Longevity Over Ego

It's okay not to be okay

It’s okay not to be okay.

Some days you just feel off—like you’re operating slightly out of sync with the world around you. You can’t quite pinpoint what’s troubling you, but it’s there, persistent and nagging,

My Story

My Story: Heart Attack, Triple Bypass, and Back on the Bike at 51

I’m 54. Two years ago, I had a heart attack followed by triple bypass surgery. I still deal with high blood pressure, cholesterol challenges, and persistent joint and muscle pain

Panicked on Sidewinder

Panic Attack on a Mountain Bike: What Happened on Sidewinder

I was riding Tapia Canyon with Pat on January 31, 2014, around 8 in the morning. Friday ride—the kind where everything feels clean and fast. We’d been doing this mountain

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Pyramid Peak, Phoenix: Committing to the Line on a Technical Drop

I learned something about compromise at Pyramid Peak last week that I can’t unlearn. I was scoping this technical drop—nothing crazy, maybe four feet, but it’s the kind of feature

dad-1970s

My dad passed away yesterday.

He was 96. I don’t feel sad. I don’t feel much of anything, honestly. And maybe that’s the part that gets me — the guilt of not feeling what I

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Bonking on the Bike: What Running Out of Fuel Taught Me at 54

No fuel, loud minds, relentless trail. We hit Sonoran South and Dixie Mountain this weekend. The elevation profile was absolutely brutal. Just a relentless, unapologetic grind that tested everything we

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