Another Year – Another Sea Otter

A couple weeks ago was the 22nd edition of the Sea Otter Classic, the one event I do every year without thinking twice about it.  I’ve written about the race last year; check it out here. Another year has gone by where I didn’t finish on the podium.  Am I disappointed?… Continue »

WTF Pink Slime – Yummy!!!

No, this isn’t what you think… Actually I’m sure you’ve seen, actually eaten, this before and you didn’t even know it! What is it? It goes by the street name Pink Slime, which is a a mixture of beef scraps, connective tissue, intestines and fats that are treated with ammonia hydroxide… Continue »

Accomplish your goals

Life’s tough, so is bike racing.  In both cases most people have a picture of what they want to accomplish; whether it is a climbing the corporate ladder, or  climbing the top step on the podium, people usually an idea of what they want to do. The question is though,… Continue »

Stuff to read while chillin on Sunday – 3/11/2012

I love this time of year. The colder, darker days of winter are coming to an end leaving longer, brighter and slightly warmer days here in the windy city. It also means that racing season is right around the corner! Athletes are starting to get pumped up for the season… Continue »

WTF America – A cupcake ATM?!

Really?!  OK, so my last WTF post seemed to be pretty popular (thanks to you awesome readers!), so every now and then when I see something crazy I’ll make sure to note it here in case you miss it elsewhere. In this installment, I bring you something I just read… Continue »