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Oct
12
Looking Ahead: Little Sugar 100K
One of the first rules of mountain biking is to look where you want to go. Or, perhaps even more valuable: don't look where you don't want to go.
9 min read
Sep
30
The Magic of 100 Miles
Before the Leadville 100 came the Tucker County 100, a route I devised back in 2020 as the first real test of my Leadville dream. Originally published in the Summer 2024 issue of the Highland Outdoors, please enjoy the extended cut on the Victory Lap.
11 min read
Sep
12
Leadville 100 MTB 2024: I Won't Quit
Grab a cuppa and soak in this year's race report. Yes, it's long, but at least reading about 105 miles takes less time than riding them!
18 min read
Aug
10
Race Day is Here!
It's been an awesome week and month getting ready to ride 105.3 miles up to 12,500
1 min read
Aug
04
Chasing Altitude: The Road to Leadville
I drove to Colorado to spend almost a month acclimating to 10,000 feet. Much like the LT100, it's been a helluva ride and a bit of a roller coaster.
11 min read
Jun
13
Stuck in a Fitness Rut? Discover the Transformative Power of Racing
Racing is not only for the elites, those training for the Olympics, or obsessed people like me. Racing is for everyone.
8 min read
Jun
06
The Rollin Coal Gravel Grinder: Embracing the Unexpected
Rollin Coal is 2024's first of five events in the West Virginia Gravel Series. Word on the street is it's the gnarliest.
8 min read
May
10
I Was Bitten by a Dog. Now What?
Next to distracted drivers, dogs are the biggest safety concern for many cyclists. Now I know why.
6 min read
Apr
23
Return to Leadville
Descending those few miles of flowy, fast, and periodically steep singletrack, I briefly lived the bliss of mountain biking.
6 min read
Oct
01
RACE REPORT! Leadville Trail 100 MTB and Will I Go Back?
This is what I'd trained for, anticipated, and dreamt of. The only sound was knobby tires over fine gravel. Pedaling this first dirt road in the brisk morning air was like a rolling group meditation.
24 min read