Mark Sisson’s Primal Life

Mark is a very knowledgable triathlete who can provides a lot of common sense about exercise & nutrition.

Check his site out (link above) - I think what he has to say will resonate with many long distance cyclist.

Creative Healing Space

Anyone looking for a very good massage, I  highly recommend Amanda Reed, LMT. She was a soigneur for a Pro cycling team in Colorado. Currently living in Fairfield studying Ayurvedic  Science, she has a gift for diagnosing symptoms and causation of ailments.

Check out her website below for more information.

Contact her and set up an appointment today.

link          Creative Healing Space

http://www.creativehealingspace.com/

That time of year, again.

Time to check your batteries for your bike lights. AJs bike shop in Fairfield has stocked the ever powerful Planet Bike, Super Flash - Turbo!

This rear light has received some highly rated reviews. I have had one motorist stop me and comment on how effective it is at dusk.

Autumn approaches....

and thoughts turn northward to Decorah, Iowa.

A nice weekend getaway.

http://www.troutruntrail.com/

Good job, Alan.

You proved yourself a worthy Google Jedi Master.

May the fork be with you.

/jd

USA Pro Cycling Challenge (Dowd I Did It!)

USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Breckenridge on last Friday.

I have included a few photos as the group comes up the first switchback on Hoosier Pass, as they come head on and of Cadel Evans, 2011 Tour De France winner and the Yellow Jersey pushing past us. Lastly Don Thomas and me.  Don is a local of Summit County (Almost as good a photo as the one Dowd posted of me).
The race started out of Breckenridge at 9,600' elevation and climbed over Hoosier Pass 11,542.  The climb starts in earnest just past Blue River and the bulk of the climb takes place in around 3 miles (approx 1,800 feet of gain in 3 miles).
As one sign said "Hoosier Your Daddy?" (The answer is "Hurst". He would have kicked all their tails!)
Come join me next year! Lodging is free!

http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/08/news/christian-vande-velde-strides-into-the-ring-and-throws-a-knockout-punch_236453

Alan is make small steps: trouble with uploading images, latest problem.

Alan is still working on his first post.
He ran into some issues finding the Post button.
He later commented that it was pretty intuitive once he had a visual aid help screen sent him.
More recently though, he has found other problems with added an image.
I have the image below showing Alan explaining his difficulty.

Keep trying Alan, I know this isn't easy without a blood transfusion.