Long Tiny Loops
During COVID lockdowns, people around the world have completed varying degrees of crazy activities in very limited spaces. From parking lot marathons to single-story stair climbing Everestings, it seems we…Read more
Road Biking
Dirty Kanza – It Doesn’t Get Any Easier
Observations from a day spent clinging to the lead group in the Dirty Kanza 200. What I ate, what I would have done differently, and will I be back? I…Read more
Stoker, Engage!
The engagement wasn’t a surprise, but it is a good story, which, in the end, seems more appropriate for us. Biking to the top of the Santa Barbara front range…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
Bonk More! Taking Roads Less Traveled in SLO County
I don't bonk very often, but ever since I got my RLT9 adventure bike from Niner, it seems to be happening more than I like to admit. The old excuses…Read more