Monthly Archives: May 2009
Bucket List
Every time I hear of a young healthy athlete tragically falling over dead from some undiagnosed condition it makes me think of my own mortality. Apparently “fit” doesn’t necessarily equate to “healthy”. I spend many hours a day making sure …
What You Missed This Morning…
Somewhere north of Melbourne on our morning ride yesterday. Had to stop to capture this. Unfortunately the iPhone was the only camera I had. But in the words of Chase Jarvis, “the best camera is the one that’s with you”.
Steve Larsen Passes Away At 39
Many of you here in Australia may not have have heard of American Steve Larsen. Steve passed away from a heart attack while he was in the middle of a running workout on the track. Efforts to revive him were …
Powermeter vs Heart Rate Monitor
I receive a lot of questions about why your would train with a powermeter vs a heart rate monitor. They’re all great questions and they make me stop to think before I go on praising the greatness of having a …
Giro Stage Neutralization
I 100% agree with Lance on this occasion. If the various bodies of cycling and sport are so concerned about the “health” of the riders with regards to doping, then they should be as equally concerned about the safety of …
Timm Kölln Photography
As you probably already know, I’m a bit of a photography nut as well as a cycling nut. Combine the both and I go nuttier than a squirrel turd. I’ve been a big fan of cycling photographer Timm Kölln for …
What You Missed This Morning…
A small contribution, if I may, from yesterday’s ride round over Ben Lawers and round Loch Tay in the Scottish Highlands in glorious sunshine, despite the forecast downpour. – Peter Smith
280km Is A Long Day In The Saddle
Myself and 30 others rode from Melbourne to Inverloch yesterday. That’s 280km from the start/finish cafe, and over 300km for some of the hardmen who rode to and from there! That’s over 40,000 pedal strokes. We smashed it in …
Lance Armstrong Nicknames
I’m not breaking any news here nor is it really important to begin with. However, I think Lance is an interesting guy and did some investigative journalism on google to find out some facts on his nicknames that I’ve been …
Actually it doesn't apply to just the top tier pros. I co-manage a U23 amate...
Great post Wade. Re: photo. Have you ever worked on a mine site? You can expect...