6 days until show time

Everything leading up to this point was supposed to happen. Looking back at where I was mentally and physically for my fist Leadville 100, its pretty crazy. So many things have changed. Bikes, fitness, strategy, etc. One thing that hasn’t changed,,,, my hunger, my motivation, and my desire. I will eat the arms legs and necks off of my rivals. I am ready to be shipped away from the finish line in an ambulance, or in a hearse. It doesn’t matter. Just believe and know that when I cross the finish line after 103 miles ridden, and 12 thousand feet climbed, I will have turned myself inside out. Giving everything I have to the mountains, and taking everything they will allow, I will blaze through this course like a locomotive on fire.
This I promise.
BikeBlood.

Thanks to the Tonns!

A huge BikeBlood shout out to Peter and his wife Janelle (also Kelty and Tikka) for sharing the new home with me for a week of hard training. Tikka even had his balls removed while I was there, It means a lot, and I am very thankful.

Training and racing

Intervals, high intensity workouts, stacked with epic local weekday racing!
Managed to take 3rd in last night’s xc race. At the starting line I saw my friend, and local pro, Fernando Riveros, from Columbia. We raced together at La Ruta last year. Small world heh?
I have met and ridden with some real rippers out here on this trip. The bar is set extremely high. It’s nice motivation to come back to California with….. If I do in fact come back! Haha
Pedal hard, pedal often!
See below for post race wrap up with the extremely talented Cameron Chambers…

http://www.pikespeaksports.us/m/blogpost?id=5021591%3ABlogPost%3A350915

“low” altitude training

I came down to 5500 foot elevation (from10k+) for some more training and recovery. Camping in the van, watching the sun go down. Cooler photos coming soon.
Goodnight.

Carmichael Training Camps

It’s great catching up with my buds at CTS. They’ve seen me get faster every year, I have learned a lot about the race from these guys.

Leadville Silver Rush 50

I arrived here in Leadville Friday night after a 16 hour straight blast through the desert and into the Rockies. Yikes. Just in time to race the 50 mile precursor to the Leadville 100. It went pretty well considering…..
I took first for my age group, and third overall.
And we’re off!

Lights, camera, action!

Off and running to Leadville Colorado for my fourth LT100. Thanks Am for the custom curtains for the Vanbulance! Here we go!