It’s the holiday season and the snow’s flying in Idaho. I’ve been shoveling, skiing, coaching cross country skiing and spending time at the Fire Department. Town is filling up with tourists and it absolutely feels like the holidays. All the snow got me into the holiday cheer and I put up my version of mini [..read more]
Gringo Paceline Day My apologies for not writing this report after Stage 4, but the clean sheets of my hotel bed were just too enticing. Waking up at 6:30 am felt like luxury after so many days of 3:30 am wake up calls. We started our final stage of La Ruta in pouring rain. The [..read more]
Finding Motivation in the Middle of Nowhere Yesterday’s stage was 75km with about 13,000 feet (3,900 meters) of climbing. The roads were the steepest I have ever seen in my life. Even defending La Ruta champion, Manny Prado, who is from Costa Rica, told me he has never seen anything steeper. This place does not [..read more]
Summer is here in some parts of America and that means we all will probably get that first sunburn of the year very soon. Beyond Coastal and I are going to help you prevent that this time around so you can enjoy the day after that first epic beach day or long ride. We will [..read more]
