January 13th, 2018 Short version: Wrong turns, oddly-marked course, kind-of 4th place, kind-of DQ Extended version: Welcome to 2018! It’s been awhile for me. No racing since the FATS Flowmaster back in October. I took a nice relaxing off season
October 21st, 2017 I moved to South Carolina nearly 5 years ago. When I came into town and decided to search for mountain bike races that were in the area, the Southern Classic Series took me to races in both
September 17th, 2017 The fall season is here. Those hot, sticky, unbearable summer days are finally behind us. Welcome the fallen leaf covered trails, shorter days, and Oktoberfest beers. The off-season is an important time of the year. Time to
July 31st, 2017 ORAMM 2017 in the books! The Off Road Assault on Mt Mitchell (ORAMM) is another superb event put on by Blue Ridge Adventures. Along with a few other of my favorites including the Stage Race and the
July 23rd, 2017 What a week. Snowshoe Mountain, WV was this year’s location for XC Nationals. Along with all XC races, the week would include Downhill, Dual Slalom, Short Track, and Enduro national championship races. To my discovering, Showshoe has
June 25th, 2017 Not every ride is sunshine and well groomed trails. This definitely didn’t prove to be true in yesterday’s Southern Classic race in Spartanburg, SC. It rained a bit each day leading up until the race, and left
June 10th-11th, 2017 Just finished another long weekend of racing. Thursday was the finale of the Augusta Canal Crown TT series. This 4-race low-key party-in-the-woods event is always something I look forward to each year. I rounded out the series
June 4th, 2017 Training is really getting dialed in and I’m noticing some big improvements recently. My big ‘A’ race is coming up at the end of July, being XC Nationals at Snowshoe Mountain in WV. Looking forward to taking
May 13th, 2017 It was the first 3hr race of the year this weekend – Knowing I didn’t have any other races planned, I signed up a few weeks back. I’d never been to the Ft. Yargo State Park, so
May 6th, 2017 The Pisgah Mountain Bike Adventure Race, an experience for only the bravest, daring to fight the elements of #thepisgah. Racers in teams of two, arrive at the start line with no idea of the day’s route. At