Earlier this year my wife suggested a trip up to the Superior National Forest to explore some of the gravel roads and campgrounds via bike. It sounded like a great idea and so we floated it to various friends who might want to join. However, as the year progressed our friends ended up not being […]
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Last weekend we headed to the far north to do our second gravel race of the season, the Le Grand du Nord 50 mile. My wife has participated in this event in the past, and I decided to give it a shot this year as it traverses some of the most beautiful landscape in the […]
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In an effort to expand my experiences beyond just trail running I’ve been doing a few more bike races in recent years. I’ve enjoyed my experiences at races like Freedhem and Heck of the North, and this year I’ve got two more on the docket. The first was this past weekend, the Granny’s Gravel Grinder. […]
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Here in Minnesota we’re now solidly in early spring weather and that poses unique challenges for people who like to be active outside. In the dead of winter you know what to expect… it’s cold, possibly windy, and there’s most likely snow. You dress appropriately and go get it done. In summer it’s also somewhat […]
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Even though I’m a Liberal Arts guy, I’m a collector at heart and stats fill that inner need to acquire new information all the time. I’ve been a subscriber to a service called VeloViewer for many years, which is a website that ingests all your Strava workout data and lets you slice and dice it […]
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I’ve never been much of a fan of indoor workout machines, preferring to be outside if I’m going to run or bike. I can’t stand treadmills and avoid them at pretty much all cost. They actually tend to make me a bit dizzy with the running motion, but not really going anywhere. I’m less opposed […]
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It’s time once again for my annual review of how I did in the biking and running endeavors that I do, and first up is a review of my year in biking. After completing the Tuscobia 80 on foot last New Year’s Eve, I took a break from all workouts. It was nice to let […]
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Over the past few years the suburb that I live in, Fridley, MN, has slowly been adding more and more infrastructure for biking. The past three years has seen a large increase in the number of miles of bike paths available to people, and it’s been wonderful to start to see more amenities that don’t […]
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It’s been a couple months since I posted here, and so I thought it was about time for a general life update post. August through October is always a crazy time in our lives with the fall running and biking calendar packed with activities. Between heat in the summer and cold in the winter, some […]
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Last year I did my first gravel race at Freedhem 46, and I decided to return this year to see what I could do. My wife was also racing and so we packed up the car early and did the hour and forty minute drive to the tiny general store in Freedhem, MN. This year […]
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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 racing in the women’s beginner division, but I also had time to shoot most of the men’s beginner race as well. One of the unique challenges with races like this […]
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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 I run has a nicely groomed singletrack area and we would often run there for a change of pace from our standard horse trail loop. It was here that I […]
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Second Runnings 