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

Wow. It’s been a really crazy last week of racing, and I think that’s really saying something from me. I’ve always known that I race a lot, but it’s come to my attention this week that apparently, I’m actually known for that. As I bashfully explained what I was going to attempt to do in … More Snowshoe XCO

This is one of those days that you hope lives vividly in your memory forever.  This isn’t the first time I’ve felt this way at a race in Snowshoe. Back in 2015, I lined up for my first ever Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championship. I had no expectation and 90 minutes later I was climbing … More Snowshoe Marathon World Cup WIN!

The National Championship is always an important event. It is an honor to stand on the start line with some of the Nation’s best athletes and fight for the chance to earn a medal.  The course was virtually flat with a turn every 50 feet. Not at all what I’m used to. I reminded myself … More MTB Marathon National Championship

This year’s Chequamegon 40 was one of the most chaotic races I have ever been a part of! That’s really saying something.  As we stood on the start line looking straight up the ominous grass hill in front of us, I felt more nervous than usual. I let out a few short and forceful breaths … More Chequamegon 40