Titan Desert, Morocco

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Right now, packing again. The Stumpy 29er is all buffed and ready to go again, thanks to the Elephant’s Perch. I did some damage crashing in AZ and needed a new carbon handle bar and new left brake lever. The rest was just a tune up and tire change to the new Specialized Renegade Control [..read more]

Pura Vida: Part One

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Hot and Sticky Just stepped off the plane and I’m sweating at 11 pm at night. Frederico and Ligia, who I met when they were racing Leadville this year, are my local hosts and are taking care of me this week.  It’s great to get a little local knowledge of the course, a ride from [..read more]

Like a 747, The Leadville 100

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It has been nearly a week and I’m just now coming down enough to try to put the experience into words.  I’ll cut to the chase. I had one of the best races of my life.  I improved my time from last year by 27 minutes.  I broke the longstanding women’s course record by 11 [..read more]