I am sitting here in front of my computer in my jammies feeling all warm and cozy, but with the telephone call from Wayne this morning from the Walmart parking lot in Cortez Colorado I was transported to the Race Across America. The team has traveled almost over 1000 miles as of today and in Wayne’s words, “If the rest of the course is going to...

Team Laughing Dog won’t start the race until Saturday, but others are starting today!!  

When we started to train more than 18 months ago for the Race Across America we knew there was a chance that one of the original four riders might end up not doing the race. The probability was (and still is) high that an injury or other life event would make it impossible for one of us to start the race on June 18th.  Sure enough the probabilities kicked in...

As preparation for racing across America in June we have long planned to do a 36 to 48 hour race simulation with full crew and all the vehicles we need to get across the country. Everyone on the crew, with the exception of one person, is a Race Across America rookie so getting some practice seems essential to making the actual race fun and safe. So this past...

The email below was sent to me by Mel Dick. It touched me on many levels. Mostly it helps remind me what is most important as we combine a competitive event, the Race Across America, and a deserving cause, raising awareness and money for autism. On our team we have a pretty big definition of winning. It includes arriving safe at the finish, creating deep...

“When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle...

It was just yesterday and we had a year before the start of RAAM. It seemed like we had all the time in the world. My how time flies because as of tomorrow, Sunday December 19th, we have exactly 180 days before we line up at the start in Oceanside California. To remind ourselves of how much time to the start we now have a countdown timer in the sidebar. The good...

One of team our riders, Wayne Pignolet, recently finished second in his age group in the Inland Northwest Cyclocross Series. This series is an 8 race series that takes place throughout the fall all over the Inland Northwest. Cyclocross racing is the fastest growing segment of the bike racing scene. If you are not familiar with cyclocross image a road bike with...

I don’t really like riding in the rain. I used to have a rule that if it was raining before I started I was not riding. It is an after shock from having raced when I was younger and having ridden in just about anything. I once even rode my road bike in a snow storm. Completely jammed up the gears with snow. I don’t mind the rain as much if I am...