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THE RACER’S WIDOW The elements have merged into solicitude. Spasms of violets rise above the mud And weed and soon the birds and ancients Will be starting to arrive, bereaving points South. But never mind. It is not painful to discuss His death. I have been primed for this, For separation, for so long. But [...] View Ascent activity on 05-Sep-10 at 10:23AM in a larger map Felt much better than yesterday, at least legs and lungs. Heart rate was still through the roof when I wasn’t pushing myself, though. I did take three weeks off the bike for the Tour of Utah, and family visits, and was just plain lazy, [...] View Ascent activity on 09-May-10 at 01:31PM in a larger map Tired legs, heavy, tight … from riding the fixed gear yesterday? Not sure, but I made myself climb Emigration, and push through the tightness in my right quad, and was rewarded with with is always a great view. Mountain Dell from Little Mountain [...] View Ascent activity on 20-Feb-10 at 12:00PM in a larger map The sun was out, the sky was blue, it was beautiful, and so is my bike … but it was flippin’ cold out there today. Brr. Felt good to turn the legs over … ski day tomorrow, I think, unless the weather is gorgeous [...] PRAYERS FOR ATHEISTS – BIKE SONG I give this bike to breathe – no thought where I’m goin’. Cut cord, no cell phone to hold me. Patches on my shirt, dirty black jeans, duct-taped shoes, breakneck speed, patches in my backpack just in case, padlock fat, chained to my waist, Snaked in bike tube, [...] View Larger Map Oh my God … I actually felt good today … legs were a little stiff when I first started off, but by the time I hit the mouth of Emigration Canyon, they were nice and loose, and my breathing was going fairly well too … I didn’t have to pull over to [...] View Larger Map This has been a bad week for me in a lot of ways … but thankfully, I have a woman who adores me (even if she is 800 miles away), and generally have decent health and can get out and ride my bikes. Not a great day on the bike today, but [...] View Larger Map Felt better than yesterday, both in legs and lungs … the tailwind going up Emigration Canyon certainly helped on the climb when I made the turn and Pinecrest to head to Little Mountain summit, the full wind in the face put paid to my plans to finish the climb. Turned around, and [...] View Larger Map Slightly abbreviated Wasatch Loop for me today … it’s hot out there! Lungs felt good until climbing up out of Parley’s on the bike path. Even managed to keep my heart rate below 160 until Sunnyside just before the zoo; which for me is great. Really wish I had the cash to [...] From I SING THE BODY ELECTRIC This is the female form; A divine nimbus exhales from it from head to foot; It attracts with fierce undeniable attraction! I am drawn by its breath as if I were no more than a helpless vapor— all falls aside but myself and it; Books, [...] |
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