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Adventures, Fitness 29 October, 2019

Recap: The 2019 Tour de Scottsdale

Recap: The 2019 Tour de Scottsdale

This was the big year of my big comeback to the 70-mile course of the Tour de Scottsdale. That was…

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Fitness, Gear 21 November, 2018

Recap: 2018 Tour De Tucson

Recap: 2018 Tour De Tucson

The 2018 Tour de Tucson started to go pear-shaped for me about 20 minutes before the start. As I walked…

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Adventures, Fitness 29 November, 2017

Recap of El Tour de Tucson 2017

Recap of El Tour de Tucson 2017

Within a few miles of starting El Tour De Tucson a few weeks ago, a mantra came to me out…

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Fitness 19 October, 2017

Recap: Prescott 6’er Mountain Bike Race

Recap: Prescott 6’er Mountain Bike Race

For the past year, I’ve ridden about 90 percent of my mountain bike miles on a belt-drive singlespeed (first a…

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Fitness 1 July, 2017

24 Hours of Enchanted Forest Race Report – Pedal With Warriors Team

24 Hours of Enchanted Forest Race Report – Pedal With Warriors Team

Back in the old days, I worked at Adventure Bicycle Company in Mesa with this guy named Chad Hummer. He…

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Adventures, Fitness 9 January, 2017

Recap: 6 Hours in the Papago

Recap: 6 Hours in the Papago

My training plan for the 6 Hours in the Papago mountain bike race wasn’t a winner: A month before the…

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Fitness 12 October, 2016

Riding the Tour De Scottsdale

Riding the Tour De Scottsdale

After a more than 10-year hiatus from road-biking tour events, I made my return at the 2016 Tour de Scottsdale.…

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Adventures, Fitness, Gear 5 December, 2012

The Mountain Bike That Changed Everything

As a long-time mountain biker, I’ve owned more than my share of bikes. But there’s one that really made a change in my life that no other bike will equal.

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Fitness, Uncategorized 3 May, 2011

The Warrior Dash – Things to Know

The Warrior Dash – Things to Know

So who out there did the Warrior Dash? What did you think? Was it really “a hellish 3.4 miles” of running, obstacles and mud? Here are my thoughts on a fun, unusual race.

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Fitness, Uncategorized 29 March, 2011

An Average Racer’s View of the Fat Tire 40

An Average Racer’s View of the Fat Tire 40

My best mountain bike racing wisdom – it’s better to challenge yourself and come in last than sandbag your way to “glory.” And here’s why.

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Fitness, Uncategorized 27 March, 2011

Fat Tire 40 MTB Race: Great Fun, Lots of Challenge

The course for the Fat Tire 40 at McDowell Mountain is the work of a masochistic dungeon master. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t a ton of well-run fun. See what made this a great mountain bike race.

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Fitness, Uncategorized 27 February, 2011

Scenes from Arizona – White Tank Whirlwind

Check out photos from the high-speed action at the White Tank Whirlwind mountain bike race!

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Fitness, Uncategorized 24 February, 2011

Racing is a Gas at Old Pueblo

Mountain bike racing can get too serious. Until someone passes gas on the course.

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Fitness, Uncategorized 21 February, 2011

Scenes from Arizona: 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo

There’s nothing like a 24-hour mountain bike race to test your mind and body. Here’s the scene from an Average Joe sort of racer.

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Fitness, Uncategorized 5 February, 2011

Images from Avondale, Ariz. – 2011 Hedgehog Hustle

Check out the action from the 2011 Hedgehog Hustle at Estrella Mountain Regional Park. Garish uniforms, funny hair, out-of-control beards – this race had it all!

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Fitness, Uncategorized 24 January, 2011

Scenes from Fountain Hills, Ariz. – The McDowell Meltdown

On Jan. 22-23, the MBAA Arizona state championship mountain bike race series got started at McDowell Mountain Regional Park just north of Fountain Hills, Ariz. The park is one of the best outdoor recreation assets in the state, and the weather cooperated to make it a great time for racers and spectators

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Fitness, Uncategorized 3 September, 2010

An American Runs Iceland – Reykjavik Midnight Run 10K

I can now say that I’m officially a world-class athlete: I was the first American finisher in a race abroad.

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