Nothing could be more fantastic and exciting than race primed and ready to go for every race all year long, right?  It may even seam like some superb athletes are not confined to the rules of peak fitness but in reality they are probably just talented enough to win even without totally dialed fitness.  If [...]

In a field of twenty, it was just Bart and me for Cat 3 Sonic Boomers.  I chilled as much as possible on Canyon trying to conserve yet stay with the group. Once hitting Magnolia everything went as predicted: the intensity inevitably increased because of the insane steepness of the first few switch backs.  I [...]

I am so pumped to have already met one of my goals this season: ‘compete in a stage race.’ I’ve done three event mountain bike stage race a few years ago but never one on the road bike. My good friend Nate easily convinced me that Dead Dog was the event. Stage one is a [...]

My Sonic Boom Lucky Pie Race Experience started with the Sweet Cow Kids race.  My little ones loved it and the ice cream after, even more!  I brought the family home and I headed back downtown to marshal.  I have to admit sitting on the corner of Spruce and Main had me a bit unnerved [...]

After pulling my kids in the Burly to the race registration, returning home, pinning my number on, and waiting for my wife to return from her 8K running race in Cherry Creek for a kids swap, I made it to the start line with 2 minutes to spare! As I told fellow Lucky Pie racers [...]