It's the day before Halloween here in AZ where it is in the 80's still for day high's and the 50's for low's. The weather is perfect! It is time to get back outside on the racing bike. I have been strength training and riding my ebike outside since the last week of August. I'll ride an hour to hour and a half with occasional intervals. Getting out on my ebike is nice and a change. Teaching has been keeping...
Howdy folks! Like I mentioned previously, I’m getting ready for my upcoming season. Hopes are high, the body has been constantly sore, I’m getting in the zone where I’ll be feeling ready. For sure, with social media these days, you’re always comparing yourself to other athletes. “Oh, these guys are on a training camp doing this & that.” “Oh, that guy already had 50 days of snow training on his belt,” and so forth… Myself? -this is what I have, I train and do...
Hi, last month I reported on my performance at the world championships in Scotland. Hard to believe 1.5 months has gone by. I took a couple weeks off the bike but then got on my ebike and started to train again. I was back in the gym immediately. I absolutely love strength training! My riding has been 30 minutes to 1.5 hours and mixed intensities. It is still an active-rest time for the next couple weeks. I am also most...
Hi friends, Less than a month separates me from my 1st race of the season, an indoor World Cup Banked Slalom in Landgraaf, Netherlands. I’m so pumped! Excited and beyond grateful for these opportunities. I’ve been training harder, enjoying seeing the amount of hours I rack up weekly on my Garmin watch! This one in specific I am looking forward to train / race at the location. Much like Finland, I haven’t done very well there in the past. But I have high hopes I’ll...
An end to the most successful season I have had in handcycling has come to an end. The world championships in Scotland last month was the way I wanted to end this season. I took 5th in the time trial and 3rd in the road race. I initially placed 4th in the road race but the 3rd place finisher was disqualified for using illegal wheels. This is great though because it provides Team USA with more points going...
Hello folks, The schedule is out and most dates are locked for my upcoming race season, exciting! After planing with my Federation in Brazil and Coach Mancha, looks like I’ll be racing the following events: —Banked Slalom (BSL) on the indoor course of Landgraaf, Netherlands in late November. From there, another indoor race was going to follow in the UK but that got canceled (they were just planing that one but never concretized). —Snowboard Cross (SBX) in Grahsgeren, Germany, in late February. —Snowboard Cross in...
Here I am 5 days before heading off to Dumfries, Scotland to compete in the 2023 world handcycling championships. I am very much looking forward to competing for Team USA, against the other best H1's in the world, and putting in my best performances. This is the first time I have competed at any world championship event. I have shared my story previously but being suffering a spinal cord injury while on the US Cycling Team as an able-bodied individual...
Gidday folks, The involvement & commitment that goes on during a race season is serious, I was thinking about it the other day. There’s a lot of things involved and they all play a special & important part in the final result. Things like your equipment, mindset, level of fitness, and so on add up. When competing, ideally you wanna be in the best shape possible and with a clear mindset for the goal at hand. It’s hard to stay “ON” nonstop. You...
This blog is a little late but time flies when you ride full time and work 2 jobs. Life can get away from us sometimes. Well, this year has been quite the experience and I'm eager to see what else is in store. This seems to be a recurring thing now that I'm going to the world cup in Oostende Belgium and doing well. Last year, I had one of my first ever world...
Hey guys, I wanted to open up about the “butterflies” I had before the races. It’s all to be expected; to be in that huge stage, huge courses, cameras everywhere, the atmosphere is electric, maybe you couldn’t tell from looking at me (dancing with the coach, trying to keep my mind relaxed) but my legs were SHAKING! Take for instance the Banked Slalom race: I did well on the last day of training pre race, was relaxed, put in some good & fast...
