A little background reading…
-I’m passionate about racing on-snow and especially in Alaska:
February ’05 I won the 350-mile Iditarod Trail Invitational, setting the course record in the process.
February ’03 I completed (with Pat Irwin) a previously unridden 500-mile route through Alaska’s Interior, following the Yukon Quest trail.
March ’02 I won the 1100-mile Iditarod Trail Invitational race, tracing that historic route across Alaska in just over 17 days.
March ‘00 I won the Iditasport Impossible (different race, same course). My 15-day race was over 6 days faster than the previous record. It is the World Record for human-powered travel on the Iditarod Trail.

-In 2004 I won the inaugural Great Divide Race, establishing a new course record at 16 days, 57 minutes.

-In 2003 and 2004 I won the Kokopelli Trail Race with then-course record times of 16:00 and 14:17.

-In 2003 I won the 360-mile Grand Loop Race, establishing a new course-record of 74:37.

-On the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, I time-trialed the 544-mile Colorado section in a course-record 78 hours.

-I was first to complete the Leadville 100 on a single-speed bicycle (’97). I held the single-speed course record there for two years (‘97, ’98). I’ve also single-speeded the 100-mile Iditasport, the Cascade Creampuff 100, and the 24 Hour Solo World Championships (’02, ’03).
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Racing mountain bikes has been in my blood since ‘89. 10 years ago I segued into racing ultra-endurance events: 24 hour, 100, 350, 500, 1100 and 2000+ mile races. I’ve centered my life and my career (rarely are the two distinguishable) on enjoyment of the backcountry, and I’ve quietly built my racing reputation based on hard work, ingenuity, and perseverance.

-Whether I’m in my garage, on Kokopelli’s Trail or in the Alaska Range, I’m always my own mechanic. I build my own wheels, sew many of my own clothing and gear prototypes, and constantly provide product feedback to designers and engineers. I’ve developed specialized equipment, clothing, and innovative solutions to the unique scenarios that I encounter on the trail.

-I’ve taught trailside mechanical clinics and riding skills clinics across the United States and in Canada. I’ve guided single and multi-day mountain bike trips in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Hawaii. I attend local and regional trail workdays, but I prefer to simply do trail maintenance on every ride.

-I’ve given dozens of slide shows on winter cycling to groups ranging from civic organizations, university outdoor programs, bike shops, photography clubs, mountaineering shops, even elementary schools. I take my bike to every show because each show ends with a discussion on what equipment I use, and why I use it.

-I‘ve established writing and photography relationships with a few of the larger cycling magazines and several of the smaller ones, in print and online media, publishing articles and photos several times a year.

Add it all up and what do you get? I eat, sleep, and breathe mountain biking, and my passion for riding gets built into every wheel.

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