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False Peaks
Not Asgad, but you get the idea A few years ago, someone told me about a mountain bike trail that was supposed to be extremely challenging. The Asgad Ascent is off in the middle of the Judean Desert. I...
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Just Don’t Think
I was riding with some friends one time in the desert on a challenging and beautiful path. At times the path narrowed into a tiny ridge that curved around the desert cliffs with about the width of my...
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Cool Down
After a particularly tough run or ride, it is highly recommended that you do what is called a “cool-down.” It means you jog around for about 10 minutes and try to let your body get over the torture you...
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My Wife Has Cancer — And I’m Going for a Bike Ride
We moved to Israel seven years ago to “live the dream” of a better life for ourselves and our children. And for six years, with fulfilling jobs and a wonderful community, our lives did indeed feel...
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Rain Delay
CLICK HERE TO MAKE A DONATION AND SPONSOR THE RIDE Both my crew and I were very prepared and excited for the big ride tomorrow. Josh and I had gotten over stomach bugs and Trep was still in despite a...
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The Ride — Im Tirtzu (If You Believe)
So now I must try and find the words to describe the ride… but I don’t know if it’s possible to describe how it felt and what this ride meant to me, and to Stella. When I rode the last kilometer...
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Renovating for the Dawn
Today Stella and I are sitting for our seventeenth chemo treatment. Once again we sit under the fluorescent lights, surrounded by the white hospital walls. The chairs are lined up against the wall in...
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Smile
When you think of the word “medicine,” you usually will think of some nasty substance that you have to drink, eat, or inject. No one likes to take medicine. It’s just something you know you must take...
View ArticleThe Key to Mountain Biking…..and Dealing with Cancer
I will be the first to admit that of the various sports I do, I am least competent at technical mountain biking. Unlike running, road riding, or even riding on packed trails, mountain biking demands...
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The Voice from the Hills
Amazing what a night’s sleep (even if medicated) can do for you. That and a good run. I ran today. I ran the length of Ein Bokek and then some. Twelve kilometers at a fast — at least for me — pace. In...
View ArticleCrashing
You’re riding through the desert and on top of the world. Everything is going perfect. You feel at one with the bike. The air is crisp and cool and you revel in the understanding that you are having an...
View ArticleGetting Back On
Unlike the last blog post, the following actually happened the way I am writing it. A few years ago, Lawrence and I were zipping down the Bat Ayin trail on our bikes. It’s a very steep, fast, and...
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Dawn
Josh and I used to do a lot of all-night hikes in the desert. At around 4:30 in the morning, one of us would always say “it is always darkest/coldest right before the dawn.” It was both a factual...
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Rebuilding My Home
I’m rebuilding my home. To be more accurate, I am doing renovations. I am not changing the basic structure of the home. The foundation was always very strong. But our home was greatly damaged by a...
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A Year Has Passed
Thirteen months ago, at the funeral, I said that even at the most painful moment, I felt I was the luckiest man on the planet for being Stella’s husband for so many years. Today, after everything that...
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Yom Kippur
As Rosh Hashanah approached, I was nervous. All I could think about were the holidays 2 years previously. Back then, when we reached Unatane Tokef, I practically ripped myself in two. After all, the...
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Saved by the Yellow Jerseys of Alyn
http://buycheapdownloadoemsoftware.com/product.php?/autodesk-autocad-mep-2016 I’ve been doing a lot of mountain biking lately. Usually, I find myself on beautiful, desolate trails and ride up into the...
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