I was finishing the last training ride of the week. It was a beautiful late September day, the weather perfect, and the fall leaves coming in. I was in the culmination of one of the best training weeks of my life. Never before had I been able to combine so much intensity, duration, and fatigue… Read more

I had a race on Saturday, one of my favorites. It’s the annual Alpine Days Mountain Bike Race. It’s one of my favorites for a couple of reasons: This year had a new course, and a new starting point than any previous year I’ve done it with the start and finish area being at Lambert… Read more

The past few months have been hard for me. I’m someone who is used to over performing. Nearly every race historically has been an over performance, at least in my mind. But recently, it’s been the opposite. I’ve had higher expectations and have been way off. It’s hard to manage. I’ve had feelings of wanting… Read more

In this weeks Wednesday Night World Championships a few hitters showed up. Truman, John, Cameron, Carter, you get the idea. The little race at Sundance gets pretty fired up on nights like these. I had a bit of an interesting start. At 5:40 pm I woke up. I’m still not sure how on earth I… Read more

I raced last night. I felt pretty good and was able to find a good groove. I also remembered something, something that helps me race well. It’s the first 5. 5 minutes of whole shot. After the first five minutes I settle into my race pace. This initial 5 minute effort separates the groups, and… Read more

I took my 9 year old little brother mountain biking today. He’s ridden several times and has pretty decent confidence. He’s also participated in my mountain bike kids camp and so he has a good grasp on the fundamental skills. It was interesting to watch him ride. Comfortable on somethings that surprised me, scared of… Read more