Growing up in Colorado you can't help but love the outdoors. Something magical happens with 300 days of sunshine and the Rocky Mountains in your back yard. My athletic endeavors started on the bike, I would get out and ride whenever I could. In 2011 I moved to Oxford, England for work. I missed the sunshine and mountains, but discovered my passion for running. When I moved back to Colorado I started combining cycling and running, so it was only natural that I started competing in triathlons. I took second place at my first sprint, and caught the bug. Today I'm training for my fourth Ironman.
Walking to the office this morning I realized how cool the air was, kind of chilly to be honest. My first thought was time to get out the cold weather cycling gear. It’s funny how my mind goes strait to cycling, but it’s become such a big part of my life, it makes sense. I’m…
The Colorado foothill provides an amazing setting for great cycling. Jared and Jessica recently took a ride climbing Lookout Mountain, overlooking Golden, Colorado. Then they continued on to Red Rocks to take in some amazing scenery. Watch this crazy Lookout Mountain Music Video set to Holiday Road.
Jared and Jessica recently rode a hundred miles training for Venus de Miles. Venus de Miles is Colorado’s first all-women’s road ride, which took place on August 23, 2014. In preparation Jared and Jessica rode the hundred mile course around Longmont, Erie, Boulder and Loveland. The actual Venus de Miles course ended up being slightly different,…
Jessica and I took our second ride through Deer Creek Canyon, what started out as an uneventful ride quickly turned into a chain ring disaster. Fortunately we were grabbing some video with the GoPro. Watch the footage and hear our commentary to see what happened.
I set my alarm for 3:30am the night before the Triple Bypass. I sure as hell didn’t want to get up that early, but I knew it was going to be a long day and wanted to get started around 5am. I figured that would be my best chance to avoid any afternoon rain storms….
At some point in 2013 I got on my bike and didn’t stop riding, not literally, but that’s the point where I took it from a hobby to a serious passion. There were many factors that allowed me to ride as much as possible. I ended up buying my Roubaix in December and got to…
The Obsessive Nature of Cycling is something every cyclist encounters, harder, faster, longer, when does it end? For me cycling started as a passion and has quickly turned into an obsession. These are powerful words and I don’t mean them in an unhealthy way, but cycling has become the biggest part of my life, something…
We can’t always get outside and ride our bikes around town. As we approach summer this may not seem as relevant, but sometimes a little indoor training adds some well needed variety. The Sufferfest Indoor Cycling Training Videos are an intense and entertaining way to spice up your indoor training. These videos feature a variety of professional…
Well Ride the Rockies 2014 has come to an end. I’m sad that it’s over, but I’m so happy I did it. It was an incredible challenge and I will always have the crazy memories from this amazing adventure. Six days, 471 miles and over 33,000 feet of elevation gain. I feel like I’ve accomplished something…
I woke up at about 5:20am. It was still dark out and I wasn’t ready to get up. When I finally got out of the tent I realized that many had already broken down and started to get on the road. I wan’t about to get into it that quickly. I stood in line for…