Not just channeling Pozzato when I do my intervals, but AKB48, too. * In Japan, katusha refers to a type of headband. [This is an old joke, right?] [Photos courtesy of Cyclingnews, Cyclingweekly, and the Internet.]
Entries from July 29th, 2012
the rapha continental with alex stieda
July 26th, 2012 · 1 Comment · road rides
A video popped up on Facebook the other day, shared by a friend, and I watched it on a wary whim, expecting a front row seat to another story I wouldn’t be able to relate to. But a minute in and it suddenly made me smile, bite my lip, and hold my breath. It even [...]
“it’s not you, it’s me”
July 17th, 2012 · 2 Comments · training
Like most women on the shit end of that five word phrase, I’ve come to fear and resent it. So often unexplained, I’ve been forced to interpret it to mean not what it states, but that “it most certainly is you, but to accelerate this break up, I’ll just take the blame for it. Oh, [...]
birthday portrait
July 9th, 2012 · 6 Comments · handmade goodies, style
I’ve never been one to celebrate [much less acknowledge] my birthday, but my sister drew this for me this year: Not only does she have a mean, fast jab, but my sister is also cool enough to depict me without my stumpy, thunder thighs. [Larger version is up on Flickr.]
of clothespins and oakleys
July 3rd, 2012 · 1 Comment · style
There are two events from my childhood – The Eraser Event and the Clothespin Experiment – that stand as testaments to my mother’s temporary sadism and healthy sense of humor. Both were masterminded, executed, then promptly forgotten, though my sister and I remember the former [the more traumatic of the two which will have to [...]