I have been on Maui for about a week now. I came early to acclimate to the massive temperature shift from Victoria to Maui. This year the trades are not blowing so the island has been very, very hot which is probably ideal leading up to the race. I have almost never felt it be …
I arrived in Park City on Tuesday night. I am staying with Rob and Linda Karz again this year along with their dog Jake and serial killer cat named Dexter. I love it here. First step towards finishing this year with strong performances on the offroad scene is XTERRA USA Champs in Ogden. That requires …
Trekworld is Trek’s own personal Interbike trade show. Given the range of offerings from Trek and Bontrager it is a no brainer that Trek avoids dragging all of this stuff across the country to Las Vegas and instead has their own open house in Madison, Wisconsin to show dealers what is coming for 2013. Madison …
It is the last stretch to the XTERRA World Championship in Maui on October 23rd. This year we are racing in Kapalua. I think it is great that we are going to try a new course! Last week, I flew home from North Carolina to recover from the Pisgah Stage Race and get myself mentally …
I just got back from 2.5 weeks of sunny bliss in Tucson, Arizona. On the eve of my departure from Victoria for this trip I was still not sure I wanted to go. I was having such a fun time with Neil’s swim squad and things were going well in that department, the weather wasn’t …
Well we are on the threshold of another season with a winter of training behind us… again! It is amazing how quickly the offseason disappears. It seems like a week ago that it was getting dark at about 4pm and now I drove home in a beautiful sunny sunset at 5:30pm. I am pretty sure …
I flew back from Hawaii to arrive in Victoria first thing in the morning on Friday. That overnight flight from the islands is not a treat but the weather on arrival was. Gorgeous sunny weather was on the menu for my first day home. Too bad I wasted some of it falling into a coma. …
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I am back in Vail, Colorado for my annual “Get yer lungs in shape” altitude acclimatization block for the US XTERRA Nationals which will be on September 25th at Snowbasin. My friend Kevin and I have a good deal going. He lets me stay in his Vail palace on the golf course and I in turn …
After Wildflower, the entire long course Specialized Tri team converged on Specialized HQ for product knowledge training and meetings with designers and engineers responsible for product development. With a cast that included Rasmus Henning, Macca, Phil the Shiv Graves, Des Ficker, Ben Hoffman, Caveman, Jordan Rapp, Bobby Big Man Behan, Kristin Peterson and Jimmy Archer …
