• A few miles adds up
    23 Sep 2025

    As cyclist and those of us into cycling not just for our health but for our environment and the enjoyment of cycling, I had a friend ask me “why do you cycle almost every day?”

    I smiled and told them, “it’s fun! Honestly because you have to be aware of everything and you have to learn how to navigate. You are literally closer to nature too because you are able to hear everything going on too. Too mean, it releases dopamine which is that feel good chemical in the brain which makes you feel like you’re alive. Yeah it maybe ten miles here, twenty miles there, or as little as six miles to the store, a little goes a long way.”

    So, I wanted to share that with all the riders. Don’t get caught up in the whole 800 or more miles needs to be completed, I gotta do this, I have to do long rides, etc. Remember that a few miles goes a long way. Like the old saying about an apple a day or pennies makes dollars.

    Take it a few miles at a time and ride to ride. Be proud of where you are and remember that you will add up those miles and you will see the results. Get a long ride in when it’s do-able but take it a few miles a day.

    Posted 7 days ago
  • Want a challenge?
    19 Sep 2025

    Today I tried out something new that my fitness coach threw out. He had me cycle today while wearing a hot suit. Unlike traditional sauna suits, this one was heavy and had neoprene inside it coated with rubber.

    Let me just tell you! Ever want to just feel like you’re on fire and don’t want to stop because of the competition? Give it a try! I immediately knew this training session wasn’t going to be easy but neither is our fight to find a cure for cancer! So, I dawned the suit, jumped on the bike, and got after it!

    12 miles in and I was sweating rivers but I smiled because now the challenge has started but also, now I know I’m going to accept this fight because the ones we cycle for are in a different fight and that’s a winner takes all kind.

    So let’s help them win!

    Posted 11 days ago
  • The why
    16 Sep 2025

    So when I started cycling, I never knew I would become addicted to it. The speed, the constant alertness, the ability to navigate as well as I do now, and just feeling free. Cycling brought to life a side that we all should find throughout our lives.

    I got involved with charity rides and even this one against cancer because I’ve lost family and friends to this beast. I maybe not able to find a cure but I can ride for the fund raisers that go forth to pay for the research to end it.

    Cycling isn’t just a sport, it becomes a part of you that you feel weird about if you don’t do it. It becomes a lifestyle. I do many of my events with a MTB (Mountain Bike) because it’s heavy and it takes a lot to move it but you know what? Life is heavy and life can beat you to your knees if you refuse to fight back but if you fight back, stand up, wipe the sweat and blood off, get your guard up, and motion for life to “bring it”….that’s when you seem the real fighter within you.

    So! Let’s keep these rides going and we’ll keep cycling regardless if people want to donate or not, we keep cycling. Regardless if people choose to protect the environment or not, we keep cycling. Regardless if people choose a car or to walk or to take a bus….we keep cycling. When the world says give up, stop this nonsense, just smile, click on that helmet, throw on those shades….keep cycling!

    The why
    Posted 14 days ago