I have been reading through Arnie Baker’s book, Altitude Climbing Endurance Training, which is written by a guy who more or less specializes in training for the Death Ride. (Well, okay, he also coaches Olympic athletes and other rabble , but he wrote an entire friggin’ book about training for the Death Ride.) I think [...]

I’m going to try for the Death Ride again next year.  On to all five passes!

So, what are my thoughts on the Death Ride? First and foremost, I’m proud of my performance. It was hard, and four passes is not at all bad for a first-time rider. Going up Ebbetts took tremendous courage, and I managed it. One pedal stroke at a time. It was fun, in a sick sort [...]

A crash woke us up out of the darkness. Mike and I had arrived in Markleeville on Thursday night, and spent Friday resting. I went out for a short spin on the bike, but mostly we ate, napped, and conserved our energies for the morning ahead. I intended to go to bed at 7pm, get [...]