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Recap: 2020 Aravaipa Jangover Ride

18 January, 202127 September, 2020 by Wandering Justin
jangover ride

The answer is the Aravaipa Jangover Ride. The question is, what race starts just a few hours after a long work week and goes … Read the rest

Categories Fitness, Adventures Tags aravaipa rides, jangover, night mountain biking, racing Leave a comment

Recap: The 2019 Tour de Scottsdale

9 November, 201929 October, 2019 by Wandering Justin
buying a bike in 2021

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

Back in … Read the rest

Categories Fitness, Adventures Tags fountain hills, hydration, middle of the pack, racing, Tour De Scottsdale Leave a comment

Recap: 2018 Tour De Tucson

15 November, 202121 November, 2018 by Wandering Justin
Lynskey Urbano November Wheels

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

As I walked my bike toward the start, … Read the rest

Categories Fitness, Gear Tags bike, gravel bike, lynskey, racing, tour de tucson, urbano Leave a comment

Recap of El Tour de Tucson 2017

15 November, 202129 November, 2017 by Wandering Justin
lemond zurich

Within a few miles of starting El Tour De Tucson 2017 a few weeks ago, a mantra came to me out of the blue. It … Read the rest

Categories Adventures, Fitness Tags EFS, El Tour de Tucson, Perimeter Cycling, racing, road cycling, Tucson Hop Shop 1 Comment

Recap: Prescott 6’er Mountain Bike Race

12 October, 202119 October, 2017 by Wandering Justin
titanium mountain bike

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

Categories Fitness Tags 6-hour race, Arizona, mangled momentum, mountain biking, prescott, Prescott 6'er, racing, singlespeed Leave a comment

24 Hours in the Enchanted Forest Race Report – Pedal With Warriors Team

21 July, 20211 July, 2017 by Wandering Justin
24 Hours in the Enchanted Forest Pedals WIth Warriors

Back in the old days, I worked at Adventure Bicycle Company in Mesa with this guy named Chad Hummer. He could race really damn fast, … Read the rest

Categories Fitness Tags 24 hours in the enchanted forest, chad hummer, mountain bike, pedal with warriors, racing 2 Comments

Recap: 6 Hours in the Papago

28 September, 20219 January, 2017 by Wandering Justin
Photo by Ed Buckel.

My training plan for the 6 Hours in the Papago mountain bike race wasn’t a winner: A month before the race, I came down with … Read the rest

Categories Fitness, Adventures Tags 6 hours in the Papago, Arizona, mountain biking, racing Leave a comment

Riding the Tour De Scottsdale

6 March, 201912 October, 2016 by Wandering Justin
lemond zurich

After a more than 10-year hiatus from road-biking tour events, I made my return at the 2016 Tour de Scottsdale. In the meantime, I’ve ticked … Read the rest

Categories Fitness Tags advice, racing, road biking, tips, Tour De Scottsdale Leave a comment

The Mountain Bike That Changed Everything

10 April, 20135 December, 2012 by Wandering Justin

There’s one mountain bike that made my life better.

It didn’t have any carbon fiber or hydraulic disc brakes. Its only suspension was my arms … Read the rest

Categories Adventures, Fitness, Gear Tags adventure, balance, best bike, best mountain bike, culture, first, mountain bike, racing 1 Comment

The Warrior Dash – 9 Good Things to Know

21 July, 20213 May, 2011 by Wandering Justin
warrior dash arizona

LOOKING FOR TIPS AND “HOW TO” INFO FOR THE WARRIOR DASH? SEE THIS UPDATED POST!

So who out there did the Warrior Dash?

… Read the rest
Categories Fitness, Uncategorized Tags Arizona, Florence, racing, Viking, Warrior Dash 10 Comments

An Average Racer’s View of the Fat Tire 40

16 September, 202129 March, 2011 by Wandering Justin
cost of mountain biking

It’s better to challenge yourself and come in last than it is to sandbag your way to victory. That said, I didn’t come in last … Read the rest

Categories Fitness, Uncategorized Tags best mountain biking in arizona, Cactus Cup, Fat Tire 40, McDowell Mountain Regional Park, mountain bike, racing, Swiss American Bicycles 2 Comments

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

8 March, 201727 March, 2011 by Wandering Justin

The course for the Fat Tire 40 at McDowell Mountain is clearly the work of a leather-clad masochistic dungeon master who moonlights as a dentist. … Read the rest

Categories Fitness, Uncategorized Tags Coachwhip Trail, Dixie Mine Trail, Fat Tire 40, McDowell Mountain Regional Park, Pemberton Trail, racing, Swiss American Bicycles Leave a comment

Scenes from Arizona – White Tank Whirlwind

21 May, 201227 February, 2011 by Wandering Justin

I had a good excuse for not racing the White Tank Whirlwind – the previous weekend, I suffered through a rainy, windy Kona Bikes 24 … Read the rest

Categories Fitness, Uncategorized Tags Adventure Bicycle Company, MBAA, mountain biking, racing, White Tank Whirlwind Leave a comment

Racing is a Gas at Old Pueblo

14 June, 201324 February, 2011 by Wandering Justin

Here’s a little funny from the Kona Bikes 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo:

I’m riding along on my first lap of Sunday morning.

… Read the rest
Categories Fitness, Uncategorized Tags farting, Kona 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo, mountain biking, racing Leave a comment

Scenes from Arizona: 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo

28 September, 202121 February, 2011 by Wandering Justin
a womens team at the 24 hours in the old pueblo

There are lots of lessons on my mind now that it’s the day after the 2011 Kona Bikes 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo.… Read the rest

Categories Fitness, Uncategorized Tags Arizona, Fairwheel Bikes, Kona 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo, mountain biking, Oracle, racing, Tucson 3 Comments

Images from Avondale, Ariz. – 2011 Hedgehog Hustle

3 September, 20155 February, 2011 by Wandering Justin

UPDATE: See my report on Examiner.com for a race recap.

Today, I made a trip out to Estrella Mountain Regional Park in Avondale, Ariz., to … Read the rest

Categories Fitness, Uncategorized Tags Adventure Bicycle Company, Arizona, MBAA, mountain biking, racing, wandering justin Leave a comment

Scenes from Fountain Hills, Ariz. – The McDowell Meltdown

19 February, 201524 January, 2011 by Wandering Justin

EDIT: If you’ve come here looking for photos of yourself, I probably have about 100 other shots. Let me know your race number and I’ll … Read the rest

Categories Fitness, Uncategorized Tags Adventure Bicycle Company, Arizona, MBAA, McDowell Meltdown 2011, McDowell Mountain Regional Park, mountain bike, photos, racing 1 Comment

An American Runs Iceland – Reykjavik Midnight Run 10K

14 June, 20133 September, 2010 by Wandering Justin

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

I admit it’s a stretch … Read the rest

Categories Fitness, Uncategorized Tags 10K, Iceland, Laugardalslaug, Midnaeturhlaup, Midnight Run, racing 2 Comments

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