Ohio Cycling Disorder (OCD)

Let me repeat the same sentiments I had after doing my first Virtual Everesting on Zwift in 2021, Holy Hell! I should have spoken to my therapist before doing this again.  Mid summer I had the idea that I wanted to do another virtual Everesting on Zwift, but on a different climb. Having already vEverested Alpe Du'Zwift at the end of 2021, I decided that I wanted to give the biggest climb Zwift has to offer, Ventoux in France. Ventoux is an 11.8 mile climb with an 8% average grade. The grades are unrelenting with long sustained sections of 10-13%. I started testing out the climb to get a feel for it a couple months before I wanted to make my attempt on December 19th. The first thing I noticed was just how choppy the pedal stroke got after the grade hits and surpasses 9% and the difficulty setting set to Max which is the only proper way to vEverest in Zwift if you want it to be approved for the Everesting Hall of Fame . After doing an entire climb with the choppy pedaling I knew some...

As crazy hard of a race that the Marji Gesick 100 is, the race directors and the community have a way of pulling you deeper into it's clutches. Yes, it is a race but more so it is a way for the every day person to set personal goals, do things they never thought possible, and to find their limits and destroy them. This is a VERY hard course and everyone that toes the line, whether they finish or not, is to be commended and feel proud of what they accomplished. I was set to race the Duathlon in 2020, but COVID had other plans. I was trying to get into a healthy state in 2021, but my body and mind were not having it and I bailed on the race. I worked my ass off to get into a healthy state and even though I continue to have issues with my running form it has taken me nearly 2-years of hard work, dedication, discipline, and the grace of God to feel like I was as ready as I could be for another shot at a buckle.  This would be my fourth attempt at buckling the 100 mile race with the pri...

  First time Angie and I get to see the Big Ditch This wee adventure has been on my mind and my adventure bucket list ever since I heard that there was this thing called Rim to Rim (aka R2) a few years ago. R2 involves traversing the Grand Canyon trails North to South or South to North. On the North side there is one main trail head called North Kaibab and on the south side are two main trail heads, named South Kaibab and Bright Angel. While following several FaceBook groups over the years I learned about Rim to Rim to Rim (R3) which is running from one side to the other and then back. I have read hints that R5 and R7 are also a "thing". Not for this guy though. R3 is daunting enough. Trail Enthusiats for Burning River (TEFBR) In September of 2021 my favorite local trail running group, the Trail Enthusiasts for Burning River (TEFBR), posted an event for R3 for April 2nd of 2022. Heck yay!!! I was so excited to see this that I did not hesitate to jump on board. This was a perf...