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Escape
Take a little time for yourself.Let your mind float on the breeze. Think about nothing.Think about everything.Live in the moment and leave all else behind.You won't be disappointed.
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Where I'm At
With Trans Iowa 5 weeks away I thought I'd spend a little time on a training recap. While I've only been riding twice a week for most of the year to date, the quality of the rides have been good and...
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Two-Ten
Got up Sunday morning at 12:30 in the AM, picked up Charles at 1:30 and arrived at Courtney's house in West Des Moines at around a quarter to four. The three of us rolled out shortly after 4am for the...
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Exclusive! My Secret Cross-Training Methods Exposed!!!
Even among the crazy world of gravel grinders, Trans Iowa stands alone as the pinnacle of manliness. Such a race requires training far beyond the norm, so five days ago I hitched a ride down to the...
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Rematch
Once upon a time there was a story called failure. I sure hope the sequel is better...Here we go again. This time I'm considerably more prepared, although my April schedule has been wonky and I...
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Trans Iowa 2012
Failure pile.At around 6:30 Saturday night, I sent Charles a text message."Eating delicious Chinese right now. I asked, but they don't deliver to B roads. Sorry."He didn't mention it at the finish...
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Glorious Kanza
Last minute shuffle and I'll be out the door. Meeting up with Don and Courtney in Emporia, KS for 200 miles of why the F#$! did I do this sweet Flint Hills gravel. Weather's looking pretty perfect...
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From Then to Now
3GR ride from this weekend.Oh yeah, that's right. I have a blog. I should probably write stuff on it.I could write about Almanzo, and how it was no picnic for all the opposite reasons as last year....
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2012 Moonshine Metric Date Announced
Mark your calendars for September 29th. Nighttime gravel metric FTW.For more details, hit up the website.Moonshine Metric Official WebsiteSee you there.
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The Summer Of...
... Whatever the hell I want to do.I'll save you the three margarita sappiness I'm currently in the midst of. Here's some pics.Inspire away.
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On The Upswing
Registration opens tomorrow for Arrowhead, count me in. Signed up for the Tuscobia 150 a week ago. Hitting the Night Bison this weekend and the Gravel Conspiracy the following week. Gonna try to...
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A Good Start
Halfway there. With winter racing coming up and Trans Iowa on the calendar again, it's time once again to set my well intentioned goals that I have a habit of failing to follow through with. So far...
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Geeking on Gear
Partial gear check.Sometimes it's almost as fun to get geeked out on the gear as it is to actually use it. This is the mode I've been in the last couple weeks with Tuscobia and Arrowhead coming up....
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Off For Tuscobia
Training run - photo by The PowergoatShoving off for Tuscobia in a few minutes. I'll be doing the 150 mile bike flavor starting at 6am Saturday morning. For those interested in following, here's a...
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I'm packed up and ready to head to International Falls, MN tomorrow morning for my second running of the Arrowhead 135. For those interested, you can follow my progress through one of the magical...
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Winter in Review
The good times: me at the I AM FAT fatbike race in Iowa City.In some cases this winter has been a lousy one for me, and in others it's gone fairly well. Might as well get the bad out of the way.I...
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2011 finish time: Six hours, six minutes.2012 finish time: Five hours, twenty-three minutes.2013 finish time: Four hours, thirty minutes.I'm digging this trend...
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Trans Iowa V9 Bike Setup
The bulk of this weekend was spent getting my bike prepared for Trans Iowa. This will be my third attempt at this race and each time I've built on past experiences to fine tune it. Since I tend to...
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Trans Iowa V9 Gear and Nutrition
View inside seat bagLast week I went over my bike setup for Trans Iowa. You can see that post here. Now, I'll go over the specifics of my gear and nutrition.Clothing:As of today, the forecast is for...
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The preliminary date and start time for the 2013 version of the Moonshine Metric is September 21st, rolling out from Mount Vernon, IA at 7pm. Further details will be posted on the Moonshine Metric...
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What I did this summer
Rolling out.In keeping with the college tradition (for me, anyways), I once again find myself scrambling to finish my homework on the last day before it's due. That being said...On July 11th at...
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