Redbud Trail Ride

Every year in the spring, I like to go on a trail ride when the local Redbud Trees are starting to bloom. This year, the ride did not disappoint!!!

Trail ride with the boys

So today, the adults took the young teenagers out on the trail with us to see how they would do. We headed out to Oak Openings Metropark in Swanton, just west of Toledo. The metropark & volunteers have been building trails for quite a few years and have built almost 12 miles of trails to

Tubeless tires are already paying off

This fall I purchased a new Trek MTN bike, which had tubeless ready tires. I had no experience riding tubeless, but after talking to a few other riders and watching some YouTube videos on how to convert them, I decided to give it a try and I can honestly say I am so happy that

Washington Monument Men

Graffiti and Bald Eagle Sighting ride

USA Age Group National Championships

USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships happened to be in Cleveland, OH in August of 2018. Cleveland is about a 3 hour drive from our home in Northwest Ohio. My goal of qualifying for Team USA and representing the United States for the World Championships in Switzerland in the fall of 2019 was my ultimate

Ride across Michigan

Our group of Saturday morning cyclists agreed that we wanted to ride across Michigan and preferably in 2 days. After some consideration, we thought Benton Harbor would be a good start and then we figured we would finish at Luna Pier. With our bikes loaded on the bike rack, we jumped on road and headed

Century Ride and a delicious breakfast

Century ride

My Zwift Experience and the Pandemic

In January of 2020, a couple of my local cycling buddies and a decided we wanted to get into better shape during the winter months here in Ohio. We wanted to explore the virtual world of cycling. We ended up purchasing “Smart Trainers” and monthly Zwift memberships to see if Zwift was as engaging as

World Triathlon Championships Lausanne, Switzerland

I qualified for the World Triathlon Championships in Lausanne Switzerland help on August 31st, 2019 by placing in the top 20 of my age group at Nationals in Cleveland the previous summer. This earned me a spot on Team USA. I have known several local Team USA members who had competed for Team USA in

Mountain Bike ride at DTE in Chelsea, MI

Mountain bike trail ride

Zwift Celebrity Encounter

Last year while exploring Zwift and getting used to the platform, I ran across a couple of famous riders and wasn’t sure it was really them. So I did a google search and found out if they have an orange checkmark next to their name, they are in fact verified as the actual celebrity. Tony