It may have taken over 25 miles longer than we had planned, but Luke Caldwell and I successfully completed an everesting of what may arguably be the most scenic and iconic climb in the Birmingham area – Smyer Road. Here’s a quick look at the numbers: Distance: 250.0 mi Total elevation gain: 30,102 ft Total […]
One of my favorite songs on the Hamilton soundtrack is “Right Hand Man”, which introduces General George Washington. In that song it talks about the long odds the Americans face in revolution and how Washington needs someone to help him organize and strategize, which ends up being Hamilton. There is an off-beat line towards the […]
TLDR – quick stats and map Day 1: YELLOW – the Alabama Skyway – 273.51mi. (22,838ft) Day 2: BLUE – the Cohutta – 177.57mi. (19,836ft) Day 3: RED – the Memories – 177.20mi. (19,344ft) Day 4: ORANGE – the Counties – 256.04mi. (16,388ft) Day 5: PURPLE – the Home Sweet Home – 173.77mi. (14,639ft) Total: […]
This has been quite the year to remember. Coronavirus has changed up everybody’s lives and plans. And now we are seeing and hopefully participating in a movement to bring change to the systems of racial inequality that have lingered on for far too long. This year’s Cheaha Challenge got hit by the coronavirus with postponement […]
The left picture is my 8 month old daughter Analise at the second 2005 Sumatanga training race. It has been framed on the window sill behind our kitchen sink for close to 15 years. This picture captures perfectly for me what cycling has always been about. The right picture is a similar one of my […]