Kyle and Reid raced the Big Sugar Gravel in Bentonville, Arkansas for the first time in 2025 — the finale of the Life Time Grand Prix. The race was shortened to 50 miles due to weather. Race notes, bike setups, and recaps from both boys.
Kyle and Reid raced the Little Sugar MTB 100K in Bentonville, Arkansas for the first time in 2025. 61 miles of technical Ozarks singletrack, three days of pre-riding, and a lot of lessons learned about tires, sealant, and hydration.
The Chequamegon 40 is a point-to-point mass-start mountain bike race that runs from Hayward to Cable, Wisconsin every September, over the American Birkebeiner Ski Trail. It’s been running since 1983 and is one of the bigger mountain bike races in the country. The course is 40 miles of wide grass trails, forest roads, and doubletrack … Read more
The Wilderman is an off-road triathlon in North Dakota. At a glance Location North Dakota Discipline Off-road triathlon Distance Full iron-distance offroad triathlon When June 2018 Results Steve 2nd place — 23 hrs and 43 min The Wilderman Offroad Triathlon was my first swim, bike, run triathlon and it is a full IronMan distance. I’ve … Read more
The DAMN — Day Across Minnesota — is a gravel ultra that crosses the state of Minnesota. It starts at midnight in Gary, South Dakota and finishes in Hager City, Wisconsin. The full double is 480 miles; there’s also a 240-mile option. About 95% gravel roads, very little pavement. The first 160-180 miles is fairly … Read more
At a glance Location Medora, ND Discipline Mountain bike Distance 100 miles When August Official site mdhtrail.org 2015 Results This was my 2nd 100 mile race Steve (100 mile) 10th in 12hr 5min Bike setups Steve Bike: Felt Edict NINE 3 · Wheels: Sun Ringle Black Flag Pro SL · Tires: Conti X-King · Drivetrain: … Read more
The Tuscobia is a winter ultra race held in northern Wisconsin in January. Multiple distances — the 80-mile option is what I did. It’s a self-supported fat bike race on snowmobile trail and it can get seriously cold. I did the 80 in 2021/22 and finished 4th male, 5th overall. tuscobia.com At a glance Location … Read more
The Fat Bike Birkie is a fat bike race held in February in Cable, Wisconsin on the American Birkebeiner ski trail — the same trail system as the Chequamegon 40. It’s 25 miles of groomed snowmobile and ski trail on fat bikes in winter. The course is fast for a fat bike race and draws … Read more
The Marji Gesick 100 is a 100-mile mountain bike race held in the Marquette area of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula every September. It’s not a normal 100 miler — the course is brutal, the cutoffs are tight, and the buckle is legitimately hard to earn. You’re riding through the RAMBA trail system and surrounding terrain, which … Read more
We have raced the Freedhem 76 Gravel race a few times now and the boys (Kyle and Reid) did their first 100 miler this year with the Freedhem 106. It’s a nice grassroots event that has a great turnout. I feel like it has become one of the top gravel events in Minnesota.
We’ve been out to the Badlands Gravel Battle a few times, with the crew covering all 3 of the race distances (120, 80 and 40 miles) over the years. It was a mud fest this past year, but the crew still all had great rides, avoiding any tire punctures unlike my first year out to the Badlands.