by Michael Leach | Aug 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
I’ve been thinking a lot about how I got here. Not just dealing with dysautonomia—autonomic dysfunction—related to post-acute infection syndrome (PAIS or Long COVID), but the road that led me to this place. In April Amanda and I flew to New York City for a week of...
by Michael Leach | Aug 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
It’s Breck Epic week. A year ago, I was training hard to take a big swing at this event that we love. I was deep into a bigger build than ever, with my training volume up from Leadville the year before. I planned to race for six days and co-host the Breck Epic’s...
by Michael Leach | Mar 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
This was a hard one to write. I didn’t intend to go dark for this long, but I’ve been offline — in the fight of my life, learning to live in a very different body. We entered June with audacious summer plans, a calendar full of races, river trips, and adventures....
by Michael Leach | Dec 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
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...
by Michael Leach | Aug 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
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...
by Michael Leach | Jul 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
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...
