The Summer Crux

“Crux: bottom line; the bulls eye; the hard, main challenge. The word stems from the Latin word “cruc” or cross and implies great suffering.” Though I plan on lots of lung-searing, leg-burning intervals my hope is…

Spring Racing is ON!

I love the kickoff to race season. After a long winter of preparation, tough training and laying all the groundwork of things, it’s cool to getting to the real fun – time to fly! The smell…

Pro XCT #1 In the Books! Silver Medal, But Drew First Blood.

The hill country of Texas was the backdrop to an awesome battle that had some of the world’s best mountain bikers torching it full-blast – many for the first time this season. With every bit of…

Fire in Ice

Today I came to several groundbreaking realizations: 1. If you are wearing a down coat, no one suspects you could be shirtless underneath. This feels very sneaky and fun. 2. A cornered possum does not have…

California Dreaming

I’ve not ridden outside in a week. Down with a nasty bug, I could complain about my 90-minute riding week and how out of shape I might be, etc. But rather it gave me a little…