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• Happy New Year! (And other small things)

  Clock ticking over. Random drunkenness. Kissing? It’s the new year, so technically I am blog-ilogically obligated to say something about goal-setting or starting fresh or winter base miles, right? I’ll probably say these things. Later. Maybe... Posted Jan 02 2009, 09:28 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: life

• The Cyclist Returns to Boot Camp

  I spent most of 2007 waking up between 4:30 and 5:10am and heading off to Portland Adventure Bootcamp. I’d found the program by doing an internet search after hearing about the concept from a midwestern cyclocrosser. When I went that January, I... Posted Dec 01 2008, 11:41 AM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: fitness, life, boot_camp

• Thank you Thank you and Thank you: From the Gratitude Files

  In 1999 I was living in Calcutta, India working for Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity. By day I cleaned bed sores and pulled maggots out of open wounds. I carried skeletal women in my arms and bathed them with my hands. I held the women who... Posted Nov 28 2008, 09:47 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: life, stories, glimmers

• Cross Crusade #7 Race Report: Mud, Whiskey, Mini-Golf

  I’m traveling so this has to be quick but the race report from this weekend went up realllly early this morning over at the Wend Blog. In other news, at 4:30 in the morning, after 3 hours of sleep, I decided I definitely needed to bring my pedal... Posted Nov 12 2008, 12:55 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: cross_crusade, cycling, cyclocross, life, glimmers

• The Real Fall.

  The transformation has begun. Bright and shiny leaves have almost entirely abandoned the trees. Many people claim to love fall, but most really only love the early part of fall, when everything is still sunny and the trees with their colors are like,... Posted Nov 08 2008, 11:50 AM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: cycling, life

• Obama!!!

  This video, from last year’s SSXCWC at Estacada, probably says it best. I’m cringing to post it again but - unfettered joy is unfettered joy, ya know? addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Feverydayathleteblog.com%2F2008%2F11%2F04%2Fobama%2F';... Posted Nov 04 2008, 11:57 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: cross_crusade, cycling, cyclocross, life, news

• Pre-Barton Fall Lovliness

  It hasn’t rained as much as I would have liked, but I’m prepared to attack Barton with teeth barred. The leaves are diving from the tree branches in droves now, forming big piles along the side of the road. Add water and you have a mushy leaf... Posted Nov 01 2008, 09:23 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: cycling, cyclocross, bikes, training, life

• Sunshine Roller, Sunday Macchiato

  Highway 30 on a long Sunday.  Sal is breaking legs in the Master B category out at Sauvie Island and I’m late.  Too late to see him finish but just in time to hear the grand retelling. The after-race part is always better anyway. My kit... Posted Sep 08 2008, 10:12 AM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: cycling, life, adventure, stumptown

• Blinding White Joy.

  Summer morning.  Chilly track. "Natalie!  My hands are numb!" "Mine too!" Mittens in August? Heading into the third turn of the second 800 meter interval the sun powers over the top of the building to our east.  Blinding... Posted Aug 27 2008, 06:00 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: fitness, life, adventure

• Some Kind of Wonderful.

  Birthdays. Cakes and keg ordered. I have an entire army of boys working on my behalf to throw me a party worthy of the gaggle of fantastic friends who are going to turn up.  I’m stunned and stopped and startled by the sheer amount of effort... Posted Aug 22 2008, 10:25 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: life

• Coming Clean. Coming Around.

  It’s August 21st.  I’ll be 31 in two days. In general, I feel like about seventy million bucks. But this month has been hard for me. It’s "Christmas season" for my biggest client (read: long hours making marketing for people... Posted Aug 21 2008, 09:20 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: fitness, health, life

• Homemade Pizza Night: Bigtime Italian Fun on a Budget

  My life is dominated by Sicilians (don’t call them Italians, dude). Sal and I lived with his parents and sister for two years in San Jose, California and if you think living with your parents sounds like a nightmare, think again. Those Sicilians... Posted Aug 02 2008, 10:21 AM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: eating, food, life

• Back to the Track: Speed Workouts Without Spew

  The psychological progression of waking up early for hard workouts always entertains me. 5:30am Alarm: Roll over. Hit snooze. Tell myself I should send a cancellation text because doesn’t it look kind of gray and cold outside? 5:40am Snooze Alarm... Posted Aug 01 2008, 04:39 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: motivation, running, life, track

• Happy Birthday to the Shecko

  He cooks, he cleans, he tunes our army of bikes… and that’s just the beginning. The boy that I affectionately refer to as a mule turns 38 today. He’s as Sicilain, as spirited, and as sweet as ever. If there was ever a reason to celebrate... Posted Jul 29 2008, 01:59 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: life, announcement

• Keep Portland Glorious: 9th and Sherrett

  We have a big ride planned for tomorrow so we go out early in the morning for a short spin just to remind the muscles how to make the bike move forward. Sal opens it up on Springwater, per usual, and I suck wheel like a champ. There’s a chill to... Posted Jun 13 2008, 01:59 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: cycling, bikes, life, adventure