Mud-festivus For the Restofus

I just finished up two of the most muddy weekends I have ever encountered in my short CX career. Bottom line: for every bit of added fun, your muscles are sadder the next day. The mud giveth, and the mud taketh away. Jingle Cross in Iowa City, Iowa was a three day event: Friday night (a C2 race) was a …

Nationals: just another race, just another Monday.

Well, we’ve managed to see another season of cyclocross come and go. I’m not even done cleaning up from this season and my eyes are already fixated on the next. I guess now is a time to reflect on Nationals, the week leading up, and then to look at my goals of next year. My Nationals trip began more than …

CX nationals pre ride video

Onboard gopro footage of my preride of the USAC Cyclocross Nationals course on Friday, Januaury 9, 2015. The course was shortened due to long lap times and the stupidly terrible uphill barrier section was removed, and may not be totally representative of the elite races for Sunday. Friday morning held some rain so the course was slick, but was getting …