I was introduced to foam rolling about four years ago at a Boot Camp and sometimes it’s hard to believe I ever lived my life this super simple little stack of foamy love. If you’re not yet familiar with it, the technical term for “foam rolling” is self myofascial release (SMR) which frankly sounds kind of [...]

You heard me right. I’m eating Chia. Out of a bowl. With almond milk. Voluntarily. Chia Goodness contacted me a little over a month ago to ask if I would like to sample their new cereal and I happily agreed, remembering the hairy Chia plant characters of my youth with a fond sigh. They sent me Original, [...]

Guess what? I’m almost not sick anymore! Rad. It’s only been… what – six weeks now? No problem. I’d feel bad for myself if I didn’t know that half of the rest of the cyclocross community was also sick. And racing through sickness. Sal reported this morning that I am coughing less and less during the night [...]

It’s been a long time coming. This blog is going to go through a pretty major change in the next two months. It’s not going away, it’s just going to kick 126% more ass. And I might tie one-million balloons to it and fly it away to another location. And it will be different. And better. And probably [...]

It’s a cycling lodge, a yoga retreat, and a must-see Oregon getaway. I had the pleasure of shooting the Coastal Mountain Sport Haus over in Vernonia, Oregon and – I gotta tell you – I think they’re onto something. Innkeeper (and yoga extraordinaire) Sandy is having a yoga retreat over Halloween weekend – check the [...]

Shecko: Sicilian dialect word for donkey.  Hauling animal.  Ass. Commuting home from work is something less than romantic until your boyfriend offers to carry 30-pounds of crap for you… all while carrying his own 20 pounds of crap on his back.  I swear, if I could stack this kind of load on him every time we [...]