TransRockies 2008 report

This is a post I wrote on September 4th, 2008 about racing the TransRockies with Matthias Behrends. I lost the blog I kept to a disk problem, but I've rescued this post thanks to archive.org. Here it is.

TransRockies 2008 report

September 4th, 2008

Singletrack through a meadow, stage 2

Normal people, hearing the shower drip, schedule time and money on a bathroom remodel. I went to Canada and raced my bike instead.

2010 Tahoe-Sierra 100

This is a post I wrote on the http://www.sheilamoonracing.com web site on September 13, 2010. That site is now gone, so I rescued it using http://archive.org, and I'm reposting it here.

This is how the Tahoe-Sierra 100 web site describes it:

The Tahoe Sierra 100 is one of the most challenging ultra mountain bike races in North America, a true 100 mile course, not a lap course. Due to the remoteness, this race differs substantially from other ultra mountain bike races. Racing on the rugged roads and trails used by the gold and silver miners of the 1850’s, now accessible only to hikers, bikers, horses and 4Wheel drive vehicles. Adequate mental and physical preparation are of the utmost importance, for the mountains, although beautiful are relentless in their challenge and unforgiving to the ill-prepared.

I was not well-prepared.