It’s taken me a few days to figure out what I want to say about XC National Championships last week. It was a long week, and I’m still tired. Four races in six days. Two volunteer shifts.One trail tour.One pool party.One full week of work. And the thing is, all of that is NOTHING compared…
Tag: Mountain Biking
I just want to ride bikes with my friends
Yes, that was one of the things I found myself saying out loud as I was racing during the XCM National Championship this past weekend. The highlight of the race for me was that, towards the end of my second lap, I was intermingled with a handful of amateur women on their first lap–and I…
What if its the people?
Is it possible to say that the singular thing that has made the biggest difference in my skill progression over the last several years is PEOPLE? I’m a passionate advocate for the power of skills instruction and focused practice and sports psychology and mindset, but when I reflect on the last two years of riding…
Ride Fierce Women’s Scholarship: Summer Update
I’ll be updating this as the summer races occur, so stay tuned for further updates! Middle Mountain Momma Brittany Nave A Goal: finish sub 4 hoursB Goal: finish without falls or mechanicals I’ve been suffering off and on from exertion headaches and trying to problem solve this with my doctors for a while. It makes…
Enduro Ain’t Dead
The North American Enduro Cup (NAEC) is, in my opinion, the premier enduro event in North America, featuring a full two days of racing, fresh-cut stages, and a wide variety of terrain that attracts the top talent from all over the U.S. (and internationally) to the small town of Kellogg, Idaho. For the second year…
Same, but Different: Back to BCBR
I first competed in the BC Bike Race in 2024, thanks to the support of Rocky Mountain Bikes, and in the process, formed a new posse of friends. When we saw that the 2026 edition of BCBR would be the final race in the traditional 7-day format, some of us decided that we would reunite…
PMBAR
The Pisgah Mountain Bike Adventure Race (PMBAR) is a race I’ve heard about for a number of years, but never actually been able to attend until now. The basic premise is that you race with a partner, making your own route to various checkpoints in the Pisgah forest, and returning back to the start/finish line…
Ride Fierce Women’s Scholarship: May Update
Race season is here, and some of the Ride Fierce Women’s Scholarship recipients have already completed their target events, and others are hard at work training for later-season races. Here’s a short update from each of them! Wormhole Tasha Roemer Tasha raced the Wormhole 50k last weekend. She finished second in open women for the…
Ride Fierce Women’s Scholarship: Spring Update
It’s March already (how did that happen?!) and races are inching closer, and the women of the Ride Fierce Racing scholarship are hard at work training for their events. Here’s a short update from each of them! Wormhole Tasha Roemer I’ve been training hard for the wormhole race in April. I got a short break…
Meet the 2026 Ride Fierce Race Scholarship Recipients!
Wow, wow, wow. Everything about the Ride Fierce Race Scholarship is still a bit overwhelming to me. What started as a pipe dream to get a few more women at the start lines of some of my regional mountain bike races has expanded beyond anything I ever thought possible. This year, there were 33 applicants…
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