Over a month ago I experienced my first in-race accident as I cycled back towards the transition area for a sprint triathlon in northwest Florida. Did I crash into another cyclist? Bump pedals battling for the #1 spot? Nope and nope! If you guessed hitting a traffic cone, you win. Here are two recaps: TheContinue reading “Triathlon Bicycle Accident – A Stitches Update”
Tag Archives: bicycle
Dying On That Hill – A Cycling Training Update
Knock on wood, I haven’t gone over the handlebars… yet! There’s a neighborhood in Tallahassee where I love to ride my Trek road bike. Light traffic and any drivers that pass by usually give a lot of space between themselves and me (thank you Killearn Estates folks!). It has long roads featuring a good mixContinue reading “Dying On That Hill – A Cycling Training Update”
Another sprint triathlon, am I crazy?
After a disastrous swim during my first ever sprint triathlon, I thought I’d never embarrass myself that way again. Y’all, my swimming was so bad I can’t even accurately describe it with words. Here’s how I thought I’d do and how I really did… There were bystanders (friends, family of athletes) watching from the lakeshoreContinue reading “Another sprint triathlon, am I crazy?”
I might be obsessed
I guess I go through these waves of things I enjoy. For instance, the time when I rode my friend’s bike and then I absolutely had to get a bike. Click the link to see the ultra cool bike I bought, and still have, and I ride it almost daily. I love that bike andContinue reading “I might be obsessed”
Who are you?
This is a question I was asked recently when I was riding my bike one evening in a Texas state park. It was very dark, as most state parks are, and my bike was lit up all over the place. There’s a headlight, taillight, and bright lights on the wheels. I also had a headlampContinue reading “Who are you?”
Out of the Wilderness 