It’s spring and your bike misses you… Ok, some of you have probably been riding all winter, most likely less than normal, but at least your rear end is not completely out of practice. Others of you have blissfully forgotten … Continue reading
As an athlete who has just entered the realm of “Masters” (I turned 40 last September) I am intrigued by information about older athletes and the aging process of athletes. I am sure, if you are “past the threshold” like … Continue reading
A couple of my former adventure racing teammates and I have had an interesting discussion going, sparked by an article written by Matt Fitzgerald on the research of Samuele Marcora. In short, Marcora believes (and has done interesting research that … Continue reading
I’ve been remiss on my blog posting lately – I guess I’ve been taking the off-season too seriously! But I was just reading the latest blog post from one of my athletes [www.godoreen.com] and it put a big smile on … Continue reading
My athlete/friend/former adventure racing teammate Grant is no stranger to 100-mile runs. Last year, for example, he did 4 – the Grand Slam of Ultra-running to be exact – and was one of the 13 ultra runners to successfully complete … Continue reading
Several weeks ago we lost our running buddy and most loyal companion. “Bob the dog” (he had many names: Bob, Bob the dog, Cowpoke Bob, Bobby, Bobalo. One of our old vets even called him Robert) died in late August, and … Continue reading
My 3rd race in as many weeks. I am truly ready for a break, but glad I did them all. It has been a good run, all things considered! I won’t go into the details of why I made this … Continue reading
In the middle of my road trip north to Canada I found myself in Bozeman, Montana for the XTERRA Wild Horse Creek. I grew up about 60 miles from here (that’s nothing if you live in Montana), so I feel … Continue reading
It has been two years since I’ve raced in the XTERRA Mountain Championships in Beaver Creek. I love this course – it is climb climb climb, slight downhill, climb climb climb, slight downhill. This type of course is (well used … Continue reading
Two years ago I raced Ironman 70.3 Kansas and got a PR. It was 2009, I was on the way up and I felt great! Fast forward to 2011: I am in a different place right now and I went … Continue reading
Who's Cary? Dedicated Coach. Competitive triathlete. Ultra runner. Adventure racer. Skier. I've been around the block a few times and loved every minute of it!