Monthly Archives: July 2011

Reflections on Recovery and RAGBRAI – Part Four

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Brent Cohrs

The Quest for Fuel Liquid calories and sugar saturated snacks abound along the roads of RAGBRAI.  It’s one long church bake sale interrupted only by the occasional cornfield.  Some sweets are baked with love and served up by smiling grandmothers.  … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Recovery and RAGBRAI – Part Three

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Brent Cohrs

Riding RAGBRAI in late July 2010, I was aware that I was still in recovery, but that didn’t stop me from pushing myself, on occasion, to my outer limit. This tactic had worked well for me in cardiac rehab.  While … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Recovery and RAGBRAI – Part Two

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Brent Cohrs

It’s All About Food I truly believe the key to enjoying RAGBRAI is finding the best places to eat along the route.  Eat too little and you’ll bonk.  Eat too much and your riding pace slows to a crawl. Regardless … Continue reading →

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Reflections On Recovery and RAGBRAI – Part One

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Brent Cohrs

There is nothing quite as intimate as riding your bicycle across the state of Iowa with 10,000 fellow cyclists.  At least as far as cycling goes, that is. If you have had the pleasure of riding RAGBRAI – the Des … Continue reading →

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Plagued by Pathletes

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Brent Cohrs

In the popular vernacular of the bicycling community, I was “just riding along” on the Paul Douglas Trail yesterday when I was passed without warning by another cyclist.  Usually it’s no big deal – I can’t expect casual riders to … Continue reading →

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Fourteen Summer Days I’ll Never Get Back

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Brent Cohrs

Sinusitis.  Diagnosed as a Chronic Sinus Infection.  Prescribed 300mg Clindamycin, 3 times per day.  Drank 8 ounces of Kefir, 5 times per day to calm my stomach.  14 days of treatment and my symptoms still persisted. Arrrgggghhhh! With zero extra … Continue reading →

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Now Blogging for Chicago Now!

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Brent Cohrs

I have started a second blog entitled “Easy As Riding A Bike” that is published at Chicago Now. This new blog will allow me the opportunity to reach more potential cyclists through Chicago Now’s community of readers.  It will also … Continue reading →

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So Bad You Can Taste It…

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Brent Cohrs

We’ve all heard the saying “so bad you can taste it”.  I never really understood what it meant until very recently. This spring’s weather was very disappointing for most cyclists.  You train inside all winter.  The first nice day finally … Continue reading →

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