

It appears there is something wrong with bottom bracket of my new bike. I could still ride but it making some noise when I pedal. The plan was do a very quick and fast ride this afternoon. 90 K on Saturday morning, 25 K or so Sunday and then some mountain biking Monday. But instead, the bike is in t...

Trying to get my mind to catch up to my body. Or maybe a better way to say this is have my mind truly and wholly accept the limitations I now face. What happened to the body that back in 2012 when I decided to see how many miles I could rack up and my body cooperated. I could run for days and days o...

It has been a both ego boasting and humbling time for me. As previously noted, I have "fans" in a Facebook trail report group. Several have expressed their appreciation for my ride reports. So with fans, I had to do more mountain biking. I was going to have to rent or even buy a fat bike. ...

I did not see any reason why I could not do a hard road bike ride one day and then a relatively "easy" mountain bike ride the next and then … Had the mountain bike ride been an hour, I might have been able to do that. BUT … it was close to 90 minutes. Too much climbing caused the heart rat...

The one good thing about getting older is just because it is the "in" or must do thing and you do not like it, it is easier to move on rather than force the issue. I sold my Giant Defy 2 Advance Road bike and my Giant Aluminum Anyroad and with those funds bought a carbon Anyroad with tubel...

The eye issue was a scratched cornea, again. Sun Screen into the eye, grit from the road, a rub and scratch. It has finally healed. But another reason in the do not do a ride of more than 100 K column for me. I am now finally able to sleep without taking anything. I have been doing hard 30 - 70 K ri...

Getting older would suck even harder for me if not for legal weed. To make a long story short, I found there capsules that reduce my anxiety, make me sleepy and also seem to have an anti inflammatory effect. I have not had a descent nights sleep since the Fondo and so last night, I had to take one o...

In 2015, I suffered a compression fracture in my lower back from doing too many hard hill repeats. Running on the road was been there and done that. Combined with my body would not take the abuse and punishment of running another marathon. Thus I as going to do trail half marathons and thus the hard...

After the ride on Saturday, I was on a high after the surprise 100 mile ride, I was on a physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual high. I had to be an elite athlete because how many people could climb over 1,500 meters and ride over 100 miles with a truncated training regime due to an on goi...