Tag Archives: “mountain biking”

My 2011 Leadville Trail 100 Experience

In August of 2011 I raced my first Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike event. I was lucky enough to get past the lottery system in February, and spent most of the rest of the spring and summer preparing for the event. This is the story of my training leading up to the actual event and

Biking in Big Bend – Old Ore Road

Yesterday I took the mountain bike down Old Ore Road in Big Bend National Park. The park’s website calls this route the premier ride in the park so I just had to try it. Old Ore Road is a primitive dirt road just over 26 miles in length. It starts off fairly gentle and just