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A Bad Workout Is Still Good
My sprint workout today went terribly. I blew myself up a bit on the first sprint and set myself up for a major suffer fest. The workout was 3 sets of 12 x 10 second sprints with 20 seconds of rest. I can usually smash this type of format, and I typically enjoy watching the…
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Technical Riding Tips: MTB
Technical riding is not your typical cruise through the park. It’s about picking your way through rocks and roots, muscling up steep pitches, navigating awkward slabs, managing tire grip on sheer rollers and keeping momentum on trails that seem designed to throw you off your line. Northern NJ is packed with this kind of terrain—one…
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Formula for Pro MTB Category Payouts
Equal. Period. That’s really all there is to it. The winning athlete’s effort isn’t different because of how deep the field is, so why should the payout be?
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Tips for Promoters: Valuing Women Participants
Earlier this year, a young female mountain biker shared her frustrations about her experience at a local cross country mountain bike race. Her story, in 2021, echoed so many of my own from the last DECADE of racing bikes. It seems that many promoters have some major blind spots for treating women equally to men.…
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2020: the season that wasn’t & life’s sharp left turn
2020 was a shocker of a year. Heading into the early months of February and March I was feeling dialed and ready to rip the enduro scene. I was fully committed to training & improving my skills over the winter. This excitement quickly turned to disappointment as news of the pandemic broke out and it’s…
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After the dust settles
The next couple weeks were focused on recovery and rest. My family took excellent care of me. I’m very careful with my diet – eating only soft foods, soups and lots of smoothies. Friends and family inundate me with flowers and get well cards and I catch up on a lot of movies. I saw…
