Archive for February, 2012
Adieu Winter
29th Feb 2012Posted in: Blog, Fun, Training Comments Off

At least a few times a year my family likes to escape DC and head out to Canaan Valley. The area is surrounded by a Wildlife Refuge, National Forest, Wilderness Areas, and Parks. Mixed in all that public land is great downhill and cross country skiing, not to mention miles and miles of sick singletrack. [...]

Training With A World Champion
14th Feb 2012Posted in: Blog, Training Comments Off

With less than 40 days to the Prologue of the Cape Epic (9 Day MTB race), last Saturday was supposed to be a 5hr race pace workout at Gambrill St. Park however  … Capable of eating bikes – consuming cranks, frames, derailleurs and faces – the Frederick Watershed also happens to have one of the [...]

Fear
8th Feb 2012Posted in: Blog Comments Off

I saw fear today. 40 miles deep into the heart of the rolling hill countryside, farm after farm after farm… I pulled a pedal stroke into my descent, captive of momentum, and for a split second felt my own slipstream like the shell around a nut. And as happens on the road, a truck drove [...]