HOT DIGGITY GIGGITY was it just that… hot! There was a strong wind but unfortunately it only poked through in one or two sections of the trail. Not only hot, but DUSTY. I’m still picking dirt out of my ears. I went into this race with a mileage goal: 100+. I’d gotten 100 at Lumberjack, [...]

Awwwweeeee, spoiler. Gave it away in the title. I know you were on the edge of your seat, and the title’s like some douche in the theater who screams BRUCE WILLIS IS DEAD in the first 5 minutes. What? You’ve never seen Sixth Sense? Please stop reading my blog. Finishing the race is a great [...]

I know what you’re thinking: “I didn’t come here to do no math!” Easy, cowperson, let me break it down. Assuming t = tears, the above equation equals my result at the Lumberjack 100 mountain bike race. Still confused? Let me put it this way: if Lumberjack is a little person with lustrous hair, a [...]

This is the cycling “pre-season”, if you will. Most of us have (well, had) yet to do a real race this year, so during the spring thaw we doodle around on roads and multi-use paths (MUPs) trying to build up as many base miles as our bodies can handle. Last weekend marked the first team [...]

Ouch, my back! Yup, it’s true, my back took a whoopin’ over the last couple of months. I’ll be sidelined for at least the next week, maybe more. I can’t say I’m bumming about it. Sure, I’ve got the junky itch, but I’ve gotten a lot of riding in this season. I’m at a little [...]