Costa Rica and Nicaragua in Spandex 2016
For most international bike racing adventurers, one lap around a country lacking first world comforts is adequate to acquire the experience. Not so for Blake. In October 2016, he returned…Read more
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A Different Kind of Hammertime
Adventuring and competing define many of us, but we should remind ourselves that we do what we do because we are fortunate enough to live in a time and place…Read more
Una Semana in Puerto Rico
Blake planned to race his bike in Puerto Rico, but some logistical SNAFUs resulted in something he rarely experiences: a vacation without biking. Blake is an excellent photographer, so he…Read more
Kern River to Mt Whitney
A story about buying cheap boots, mostly sitting in an office (or on a saddle) and never going hiking, and deciding to summit Mount Whitney at the end of a…Read more
Not Every Big Ride is Blog-Worthy. McKinley Peak Was.
Some days check all the boxes for a story worth telling. Most don't. I spend many a day biking, hiking, or running, and inhale a couple thousand calories during and…Read more
Culture and Sweat at the Tour of Poyang Lake
Eighteen days and twelve races in China. Ten different hotels. 43 hours on a bus. 41 hours on the bike. With over $300,000 in stipend and prize money, this race…Read more