Gravel Racing with a Heart Condition: My Cycling Comeback, Athletica Training, and a Setback with Ventricular Tachycardia

I headed to the Hungry Bear gravel race in Cable, WI, hopeful.  Training had been going well, my legs felt strong, and the early-season races had gone off without a hitch.  But just 20 minutes into the race, the familiar signs of ventricular tachycardia returned.  My heart rate spiked to 204 bpm, and just like […]

From Heart Scare to Comeback: The Journey Behind the Heart and Gravel Tour

The summer of 2023 started off well for training and racing my bike  I was holding my own in the challenging group rides with guys half my age on Saturday mornings.  When I started to have some irregular heartbeats, sometimes on rides, I thought they were just spasms and ignored them.  Even when I was […]