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 and bikepacking (although it’d do much better on 650b…
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 time I had already won my entry to this…
It’s been another packed one to be capped with another run at Leadville in just over a week. New Job In the middle of May I began a new role at a local company working to usher in the future of mass transit and urban mobility. I was brought on as a kind of jack of all trades, spent the first month interviewing people…
The best way to get into biking shape? RACE BIKES and that’s what I did. I had signed up for this race last year, got sick, deferred my entry, but still made a great long weekend out of the AirBnB we had with Dad, Rebecca, and Karen. This year I did not get sick, but have also been focused on running and only been…
It’s been two years since Mount St. Helens with Dad. Clearly that was long enough to make me forget that ordeal… It was time for another hike. In North Carolina? Ideal. Highest peak east of the Mississippi? That’s cool. Timing going to work out? Let’s do this! I first learned of Mount Mitchell when Dad mentioned it a few years ago. East Coast mountains…
I’m pleased to announce I have a new adult 5k PR of 18:05 (5:50/mi pace). My pacing was perfectly even, but a combination of being a bit tired (hiked the highest peak east of the Mississippi three days prior with Dad – blog post to follow), not following my usual race morning routine, too much beer the week before, and slopping through puddles meant I…