There is so much great riding in Utah Valley and, after 5 years in Flagstaff, I am so happy to be back on these gorgeous mountain roads! Especially in the fall. Summer is my favorite but a warm autumn day in the mountains with yellow and red leaves scattered across the road and falling down…

I am in love with Utah in the summer and fall. I promised myself I would lay low for a couple of weeks after Vineman but then Louis – my German brother from another mother and Flagstaff riding buddy – announced that he was coming into town the day I was getting back from California….

(Huge thanks to the very talented and kind Jeff Kapic and Larry Rosa of for the wonderful race day pictures!)  T1 by the Russian River in Guerneville I spent three really good weeks at home with the family after Ironman Coeur d’Alene (this race report makes a lot more sense if you know what went down…

This is basically the report I wrote to Coach Liz after the race. I added a few things to (hopefully) make more sense of it. It’s certainly not an easy job to be my coach but, hey, at least I am letting her know exactly how I am feeling and what does/doesn’t work for me… 🙂  Checking out…

in love with summer This summer has been a whirlwind and here are some of the highlights!  After 5 years in Flagstaff, Arizona, where the husband attended NAU to get his PhD in biology, it was time to move on because he finally graduated in with my in-laws because he still has a lot of writing to…

St. George Goodness St. George 70.3 has come and gone and I am so sad it’s over already! What a FUN weekend! If I am anywhere within striking distance next year, I will be back!!! My favorite race in my favorite place with so many of my favorite people  = a whole lot of awesomeness! …

the road to Bartlett Lake Since we are moving at the end of May, I am running out of weekends to do all of the fun stuff that I was hoping to squeeze in before leaving! At all times, I have at least 3 different adventures that I am dreaming about and trying to make…

I just counted. I have TEN drafts saved on here. Ten potential blog posts from the last few months that I have a put a fair amount of work into and then never got around to finishing them. That makes me sad. Because I truly like to write and share more than just race reports!…

   Now that’s what I call a nice road for cycling!  How come no one ever told me about Dove Valley Road and the adjoining Apache Trailhead when I asked people where I should ride my bike in the Phoenix area?!? I had to go find that little road all by myself one day while…

Making new friends – the best part of racing!  This is a super fun race I love to come to! Since I am really no good at mountain biking (I used to be decent and want to get back into it!) but love trail running, this is the perfect fit! We get to run TWICE…