Todd's Blog

MY BETTER HALF BUSTED ME. Perfectly angled on the couch, feet up, reclined, eyes half open... ... The Daufine drama unfolding. Another bike race is on? Uh, yeah. And you're just gonna lie there and watch it? There was a...
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HAVING PREVIOUSLY LAID OUT A GREAT XC COURSE, I was looking forward to ripping it up this morning. It took me just over 2:20 the first time in Zone 2... ... how much faster could I go unmuzzled today? 20...
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AFTER BOMBING A LONG, ROCKY HILLSIDE TRAIL ABOUT 18" WIDE we came to a stop. What a charge! I'd had so much fun... ... my friend was panting and pale. That cliff was so steep! I guess. Did you see that jagged...
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A FEW YEARS AGO, I was having lunch with the great Joe Friel. I'd paid to fly him out and have him speak to a select group... ... and I learned a lot. Probably more than anyone, because I had...
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WE'VE ALL DONE IT. Maybe not you smartypants. But, we have been mid-ride, or worse mid-race... ... and shift happens (or doesn't). Unbelievably, I received 2 shocking race reports in the last 24 hours... ... freakin' rookies didn't charge their batteries....
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