Bicycle Safety: Protect Those Handlebars

Last bit about bike paths and the such, at least until the next ridiculous happening.  I mentioned that others have written, much more eloquently than I, about the bike lanes popping up all over New York, perhaps none more so than BikeSnob NYC. 
I have noticed an interesting phenomenon on the bike paths these days.  Why [...]

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Desperately Seeking Sleep

I know last week I said I wouldn’t be heading into Central Park anytime soon, but three days of taking care of the kids has made my training this week low on mileage and high on excuses.   My wife is out of town, and even with Grandma helping out, I am quickly rediscovering the greatest [...]

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Running Amok: And Who is Kyle Smith?

Today’s post was going to about the never ending battle between me and my appetite until I came across the Kyle Smith’s article Cycle of Violence in this Sunday’s New York Post, which should get the blood boiling of anyone who reads it.
Here’s the 30 second Cliff Notes version:  Two years ago, Smith was running [...]

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La Bella Toscana

Today’s stage of the Giro d’Italia runs through the medieval town of Lucca, a place near and dear to my heart.  My in-laws live in Lucca, I got married there, and I’ve been fortunate to do some of the most amazing riding in and around the surrounding area.
I stepped in the proverbial dog stuff in [...]

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“They’re Two, They’re Four, They’re Six, They’re Eight” . . . They’re 2000

Oh the joy when I wake up at 4:20 in the morning and find myself singing/humming the theme from Thomas the Tank Engine as I get dressed for a ride.  It could be the theme song from any one of the cartoons my 2.5 year old son gets to watch before he goes to bed.  [...]

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