Category: Mountain Biking
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Making an Iceman Part Two: #GAINZ

On September 30, I will turn 34 years old. As I hurdle towards middle-age and my inevitable demise, I’m learning a multitude of things about myself; most importantly, the things I can change and things I cannot. For example, I can’t quit cookies. They are part of me, part of my identity that I cannot…
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2022 Traverse City Trails Festival Results

The TCTF presented by Stone Hound Brewing offered up another sweltering edition of Traverse City’s famous singletrack shredfest. As you’d expect for a peak-summer Saturday, temperatures started in the mid-70s and only inched up from there. Two hours later, as the 28 mile racers were coming back to finish at Ranch Rudolf, the mercury shimmered…
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2022 Traverse City Trails Festival Race Preview

This year’s TCTF is marks peak summer in Northern Michigan and continues its run as the unofficial Singletrack World Championship. As is always the case, it’s a tidy but tough Elite field and an absolutely stacked Expert field highlighting what we expect to be a 200+ rider start list. The TCTF Course The route this…