After seeing our friend Kim Robinson train for over a year so she could achieve her goal of finishing an Ironman I decided I wanted a goal that would push me both mentally and physically. Something I might struggle to finish…so I set my sights on Old Pueblo “OP” 24 Hour Mountain Bike race as a soloist with the goal of keeping     read more

In the wee hours of the morning, I wake smiling as if I were there. As we pour our guts into a climb that never seems to end, Dave and I trying to catch Lance at the Leadville 100.  A great dream, one that athletes have.  The pursuit of excellence in whatever sport they do, competing against the best in the world.  read more

It was exciting to be back in action for a women’s adventure race and racing with Vickie. We had wonderful weather and a perfect start time of 9am. A month or so before, Vickie & I (Team BFC Racing) met with Team Dusty Ankles (Brigid and Georgie) and Team Little Fish/Energy Lab (Kim, Lisa and Chris) to scout out the area as well as practice in the rafts. This ended up being very helpful during the... read more

(Here’s my report on the Verde River Grand Canyon State Games adventure race put on by Sierra Adventure Sports. Before you start reading I should probably warn you that…it’s kind of a poem…to the rhythm and meter of Mighty Casey at the Bat no less. So it might help (or it might not) to keep that in mind as you’re reading. Thanks to Brigid O’Neil for filling in for us this race... read more

Okay, I’ll admit it, I was a little worried when Windy, Vickie, Butch and I rolled into Prescott on March 13, the night before the GORD (Go Off Road Duathlon) to scattered rain and overcast skies. A small group of friends and I had come up the week before to meet GORD race director and course designer Dave Sewell and the course promised to be blazingly fast and amazingly fun…  read more

Congratulations to Team Big Fish Creative for winning the the Desert Rage Series, with 473 points. Team Big Fish Creative finished 2nd place in the series final which was enough to clinch the entire series. Special thanks to Andy Krebs for racing with us... read more

So what next??? Before I had too much time to ponder the question, the phone rang and it was Dave.  “Want to do a 24 hour mountain bike race with me?” he asked.  “We could do it as a duo or we could see if Vickie and Mike are interested in doing it as a Co-ed... read more

BUZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!  The alarm clock lets me know that it’s 5:00am, on Sunday.  As I creaked and groaned my way to the bathroom for my early morning rim shot, the pre-race routine begins… After bouncing off a wall and shuffling in the dark to the kitchen, I am greeted by an unearthly blue beam... read more

Team Big Fish Creative left the hot Phoenix deserts for the mile high terrain of Prescott, AZ to participate in the annual Gilmore Adventure Race.  This is the third race this year for me after getting back into racing this season after a two year hiatus.  The first two were sprint races, finishing in about... read more

Training for me can be “Lack Luster” if I don’t have something VERY specific to train for and a target date to be trained by.  So as I sat in my favorite electric blue recliner, my wheels began spinning.  Hmmm… No Criterium races ‘til next year… Not a lot of actual road races coming up… read more

One of the unfortunate aspects of being an endurance athlete in Phoenix in the summer is…(drum-roll, please)…it’s hot. Okay, so that didn’t exactly surprise anyone. But, one of the unfortunate aspects of it being hot is…very few opportunities to race...  read more

As some of you may know, racing has changed for me in recent years.  I have been a competitive athlete for most of my life, and my body has paid the price.  After 3 shoulder surgeries and 2 knee surgeries in the last two years, I have recently found myself looking for a new sport...      read more

I’ve got to say, there’s something about starting a race less than a couple hundred yards from your hotel room that’s just…well…relaxing. You get to sleep in longer, if you forget something, it’s only a few minutes away and after...    read more

Racers arrived in the pre-dawn hours in 32 degree weather prepared to leave it all out on the race course.  When the sun rose and the snowy peak of Mt. Wrightson exposed itself…it was game time…no short coursing, no cut off time…mi casa es su casa...     read more

When Rick Eastman of Sierra Adventure Sports posted the following message about the upcoming Desert Rage race at Saguaro Lake in Phoenix AZ, I was skeptical.

Its “three mini-rogaine” setup seemed a pretty radical change in format for an...      read more