Just Do It. Biggest line of bullshit since “You Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter”. WE ALL KNOW IT’S NOT BUTTER. But I finally did it – I raced. I knew it would click, I just wasn’t sure when. The effort needed to race at your highest physical potential requires a type of mental fortitude that comes from either complete ignorance, …
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Konas Do Trek
I was so close to being ready for the world cup in Iowa. So close. And then, I took a day off the Monday before and my body responded with a seized up lower back. Is it because my racing age is 30? Am I secretly a Greek Goddess suffering from hubris? Or maybe it is the world’s way of …
Consistency Before Supremacy
The Rochester race weekend has been the traditional opener for the past few seasons. This year a few of us had a UCI race under our belts already, but that doesn’t change the nerves as we gear up for the first C1, getting to grit our teeth against some stiffer competition before we head into the world cups. For the …
Sliding into the Season in Roanoke
*Don’t forget to check out the audio version of the post below if you don’t have the time to read!* And just like that, the cyclocross season has started. One race weekend down means we are even closer to the US World Cups, after which fall-like weather will set in, and then we are looking to hit Continental Championships and …
New Again
/*NEWS: I am now doing a “podcast” which is a fancy way of me saying that I am recording my blogs to mp3 for those that are too lazy to read and hate cool hyperlinks and great photos. Scroll to bottom to seeeee*/ It’s that time again, #crossiscoming is very soon to intersect with #crossishere and I am very happy …
Yes Is the New Black
I did a mountain bike race. But not just, A race, but, a STAGE RACE. So, 3 races. The VT3, to be exact. I jumped into this because Kerry said he and Emily were driving up to Vermont for it and that I should do it. Sort of like with the Kona Adventure Team trip, I felt like “yes” was …