Halfway Through the Comeback: Three Lessons from the Heart and Gravel Tour

by Coach Paul Warloski We’re now midway through the 2025 Heart and Gravel Comeback Tour, and I’ve learned a few powerful lessons.  This year, I’ve committed to racing 10 gravel events across the Midwest on the road to Gravel Nationals in September—all while raising funds and awareness for pediatric heart care. Here are three takeaways […]

Dirty South Roubaix: First Race of the Heart and Gravel Comeback Tour—Lessons, Grit, and an Orange Tutu

The first race of the Heart and Gravel Comeback Tour is in the books. I finished the Dirty South Roubaix in Alto Pass, Illinois, a 100km gravel race that happened on March 1. I had no heart issues.  I wore the orange tutu and orange antenna to celebrate the fundraising milestone. (We’ve raised $1,000 already […]

From Heart Surgery to Gravel Racing: My Comeback at the Dirty South Roubaix

Two years ago, I wondered if I’d ever race a bike again.  This weekend, I’m back at the starting line for the Dirty South Roubaix in southern Illinois, my first gravel race since heart surgery-and the first of the Heart and Gravel Comeback Tour. I’ll do the 100k race, which I did three years ago […]

The Heart and Gravel Comeback Tour: Racing, Recovery, and Raising Hope