News & Updates

Today’s my mom’s birthday. She turns 80. Only she doesn’t know it. She is severely hampered by Alzheimer’s. While I was pedaling from Powell to Sheridan, WY, she had a seizure.   I’ve written about my mom before in The Phast Times News. As Patricia Phelan, she’s...

(I thought this was posted on July 21, but just found it.) I have just returned from Washington, DC, talking to members of Congress about the safety and justice of runners and cyclists, and The Ride Of Silence (May 15, 7PM, RideOfSilence.org), in conjunction with The...

(8/2/13: Special report by Tim Potter for Chris who's just fine and sends his apologies for not blogging more regularly; he's just VERY TIRED as you can imagine!) Chris with his 'super sized' pork chops at Bill's Steakhouse outside of Coldwater. Chris and his fellow...

Today was our easy day. Actually, it was our easiest of our schedule. With only 70 miles to get from Custer to Rapid City, SD, we had a stop at Mount Rushmore scheduled in the middle. Some elected to ride over and see the Crazy Horse carving. I’ve done that...

Wondering what we’ve been doing out here in the outer reaches? Ridin’! Just so you know, each and every day, is not a shopping spree where we pop into town refreshed, showered, and dressed to visit the sights and talk to local people. Nada. It’s a bike ride to get...

Maybe it was just Dallas. Or so I, and the many other runners and cyclists I hung out with, thought. Maybe it was Dallas' "football-at-all-costs" mind set, plastic surgery, personalized licensed plates, and glass buildings. It was true what "foreigners,"...