Last race planned for the season and with no doubts the hardest one. This was my second Downieville Classic, with a plan to beat last year not so glorious 3:40 time.
Had learned from last year mistakes and fearing again the cramps, so this year I planned more meticulously the nutrition details.
Camped at the Wild Plum [...]

This has been my first real racing season, following a training plan based on Joe Friel’s training bible. At the beginning of the season I set my goals. These need to be measurable, within our control, must be somehow stretch you and should be stated  in the positive.
Season Goals
1. Complete Sea Otter Classic in less [...]

Took me a while to fully digest this race and get to write down a race report. First off I considered the CCCX #9 my last race of the season. So I decided to do the Downieville classic without considering it a race, but more lake an epic ride. And that’s in fact what it [...]