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(photo credit: Ed Ellinger) Today I heard of the passing of a friend of mine, Anthony Sloan. Anthony’s passing during his sleep was a shock because he was young and healthy and it came without warning. Anthony was an avid and accomplished mountain biker. He was an equally avid photographer; although [...] OK, we’ve all ridden a bike before…but even if you haven’t, this video is awesome. For me, it is a manifestation of excellence, and of the joy and playfulness that can accompany being excellent. Thursday night, Mark and Mark and Susana and I headed out for Moab for a weekend of fun and riding. We woke up Friday to a beautiful desert morning, had a late breakfast at The Jailhouse Cafe. I had grapefruit juice, chorizo eggs, and swedish pancakes. We were riding by noon. I was barfing by [...] “Climbing is simple. Ascent is an ideal. Doing becomes understanding. I think of route names as story titles: rich, fleeting and individual. We tell these stories over our modern-day campfires – blogs, Web sites, books and catalogs – in equal parts homage and interest. The depth of each story is proportionate to the protagonist’s [...] Maybe it’s not where an athlete’s from that makes us root for them Morgan Freeman narrating a Visa Commercial Today Sharon and I were climbing on the Wind Tower in Eldorado Canyon State Park. It was a busy Sunday and many “Off Belay” calls were echoing around the canyon. We had just finished our first pitch, and were swapping gear, when the calls of climbers all around suddenly became feverish. Sharon and I [...] …well that’s because this weekend was one of the best weekends ever to be in Colorado! The weather was fantastic, the activities were epic, and the company great! Photos will be forthcoming, but know that the weekend involved rocks, wheels, snow, sun, food, and…drumroll please…beer! Here are some writeups about our day I am one tired puppy today [...] These days, most of my riding buddies are a little burnt out on racing. After 4 or 5 years of spending a summer doing a race every other weekend or so, most of us have decided that this summer we just want to have fun riding. It’s not uncommon: bike racing is grueling. Of all [...] OK, I wasn’t going to race this summer. Then, I committed to do the Laramie Enduro. Now, I have a training program… …and part of that program is a couple of hard efforts. I’m tentatively going to do three events before Laramie – not to try to win, but just as venues that will [...] I needed a long ride today to prepare for Laramie. So, I opted for a Super-Walker, which in the jargon means ride from Boulder up Flagstaff, over the top, down to Walker Ranch, around Walker Ranch, and back to Boulder. This is around 4,000 feet of climbing, and, for me, is a strenuous 3.5 or [...] |
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