75-minute RPM class

Thank you to the amazing athletes (some pictured, some not pictured) who rode with Jessica and I for the 75-minute RPM class tonight. It was loud, it was hot, it was smelly, and it was awesome.

Cycle on the Turf!

We took the Monday night RPM class out onto the turf tonight and it was a big deal!

The Kid Kave is now the Pain Kave!

We transformed the Kid Kave into a home gym! It took Covid-19 to motivate us to really get it done, but we finally have a home gym! We still have some finishing touches left but it's definitely usable now and we've both made use of it already.

Conservative Principles

I was born with a birth defect that affects my trachea and my larynx. They never fully developed and as a result when I breathe heavily they flex slightly and my air intake is affected. The way it was explained to me one time is that it’s sort of like a paper straw that gets wet and then when you suck it hard it collapses.

In my twenties I started exercising regularly and found that I really enjoyed cardiovascular exercise. Running mostly but also other high- intensity forms of cardio. It gave me a great challenge and I could achieve things physically that I never thought I could. There are limitations with my compromised airflow but I don’t feel sorry for myself and I don’t let it slow me down.

And in all these years never once have I asked that the race be shortened for me to make it ‘fair’. Never once have I asked them to add more aid stations along the course for me. Never once have I asked my teammates to slow down a little or asked the other team to play less hard so I could keep up.

Life isn’t always fair and people shouldn’t act like it’s supposed to be.