As we, the collective gravel community, head towards Kansas, it’s natural to look back and reflect upon our journey to this start line. To look forward to predictions on how the day will unfold. To see the front of…
Swimmer in Transition Posts
Getting back to my roots here, and dusting off the ole blog. After my first start line in quite some time, a race report felt right. Especially after this race felt _______. I’ll do my best to fill in…
Reflecting back, glimpsing forward. It feels like we are smack right in the middle. Mid-life at 37? Middle of a pandemic? Middle of a government transitional shift? In the middle of a country divided. Being in between is uncomfortable.…
2020. Making the most of what we are dealt. Rather than focusing on what’s been taken away, we’ve had to turn attention towards the DIY, make your own adventure, sort of year. I love the Olympics. I remember binge…
It’s 5:30am and I’ve got maybe two hours of sleep behind me. I’m at my cousin Hannah’s house in Port Angeles and her daughter had a bit of a rough night. I pack up, snag a banana, and head…
Tomorrow I set off for the Gravel Circumnavigation of the Olympic Range. GCOR is a 470 mile route around the Olympic Peninsula with over 40,000′ elevation on mostly gravel forest service roads. I’ll be raising funds for the BIPOC…
On Motivation Motivation in sport and life is generated from internal drive and external factors. Motivation is the reason(s) one has for acting or behaving in a particular way. In thinking about what motivates me, I tend to shift…
Kyle is deploying for the next few months to a far away land. Once he arrives to this land, he has to quarantine for 14 days in his barracks room, only leaving to use the restroom or shower. His…
I saw a few posts recently regarding the use of Native mascots / race names and the message struck a few chords for me. Initially I held my thoughts, and my signature, as I’ve been a part of two…