My eyes popped open this morning with ease. It was the first of three mornings so far where I didn’t feel sluggish so I figured it was a good sign I’d feel great on the bike. Even riding up to the main race venue to leave my drop bag, I thought, “My legs are feeling [...]
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Breck Epic Stage 2 – Power to the Pedals!
I woke up a little uncertain of how today would go. For one, I discovered I drank recovery drink that was expired by over a year. I promptly had some “toilet pooping issues” call it TPI..most of yesterday afternoon and went to bed with my stomach churning and making as much noise as a natural [...]
Seek Outside tipi tents
When I was about eight, my parents took my sister and I on camping trips in tipis on a blueberry farm in Maine. I still remember how spacious they were — vertical headroom was never an issue for anyone and it felt like we could pack in as many people as we wanted. Since then, [...]
REI Adventures Pants — well priced, versatile
Jeans were my preferred trousers for long — 1,000-3,000 foot– climbs for many years since they’re so tough. I’ve also been caught in horrendous Sierra thunderstorms in them again and again. The worst, and last time this happened, I was on the NW Face of Half Dome during a thunder and lightning storm. My upper [...]
REI Flash 18 Pack
During summer OR, I noticed many people carrying the REI Flash 18 pack, an ultra-light, small backpack that costs merely $30. It’s top loading, hydration compatible, has twin daisy chains and is made of 140-denier ripstop nylon with a water-resistant polyurethane coating. Turn it inside out and it’s a stuff sack. The Flash 18 weighs [...]
Sanuk Crag
Most people I hang out with wear flip flops. They wear them to the beach (of course), running errands, hiking… pretty much everywhere. I even know people that wear them on hikes up Half Dome. Course, it’s worth mentioning that I hang out with climbers, and climbers love flips. I wear flips about 90% of [...]
IO BIO super-soft merino wool
When most folks think of wool, they think itchy. This is not the case with IO BIO merino wool garments. IO BIO uses low-torque yarn, which allows their clothes to be worn next to the skin without causing irritation. High-torque yarn leads to “split ends” which is what causes the irritation. Using low-torque yarn also [...]
Breck Epic Stage 1 – Pennyslvania Gulch
Stage 1 done! But let me start from the beginning. Yesterday, we headed to registration and the pre-race meeting/dinner around 6 PM. It was fun to be back in the endurance racing scene in Colorado. I haven’t done an endurance race in Colorado since July 4 (after CreamPuff in Oregon and Marathon Worlds in Germany) [...]
Pants-Shitting Offwidth Master (God Bless Cedar, Andrew…and Jason)
Climbing can be dirty business, especially offwidth climbing. An offwidth, for those of you with a life and better things to do with your time, is any crack that is too wide for one’s hands to gain purchase, but also too small to simply slide your whole carcass inside–that would be a chimney…duh! Many a [...]
Breck Epic Stage Profile Preview
I’m doing a little bit of mental prep today. After looking at these course profiles, all I can say is I hope I remembered to pack my lungs and climbing legs. I never have to remember to bring my stubborn will and competitive spirit, that is inborn, and sometimes annoyingly so! This is just how [...]
