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Just Start.
2 words… so simple of a concept. Just start. It’s so easy to become stuck in a rut of overanalysis leading to the constant thought of pursuing your goals sabotaging your ability to actually achieve them. The idea that you need to know every minute detail of a plan from cradle to grave to even…
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Ironman Eagleman 70.3 – Race Report
The Eagleman is one of the oldest sanctioned 70.3 races in the world. The race began in 1981 as the Oxford triathlon, moved to Cambridge in 1990, and was branded by Ironman in 1997 as the Eagleman. The race is known for 3 key attributes; heat, wind, and a lack of elevation. This can lead…
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Cartagena Cycling – Not for the Feint of Heart
Colombia Cycling Colombia is a cycling country. The mountains in the center of the country around Bogota and Medellin offer some of the best riding in the entire world and produce some of the premier cyclists in the pro peloton. Fresh off of a Colombia cycling adventure in December (that I discuss here.) I was…
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Cycling Sinaloa – Research Your Routes
A critical lesson recently taught to me by the School of Hard Knocks on a recent trip to Sinaloa, Mexico. Poor route research and planning combined is a lackadaisical complacency built up over years of riding safe cycling-friendly areas of the globe landed me in a frightening situation and taught me this all to important…
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The Longest Climb in The World, Alto de Letras
alright, alright… technically the third longest climb in the world behind an extended Mauna Kea route (#1) and Wuling Pass (#2), but those nitty gritty details failed to make it to the sign at the top of Letras proudly proclaiming it as having the coveted “est” qualifier. Letras does still get the consolation prize for…
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The Land of Flowers, Coffee, and Epic Cycling Routes
….as well as arepas, culture, extreme landscapes, complicated history, art, music, and kind people to name a few others, but this would have resulted in a garbled mouthful of a title. Colombia’s roads have provided the training grounds for cyclists such as Nairo Quintana, Egan Bernal, and Rigoberto Uran to excel into world class superstars.…
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Bontrager Aeolus RSL 62 TLR Wheelset Review
New Bike Day is the day that reigns supreme in every cyclists life. Going to pick up a brand new steed will always make any lyrca-clad aficionado giddy with excitement unrivaled by days usually reserved for this kind of glee by the “normal” population. A couple rungs down on stoke ladder is new wheel day.…
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Ironman Cozumel 2021 Race Report
Cozumel is an Island off the Northeast coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula known for its white sand beaches, crystal-clear turquoise waters, world class restaurants and shopping, wild eco reserves, and of course some of the best diving in the world. The once little known island hideaway has become a renowned getaway for vacationers and adventure…
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Always Test Pack Your Bike
Every triathlete that has traveled to a race knows the stress of packing up all of your fancy gear and equipment to prepare it to fly. Securing, padding, weighing, checking your packing list, checking it again…. And of course checking it 3 more times. Race day is around the corner and you’re (hopefully) about to…
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