In this category I tell stories from racing the XTERRA Professional Series.
I added the XTERRA West Championship to my schedule not only because I really miss and enjoy that style of racing but also because I have been finding that the best taper for a race is to race the weekend before. I have almost without exception found that resting into race #1 leaves me good …
This year at the XTERRA World Championship I took 8th place. Top 10 at a World Championship is always good. It is a respectable position and you earn money so some of the boxes get ticked from that effort. Of course, I was aiming for much higher. I think that with a few tweaks in …
The XTERRA event in Victoria grows every year. It started as a little sprint event at Durrance Lake and has been steadily growing and attracting interest from further abroad year after year. This year there were many racers from out of town and even out of country. I participated in a pre race training clinic …
The 2013 XTERRA Worlds were an excellent experience albeit a terrible performance. Given that training into the event went very well there is nothing leading up to the race to indicate to me I would achieve my personal worst performance in Hawaii. Starting the day with an excellent swim setting me up for the bike …
The last race of the US XTERRA Pro series was this past weekend at Snowbasin Resort in Ogden, Utah. Lesley Paterson finished off a perfect season winning the final race, Barb Riveros took second place, Chantal Widney of Canada third place with Emma Garrard and Danelle Kabush rounding out the podium. Great to have two …
Having an XTERRA in my hometown was an absolute treat this year. Thank you so much to Monique and the Human Powered Racing team for putting on a top notch event at Durrance Lake. I think I speak for all of the competitors when I say what a great day it was, what a fun …
Having an XTERRA in my hometown was an absolute treat this year. Thank you so much to Monique and the Human Powered Racing team for putting on a top notch event at Durrance Lake. I think I speak for all of the competitors when I say what a great day it was, what a fun …
The 2013 edition of this race was in jeopardy of cancellation due to stormy weather creating soggy trails and flooding of the James River. Only the commitment of the Richmond Parks Department Trail Manager Nathan Burrell and some last minute sunny weather kept the race alive, albeit without a swim. This is the second time …
2013 East Championship: Richmond, VA the Dirty Duathlon Read More »
It was my birthday this last weekend and for my birthday I was given a glimpse of my past form with what I consider my best race since early last season. Never before have I been so happy with the runner up position! Not too happy, mind you, I’m not planning to settle but …
2013 XTERRA Alabama: Old Mel Racing More Like the Old Mel Read More »
The kickoff of the North American pro XTERRA series was Saturday and although some of the global athletes were competing in New Zealand, the core group of XTERRA professsionals were on hand to duke it out for the points and money up for grabs in the 2013 season. After the considerable amount of dust settled, …
