Going Yellow!
Well it’s a new year and with that brings some changes as well as a chance to refocus and re-energize. I will be wearing the color yellow with pride this year as I’ve hooked...
Category: training
Indoor Training – Tracking speed/distance
Edit 6-3-2020 I now use a stationary trainer with my main mountain bike, but swap out the rear wheel with one that has a slick tire. I still use the Bluetooth speedo, but now...
Get a coach!
So you think you know what you’re doing, you read all of the “tips” online about how to train and prepare for your mountain bike race season and have it all figured out, right?...
Moving along…
As I write this it’s been 7 weeks since my crash. The physical therapy for my shoulder is going well and I’m seeing improvement. My range of motion and strength are back to where...
The possibilities…
Following my race weekend crash I was thinking about what could have been. As a racer you often look back and think about how you could have changed things. Pedaled harder, picked a different...
ESC Enduro at Blue Mountain, PA
It was bound to happen sooner or later, I crashed while riding my bike. Unfortunately it was the very first stage of a 5 stage enduro that I was racing in at Blue Mountain...
Spring is here!?!
Finally, Spring time, I think! After a long winter of what seemed like never ending snow storms, we’ve arrived at Spring. For someone like me that trains through the winter in preparation for the...
Base layers
Today I look out the window and see another fresh 2″ coating of snow on the ground. The air is a nippy 24 degrees but feels like 14! What a great day to go...
Off-Season Training
This time of year in a typical mountain bike racer’s life you’ve had time to reflect on the race season that just ended and you get an idea of what you need to do...
“Enduroing” at Mountain Creek Bike Park
This coming weekend is the King of the Mountain enduro being held at the world famous Mountain Creek Bike Park in Vernon, NJ. I have been looking forward to this event since it happened...