This summer, I am traveling across Italy with my bike, Kip. We land in Rome on 6 July and enjoy a rest day to resolve any travel issues and prepare for the 4 days of biking it will take to get to Aunt Alba’s house. I will travel up and over the Apennine Mountains before
For the second time, I rode as a ride marshall for the Cystic Fibrosis Cycle For Life. Taken right from their website: “This unique event empowers participants to take action and demonstrate their fight in finding a cure for cystic fibrosis in a tangible, emotional and powerful way.” I remember riding this route for the
Well, tomorrow is the day. My annual PT test for the Air Force. I can’t figure out exactly why I get so worked up over this test, which really is a pretty simple test. Waist measurement, situps, pushups and a 1.5 mile run. I know I am not alone in the “worry” part of this
Well, in 5 short days, the NoTier (Northern Tier) will be taking off from Bar Harbor, ME heading west to Seattle, WA. I’m so excited for them .. some of my team mates from last year will be doing the ride and I can wait to follow their journey and send care packages! From now
Do I even know what that word means? I’ve been known to be the guy that’s always on the move, from one project to the next, often double booking myself and running from one appointment to the next. It was difficult to maintain the commitment to ride every day during MS Awareness Month this year, but
After my last lesson, I was driving home and realized that I had not ridden my bike today. I immediately created a list of reasons why I couldn’t get my bike ride in during the last few hours of the day, let’s call them excuses. So, then I compromised with myself — okay, just ride
I took a class back in 2015 and one of the first topics of the class was Self-Compassion, you know — giving yourself some room and cutting yourself a break. I think that people, in general, tend to be pretty hard on themselves… I’m not sure if it’s our society and the rise of social
I’ve had a lot of conversations with friends recently about how much fun biking is. Pretty sure most of the people that will take a second to read this blog might not truly understand why riding a bike brings me and my friends so much joy. I get it… it’s not for everyone, but I’m
Today was a pretty busy day. I’m in the middle of writing an Enlisted Performance Report (EPR) for one of my troops, which is a pretty extensive process. It’s never really done, so the work is always there… waiting for the next revision. As soon as you write a good line (we call them bullets),
