Photographing Crit Races
Last night I got the chance to photograph the beginner races of the Tuesday Night Crit series at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. My wife was…
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Exploring Limits: Mountain Biking in the Southwest
My experience with singletrack has come in three areas. My first exposure to singletrack has come through trail running. One of the main parks where…
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Shoe Review: Altra Outroad
Ever since Altra made changes to my beloved Timp trail shoes, I’ve been shopping around a bit more. I still wear Timp 4s (finally settled…
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Surly Ghost Grappler – the 400 mile review
When the Surly Ghost Grappler was announced in February of 2022 I was intrigued. It was a weird mix of mountain bike, gravel bike, and……
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2022 Biking year in review
This year was another great year for me when it came to biking. Although I had to take a break in the middle, due to…
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2022 Running year in review
This year was a bit of a “lumpy” year when it came to my fitness. With a surgery scheduled in July (and COVID), and the…
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Quick and dirty bike stand
Over the years we’ve started to acquire a few too many bikes, and figuring out a good way to store them in the garage can…
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Altra Timp 4: The 130 Mile Review
This has been one of the hardest reviews for me to sit down and write. Ever since I started running in zero drop Altra shoes…
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Old Abe Trail biking, to avoid the rain
Sunday morning was meant to be a beautiful ride around the NW metro area with my wife, clocking in a 50 mile distance. However, as…
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A taste of the #vanlife life
Last Friday I began a three day journey from Minnesota to Las Vegas, Nevada. My wife had flown down a few days ahead of time…
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Layering in winter
Living in a cold weather area you need to be prepared for different weather conditions if you want to be outside and active. It’s not…
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Garmin fēnix 6S – Long Term Review
In June of 2021 I bid farewell to my old Garmin 735XT that I loved and upgraded to a brand new Garmin Fēnix 6S. The…
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2021 Running Year in Review
Although this year felt like it was an ‘off’ year, I still managed to put up a lot of miles on foot. This will be…
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2021 Biking Year in Review
Once again 2021 proved to a bigger than normal year for me when it came to biking. I didn’t top my 2020 stats, but it…
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Review: PATH projects Killam PX pant
I’ve been tremendously excited about the introduction of a PATH projects pant for a long time. As one of their ambassadors I’ve been privy to…
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Well that was dumb…
Because of the adventures I like to take via bike, I put a rear rack on almost every bike when I get it. I procrastinated…
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The end of the GravelKings….
In my first impressions post I talked about the weird issues of the Panaracer GravelKing SK+ tires and concrete with grooves in it. In the…
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First Impression Review: Panaracer GravelKing SK+
Update: I’ve since removed these tires and gone back to my old ones. About two weeks ago I decided to move over to tubeless, and…
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The Journey to Tubeless
Last winter I decided to try going tubeless on my fat bike, and had mixed results. I knew that the tires I was using were…
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Sidelined by smoke
Today was only the second time I’ve run since the Eugene Curnow Trail Marathon a couple weeks ago. It’s not that I haven’t had plans…
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Parenting adults
Now that all of my kids are adults, parenting takes on a different feeling. Gone are the days when you’re scolding or cajoling because someone…
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Book Review: Stronger Than the Dark
The trail and ultra running world is often a place where you find people who are broken. There’s a paradox to be found in exploring…
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Adventure Van: In the wild!
This past week I spent three nights with the adventure van as I hung out on the North Shore with my buddy Mike, hiking and…
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#30daysofbiking 2021 edition
Last year was the first time I was able to join in with the #30daysofbiking event that encourages folks to get out and ride at…
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A short North Shore trip
I love the north shore of Lake Superior, and given that it’s been a rough few weeks in the Twin Cities, I was looking forward…
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Review: 2021 Surly Ice Cream Truck
This review is a long time coming, but now that I have over 100 miles on the bike I feel like I can share my…
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Making 2021 plans
For the first time in a while I’m feeling really hopeful that we’re on the back-side of this pandemic. Vaccines are rolling out, case numbers…
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My tubeless adventure
In the biking world there are a few topics that will provoke a massive discussion. Frame material and “definition of a gravel bike” are two…
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2020 Running Year in Review
2019 was a huge year for running. I completed my first 100K and 100 mile race, and overall hit a huge stride in my running.…
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2020 Biking Year in Review
It’s time once again for my yearly review wrap-ups. Starting as always with my biking year in review! Despite everything bad that happened in 2020,…
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Strava Privacy Zone… a lesson learned
Even though I use a Garmin device to track all my activities, I push all of them from Garmin Connect to Strava. For the most…
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Staying active in the dark
It never fails. Every year around this time my activity levels drop like a rock and I find I need to re-motivate myself to keep…
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A little documentary work
My wife decided to do a tour of regional park reserves, and set about planning a 3 day, two night, bikepacking trip to visit them…
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The streak has ended, but…
Back at the end of March I decided to join up with #30daysofbiking. The goal is to bike, even just a little bit, every single…
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Camping in the rain
This weekend we hit Kilen Woods State Park. It’s a small little park south of Windom that was recommended to us by a friend. It’s…
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Back to running
It’s been a couple months since I was able to really run, thanks to a broken toe. I finally passed the 6 week point and…
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Working with what Minnesota gives us
This past weekend we took an extended trip to Itasca State Park. It was a long time coming, and we were super happy to finally…
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Crossing the Mississippi
The Mississippi’s mighty. But it starts in Minnesota. At a place that you can walk across with five steps down.Indigo Girls (Ghost) I’ve lived in…
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The story of a toe
A couple of weeks ago I had an unfortunate run-in with a dumbbell. Not the kind currently trying to take over social media, but the…
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#30daysofbiking… complete!
For the first year since I had heard about this challenge, I managed to get it done. If you’re not familiar, #30daysofbiking is a challenge…
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International Wolf Center
I’ve always wanted to visit the northern Minnesota town of Ely. As a kid I knew plenty of people who went up north to the…
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An unexpected adventure
This past week didn’t turn out quite the way that I had planned. After we got done with our race, I got sick. We were…
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A decade of running
January of 2010 was the start. It’s hard to believe that it was so long ago, but the end of 2019 also marks the end…
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The year 2019 is my tenth year of running, and is seems appropriate that I celebrate that milestone with a bang. I’ll be writing a…
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