I’m going on a long ride starting midnight tonight, Friday April 26. I’m calling it the Red Bull Rusch Hour. I’m attempting to break the women’s record of 15 hours 4 minutes on the 142-mile Kokopelli Trail from Moab to [..read more]

A frequent question that people ask me is how I determine what my schedule will include each season. When I choose events for the season I include a ton of factors. Sometimes sponsors suggest events, sometimes I get invited by race [..read more]

What’s the life of a professional athlete really like?  Well, it’s not always as glamorous as it seems and there is often more hard work, sacrifice and office work  than people realize.  But, then there are the days that are [..read more]

If you’re like me, Spring is rejuvenating, but also a bit stressful.  As the snow melts, the goals I have for the race season are now just around the corner, but my fitness and training doesn’t feel like it matches [..read more]

Recently, I had the honor of being named Favorite American Female Pro Cyclist / Mountain Biking by Bicycling Magazine’s Reader’s Choice Awards.  This means by YOU, the readers of Bicycle Magazine.   Honestly, a commendation like this means more than [..read more]

24 Hours in the Old Pueblo – fits like my favorite pair of old jeans. I used to race 24-hour events a lot. Now, I re-visit that old familiar format a couple of times a year, but not as a [..read more]

Racing the 24 Hours of Old Pueblo recently caused me to reflect on all of the types of events I’ve done from multi-day Adventure races and MTB stage races where members must be within 100 meters of each other to [..read more]

Previously posted at Leadville Race Series Home Page: I’ll admit it: I’m kind of lazy. I don’t get overly excited when I look at my training schedule from my coach and see hard intervals or race-pace efforts on the calendar. [..read more]