Racing
Freezer Burn Fat Bike Race Report
The Freezer Burn Fat Bike Race was a small low key race that turned out to be a fun little event. The race fields were small and included a mix of folks from all race and ride experience levels. The Freezer Burn is also part of a 2 race series that includes the Fat Bike Vasaloppet…
Read More2016 Race Highlights & Lessons
I put together a quick run down of my race highlights from 2016 and some lessons learned. I had some new experiences as I dove into fat bike racing. I raced multiple 100 mile mountain bike races and backed out of a couple others after a rib injury. I had some good races and some…
Read More2016 Cuyuna Whiteout Fat Bike Race Report, Results And Video
I’ll start by saying that Cuyuna Whiteout was one of the most fun races I have done. I have built up an interest for endurance races recently, because I like point to point or single lap races. I get bored easily and like to keep things new and I just do not get too excited about…
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 More2015 Solstice Chase Fat Bike Race Report, Results And Video
I was excited for the Solstice Chase as it would be my first fat bike race. I swung by Cyclova in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin on Friday afternoon to pick up my race number and t-shirt. I had forgotten that t-shirts were included in the race fee, which was pretty impressive for a $35 race…
Read More2015 Minnesota State Championship Road Race Report
I looked around at the rest of the starting field to realize my hairy legs were sticking out like a Sasquatch in a nudist colony and asked the guy next to me if this was in fact the Cat 4/5 group and not the Cat 1/2/3 group. I had done some Crit racing and 2…
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 MoreRace Report – Bluff Riders Charge – Minnesota Mountain Bike Series Race #3
Race Prep I’ll start out by saying that I am really glad that I pre-rode the course on Saturday. I’ve never ridden Mt. Kato before and there were a few technical sections on the Comp course that would have taken me by surprise. We hauled our camper down to Mankato Friday evening and camped at…
Read MoreMy Monthly Endurance Path Update – April 2015
Welcome to the my April 2015 Endurance Path Update! I started doing monthly updates last year, but did not follow through. I am going to start them back up and see if I can refine them enough for it to make sense to keep them going. As always, any feedback is greatly appreciated. If there is…
Read MoreDo Something Epic in 2015
Every year, is your year. You own every second of it and it is your choice how you spend those seconds. Last year, I posted the article “Do Something Epic This Year” that described what Epic really meant and what my Epic plans were for 2014. Many people start their year off with some New…
Read More2014 Red Wing Classic Results and Review
I am a little late in getting this post out, but better late than never. As I posted previously, I decided last minute to enter another race before winter sets in here in Minnesota and I break out the cross country skis. I had competed in the St. Croix Falls Woolly Mountain Bike Marathon Race…
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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