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?
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 …
finish or failure. my RAAM solo 2013 challenge…
The toughest race in the world.
My coach Mario Huys, who is an Olympic rower and ex pro-cyclist suggested I do a bike challenge in 013 to help me prepare for the 014 challenge.
Mario challenged me to go …
some people just sit around and talk about what they’re gonna do, while others make it happen…
As most readers know, I have a challenge at naseba called the “Rolex Explorer challenge” – where the person in the company who does the most exceptional thing in their personal life wins a Rolex Explorer.
Ideally, this challenge gets …
Kathmandu and lots of tall skinny, middle aged white guys with long hair in pony tails
A few weekends ago – over the weekend, I went to Kathmandu to have dinner with Tata.
As discussed in a previous blog, I have a dinner club with Tata and together she and I have enjoyed some great dinners …
Cape Verde – the ultimate gateway into Africa
A few weeks ago, I visited two countries in west Africa, Senegal and Cap Verde.
The purpose of my trip was to visit Senegal and then Cape Verde because I am doing business with both countries, and I wanted to …