(If there is only one Quadrathlon out there, we might as well call it a Championship, right?) What are the best races out there? That’s a pretty subjective question.  Depends on what you like to do. But some races are just different than others. I’ve raced a lot – road bike, mountain bike, cyclocross, road…

Remember the Kahtoola Agassiz Uphill Race? Last year Karl won himself an awesome pair of Microspikes! Ever since then he had been excited for this year’s uphill extravaganza.  And so had I! Flagstaff puts on some great local races and you definitely don’t wanna miss out on this one. Except that Karl did almost miss out in…

(Expression taken from here.  Picture borrowed from here. I am glad I am not the only one…) Last weekend’s training was a complete failure. Pretty much. I am still trying to figure out whether my body or my mind or my soul failed me. So bear with me! It was the end of run week….

I loved my off-season in late September and October. I am starting to think that it was not as off as it could/should have been but there’s no looking back now! I loved base/heart rate training in November and December. Against what some people might think: I enjoy going slow! I feel no need to…

In case you missed it, I attempted a race report here a few days ago but it got so lengthy that I had to turn it onto a pre-race report. Consider yourself warned… Yup. That would be a heel strike Start:  Running races hurt. A lot. I try to mentally prepare  myself for the pain…