Stephen Michael Leach was no ordinary man. He lived on the edge, he swung for the fences, and he always encouraged those he loved to “Go for it.” And go for it he did. Steve was a river, desert and gym rat, who loved to move and made a mean turkey soup. Horse packing...

This blog will be a little different, consisting of a smorgasbord of writings, posts and thoughts on Leadville. This isn’t meant to provide a lot of details for riders thinking about doing the race, but rather represents a journal about our Leadville experience. It’s...

Sport, like life, is hard. Sport can be so beautiful, so empowering and so elevating. Sport can also be so gut wrenching, so heartbreaking and so cruel. Our ride home from State last night was pretty quiet. I didn’t say much (not easy for me), but just sat with Kamiah...

First Getting to Sheridan The Dead Swede is one of my favorite races of the year each season. It always takes place the first Saturday in June, on the same day as Unbound—the biggest and baddest gravel race in the world, a race that traverses the gravel roads, worlds...

My fellow coaches and mentors in the endurance and cycling coaching world give me a hard time for my love of spreadsheets and journals. I love putting pen to paper in the form of a journal. When meeting online or sitting down in person with an athlete for a mental...

I was so saddened to learn about Bill Walton’s passing on Monday. Walton is a beloved legend at our house. As a kid growing up in the Pacific Northwest, Bill was an icon and hero. My dad introduced me to him when I was young, always saying that Bill was the best...

I’ve had the privilege of working with a lot of standout and special athletes over the last two decades, but some really stick out. This girl is one of those athletes. I first met Auna when she walked into GHS as a gangly and lengthy freshman. She was a stud soccer...

As spring squalls bombard the valley (we woke up at 4:50 am for Kamiah's Monday-Friday 5:30 AM swim practice to heavy, wet snow and over an inch on the ground), I thought I'd share a little update on this rest day, 23 days into May. I've been hitting the ground...

The Holy Trinity of Training The great exercise physiologist Stephen Seiler describes his trinity as: external power (watts), internal physiology (heart rate or lactate) and perception (RPE). He refers to frequency, duration and intensity as the the hierarchy of...