BC Bike Race. This is my story of 7 epic days of mountain biking in British Columbia, Canada. July 8, 2017. After finishing my first stage in Cumberland, my arms were feeling a little weak and I was thankful for all the training that I’d done (Don’t worry, it still wasn’t enough!) I met… Read More BCBR2 – Powell River
BC Bike Race. This is my story of 7 epic days of mountain biking in British Columbia, Canada. July 7, 2017. Today was the first day on the mountain bike that I welcomed fire road with open arms. The single track was that hard (and AWESOME!). After traveling from Vancouver the day before, we… Read More BCBR1 – Cumberland
After traveling up the west coast with our bikes, arriving in Vancouver Canada…we’ve finally registered for the BC Bike Race! We’re still getting used to the fact that there’s daylight from 5.15am to 9.20pm, so I woke up early again today. During breakfast, we noticed that there were more languages and larger groups in the… Read More BCBR – Registration and jitters
We made it! Canada! And nervously anticipating the adventure ahead. After the long travel up from San Diego, bikes hitched to the back of the car, we crossed the border and checked into the Holiday Inn North Vancouver. I learned a long time ago, that although staying in a non-race/event hotel can save in cost…… Read More BCBR – Day -1
After a year of planning and training for BCBR, I packed up the car and traveled out of town. The last few days have been spent making sure that I had all the right gear. then, organizing and packing it up. Making sure that I had a fresh pair of socks and the right chamois… Read More Adventure awaits…
That’s it. 14 days until BC Bike Race. (wow) I’ve still been getting time on the bike, although it’s pretty clear that Coach has me tapering. That’s all good, as the last couple of weeks have been brutal in terms of mental fitness. I can’t wait for my body to catch up and feel *awesome*… Read More 14 days
That’s it. After a year of planning and training… I’m looking at the end starting line. Just training for BCBR has tested me. I keep looking at the routes and figures… some days, I think “I’ve got this!” Other days, I think “WTF was I thinking?!!” And currently, I’m DONE with training. Tapering is SO CLOSE…… Read More 21 days
