Last night I sat down to type out a few words about this past weekend’s Chihuahuan Desert Bike Fest. After forcing out a few ugly sentences, I would hold down the delete button and start over. A few more awkward …
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Rain; every drop a sacred blessing from the heavens, resurrecting the desert’s dormant vibrancy. Mud; every clump a profane curse from the underworld, immobilizing a bicycle’s latent vigor. Yup, it’s raining here in the desert, started early this morning. And …
Some times, it all just comes together. For the past couple of weeks I’ve been getting a bit nervous about my fitness for the upcoming Chihuahuan Desert Bike Fest, to held this coming February 12-14 at the Big Bend Ranch …
One of the defining features of a desert is the amount of rain it receives annually. While the range here in the Chihuahuan Desert is 6-16″, average annual rain-fall where I live is closer to 9″. With the severe drought …
As an endurance cyclist who lives a fairly active and healthy lifestyle, I have many friends who are runners. Some of them even compete in ultra-marathons. While they are a deranged group of athletes for sure, I admire them greatly …