The ride started out like any other Team Rev Wednesday Night Ride. We met in Straub’s parking lot a little before 6:00 p.m. and chatted about this and that.
But also in the conversation this week, the debate: was it or was it not going to rain on us.
At the time it was sunny and warm. [...]

Happy to be in Hades

Suzanne, Ashley,and I pulled into the quaint little town of Ste. Genevieve for the 2010 Missouri State Road Race. We opened the door of my truck…. HOLY SH*T! It’s hotter than a fat man’s armpit!
The weather was what my mom used to describe as “close”.
I guess that we’d all gotten a [...]

I just wrote “felt pretty good” in my bike log for both Sunday’s road race and Saturday’s crit. But I did not “feel pretty good” out there. It hurt. Both races were with really tough riders that kept pushing the pace, had hills that made the muscles burn, and Sunday was a “little” warmer than [...]

As much as my yard beckons me for my weekend attention and time, I can’t pass up a race, right? I appreciate every director’s difficult task and commitment to giving our often tiny local women’s fields good time and money. Plus, I found it incredibly promising that he sent his reply within an hour of my inquiry.

I used to look at squirrels with distain. Their cocky attitudes and destructive ways often left me hurling a rock or two in their direction. Of course I always missed but I do feel that I got the rocks close enough to convey my message….”tree rats”….call this attitude harsh but this was how I felt.
This [...]

You may know about the Team Revolution Wednesday night rides (with new route), the Saturday Beginner rides and some of our past clinics (Racing 101, Maintenance clinic at Ghisallo, Nutrition Clinic, Technique development) but what you may not be aware of is some of the behind the scenes stuff.
As we announced to members in [...]

It started towards the end of last year when my team mates Steph, Andy, and Kevin began telling  me that I ought to try out the track. This was re-inforced one night after TNW when a group of track riders attending the TNW had run out of beer and I helped them out. “Hey. You oughta [...]