Archive - 150 words about a ride

The good kind of mistake

Sometimes it's best if you don't know what you've signed up for...

Nov 14, 2024 •

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, 2024 •

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, 2024 •

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, 2024 •

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, 2024 •

October 2023

Justice for Mark Miller

It’s not perfect, but it’s something

Oct 12, 2023 •

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 •

May 2023

Gravista's punch in the mouth

... and repaying Baron von Fancypants

May 18, 2023 •

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 •

February 2023

The accessibility of cycling and its pros

It's getting better, and in some ways it's already unmatched.

Feb 23, 2023 •

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 •

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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