by Michael Leach | Apr 16, 2020 | Life, Turkey Hash, Work
How has ‘lockdown’ impacted our day-to-day lives? I imagine this is going to look different for each of us. At our house, with the exception of going to school, evening swim practice, and morning coffee shop writing sessions, things are pretty much business as...
by Michael Leach | Apr 10, 2020 | Environment, Life, Turkey Hash
With the exception of grocery runs, and little spins on the bike around the neighborhood, we haven’t really left the house in weeks (except for scouting missions to my favorite early/and late season dirt roads). Tuesday, we struck gold. Dry dirt. We also saw our first...
by Michael Leach | Apr 9, 2020 | Life, Turkey Hash
Here’s a little excerpt from Be Audacious about the art of managing expectations while weathering the storm, which feels apropos during this time of upheaval and uncertainty. Manage Expectations ‘Don’t put pressure on yourself to always be productive. If you just got...
by Michael Leach | Apr 7, 2020 | Life, Turkey Hash
During these times where daily rituals and routines are being disrupted for many (especially for all of us gym rats), I wanted to plug my favorite company in the fitness world: Concept 2. I’ve fallen hard for the SkiErg (thank you Amy Pakula at Momentum Physical...
by Michael Leach | Apr 4, 2020 | Environment, Life, Turkey Hash
I’d just been diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis when I first read Lance’s book (Armstrong). It was back in 2000 and I was on a mountain bike trip to Durango, Colorado. It’s Not About the Bike. But for some of us, it really is. Like one of my favorite American...
by Michael Leach | Apr 1, 2020 | Environment, Life, Turkey Hash
Climb big and keep pushing pedals (or keep pushing whatever it is that brings you joy). This was my last climb of 2019, an Indian Summer day on the 25th of October here in Southwestern Montana (on the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route). Winter locked in the next...
