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  • Feeling the fear and doing it anyway

    Have you ever heard someone say, “It is a good thing I didn’t know how hard it would be, or I wouldn’t have done it?” People say such things about all aspects of life, from getting a degree, to taking on a new job, even to their marriage relationships. When a cyclist says something like this, [......
    Posted to Ready To Ride (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-03-2008

  • One hundred mountain passes

    I rode thousands of kilometers with my friends John Kramer and Eric Ahlvin in 2008. I admit, we do ride the brevets pretty hard. But we’re not hammering all the time. There’s plenty of time to talk. And when three guys spend as much time together on the bike as we do, you wind up talking...
    Posted to Ready To Ride (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-26-2008

  • Playing it forward on the Cascade 1200

    Servant cyclist. Ultracyclist and 24-hour record holder, Chris Ragsdale, greets Oregon Randonneur Del Scharffenberg at the Naches overnight control. Chris volunteered as Control Captain, organizing everything from shift changes to the bike corral.   When the organizers of the 2008 Cascade 1200 realized...
    Posted to Ready To Ride (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-05-2008

  • The tough get going

    The Glacier’s Shadow Part V - For Mike Norman, the going got tough right out of the gate. His story illustrates the importance of having your head in the right place before you get to the starting line. Photo courtesy of Timmy Corkery Time is a strange phenomenon on a brevet. The way we interpret...
    Posted to Ready To Ride (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-16-2007

  • Edge of the envelope

    The Glacier’s Shadow- Part IV - For Seattle’s Greg Paley, the Glacier 1000 was a demonstration of what is possible when mind, body, and bike are aligned toward a meaningful goal. Completing a 1000 kilometer brevet within the 74 hour time limit would be a triumph for any long distance cyclist...
    Posted to Ready To Ride (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-14-2007

  • It’s not about the bike, it’s about me.

    The Glacier’s Shadow Part III - I finished the Glacier with time to spare, but the weight of my bike and my gear took its toll on my elapsed time. The weight I carry now is heavier still. Sitting on top of the world. The Atlantis on Thompson Pass, Western Montana. __________ Like so many cyclists...
    Posted to Ready To Ride (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-30-2007

  • Pain is weakness leaving the body

    The Glacier’s Shadow Part II: preparing for the longest brevet of the year took discipline only an injury could bring. Hills like these. It’s pretty much up hill all the way to Montana. If I was going to ride to Glacier Park, I would have to heal my Achilles. Triple Crown record holder Linda...
    Posted to Ready To Ride (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-24-2007

  • Why I am not riding Paris-Brest-Paris

    The Glacier’s Shadow Part I - setting a goal that is aligned with your values is the key to success in everything, including long distance cycling Mental preparation is the most important aspect of a successful long distance ride. Visualizing the route months in advance will get you to the starting...
    Posted to Ready To Ride (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-28-2007

  • The Glacier’s Shadow

    Endurance cycling puts mind, body, and bike to the test. Succeeding at these is, to me, worth more than the few moments of exhilaration I feel at the finish. The real pay-off is in the journey to the starting line. Giving an event the respect it deserves provides the motivation I need to ride in the...
    Posted to Ready To Ride (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-11-2007
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