I started writing this blog in Feb of 2013 when a friend (a real friend) complained that all they saw on Facebook was updates about my rides, my bikes, what I was thinking when I was riding, what I was wearing, what I was eating...you know, stuff I felt was really important and critical to share with all my "friends".
But I got the point. I'm lucky to have an awesome family and people wanted to see pictures of them. Pictures of a cake my wife made are far more interesting to the Facebook crew than a picture of an empty GU wrapper next to a summit sign with a bike shadow in the background.
Since I was starting the adventure of training for the Leadville 100, I decided to create an alternative Facebook page. Then Facebook became a pain in the rear to deal with, I could not put the pictures up in the way I wanted, etc. So I created this blog, as a place to dump my cycling blather.
I guess I could have started a journal, or kept this all on my PC, or just kept it private. I made up some reason about wanting this all on the cloud backed up on Google's infinite server capacity, or being able to share my cycling journey(ies) with any friends and family easily. Really I just want someone else to read this stuff. I'm as narcicisstic and self absorbed as the next guy.
As I typed away I realized what's most interesting to me to write about, and what I get responses on from the 3-5 people that read the posts are when I write about what's in my head. Sure, the weather, the quality of the dirt, the incline of the hill, the contents of my bottles and jersey pockets are fascinating...but what I enjoy sharing is what I'm thinking and feeling when I'm out there.
Besides, I can't continue to bore my wife with these stories. My S-1 number would go down, and that would be tragic.
So here it is. The Bad Dads Cycling Blog. What's in your head?
But I got the point. I'm lucky to have an awesome family and people wanted to see pictures of them. Pictures of a cake my wife made are far more interesting to the Facebook crew than a picture of an empty GU wrapper next to a summit sign with a bike shadow in the background.
Since I was starting the adventure of training for the Leadville 100, I decided to create an alternative Facebook page. Then Facebook became a pain in the rear to deal with, I could not put the pictures up in the way I wanted, etc. So I created this blog, as a place to dump my cycling blather.
I guess I could have started a journal, or kept this all on my PC, or just kept it private. I made up some reason about wanting this all on the cloud backed up on Google's infinite server capacity, or being able to share my cycling journey(ies) with any friends and family easily. Really I just want someone else to read this stuff. I'm as narcicisstic and self absorbed as the next guy.
As I typed away I realized what's most interesting to me to write about, and what I get responses on from the 3-5 people that read the posts are when I write about what's in my head. Sure, the weather, the quality of the dirt, the incline of the hill, the contents of my bottles and jersey pockets are fascinating...but what I enjoy sharing is what I'm thinking and feeling when I'm out there.
Besides, I can't continue to bore my wife with these stories. My S-1 number would go down, and that would be tragic.
So here it is. The Bad Dads Cycling Blog. What's in your head?
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