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Bigger isn’t always better

Bigger isn’t always better

Here’s some words of wisdom and food for thought from a mental performance coach regarding race distances. In the endurance biking realm, whether it's marathon distance mountain biking or gravel races, a premium is often placed on the distance of the race, the...

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Breck Epic

Breck Epic

On this 8/24, in honor of the late and great Kobe Bryant, I'm sharing one of the most BA and Mamba two-wheeled endeavors I've embarked upon. I’ve been looking forward to sitting down and writing this recap—any opportunity to relive what was a once in a lifetime...

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The Last Best Ride

The Last Best Ride

This event was fire, literally and figuratively. I didn’t know how I’d respond on the bike the morning after going so deep at The Long Bridge Swim, but I was hyped to race this event—the biggest two wheeled showcase in Big Sky Country.  Kamiah and I were riding the...

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The Long Bridge Swim

The Long Bridge Swim

We call it our annual August pilgrimage back to the North Idaho waters of my youth. The Long Bridge Swim has really captured us over the years and it’s always a highlight of our summer calendar. Born in Kootenai County, Idaho, sharing these open water adventures with...

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Mental Health and Big Training Blocks

Mental Health and Big Training Blocks

Friends have often called me ‘The King of Wing’ for my extemporaneous propensity to ‘wing’ it during a motivational presentation—speaking to a group of students or addressing a locker-room full of athletes. As a Level 2 USA Cycling Coach who has spent countless hours...

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Hapuna Rough Water

Hapuna Rough Water

As we roll into the 4th of July, having recently celebrated summer solstice, we’re still riding our KOA wave. It’s hard to put these trips into words, but you know I’ll try. Kamiah and I left Kauai in 2013, where she was a student at Koloa Early Learning. It was a...

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The Dead Swede 2023

The Dead Swede 2023

What a wild ride. With deep Wyoming Roots, The Dead Swede is a race that has been on my radar since its inception and on my race calendar (literally), for the last six years. It’s never a good feeling when you’re unable to participate in a race that gets your juices...

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The Gold(en) Connor Fields, A BMX Legend

The Gold(en) Connor Fields, A BMX Legend

I couldn't be more excited about this one. I had the opportunity to hear Connor Fields speak down at the USA Cycling Coaching Summit in Colorado Springs and I immediately knew I was going to reach out to him about being on the show. Everything about teaming up with...

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USA Cycling Level 2 Coach

USA Cycling Level 2 Coach

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...

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Be Audacious blog

Storytelling is the heart of the Be Audacious blog. Each post is a medley of thoughts, observations, training tips and stories.

With so much noise out there telling us how to be, how to train, how to think, how to live, it’s my hope that this blog can help readers redefine what success looks like (a deeply personal thing and matter of perspective), while combating the demons of self-doubt and fear that so often accompany athletic pursuits, creative endeavors, bold adventures and passion projects. 

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