Reading Time: 6 minutes This year I decided to dive headfirst into the world of bikepacking, purchasing my first gravel-specific bike, the Norco Search XR C2. With the bike out of the way, it[…]
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2021 Norco Search XR C2 vs 2014 Rocky Mountain Vertex 930 on the Durham Destroyer
Reading Time: 8 minutes Comparing the 2021 Norco Search vs the 2014 Rocky Mountain Vertex on the Durham Destroyer I’m Not Wothy Gravel Grinder.
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Exploring Gravel in Durham – East of Purple Hills
Reading Time: 5 minutes A few weeks ago, I attempted to ride my first gravel route build, The Tour of Scugog. The Tour of Scugog was planned as a long but relatively easy route[…]
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The Motherload – 75k Version – A Tale of Seven Hills
Reading Time: 6 minutes My first cycling goal for 2021 goal is capturing Durham Destroyer Triple Crown. I finished The Rookie a couple of weeks back and hope to do I’m Not Worthy in the next[…]
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Tour of Scugog – A Route in Progress
Reading Time: 7 minutes “Bicycle, bicycle, bicycle… I want to ride my… bicycle, bicycle, bicycle… I want to ride my bicycle… I want to ride my bike… I want to ride my bicycle… I[…]
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Durham Destroyer – The Rookie – March 2021 Ride Report
Reading Time: 8 minutes My last big ride of 2020 was the Durham Destroyer – I’m Not Worthy, a punishing, yet fulfilling, 160km day that introduced me to the fantastic gravel all around Port[…]
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4x4x48 Training – Broken Marathon Attempt 2
Reading Time: 5 minutes At 8 pm on March 5, 2021, I will be starting my first ever ultra-marathon event, running 4 miles, every 4 hours, for 48 hours in support of the Maddie[…]
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2020 TTC Challenge Complete
Reading Time: 4 minutes This past weekend I finished up my version of the 2020 run the TTC Challenge. The TTC Challenge was created by Canada Running Series with the goal of inspiring people[…]
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2020 A Year in Review
Reading Time: 7 minutes After months of training, in September 2019 I posted my fastest half-ironman at 5:47:41, followed shortly thereafter by coming within 2:09 of a Boston Qualifying time, with a 3:17:09 marathon.[…]
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A Broken Marathon – Maddie Project Training Part 1
Reading Time: 4 minutes I recently signed up for my first ultra-marathon type event, a 4x4x48 challenge, where I’ll be running 4 miles, every 4 hours, for 48 hours, from March 5-7, 2021. The[…]
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