BWR San Diego 2025

Dearly Beloved…… Wanna know what makes me feel old? My tenth year lining up at BWR? The minor injuries constantly needing maintenance? The eternal struggle with work life balance? No, it’s my teeth falling out.  One of my teeth fell out four days before game day. OK, not exactly a tooth, worse than that actually, …

BWR San Diego 2024: Roadie Waffle Edition

Hey I got this road bike, I should ride it on the dirt. That would be fun and scary and stupid. Let’s all do it…. Then it became a thing, let’s get new frames with better clearance. Let’s put 40mm tires on. How about a 50 tooth cassette and no pesky front derailleur to break. …

BWR San Diego 2023

What is the actual point? During almost every major long distance event I ask myself this, sometimes for just a few minutes, sometimes for hours. The answers vary, beauty, friends, experience, challenge, facing down the abyss…. This year was different because I knew I wasn’t ready and there was not a thing I could do …

The Dubbelberg Header – BWR San Diego 2022

The first step is admitting you have a problem. Every dead body on Mount Everest was once a highly motivated individual. My vices are limited, but my drug of choice is apparently “hmmmmm…. that sounds hard, Imma try and see if I can do that.” This addiction hasn’t been all bad, started as a child …

The Rift – 2021 Race Report (I mean….survival report)

Dire. Not the first word that one would typically hope to describe a “vacation,” but that’s not how we roll over here. Dire. Fcks were given. Not quite all of them, there are a few off-brand Fcks left in the clearance bin, but most of the Fck store has been entirely decimated. The Rift. Iceland. …