by Michael Leach | Jan 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
It’s been a wild ride these last couple months. I’ve been in swim dad mode FT, put in a big training block, banged out a new Be Audacious website & blog and launched 🚀 the podcast. And this test has been hanging over my head. I’m so stoked to share that it’s...
by Michael Leach | Jan 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Call it what you will—fate, meant to be, or the workings of the universe—but there’s no doubt in my mind that all of this was at play when I connected with Gwendalyn Gibson at the Denver International Airport in early November. I was on a layover from Bozeman,...
by Michael Leach | Jan 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Training is an art and a science. Data and “feel” matter, especially when you’re coaching yourself. For self-coached athletes, there’s many variables that complicate the coach/athlete (these truly are two different parts) relationship, and while I’ve found over the...
by Michael Leach | Nov 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
Riding a mountain bike on the roads of Yellowstone National Park is a pleasure and privilege. And every autumn, I watch the calendar and weather forecast and hope that I win the YNP bike lottery. It all came together this year, on November 1st, and I was able to honor...
by Michael Leach | Oct 31, 2022 | Life, Turkey Hash
BCBR Declaration Update Well, first and foremost, this is a spooky one. Everything in the original post below (from September 12th) still applies—perhaps even more so than when I wrote it. So, I’m going to make this addition, an amendment to my prior declaration, as I...