Ep. 122 ~ Nick Marzano, 22nd Place Tour Divide Finisher
Nick Marzano is back! And this time he has joined the ranks as an official Tour Divide Finisher with a time of 20d, 9h, 1m, which was good enough to secure 22nd place.
Bikepacking
Ep. 117 ~ Kuya Takami & Dennis Lastochkin, from Road to Bikepack Racing
Kuya Takami was our 2022 East Texas Showdown winner with a time of 23h 56m, setting a new Fastest Known Time (FKT) and Dennis Lastochkin was the second person to cross the finish line, but his time did not officially count after he accepted assistance on course.
Ep. 116 ~ Jacob Loos, DOOM SS FKT
On Friday the 13th of May, 25 racers gathered at the Oark General Store early on a foggy morning to take on the first ever DOOM race. By the end there would be only 10 finishers and Jacob Loos would take 2nd place overall and set a new Single Speed FKT (fastest known time) with a time of 2d 11h 18m.
Ep. 115 ~ Jerri Sterling, Riding the Divide and Spreading Her Husbands Ashes
We all have our own path to cycling and bikepacking and each is special and unique. However, Jerri’s introduction to bikepacking was much different than any I have heard before. Her story is tragic, sad, romantic, inspiring, and real, and it all started when she fell in love with a cyclist named Kyle.
Ep. 114 ~ Hailey Moore, New Doom FKT!
Just last week Hailey Moore became the fourth person to ever complete the Doom Route, created by Andrew Onermaa. She didn’t just finish though, she set a new FKT (fastest known time) with a time of 2d 15m, setting a new benchmark for racers this weekend.
Ep. 113 ~ Sofiane Sehili, weighs in
Recently Sofiane sent me an DM that said, “Hey Patrick, what’s your take on Lael’s Arizona fkt? I’d be happy to discuss it on the Podcast”. Instead of answering his question online, I scheduled an interview and answered his question on the podcast.
Ep. 110 ~ Indy Schulz, Showdown Yo-Yo
When Indy showed up at the East Texas Showdown he told me that he’s doing a Yo-Yo and if he doesn’t complete it to DNF him. Fortunately, I didn’t have to because after 760 miles he became the first person to attempt and complete the Showdown Yo-Yo with an official time of 3d 12h 20m! … Read more
Ep. 109 ~ Emma Flukes, round 2
Almost two years ago to the day Emma Flukes came on the podcast for the first time. You may remember that we were at the very beginning of a global pandemic that you change our lives more than we could have imagined at the time.
Ep. 108 ~ Mental Health and the Outdoors
This week’s episode tackles the important topic of mental health and the outdoors told by this years Adventure Media Course
