11 November 2014 | Race Reports
2014 End of Season Update
It’s probably been at least a year since my last race report. I didn’t plan it that way- I was kind of waiting to have something really awesome to report, but alas, nothing… | READ »
9 October 2014 | Food, Recipes
I’m ruined for carrot cake. Because of these muffins.
Carrot cake. That was the project. Not just any carrot cake, but my ideal carrot cake. It would have to be moist, flavorful and chock-full of carrots, fruit and nuts. No piddly carrot… | READ »
3 October 2013 | Food, Gardening, Recipes, Veggies
Too many tomatoes? Try slow roasting- you won’t be disappointed. Also, I pickled some onions, and it was awesome.
I like tomatoes. I love fresh tomatoes. This year I finally grew some in my garden. Unfortunately, Dusty does not like tomatoes, so I was on my own when it came to dealing… | READ »
28 September 2013 | Race Reports
Post-Season Update or “Know When to Fold ‘Em”
Wow, I’ve really taken procrastination to new levels. After my last update I had been putting off any blog posts in the hopes that I would have some happy ending to report, but… | READ »
17 July 2013 | Misc
What the heck happened? A mid-season update.
Yes, it’s been longer than usual since a race report has graced this website. This is partly due to the fact that I got bored writing the same race report over and over…. | READ »
17 May 2013 | Race Reports
Whiskey 50: Race Report
Last year’s Whiskey 50 was a great race for me. Even though I flatted and ended up finishing second, I felt good and had an all-around good day out on the bike. Unfortunately,… | READ »
23 April 2013 | Race Reports
Race Report: Sea Otter Classic
It will be hard to beat my blah blah blah blog post, but for those of you who want a little more detail on what’s been going on in my blah blah boring… | READ »
13 April 2013 | Recipes
Recipe: Quick Yellow Curry With Shrimp
This recipe comes together really quickly, and making the fresh curry paste is totally worth it. This is a unique and delicate curry, and it’s gotten rave reviews from everyone I’ve made it… | READ »
8 February 2013 | Race Reports
CX End-of-Seaon Wrap Up
The combination of racing, traveling, training and trying to move into a new house while remodeling it has put a damper on my already admittedly crappy race updates and blogs. Sorry to anyone… | READ »
13 December 2012 | Race Reports
USGP #7, #8 Bend, OR: Race Report
There was lots of talk about how the Bend USGP was going to be sloppy. It was going to be wet. Muddy. Snowy. Cold. A real mess. Well, that never materialized, and even… | READ »
30 November 2012 | Race Reports
USGP #5 & #6: Louisville, KY Race Report or What’s Up With The Rubber Chicken?
So the fact that I haven’t done a race report from Louisville has been hanging over me since…well…Louisville. In fact, I really can’t bring myself to actually write an entire race report (long… | READ »
8 November 2012 | Race Reports
The Iceman Cometh
For the past few years, I’d be mid-way through my ‘cross season and I’d read about this mountain bike race in Michigan. In November. Supposedly thousands of people raced it, and many of… | READ »
23 October 2012 | Misc
USGP #3 & #4 Fort Collins, CO: Race Report
As if I wasn’t bad enough with providing timely race reports…Seems like in the off-season things are just slipping a little. After the first weekend of USGP racing, I took 2 weeks off… | READ »
28 September 2012 | Race Reports
What happened in vegas…Cross Vegas and first USGPs: Race Report
“What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas…” Never thought I would invoke that saying, but when it comes to my race at Crossvegas this year…well… I wrote a pretty long blog post about… | READ »
12 September 2012 | Race Reports
2012 MTB World Championships: Saalfelden, Austria: Race Report
My three weeks at home post-Olympics flew by. It didn’t help that I got sick almost immediately. I was so motivated by my Olympic race that I was ready to get some good… | READ »