When I left you last, I was headed for Spain with Kerry and Emily to seek out sunshine while the Euros had their Nationals. At this time, I did not know if I was on the worlds team or not. Spain was great; there was sun and some longer hours on the bike. Not really “training” because after the long …
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Kerstperiode.
After a great ride at Nationals, I was ready to take Europe by storm! But it seems that Europe, or at least Belgium, had a bit of a different idea about my arrival. I had quite high hopes for the world cup in Namur. I didn’t have a result in mind, but a top 30 was expected. A top 20 …
Rooting For Success In Warwick
As I sit down to write this, I realize how often I write things about how lucky I am for the weekend and how special the venue is to me. This weekend was no exception. NBX takes place in Warwick, RI, and though the no-longer-there Providence race is where I got my start, this race just a few miles south …
Super Smooth at Supercross
Supercross is a race that always has predictably unpredictable (crappy) weather, and no matter the venue or course, something gets thrown in to make it fun and tricky. There was the year that I nearly got frostbite and have lasting effects, and then there was the year where I yelled at Myles for pouring water on a ride/run up DURING …
PanAmerican
I am not coal. I am more like water. With coal, you apply enough pressure and it becomes a diamond. With water, apply enough pressure and it becomes ice. That’s like me. I freeze up under pressure. To be more exact, I get so focused that I focus on the smallest minutia instead of the big picture and in a …
Slidey, Yet, Satisfying
The Cincinnati race weekend is close to a hometown race for me, having grown up about an hour north (note that in Ohio we measure distance in time). Despite my love for the race, it never really goes super well for me. Last year my body gave up, leaving me unable to pedal through my favorite type of heavy-mud conditions …