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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...
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...
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...
Gwendalyn Gibson Rising
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,...
Base Training Approach
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...
Yellowstone National Park–Autumn Biking Adventures
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...
Declaration of Intent– BC Bike Race 2023
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...
Heavy Lifting
Injuries and illness, while a natural part of any athletes adventure (especially for spondy athletes), are not a topic that get much love on IG or in text threads with friends, but they are such a big piece of the mental health puzzle for those of us who ‘go’. This...
Embracing Reality
Loss comes in all sizes, just ask my ultra marathon distance running sister-in-law, or my guy Marc Harb, from Lebanon, who took a top 75 at last year's BC Bike Race--both of whom are dealing with injuries right now. It doesn't matter whether it's an overuse injury...
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