That old man from the north won’t let go of Arkansas. Last week it snowed for the first time ever in May. I admire the old mans stubbornness but most

Let’s Eat! Super easy, high quality protein recovery meal. Taking a feather from Miyoko-san’s (mom) cap I wanted to pass along some great cookery information. Do you love sashimi? Guess

Anyone else suffering from Spring Classics withdrawals? Anybody looking forward to the Giro d’Italia more then the Tour de France? Nibbles, Wiggles and perhaps even Cuddles fighting for every second

Worlds. I’m sure every cycling community has a version of the mid week ‘fast ride’. I wonder what other communities call it? We have a couple nicknames: Tuesday Night Fights,

The 36th running of the Joe Martin Stage Race has come and gone. The dust drizzle has settled. The sun finally came out. Bruce and the All Sports Production crew did

After reading my Tour de Hills post I realized there are no pictures of the stunning landscape we raced through. America’s first National River is right here in the Natural

Tour de Hills…Hurt. We raced over in Harrison Arkansas on Saturday. Any opportunity to ride the Jasper Disaster route is well worth the trip. The Buffalo River Valley is one of the

Joe Martin Stage Race loop. We previewed the JMSR loop on Saturday. JMSR is the largest and most storied bicycle race in the Natural State. This year the event celebrates

at Hyde Park. Such a great scene last night at the BMC Spring Criterium. These local crits do so much good for the bicycle racing community in NWA. Most of

Ice Cream Social. Sweet southern winds are starting to blow more often now. Arkansas’s landscape is waking up from a four month slumber seemingly overnight. So many colors, smells and

Wheels hot errrr…wet at 8am from FBC. Spring has sprung in Arkansas. It won’t be long now before warm days out number the cold days. We had a solid group show

a Classic. I do not have much street cred. to begin with as a bicycle racer and I do not claim to be good at it. I just really enjoy

What do you do the day before a road race? Ride the MTB of course. Checked out the new single track at Lake Fayetteville this morning. The trail is bumpy

Road Race. Part II. Embracing rule # 5 bicycle racers from Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and small towns all across the Natural State toed the line. Racers were greeted with light

Hell’s Kitchen Road Race. Part I. Every year in early spring the Snapple Cycling Team puts on the Hell’s Kitchen Road Race. The course is a 20 mile loop and

Three races four days. It is impossible to ignore the ‘nervous belly’ before the first race of each season. My first race in 2013 was a criterium in the Okie

a Classic. Yesterday was the Highway 71 Classic. A fundraiser race ride for the Bicycle Coalition of the Ozarks. The BCO is a local advocacy group doing good things for

Dirty Black Oak. This morning we tackled what I’m calling the dirty Black Oak. Black Oak is a popular road route here in NWA. The dirt loop is inside of the road loop.  It’s roughly

Go away. It’s official, I am done with winter. Anyone else out there ready for the sweet southern winds to blow? We have it pretty good here in The Natural

So, I eat what I want. Of course if you are getting paid to ride your bike or aspire to get paid to ride your bike. Then you live in