Bobby Sweeting

I transferred over to cycling at the age of 16 after succumbing to Osgood Schlotters disease as a high school runner.  While my knee problems were unltimately what cut my running career short, there was another issue that I was dealing with long before that.  Towards the beginning of my sophomore year I began to [...]

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My dog’s name turned out to fit her more than I could have imagined.  I would bet decent money that she is the best dog in the world at destroying expensive toys.  We started with normal stuffed toys, tennis balls, and ropes.  The stuffing was taken out and eaten within an hour, squeakers were popped, [...]

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I’ve gotten a lot of requests to begin a “coaching tips” section on my blog and I love the idea.  It will be a weekly post from now on, but my question to you is whether it should be on the main blog page or a separate “coaching tips” tab.  Please let me know your [...]

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At this point most of you probably know that I’m recovering from a bad crash on Saturday.  It was bad enough to hit the pavement for the first time this season, but doing it on a training ride made it that much worse.  I don’t think I’ve crashed on a training ride since my Dad [...]

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Not too much to report in this post, just a couple of interesting mailboxes that I found on today’s ride.  The pictures are a little fuzzy, apparently I need to clean the lens on my phone’s camera. First, a super old school Cannondale with mailboxes mounted to the handlebars. Then, a seemingly handmade mailbox that [...]

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As my coach has always told me, and as I have always told my clients, be patient when coming back from illness or injury.   That’s all well and good in theory, but it doesn’t make it any less frustrating.  My regular training resumed about a week ago, and when I wake up tomorrow I won’t [...]

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Nine days ago Lindsay left for Florida on a work trip and gave me a golden opportunity to bond with our 10 month old puppy.  It’s been the longest 9 days of our lives!  It’s not so bad having to stop home during my rides to let her out, but I feel like a terrible [...]

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Before you get offended, let me be clear in saying that, to me, being a “fred” has nothing to do with talent, ability, or racing.  For those who are unclear on this term, it gets tossed around in cycling quite frequently and refers to any cyclist that the individual probably just doesn’t like.  To me, [...]

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Well, 2010 has been a whirlwind year.  Between graduating, getting married, getting a new job, finding a team, and moving to CT, I figured my racing may end up taking a back seat.  I can’t believe how great CSG has been about letting me continue my normal training routine, giving me the option to work [...]

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