Tag: endurance
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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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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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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…