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cycling

  • labor day weekend in crested butte, colorado.

    The best way to recover after a race? Hands-down, traveling somewhere new. We really didn’t get enough time in Mont-Tremblant or Montreal after IMMT, but we lucked out on timing that Nick was racing…

    09/19/2018
  • three things: april 2018

    So, April was in like a lion – two snowstorms! – and out like a lamb. Temps finally hit 80F on Monday, and wowza! I forgot what warm sunshine felt like on bare skin.…

    05/04/2018
  • currently: june 2016

    You guys. How is it June 30? I’m soaking up as much summer + sunshine as possible – anyone else loving daylight at 9p still?! – but seriously. Time needs to sloooooooow down. Despite…

    06/30/2016
  • currently: may 2016

    And, suddenly it’s the end of May. How did that happen?! Here’s what’s been up this month…  biking A lot. No running this month meant many, many hours in the saddle… just over 44,…

    05/31/2016
  • currently: april 2016

    Here’s what’s been up in April… along with longer + brighter days, the light fog that’s hung around me for a big chunk of the past couple years has started to lift, finally.  excited…

    04/27/2016
  • PSA: cyclists are humans, too.

    It’s spring – that time of year when Minnesnowtans wake after a long dark winter spent mostly indoors. It’s also that time of year when (more fair weather) cyclists take their bikes off the…

    03/18/2016
  • testing ruby’s lube.

    When I started cycling in 2006, I was pretty clueless. It took me a few rides to realize shorts with a chamois were a must, and even after a several thousand miles, I rarely remembered to…

    03/27/2015
  • where’s your head at?

    Last Sunday, I drafted an email to coach: Can we switch up this week’s bike workouts? I’m really bored / tired of these. Because I can only take 30-minute intervals at all the watts…

    03/24/2015