After numerous crit races with the same mediocre results, I decided to do something different in this one. Instead of registering in the general Cat 4/5 races, I decided to race against the Cat 4/5 40+. I have always considered that 40+ category to be sandbagging. Wow, was I wrong. This felt exactly like the […]
This wasn’t my first trail run but it was my first real trail race. It is also a race that I never would have considered signing up for. However, one day a coworker came to my desk and threw out the idea of me doing this race with him and another coworker’s husband. In addition […]
I came so close to just skipping this race due to the weather forecast predicting ‘heavy rain’ for the day of the race, Memorial Day. It came down to the point where I would not have enough time to drive to the start if I didn’t go at that moment. I pulled into the race […]
After purchasing a USAC license last winter, I started searching for races. It was well before the race season so there were only a couple on the calendar and the La Crosse Omnium was one of them. Nothing was open for registration yet so I had to wait. I had never heard of an Omnium […]
This is a weekly Criterium race held at the State Fair Grounds in St. Paul, MN. There is no online registration so you just show up with $25 cash and race. The thing is, I am signed up for the La Crosse Omnium which is a 3-stage race and I have never done a real […]
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 […]
