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The big day as I'm hoping I don't blow my chance at a lollipop. “I see a bright light at the end of a tunnel. I want to go into that light. The only thing that could possibly stop me would be a … wild salmon smoothie. Any chance you could make one for me?" The look from my wife, Amy, told me that she wasn’t buying any of it. But it was her fault. She had been the one to ask how I was doing. It was actually a good question. This was the evening of Friday, October 21. A g

Say "Hi!" to the Winflo Twins! Meet the Winflo Twins! They've logged over 350 miles with me. Cold early spring mornings along neighborhood bicycle trails to training on wooded paths with my coach as well as those special moments on Pre's Trail in Eugene. We've had some good times. But unfortunately, they're coming to end. They're less than 50 miles from reaching 400 miles. That's the milestone when I retire one pair of shoes for another. That day is postponed as my recov

Don't be fooled by the confusedly garbed me you see in this AI-generated pic! (And those biceps are definitely mine!) I hate being cold! As I'm recovering from my PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) injection, I'm noticing our change in seasons here in Iowa with temps finally dropping. I've said it before and it's worth repeating here that I'll take the hottest, most tropical day over a frigid one with horrid sub-zero wind chills. But our weather in the Midwest most typically falls