by Shawn Gossman | Jun 5, 2025 | Fitness
Rode My Road Bike Today I went to Bike World in Paducah today to get cleats for my road bike shoes. I ended up buying mountain bike pedals instead and had them installed on mt road bike. I find those shoes to be way more comfortable and easier to clip in and out. I...
by Shawn Gossman | Jun 4, 2025 | Projects
Podcasting As you know, I’m starting a podcast pretty soon. I’ve been on a few podcasts. One thing I tend to notice is that people change their voice and excitement when doing podcasts. Other podcasters have even told me I need to work on a better podcasting voice. I...
by Shawn Gossman | Jun 3, 2025 | Life
Why do people kill snakes? I posted a short video of a timber rattlesnake swimming that I saw on a wilderness hiking trip this past weekend. It got around 130K views in 12 hours, as do most of my snake videos. I hid a lot of comments from people who talked about how I...
by Shawn Gossman | Jun 2, 2025 | Fitness
I Ride Bikes I’m a cyclist. I’ve been a cyclist for around 15 years. I rode as a kid before that, but it wasn’t as serious as it is now. I started cycling as an adult to improve my health and fitness. My health story is unique. I was healthy and skinny as a kid and...
by Shawn Gossman | Jun 1, 2025 | Projects
Join The Hiking Forum I have an online discussion forum called The Hiking Forum. It’s free to join. There are no ads. There are no hidden fees. You control what gets sent to email. There really is no kind of catch. It’s just a forum, that’s it. If you like forums –...
by Shawn Gossman | May 31, 2025 | Fitness
Training for a Half Marathon (Run #3) My third training session was better than my first but not better than my second. If you don’t know, I’m training for a half-marathon trail running race in August. I’m 40 years old, and while I hike and bike a lot, I’ve never...
by Shawn Gossman | May 30, 2025 | Life
My Nanny I lost my grandmother last year. She got COVID for the third time, and it almost killed her. She overcame it but needed to rehab at a nursing home in order to return to assisted living. She wouldn’t do as instructed there, and one night, she went to sleep and...
by Shawn Gossman | May 29, 2025 | Fitness
Training for a Half Marathon (Run #2) My second training session was better than my first. I ran the same route at the same location so that I could start comparing stats on Strava and Garmin. I did better. By minutes, too! I’m actually starting to notice that I’m...
by Shawn Gossman | May 28, 2025 | Projects
Launching a Podcast I’ve decided to get into the podcasting world. I’m creating a podcast show called “Around the Shawnee.” It will feature 1-2 episodes a month focusing on businesses, events, and organizations in and around the Shawnee National Forest in Southern...
by Shawn Gossman | May 22, 2025 | Life
Training for a Half Marathon (Run #1) I signed up for a half marathon trail run in August. I’ve never been into running, let alone trail running. I’m a hiker, and I can hike really fast if I want to, though. I signed up for a few reasons: (1) It’s in the Shawnee...
