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Riding the Phoenix Summer With a Repaired Heart

Mountain Biking in Extreme Heat With a Repaired Heart

It’s 4:13am on a Saturday in August and it’s already 90 degrees. That’s a normal summer morning here. The first thing I checked wasn’t the temperature. It was the air

Getting Back on the Mountain Bike After Triple Bypass Surgery

Getting Back on the Mountain Bike After Triple Bypass Surgery

Nobody could tell me what it would look like. So here it is. I don’t know exactly when my heart attack started. I know it wasn’t during the ride. This

Monday, and I Couldn't Tell You Why

Monday, and I Couldn’t Tell You Why

Up at 4:43. Bathroom, get dressed, out the door for the walk, same order as every other morning. The walk is supposed to be the thing that sets the day,

My story post

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

My Story: Heart Attack, Triple Bypass, and Back on the Bike I’m 54. In March 2024 I had a heart attack, then triple bypass surgery. I still deal with high

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 was scoping this technical drop—nothing crazy, maybe four feet, but it’s the kind of feature that sits right on the edge of what I’m comfortable with. Loose granite, bad

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