Where curiosity meets confidence

Some of my best performances have come from that strange space between confidence and curiosity: in this case, between knowing that I thrive in the techy singletrack and the uncertainty of not knowing whether I can actually ride a singlespeed for 100 miles. The Marji Gesick is a special race: it’s 100 (more accurately, 109)…

Singletrack is my superpower

I don’t know why this is the phrase that came to mind as I started the Marji Gesick 100-mile mountian bike race in Marquette, Michigan last weekend, but I grabbed onto it and added it to “Stay Curious” and “Be Patient” as my mantras for the day. This spring, as I was determining my race…