What is cyclocross?
A lot of people ask about cyclocross. What is it exactly? You ride a bike where? And you jump off and run? I’ve tried to explain the sport with words. That’s a tall order. Words hardly do it justice....
View ArticleCould NSAIDs actually cause inflammation?
This one is for you exercisers out there. You know me; I love to write about dogma-busters. I’ve got a good one for you tonight. For endurance exercisers, runners and cyclists alike, few myths have...
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Top Ten Posts of 2012
Eva Bandman Park, Louisville KY You may find this hard to believe but I really don’t look at my site’s stats much. In fact, just today I discovered that WordPress has a feature that ranks posts by...
View ArticleCycling Wednesday: New Year’s resolution
It’s January 2nd. It’s past time for resolve. Since one of the themes of this blog is healthy living through good choices, it would seem self-evident that I would resolve to eat better, rest more and...
View ArticleCan you ride like this?
It’s Saturday morning. I saw this 2010 video on one of my friends FB pages. Consider this truly shocking set of images a 4-minute break from the serious issues of arrhythmia, health policy and fitness....
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In the Prime post up over at the Courier-Journal — The world championships of...
For fans of sport in America, the coming week is all about fast-twitch muscles, aggression and unapologetic showmanship. The Super Bowl has grown de facto into an American holiday. I get this. I watch...
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Cycling Wed: For fans of CX, these are the best of times
Shortly after starting this blog, a stranger came up to me at a cross-country meet and said that he liked my blog. Though I didn’t know him, he gave me advice that I think of often. “Use more...
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My World’s CX race report
World Championships at age 50 A serious writer would not make habit of serving up frivolous race reports. Is chronicling the efforts of a watt-deficient middle-aged (grandfather) CX racer even worth...
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One more Cyclocross post…
Please forgive me. I am suffering from a cyclocross hangover. It is intense. Whenever someone asks me about my race or the UCI World Championships, I feel a surge of emotion. Simply put, watching our...
View ArticleLong-term endurance increases the risk of arrhythmia — New post up on...
The idea that long-term endurance exercise increases the risk of arrhythmia should no longer be considered counterintuitive. The list of published studies confirming this association is long, and this...
View ArticleTen random thoughts on the 2013 Tour de France
It’s been tough getting much done the past three weeks. I must admit an affliction. I’m hooked on TDF coverage. High definition TV and DVRs have only made it worse. For the record, my affliction began...
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Day 2 ESC — AF ablation and more bike commuting
Okay, I’m getting the hang of this. The Monday morning and evening commute in Amsterdam is something special. You talk about focus. It requires laser-like focus. You’ve got bikes, narrow lanes, buses,...
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Day 3 ESC2013 — Longevity of Tour de France cyclists, meeting old friends,...
A general rule about writing a story is to lead with the important stuff. I’ve reviewed each of my ESC2013 updates, and as it turns out, each day I have led with the folly. Sorry about that. I’m going...
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A cycling adventure in Holland
Author’s note: Apologies to regular readers and subscribers who expect hard-hitting medical news. What follows is a ride report, similar to the self-indulgent sort of thing you find on thousands of...
View ArticleDay 4 ESC 2013 — Female gender and AF, patient selection for CRT and a Dutch...
On the last day of ESC2013 I attended a press conference entitled Update in Rhythmology. The purpose was to highlight four rhythm-related studies released at ESC2103. The most noteworthy of the four...
View ArticleWhy didn’t anybody listen to Lemond? Why don’t we learn from history?
I began cycling for real in the 1990s. This was in no small part due to Greg Lemond. He was an American sporting hero. And, as history teaches us, he still is, now more than ever. History reveals so...
View ArticleNot your average 10 year-old…
In bike speak there’s an action verb called ‘shredding.’ This boy is shredding. I have only three comments; then watch this beautiful 3-minute video. 1) What does his mother think? Surely, he’s not a...
View ArticleProlonged exercise leads to heart damage — pro/con debate
Dr. Larry Creswell, of the Athlete’s heart blog, just posted an interesting debate from the Journal of Physiology. The question of whether longterm endurance exercise leads to heart damage is a hotly...
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Leadership, teamwork, volunteerism and goodwill…makes stuff work
(Editor’s note: You can skip the words and toggle down to the images at the end.) This past week was about bike racing. As most of you know, I (and my wife and son) race bikes for a local cycling team....
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Dear America: Embrace the bike culture…It’s heart healthy
I love cycling. Being outdoors, pedaling, feeling the swoosh of the wind, these are all sensations that more people should enjoy. They are sensations of happiness. And oh, does the heart love...
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