Last weekend I found myself with five days free during the mayhem that is FIBArk here in Salida. Yup, a multi-day mountain-bike adventure was in order. I decided to ride a loop that included much of the VaporTrail125 race course, …
So what happened? What caused my body to shut down–or to seemingly stay at home–during this weekend’s Vapor Trail 125? Just like each moment and every molecule exits because of every moment and every molecule before them, life simply yet …
Vapor Trail 125; Lessons from the Bike, Lessons for Life Read more »
Plans, even the best of them, are like expectations; life doesn’t give a &%$@ about them. Saturday/Sunday was the tenth annual riding of the Vapor Trail 125 mountain-bike race. Going into it I had a plan and with that plan …
Vapor Trail 125; Plans vs Reality, Pain vs Reward Read more »
5.5 hours until the tenth annual Vapor Trail 125 mountain bike race begins. My second racing of the toughest one-day mtb race just about anywhere in the universe, I am ready to rock! The bike is ready and my clothing …
Last summer I moved to mountain-bike paradise–aka Salida, CO–for one reason; to compete in the “hardest one-day mountain-bike race, anywhere”, the Vapor Trail 125. Then, I achieved my goal of completing the race in about nineteen hours; 19:10 actually. While …