Prerace is always an exciting time. The night before Uberman I was able to do a Zoom call with my Rotary Club and other dignitaries from Rotary District 5280 (Los Angeles area) and most notably a brief presentation from Ana at 1736 Family Crisis Center about their programs and services to fight human trafficking. The…
Over half a lifetime ago I heard about this event called the Big Hurt. I wasn’t even sure of the elements but I knew I wanted to go for it: a 16-mile mountain bike, 3-mile kayak, 30-mile road bike, and followed 10k run. Right as I was getting ready to race it in college they…
George Thomas puts on a heck of a race… I can remember many times in my life cursing race directors along the route in my head for how methodically they must have conceived routes that could literally bring grown men to tears at weakened moments. George outdid himself on the 1,000K Race Across Oregon route,…
Climb Route: Hollywood Beach, Port Angeles to Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center, Olympic National Park Like many great adventures in life, this one started with an early morning start. I decided to let myself sleep as long as I could, and when I woke up I would prepare for an epic day of climbing. We went…
This ride felt very similar to the last day of my first cross country cycling trip 10 years ago. That 40 day trip ended with an all night ride through the rain from some small city in Massachusetts to Bar Harbor about 280 miles away. I had my heart set on finishing in Bar Harbor…
Race Report: Joshua Tree Double Century Joshua Tree, CA The race that almost didn’t even begin for me. Thankfully for endurance athletes we have a temporary window where our events are still taking place because they are under 250 people that participate, they are inherently isolating and in general many athletes don’t mind having minimal…
Race Report: Southern Inyo Double Double Day #2 (Death Valley) Ridgecrest, CA Where do you go to find men and women of legend that can inspire the world? I thought about this as I was riding through the barren landscape on the way out to Death Valley National Park. I could feel my skin tingle…
Race Report: Inyo Double Double Day #1 (Randsburg / Olancha Loop) Ridgecrest, CA The realization hit me that completing two 200-mile races back-to-back in one weekend is something that I should take seriously. Before this, my approach has been loading my stuff up in the middle of the night, driving to the race start and…
Race Report: Camino Real Double Irvine California |Planet Ultra In 2016 as I was training for Race Across America, I participated in the Camino Real Double. I must have blocked that memory out of my mind because as I got onto the course this weekend, I realized that this particular course was the one I…
Race Report: Sebring 12/24 Sebring Florida |Rotary Club of Highlands Country The spirit of competition and comradery flowed through the racers as almost 150 of us lined up at the start line, 40 of those being recumbent riders on the Sebring raceway in Florida on Saturday morning. Each of us preparing to execute our own…
Starting his training for Uberman, the world’s toughest endurance race, Rob DeCou competes in the 24 Hour World Time Trial Championships in Borrego Springs, CA with very little preparation. In 2016 Rob rode 3000 miles across country to complete the Race Across America. After that he sold his bikes and focused on endurance running and…
On a Wednesday October 16th I noticed a post from my good friend and incredible race director Luis Escobar asking for a couple suckers, I mean volunteers to drive out to Death Valley a few days later on the 18th for a photo shoot for some upcoming projects he’s working on. I quickly checked my…