Race Prep
Lessons From My Marji Gesick Race Taper
I’ll keep this short, but I thought it was relevant to take a step back and discuss the good and bad of my taper weeks leading into the Marji Gesick 100. I finished my last training build week with 3 weeks left before the Marji. I took a Recovery week, 1 peak week and then…
Read MorePreparing For The Mohican 100 Mountain Bike Race – Training And Nutrition
Here I am, a few days out from the Mohican 100 Mountain Bike Race. It has been 2 and a half months since the True Grit Epic Mountain Bike Race and I am not 100% sure at where I stand. I backed off of riding quite a bit this spring. I had been riding and racing quite…
Read MorePreparing For The 2016 Great Lakes Fat Bike Series Races
I have already kicked off my Great Lakes Fat Bike Series racing with the Solstice Chase race back in December. But that was 7 weeks ago and the Cuyuna Whiteout, 2 days from now, will kick off 3 weekends of back to back Fat Bike racing that will include the Frozen Forty and 906 Polar…
Read MoreGetting Ready For My First Fat Bike Race – 2015 Solstice Chase
I have not raced any bikes since crossing the finish line of the Chequamegon 40 about 3 months ago and I am looking forward to my first fat bike race, the Great Lakes Fat Bike Series opener, Solstice Chase on Saturday. Since the Chequamegon, I have been mostly “Just Riding Along” at low intensity with…
Read MoreRecovering From The Lutsen 99er and Preparing For The Maah Daah Hey 100
I am preparing for the Maah Daah Hey 100 that is less than one week away and I have started my taper down. I should be in a bit better shape for Maah Daah Hey than I was for the Lutsen 99er and slightly less fatigued. Even though the Lutsen 99er had some rugged ATV…
Read MoreReady Or Not – Lutsen 99er Is Here
Picture from the night before last year’s Lutsen 99er I may be writing this article a bit late, as the Lutsen 99er is only a couple days away. Whether you are ready or not, the race is here and you have a few days to get your head in it. As for me, I have…
Read MoreOne More Race Before The Year Ends
I decided to go ahead and enter one last race for the year tomorrow. My first race of the season was the St Croix Falls, Woolly Mountain Bike Marathon Race. I placed 28th out of 39. I feel like I am faster now than I was at the beginning of the year and hope to…
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