The mud and course conditions Friday defeated me. Saturday, I felt good warming up, had a decent start and snap-there goes my chain. Raced about 20 seconds. Sunday, they did not call my name at all. Started in last row and by some miracle got up to about 5th or 6th at the first turn. […]
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Cycling-related topics of the DrJohnM blog.
I have no idea why we have had so much rain this fall. A literal deluge the last few days; resulting in a complete mud bath today at Devou Park in Covington, KY. The 3-day Cicncy weekend is one of the Ohio Valley cross series highlights. This year it coincided with fall break, so Will […]
On one of the usual evening rides through Cherokee Park we noticed these kids atop Dog Hill. All three were riding on this cart full gas down Dog Hill. We watched them and they made it. The descent was shockingly fast and scary. My 40+ year old body was cringing just watching. Three thoughts came […]
Please, not another bike story. Worst news: no pics, just words. Sorry, it’s Sunday night and Will and I raced bikes today. Bikes are the vehicle, the real story is community. The community of people who do this cyclocross thing. I consider myself very lucky to be a member. I grew up in a large […]
My good friend Bob Bobrow volunteered a guest blog. A major stimulus for my entree into words stems from many hours traveling to races with Bob. He is a lawyer so is better with words than I. Take your time with these words. They are the essence of what I tell patients about exercise. Once […]
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Life: Enjoy the ride
Syncope: The medical term for loss of consciousness. It is one of the main issues an electrophysiologist looks after. This week while in the office we heard a loud boom. My office is in the basement (we are instructed by management to call it the lower level.) It was sunny but sounded like thunder?? Sirens […]
This Sunday was the Aggie Stampede CC meet at Saint Agnes on Newburg road. Why were we there? The course is tight and is best guided by a “rabbit.” No motorized vehicles will do. There has always been a cx rider acting as a rabbit. Brad Swope in previous years, but this year Will and […]
Friends…I once told Catherine while she was in high school that you do not want too many friends as they will drag you down. This morning our team, Calistoga Racing rode with our sponsor Papa John at the Norton Ride for Cancer. A team ride doesn’t seem very interesting, true, but injuries and life have […]
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Why so much Anger?
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Sunday’s with Will
It is cross season. That means that Will and I go into our Sunday ritual. Catherine is grown and off to college. Will is getting close as well. I see him growing up so fast. The evidence is obvious: His bibs are tighter around the thighs and his shirt is getting close to too small. […]
In Louisville every Wednesday in the fall a group of like minded cyclist gather for cross practice. Seven years ago, these practices are what got me started in cycling. I rode a few rides with Bobrow and his disciples many summers ago when all of a sudden they started riding these road bikes with knobby […]