too many clowns at the circus
Three days ago, Detroit was declared bankrupt by U.S. judge Stephen Rhodes.
This same week, a handsome actor who I have never heard of and his friend, died in a car crash …
Apparently, they were driving a $450,000 car …
RAAM ’13 – DNF
23 days have passed since I “quit” for the first time in my life in the middle of something. (the star in the map above marks where I quit)
The saddle sores and the toxic pain that caused me to …
failure sucks.
1,710 miles in 6 ½ days into my 3,000 miles in 12 day race across America called RAAM.
Eureka, Kansas around 4am …
And I quit.
Saddle sores and sleep deprivation knocked me down, and unfortunately, my sores kept me …
RAAM final training test #4
Last week, I went home to Austria and did my final RAAM test with my coach Mario Huys.
Sophie and I consider Austria our second home in Europe, 2nd to France and I especially love the Tyrol area.
This …
RAAM training test #3 … how much do you want to achieve your goal?
The power of the mind.
This past tuesday, I successfully completed my 3rd training test .. 18, 20, 18, 20, and 20 hour rides. What made this week more fun was these rides were done with a broken wrist, …
RAAM training test #3: commitment
Commitment.
Over the past week, I had my 3rd RAAM training test.
Between Dubai and Abu Dhabi, at my normal training area, I was scheduled to do 16, 18, 20, 4, 18, 20, 18, 20 hour rides over 8 …
The power of the mind: RAAM training test #2
On Monday, I rode my bike for 16 hours and 11 minutes in the desert of the UAE –with a 15 minute break at the 8 hour mark.
Mario Huys, my coach set a test week to see how …
Amazing Tanzania…
Adventure and experiencing the world are both themes focused and discussed througout my blogs, and themes that play a big part in my life.
A couple weeks ago, Sophie, Adam, Navid – “team naseba” climbed and summited Mt. Kilimanjaro, the …