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The good kind of mistake
Sometimes it's best if you don't know what you've signed up for...
Nov 14
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Rick Swagler
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October 2024
Taking a ride off the bucket list — without checking it off
One of the rides on my bucket list is coming off – but not because I completed it.
Oct 21
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Rick Swagler
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July 2024
How do you measure difficulty?
How do you know when something is so hard you can't do anything harder? You can't. It’s like looking up at a cloud deck and trying to guess how far it…
Jul 31
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Rick Swagler
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January 2024
The importance of choosing your mistakes wisely
It turns out that lessons learned as a mediocre bike racer translate well to life. Stick to the plan; choose your mistakes; and it's better to do things…
Jan 10
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Rick Swagler
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When a ride shows you what to wish for
A ride in the farmland of Virginia crystallizes a wish for a couple getting married as well as rides to come in the new year.
Jan 3
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Rick Swagler
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October 2023
Justice for Mark Miller
It’s not perfect, but it’s something
Oct 12, 2023
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Rick Swagler
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The shared misery of Delta Epic
A 293-mile race through the small towns and farms of the Mississippi Delta tests more than just fitness.
Oct 5, 2023
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Rick Swagler
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May 2023
Gravista's punch in the mouth
... and repaying Baron von Fancypants
May 18, 2023
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Rick Swagler
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The challenge of a stale green light
Imagine you’re on a committee at work focused on operating efficiency and safety in real time, but the leaders of the committee change every couple of…
May 1, 2023
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Rick Swagler
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February 2023
The accessibility of cycling and its pros
It's getting better, and in some ways it's already unmatched.
Feb 23, 2023
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Rick Swagler
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On the start line, we’re simultaneously winners and losers
...and sometimes we're neither. This is what happens when Schrödinger's Cat gets on a bike.
Feb 14, 2023
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Rick Swagler
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January 2023
Food is just fuel, but what is it fueling?
Last week at the second race in the Mississippi Gravel Cup, I rode for a little over six hours and didn’t eat any solid food. All my fuel was in my…
Jan 26, 2023
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Rick Swagler
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Food is just fuel, but what is it fueling?
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