They warned me. They told me women’s teams raced dirty. I was on the offense before we even clipped in. Well, when they blew the whistle, I couldn’t actually clip in (new pedals that I wasn’t used to), so I fell to the back of the pack quickly. Eventually, I caught up-ish. The Front Range…
This was my first year racing Trip Boulder, however it’s the same course a the Boulder Sunrise Triathlon I raced a month ago. I expected to see an improvement, but what I saw was a consistent performance resulting in less than a minute difference in time. Unfortunately slower, but at least close. This race did…
This was my second year doing the Boulder Sunrise Triathlon. Last year I did good finishing in 4th in my age group, and was really hoping to improve on that. I’ll be honest I was shooting for a podium finish, something that I would fall short of again. It was a busy weekend and I…
Dead. Fucking. Last. I joke about that. Have, at least. Right before the whistle blew or the counter said, “Go,” I’d joke and say, “DFL is better than DNF.” Dead Fucking Last is better than Did Not Finish. I laughed it off because I never thought that’d be me. When my teammates or people I…
IRONMAN 70.3 Boulder was my first IRONMAN branded half IRONMAN. I signed up as a combo deal when I registered for IRONMAN Boulder. Originally the 70.3 came before the full, but it got switched and I ended up racing the full first. While it would have been ideal to work my way up to the…
To prepare for IRONMAN Boulder, I’ve dedicated the first part of 2017 to MAF training. So far, so good! I’ve kept to my MAF rate of 149-139 for the majority of my training. I’ve been eating good and have even lost nearly 10 pounds, getting me closer to my race weight. So thing are going…
Two weekends ago I laid on a table, knees dangling, back arching for seven hours to get my knees tattooed. If I wasn’t a cyclist, I don’t think my body or my mind would have had the stamina to last. In seven hours, I can ride 100 miles unassisted. This was a different pain but…
Imagine being on a fixed-geared bike on a velodrome track, knowing that if you tried to stop pedaling, you’d flip over your handlebars and probably hurt yourself pretty good. That’s what Chris told us as he taught us how to ride on the velodrome track with our fixed-geared bikes. The sun radiated off the track…
Dear Deadbeat, At the Red Rocks Gran Fondo last Saturday, I realized what’s on the inside of you will come out, eventually. Whether that be sadness, happiness, anger, or fear, we all have things in our lives that inevitably makes us who we are. Some people have poison within them. Let’s be honest, we probably…
I’ve been working on a lot of self-development lately and a key principle of self-improvement is gratitude. I’ve taken a lot of things for granted and the first step is always acknowledging the problem. This past weekend I had an epiphany. Water is precious and alongside oxygen, is of the upmost importance to our survival,…