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Category Archives: Training
Cedar Cross 2014
If you weren’t at Cedar Cross, you might just want to stop reading this right now. I don’t know of any other grassroots race that begins with an electric guitar and ends with fireworks, but those were only the bookends … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Bike racing, Fun events, Race Reports, Training
Tagged bike racing, cedar cross, dirty kanza training, monstercross, race report
8 Comments
Get back on that horse and ride
So go ahead. Fall down. The world looks different from the ground. ~Oprah Winfrey Saturday I met up with some friends for a bike ride. We all have long gravel races coming up: this weekend’s OGRE (150 miles) for Keith … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Dirty Kanza, Training
Tagged crashing, DK200 training, gravel, gravel grinder, Katy Trail, klondike park, Lost Valley, Matson Hill, mountain biking, trifecta
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Tour of Hermann
Tour of Hermann is a two-day gravel stage race held around Hermann, MO. Day one features three 30ish mile loops, and day two follows with two 50ish mile loops. For those of us preparing for Dirty Kanza, the weekend promises … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Bike racing, Race Reports, Training
Tagged dirty kanza training, gravel grinder, Hermann MO, Katy Trail, tour of hermann
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Little Lost Creek and the bifecta
Dirty Kanza is looming in just a couple short months. Right now I’m about 100 miles ahead of where I was from January to mid-March last year. That difference is small enough to give me mini-anxiety attacks when I think … Continue reading
Gravel double
Alternate title: If a bike ride doesn’t have a GPS track, did it ever really happen? ***Catching up on last weekend’s goings on*** Saturday (3/8): Finally, finally the weather forecast was semi-favorable, and we made sure to take advantage of … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Dirty Kanza, Training
Tagged Busch Wildlife, DK200 training, femme osage, garmin fail, gravel, gravel grinder, hills, walking endo
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Adventure Racing 101: How to build your Personal Adventure Network
In education, the Personal Learning Network (PLN) is a popular concept. Basically, a PLN is a network of resources — blogs, websites, and individuals — that inform and inspire you in your career. Similarly, aspiring (or active) adventure racers can … Continue reading
Cold feet
I’m not much of an idea person, so I’m really lucky to have friends who come up with awesome plans and then let me tag along. It seems to work out pretty well: I get to avoid driving, see cool … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Dirty Kanza, Training
Tagged adventure, bicycling, dirty kanza training, gravel, ice, Lost Creek Rd
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Insert snappy title here
DietBet I have a DietBet starting next week. I’ve had mixed success, winning one and not winning another (but I still lost weight, so I was pretty happy anyway). If you’re not familiar with DietBet, basically you “bet” $25 that … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Fun events, Miscellany, Running, Team Virtus, Training
Tagged adventure, Bangert Island, hartford castle, rain, running, Super Century, trail running, training works
6 Comments
Bikes on the brain (gravel edition)
The thing about a long weekend, especially once where my family is otherwise occupied, is that I get greedy. This whole endurance sports thing is still new enough to me that there’s a real kid-in-a-candy-store vibe to it. I want … Continue reading