“About a year ago I was added to a facebook group for a potential 200 mile gravel/ two track/ seasonal road race that would start on the east side of Michigan and end on the west side. This would take advantage of the ability to start at one great lake and end at another. After […]
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“Anyone who has known me since I was young knows that I have struggled with weight my entire life. I was significantly overweight throughout elementary and middle school. I lost much of it during high school and college, only to add in the bad habit of smoking during my college years. Then, the weight began […]
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“The Michigan Coast to Coast Gravel Grinder starts on Lake Huron in the middle part of the state’s Lower Peninsula and finishes 212 miles later on the coast Lake Michigan. With very few exceptions, the course is predominantly gravel with a good mix of two-track trails thrown in to keep the chance of dumping it […]
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The Hellkaat Hundie is first and foremost, a fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the 100 mile gravel race is just the weird punishment for putting your money towards helping kids. Regardless, it’s a great event and this is the 3rd time I’ve attended. The only downside is that the race is in somebody […]
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“In October, I had planned on a winter full of long rides to everywhere and training for Trans Iowa. At least, that was the plan until I didn’t make the lottery for TI. A good portion of me was relieved, and celebrated by sitting on the couch all winter longer. A little ride here for […]
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“Northeast Illinois is not know for its hills or challenging terrain. When you get West of Chicago, we do have some gravel, but pretty tame by most standards. But, in that open Prairie, one thing we have in spades is wind! This year’s Pastry-Brest-Pastry ride put of North Aurora, IL, on March 25, had lots […]
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“I slowly rode from my warm hotel to the beach in New Smyrna, FL just before 8am on Dec 9th. I was heading to the start of the 2017 edition of the Cross Florida Individual Time Trial by Singletrack Samurai Productions. It was raining and in the low 50’s, which I was OK with until I remembered […]
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“We had a couple of hotel rooms booked in Tallahassee for Friday night with the plan to get a good nights rest and blast of on Saturday morning with the rest of the riders embarking on the 2017 edition of the Tallahassee Tango. By Wednesday hurricane Nate was forecast to make landfall on the Gulf […]
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Cup O' Dirt Challenge 