NYTimes Sports Articles

I've been a little laid up due to the spill I took at Redlands and its had me a bit bummed out. In fact, its had me pretty much miserable and pissed off to boot. I'm a little disappointed that I let it get me down the way I did, but I feel about one hundred times better today and I owe it all to the incredible support network I have. My family is ALWAYS there for me, and yesterday I received sage advice from my teammates and from my doc back home as well, and I'm not just talking medical advice. I'm not saying you should take your problems to someone else to solve for you, but opening up a little and asking for a different perspective can make a whole world of difference. I'm really grateful to those people who took the time to talk things out with me.

This post isn't titled "Sappy Gratitude" though. Its titled "NYTimes Sports Articles" and it bears that title for a reason. I try to at least glance at the paper once a day, and of course when I say paper I mean the paper's website. Recently I've come across a couple of pretty awesome articles that relate, at least slightly, to cycling and sport.

The first one is an uplifting piece about how people suffering from advanced Parkinson's may still be able to ride bicycles. Apparently even when a neurological disorder has made simply walking almost impossible people can still manage to ride a bike. That is cool.

Next up is an article wherein doctor/athletes advise the rest of the sporting world to HTFU. That pretty much says it all.

Lastly I found this piece today about how professional athletes are using video games to improve their performance. This is totally awesome and in some way validates a large part of my adolescence. Well, sort of. My favorite part of this article might be when NASCAR driver Joey Logano says that online computer simulations of courses are almost the same as driving the course. Oh sure, NASCARs a real sport. Sorry Rand and Jono, I know you love the stuff, but... I mean, come on.

That's it for fun sports articles today, but if you want some video of an awkward southern kid rocking out look no further.