Going to race in Europe is a heavy lift for a rider from the USA. The travel and jet lag alone poses a challenge for athletes, not to mention the language barrier and cultural differences. The racing is different in Europe too. The riders are generally more aggressive, it’s organized differently, and there are different … More Marathon World Cup – France

The National Championship always has a heavy weight to it. I think it’s because it isn’t “just one race” it’s the chance to secure the title for the entire year. Going into the weekend, my eyes were clearly fixed on securing that title and my heart was all in. Two weeks after 200 miles in … More Marathon MTB National Championship

I remember first hearing about Unbound (then Dirty Kanza) back in 2014 when I first started college in Missouri. There was this “crazy” race one state over in Kansas in which temperatures soar, mud rips apart bikes, and rocks shred tires. Oh, and they ride 200 miles. At the time it was inconceivable, but somehow … More Unbound 200

If you look at the results of the Whiskey 50 Off-Road over the years, they really tell the story of my career. My first race at the Whiskey 50 was in 2018. I finished in 17th place and flew back to Missouri to finish out my college semester. I was so exhausted that I had to … More Whiskey 50 Off-Road

30 minutes before the race at the Sea Otter classic, I was sitting on my bike on the trainer and I closed my eyes. I felt the breath entering and exiting my lungs. I wanted to focus on me; the things that I could control.  Since Sea Otter is a massive bike show (the biggest … More Sea Otter Classic: Lifetime Grand Prix

The day before BWR Cedar City, I looked out of the window and it was snowing sideways. The weather forecast kept changing from rain to snow to no precipitation to simply frigid temperatures. Truth be told, for me, the harder the better.  On race day, we woke up to a wind chill of 18 degrees … More BWR Cedar City

This year I travelled to the Mediterranean Epic to open up the legs and test my training after my first major training block of the year. In January I logged 105 hours on the bike, and then on February 3rd I jumped on a plane to fly to Spain to compete in the 4-day UCI … More Mediterranean Epic

La Ruta: Carrera Por Etapas (Escrito en inglés por Hannah Otto. Traducido al español por Pablo Hernández) El primer día de La Ruta parece estar muy lejos en el pasado. No solo porque han pasado muchas cosas desde entonces, sino también porque pienso que es imposible participar de este evento sin que produzca un cambio … More La Ruta de Los Conquistadores (en español)

Day 1 of La Ruta now seems like a lifetime ago. Not only because so much has taken place since that first start line, but because I think it’s impossible to go through this event without it changing you, at least a little bit.  There’s a lot of reasons I wanted to do this race, … More La Ruta Stage Race

Alex Hutchinson describes endurance as, “The struggle to continue against a mounting desire to stop.” Endurance was on full display this weekend at the Big Sugar classic as I repeated to myself over and over and over, “Just don’t give up.” The day started like any other race day, with high hopes and big goals. … More Big Sugar Gravel