One Frigid Swim, A Great Bike & Run = Fun!

I definitely did not feel ready for Xterra Tahoe City. The weeks leading up to the race I had been on the road quite a bit for work. Add to that the temperatures in Tahoe had dropped back into the 30’s at night and I knew Lake Tahoe was going to be one cold swim! Race...

Xterra Renegade Race Recap

After Xterra Real in early April, the thought of waiting until the end of June to race again seemed like a long time to wait! So I decided a road trip to Southern California was in order for San Dimas Xterra Renegade. Keeping the training going was a little tough as...

Xterra Real, Granite Bay CA.

First race of the season, DONE! It was also the first year I had to train thru a real winter, like actual snow on the ground, teaching skiing every weekend, its really cold outside (1 degree) winter! And what a difference a winter makes when it comes to an early...

Figuring out the Fat Bike

It’s not as easy as it looks, riding these fat bike things, especially in the snow on ungroomed trails. Getting tired of the trainer and wanting to get outside and ride I joined some friends with the Ride to Recovery group & Project HERO City of Reno on a fat bike...

Winter Cross Training

After a few years of low snow levels and trails open year round for riding and running, Mother Nature decided to return home to Tahoe. I should be jumping for joy right? Actually I am now, but after the first few snow storms all I could think about is how am I...