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July 09, 2011

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Tundra is never as smooth as it looks.

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PT- ITI 2015

It’s been a month since this year’s grueling Iditarod trail invitational experience. Processing, 'debriefing' on the phone or email with Jeff, night sweats, 15 lb weight loss, energy fluctuations, body temperature fluctuations and staring into space make it seem more like PTSD than a post race recovery. Physical recovery this year was actually much better than last year but it’s been hard to merge back into ‘the real world’. I think I am finally ready to write about it and hopefully can do it in one sitting so I don’t abandon another write up. Last Year It’s been a long time since I sat in front of my computer to write on this site. I can hardly believe that I left last year’s ITI race hanging as well as the ironman write up and the Deering Trip. While last years ITI, a virtual speedway ice course, was my fastest time into Nome at 12 days and change I was plagued with physical ailments. I had granulati...

ITI 2014: Start - McGrath

Consistent with my tradition of ITI, I flew in to Anchorage and stayed with Mike and Dave. I left Nome in a flurry of work mindedness that was hard to let go, even in Anchorage. Sarah and the kids flew to Ariozona while I tried hard to get in a race mode. I mean I was riding to Nome! I was concerned that my preoccupation with work made me lose focus. I was not as nervous as I should be for a Nome ride. Living in Nome I don't have access to local outdoor or bike stores and I waited till pre race to purchase way too many new gear (without trialing) at REI and of course pre race bike tuning at speedway. Normally, this is a huge bonus but I was determined to switch to a 1xsetup which speedway accomodated in true pro fashion. While I like the simplicity of the setup I knew nothing on gearing and didn't train with a 1x .... thus made a poor decision with a 32 front ring on a 1x10. This essentially removed any kind of granny gear and my knees suffered the...

4 mph

That’s basically the speed I have been training at all winter. Constant storms and heavy winds, it is getting old. My strava account even thinks I am running bc my speed is so slow.

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