Redemption in West Virginia!
Nationals. West Virginia. In 2017, I had my heart set on the Enduro National title for Women 30-39. I was having a great set of …
Nationals. West Virginia. In 2017, I had my heart set on the Enduro National title for Women 30-39. I was having a great set of …
Oh man, the trip to California aka, my “sanity tour” is usually a highlight of the season for me. I was heading into the first …
2018 is starting off with a bang! Ticked off a bucket-list item this weekend at Egg Harbor Township BMX Track! Had an absolute blast racing the …
Racing Nearly 8 weeks out from my ankle injury and I’m finally back on dirt! The Bad Bear Enduro at Bear Creek is one of …
What an event. Hard to describe it all, so I’ll leave it to the pictures. My races didn’t go as well as I’d hoped, but …
Day 1: Travel Newark airport: 5:30am. I had heard about the fire at Newark Terminal B, but I hadn’t anticipated the overload of travelers that …
I decided I’d dip my toes into the world of cyclocross racing this year. I’ll admit, riding on grass has never inspired much excitement for …
I know my legs are still fried from the Stewart 45. I know that I’m mentally and physically in need of recovery time after the …
I hadn’t planned to race this event, but I put in enough volunteer time course marking on Saturday and MTBNJ had enough available team members …
What an insane weekend. Friday I was on the road by 6am to beat the traffic to the Boston Rebellion & Barn Burners Races in …
Boston Rebellion Pro XCT, Pro STXC & Kenda Cup East Barn Burner Read More »
I was adamant that I get to the race venue bright and early to preview the enduro section of the course. So by 6am on …
There was a solid drizzle of rain all night and all morning. Having rode The Millstone Grind after torrential rains that made the trail a thick, greasy, peanut butter …
Tough luck this weekend at Bear Creek. In 2013, when my technical skills were mediocre, I thought this course was incredibly demanding – the climbs …
I deliberately left the “race” out of the title, because, well, I don’t think what I did should be considered racing. Drove up to VT …
Building up to the NJ State Championships at Jungle, I had been taking training, nutrition and race prep pretty seriously. After so much intensity – …
I was surprisingly calm heading into this race. This is one of my 2 target races or “A races”. I love this place, and the …
Race Recap: Jungle Habitat, NJ State Championships Read More »
I headed up to Wayway extra early to get a run on Sitting Bear – a trail with an extended rock garden that I had …
Course Description The course was really mild – could have been a CX course. A few punchy climbs – the one at the end was …
After the carnage at Sugar Hill, I wasn’t expecting much. It wasn’t easy to drag my aching body out of bed, but somehow I managed. …
Sugar Hill – Day Before The Race. Rich & the guys at Bicycle Tech are putting together my new race bike – a Jamis Dakar XCR …
Bacitracin Bath & All The Gorey Details From Sugar Hill Read More »
Short Track #3: Endless Sludge My teammates suggested I try the Open Men category for this race, so I gave it a shot. You’d think …
The Grundle Short Track series by MTBNJ.com has had 2 sick races so far. Short Track #1: March 1 – A Test of Determination The …
It’s Saturday morning, 4:45 am, complete darkness. After fumbling around for food and coffee, I jump in the car and head to Cathedral Pines in …