Category: Cycling
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Hagg Lake Off-road Duathlon
Another duathlon, another win. Again, unfortunately, I was mostly racing myself as I won by 14 or so minutes with a finish time of 1:34. I did the off-road version because I was able to convince Rebecca that duathlon is fun and she should try it; she placed third in the on-road version the day […]
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Oh yeah, I won a duathlon
Was waiting for pictures to emerge, but apparently all those folks with long lenses kept them to themselves ?♂️ I can run fairly well and I can ride fairly well. Compared to the average person, I’m very good at both. Compared to folks who compete, I’m mediocre. However, there aren’t a lot of folks who […]
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Book: Pilgrim Spokes
Trying to get back into the habit sharing of reading notes. This will only be for Kindle items as I don’t highlight physical books. Generally, that’ll mean a heavier dose of fiction than what I’m collectively really reading because I’ve read that helps me fall asleep and I use only my Kindle in bed. Yeah, this […]
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Cycling Season Wrap-up
The good? I know what I did wrong. The bad? That was an entire year of mediocrity. 14 races (13 local and Leadville), a small belt buckle, no podiums, and no improvement. In previous years, I’ve seen solid improvement doing what I was doing (lots of lazy miles) because I was still “new” to the […]
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CZ, BV, Bacona, Gunners Lake Bikepack
My first bikepack™! A few months ago, I picked up a Norco Search XR Steel. The intent was to replace my commuter, but I found I did not want to rack and fender it so I’d have to find some other excuse to keep it. Enter: what this bike was made to do; gravel grinding […]
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Another Leadville In The Books
This weekend I completed my third Leadville 100 MTB race in as many years. It was much the same as my previous two completions, but also very different. I finished in 9:46, my slowest time to date. Last year, I accomplished my all-time goal of earning “big buckle” by finishing under 9:00 (8:55). Unfortunately, by that […]