Dear Mongolia Bike Challenge Participants, and those still considering registration,
What are you willing to do in order to maximize your performance and magnify your enjoyment at the Mongolia Bike Challenge? At the end of each 140km riding stage, I’m going to suggest investing in a 30 minute yoga practice to consciously [...]
To start, check out the 3 minute video clip of my performance at the Red Bull Crashed Ice event in Quebec City…
Unique opportunities present themselves when you have an established reputation in the cycling world for consistency and reliability in a very niche field such as trials riding. However, riding on ice is [...]
Gone are the days where all I did to train was ride my bike. At a certain stage in my career my body asked for more, thus my yoga journey began, that was nine years ago. But yoga isn’t necessarily enough either, especially for trials riding, and doing so much yoga can also require cross [...]
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I love talking about balance. This blog blip is about bike/life balance. Some differences it seems…
Back in the day my mentor Robin Coope designed a mountain bike clinic called “A Question of Balance”. Indeed, riding a bike is all about balance; I pushed the boundaries of balance as a career, and [...]
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The Mongolia Bike Challenge. Is it for you?
This is going to be a deluxe event. The more I learn, the more amped I get about going.
To listen to a chit chat, about 4 minutes long, here’s an audio interview I had yesterday with Chris, one of the organizing partners. [...]
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A bike industry associate had recently heard that I was a “Life” Coach and commented that it marred his perception of me and significantly tainted the high profile reputation I had built over my 16 years riding bikes professionally. As a proud “Integral” Coach™, I’d like to communicate some distinctions between the two. For the [...]
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Spectator Influence: The last FEAT speech blog post- 5 of 5.
Have you ever felt pressure to take risks from your friends? For pro athletes, multiply this performance pressure by the number of fans watching, and you can begin to get a picture of the power of spectator influence.
Do you love yoga?
Are you a beginner or first time mountain biker intrigued by the sport?
Do you like traveling and exploring new places?
Do you love nature and homemade wholesome food?
Upon inquiry, it seemed that this description fit many! So I teamed up with my good friends at [...]
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Inner Wisdom, Part 4 of 5 of my recent FEAT speech…
Pro athletes, who are living their dreams, and idolized by many, are thought to be powerful and in control, but is this true? It can be, but, I’d like to offer another perspective.
Power can be defined as having control over [...]
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Risk Addiction: Part 3 of 5 from my recent FEAT speech…
With risk, comes fear, and when conquered, there is a high. Similar to addictive drugs, this risk/fear process releases a flood of dopamine into the brain. I know from experience that this temporary riding high can become very addicting. However, as the [...]
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