Gaia Community: Bradley's Blog

Go Mom

http://bradleysaul.gaia.com — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:28:21 GMT

Tags: life, love, compassion, business

Phew

http://bradleysaul.gaia.com — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 05:26:13 GMT

I'm tired, but it feels good. In the past 4 weeks, I opened a bike shop and organized 2 Tour d'Organics ride. I think I've earned a break.

Last week, I was ready to pack in this OrganicAthlete gig. There's so much work to be done, and after the stress of the past 6 weeks, I was at my breaking point. I broke this morning. I cried tears of joy when I got a package from Verge, our clothing supplier, with Sami's national champion's skinsuit. That really means a lot to me to see OA represented in that way. It's special.

As I unbury myself and get back to a regular schedule, there will be more updates here, here, and here.

Tags: life, organicathlete, tour d'organics

1 year

http://bradleysaul.gaia.com — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 05:52:48 GMT

Charity and I

Happy anniversary to Charity and I!

Tags: love, marriage, life

Cool Website

http://bradleysaul.gaia.com — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:57:48 GMT

This guy rode by me today and said, "Hey, I've seen your website. It's pretty cool." Thanks dude!

Tags: organicathlete, teamvegan, cycling, vegan

A Good Ride

http://bradleysaul.gaia.com — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 04:36:37 GMT

Today we rolled out the first ride from the West County Revolution. A real who's who of Sonoma County cycling met at 9:30 in front of the freshly painted store. Dan Hopley, Gavin Chilcott, Don Winkle, Brian Anderson, Steve Michel, and I started what I promised would test everyone's cave of pain.

Hopley, Gavin, Don, and Brian

Long story short because I'm tired - Steve broke a spoke and turned back at the base of the steep section on Sweetwater. Hopley made my cave of pain look like a small crack at the top of Sweetwater. Gavin flatted multiple times and turned back in Monte Rio. Everyone loves Willow Creek. Brian and Hopley flatted at the same time on Willow Creek. Hopley crushed me again on Willow Creek. He gets the KOM prize for the day. We head back on Occidental Road, and Don and Brian turn towards Santa Rosa at Mill Station Rd. Hopley and I ride by the shop, just to say the ride started and finished there. We go home. I eat a watermelon. Steve comes over. We talk shop for a few hours. I'm still entering inventory.

Tags: teamvegan, vegan, organicathlete, cycling, west county revolution, sports

Fast Twitchless

http://bradleysaul.gaia.com — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:01:17 GMT

I'm convinced that I have no fast twitch muscle fibers. I've been getting hammered at the Tuesday Night Crits all year, and tonight was no exception. I take that back, it was exceptionally hard. Two BMC riders, Devon Vigus from Cal Giant, Glen Mitchell, as well as the usual suspects of local talent lined up tonight for 40 minutes of throw down. Eric Wright and I "represented" the OA colors.

I say represented because we really just had our asses handed to us like this: I attacked on the first lap. I stay away for a couple of laps. Scott Nydam (BMC) passes me like I'm standing still. I never see him again for the rest of the race. Various groups form and split and form again. Eric gets in THE MOVE. It's about 8-9 riders with both BMC riders, Devon, a AMD rider, and a few others. Then in what seemed like less than 30 seconds, I try to follow Glen Mitchell across to the move...I see Eric getting lapped (I though he was in THE MOVE)...I'm within 2 bike lengths of the break...the break is out of sight and I'm back in the field. And my legs really, really hurt after that.

I don't know how many people survived in the break. All I know is that I tried to sprint Glen Mitchell in the field sprint. I was on his wheel coming into the last corner, and then I wasn't. I don't understand these sprinter types. It takes me a long time to get up to that speed.

Tags: vegan, teamvegan, teamvegan race reports, cycling, tuesday night crits

Bummer

http://bradleysaul.gaia.com — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 03:41:45 GMT

Broken Frame

You can't tell from the picture, but the bottom bracket shell came loose. It's funny that the carbon and not the bamboo broke. It's on the way back to Calfee now to get fixed. Justin lent me a frame for the meantime.

Tags: bamboo bike, teamvegan

Gotta have it

http://bradleysaul.gaia.com — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:10:56 GMT

Jay tell me I need this...a wooden car to match my wooden bike.

Tags: bamboo bike, transportation, cars, wooden car

What it do

http://bradleysaul.gaia.com — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 01:01:33 GMT

Attachment

www.westcountrevolution.com

Tags: cycling, sports, business, conscious capitalism, activism, bicycle, change, happy, life

Inside the Terrordome

http://bradleysaul.gaia.com — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 22:21:30 GMT

Terrordome

I'd like to thank Jack for the gift of this book. I read Dave's What's My Name Fool? last year, and I enjoyed it. Obviously, in starting an organization like OrganicAthlete, I think it's important that we think about the interaction of culture and sports.

Tags: gift, sport, activism, culture, organicathlete, dave zirin

Feel the Pain

http://bradleysaul.gaia.com — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:45:25 GMT

I'll keep this in mind at the next Tuesday night crit:

"Pain is a good object of meditation. When there's a strong pain in the body, the concentration becomes strong. The mind stays on it easily, without wandering very much. Whenever sensations in the body are predominant make them objects of meditation."

from The Experience of Insight by Joseph Goldstein.

Tags: insight, pain, suffering, consciousness, sports, flow, buddhism, meditation

How do you chill?

http://bradleysaul.gaia.com — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:16:31 GMT

At one point in my life, I felt like I was more calm, more centered. Maybe that's because life was simple then. All I really did was eat, sleep, and race my bike. Now, I've created this abundance of stress in my life.

I'm making motions to recenter. I must. I'm going home. Here I am in the O'Hare airport waiting for plane to take me there. I'm hungry. I'm thirsty. I'm completely in my reptilian brain, except that I can think, "I'm not hungry for THAT."

I've tried to get on two flights to the bay area. I hope to get on a 1am flight to Oakland. By the time I get home it will be 5am California time (assuming I get on this flight). 14 hours of being in buses, planes, airports, and cars, waiting for home. There is a message in all this. This is why I never fly.

This is why I need to go hOMe, as coach Ilg would say. I should relax. I should clear my mind. Writing this has helped.

Tags: life, love, spirit, relaxation

Time to Go Home

http://bradleysaul.gaia.com — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:03:08 GMT

I pulled the plug yesterday. I'm headed home tomorrow. The 7.5 week teamvegan trip is coming to end early for me. Too much to do at home to race with a clear mind.

Tags: organicathlete, teamvegan, cycling, sports, racing, life, love

40 ain't nothing and Inertia

http://bradleysaul.gaia.com — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:43:02 GMT

Yesterday I watched 40 days and 40 nights, a B movie about a man's vow to abstain from sex 40 days. By the time I get home in early August, I'll have been gone for over 50 days. I can tell you that the suffering portrayed in the movie, however ridiculous it may seem, is real.

What is it about hotel rooms that make people so lazy? We've been at the Super 8 in Somerset, PA for the past 2 days, and it takes every bit of energy we have to do anything but change TV channels and go to the bathroom.

Tags: sex, interia

Sacrilege?

http://bradleysaul.gaia.com — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 21:20:45 GMT

A Beautiful Day

I'm out riding today, and I think to myself, "I'd like to go for a run." Then I started getting excited about the idea of racing duathlons. Maybe it's because I've been on the road for 4 weeks and I miss my wife, but I like the idea of competing closer to home and doing fewer, more select events. But would my roadie friends ever forgive me?

Tags: triathlon, duathlon, cycling, sports, happiness, teamvegan, organicathlete, vegan

It's Hot

http://bradleysaul.gaia.com — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:15:29 GMT

So all the hair came off.

Moi, shaved

Tags: haircut

I Should Get Home

http://bradleysaul.gaia.com — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:44:24 GMT

I go away for a few weeks, and my wife and mother-in-law turned into zombies!!!

Zombies

Tags: zombies, family, charity

A note

http://bradleysaul.gaia.com — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 03:28:51 GMT

For the next several weeks, I will be posting race reports at the OrganicAthlete blog.

Tags: organicathlete, teamvegan, teamvegan race reports

I gotta get a bike like this

http://bradleysaul.gaia.com — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 04:30:22 GMT

Claus and The Monster Bike

Think he could make the monster bike of bamboo?

Tags: bicycling, missingsaddle, bamboo bike, bicycle

Gila Pics

http://bradleysaul.gaia.com — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 22:38:02 GMT

Jack of the New York Chapter sent me these pics he found from the 2nd stage of Tour of the Gila:

Akira Wong

These pics are courtesy of Gila Wilderness.

Tags: organicathlete, vegan, teamvegan, cycling, sports, activism, tour of the gila