In the spring of 2018, I came to the conclusion that marathons were occupying too much of my time and taking the fun out of running so I declared that, after 8 marathons, I would never run one again and stick to running only for fun. As a result, I only ran twice each week […]
After all of the problems that I had in the last race, I did not think I would ever register for another fat bike race. After that race, I talked with the gentleman who won it and he offered me some really helpful advice. Primarily, when racing in snow, deflate your tires. In the last […]
Typically, I would not register for a fat bike race. However, I recently purchased a USA Cycling license and want to start earning points. I did a search for races in the area and, much to my chagrin, it looks like Minnesota has very few USAC races compared to other parts of the country. I […]
It took me two years to build up the courage to enter a race in Zwift but I finally did it. Here is a report of how it went and a few things that I learned the hard way. Before The Race 1) Determine your FTP in w/kgFTP is an acronym for Functional Threshold Power. […]
The MS 150 is an annual fund-raising bike ride from Duluth to the Twin Cities. It is a two day ride that covers 75 miles each day. Day 1 begins in Proctor, Minnesota just outside of Duluth. The start is very early so most riders arrive the evening before and camp in a schoolyard although […]
I love running And I love the Boston Marathon but after completing two of them, my love for running really waned. Afterward, I decided to take a break from running and shift my focus toward cycling. I have been cycling a fair amount over the past decade but this year I decided to make it […]
I realize that it has been a long time since my last post but, honestly, not much has actually happened since then. I was supposed to be training for the 2018 Boston Marathon but I really do not like winter training so I never actually did. I just decided to deal with the consequences on […]
I have been a kind of busy the past few months. In early November my boss informed me that the company was going through some tough times and my position was being eliminated. I have to say that it wasn’t a complete surprise since I was involved with producing the profit/loss reports every evening and […]
How the race works Ragnar trail relays are quite different from the road versions. The most obvious difference is that the trail races are not point-to-point like roads relays. In road relays, the 200 mile route is split into 36 ‘legs’, of which, each member of the 12-person team runs three. In trail relays, there […]
After running the Boston Marathon last spring, I decided to make an attempt to return in 2018. I realized that this would require me to put aside my summer plans, find a qualifying race and train hard for 18 weeks. It was a risky plan. I had never signed up for a marathon with the […]
