n this episode I talk with Jenny Tough, a freelance adventurer, writer, and film-maker. Jenny has competed (and won the women's category) in two of the most notorious ultra-endurance bikepacking races: the Silk Road Mountain Race (2019), and the Atlas Mountain Race (2020). In addition to competing in bikepacking events, Jenny is an avid expedition …

In this episode I speak with Jesse Blough, the race director of The Big Lonely. The Big Lonely is a 362 mile unsupported bikepacking adventure with 25k feet of elevation gain, which takes place in Central Oregon. Racers traverse through the iconic Mrazek trail in the Skyline Forest, ride along the Metoliusand Crooked Rivers, summit the relentless O…

This August, Emily Lippe competed in her first unsupported ultra-endurance cycling race, the Hoodoo 300. Not only did she set the overall record for the unsupported (nomad) category, but she also beat the record for the women's supported (solo) category with an overall finish time of 21 hours and 11 minutes. In this episode Emily gives us an overvi…

In this episode I chat with Jackie Baker, fifth place finisher and overall women's winner of the inaugural 2020 Utah Mixed Epic. This race was over 800 miles, and consisted of approximately 70k feet of climbing through remote desert and mountainous sections of Utah. Jackie discusses her experiences about the race, which not only brought challenging…

In this episode I chat with my good friend Abdul about his first successful Everesting attempt! In addition to a long day of climbing 29,029ft on his bike, Abdul also used this Everesting as a means to raise over $2100 for The Northwest Hub, a not-for-profit full service bicycle shop, bike reclamation program and training center. Tune in to hear ab…

In this episode I speak with Evan Deutsch about his most recent race, the inaugural Big Sky Spectaculaire. A 960+ mile mixed terrain ultra-endurance bike race that takes place in Montana. Evan is an experienced bikepacker and ultra-endurance cyclist, so I really enjoyed hearing about his racing experience and getting some insight in regards to his …

Brady Lawrence is a Seattle-based filmmaker, photographer and writer specializing in documentary, editorial and outdoor adventure work. Brady recently filmed and produced a spectacular feature film, In to the Rift. This film documents the Atlas Mountain Race, a 1200km ultra-endurance cycling race through some of the most rugged and remote sections …

In this episode I'm interviewed by my partner Nyah about my experience racing the BC Epic 1000 (bcepic1000.com), a self-supported ultra-endurance mountain bike race through British Columbia where I placed second. In addition to my race experience, we also have some general discussion about bikepacking in general. I hope you enjoy, and please reach …

Kristen is based out of Bend, Oregon where she spends time bikepacking with her four legged adventure partner, Emma Bean. In this episode I talk with Kristen about her athletic background, and and what led to her and Emma becoming bikepacking adventure partners together! Follow Kristen and Emma on their bikepacking adventures through instagram @kqu…

Tim Tait is a bikepacker, ultra-endurance racer, and the race director of the the Utah Mixed Epic 1000. In this episode Tim discusses his background in bikepacking where he explains how he dove head first in to the sport, and how that led him to jump in to the seat of race directing. Of course, we also discuss Tims event, the Utah Mixed Epic, a 100…

Jesse Blough is an ultra-endurance athlete and the founder of the NW Competitive Adventure team (nwcompetitive.com). Jesse is days away from competing in the inaugural Atlas Mountain Race (atlasmountainrace.cc), which is a 1145 kilometer (711 miles) unsupported ultra-endurance cycling race that's taking place in Morocco. In this episode Jesse discu…

In June of 2019 Ev embarked on a tour along the famous Pacific Coast Bike Route from Portland, OR to San Francisco, CA. In this episode Ev talks about their experience planning for the trip, and shares stories about the ride itself. Ev is clearly very knowledgeable about the route, so I highly recommend listening to this episode for anybody who's i…

Chase Medina is an experienced backpacker, who immediately jumped in to the sport of bikepacking and ultra-endurance cycling after watching the movie "Ride the Divide" by Mike Dion. In his first year as a bikepacker Chase individually tackled every single route found on oregonbikepacking.com. Chase then followed this up with his first ultra-enduran…

Meaghan Hackinen is a writer, traveler, and ultra-endurance cyclist. Meaghan recently competed in the 24 Hour World Time Trial Championships where she not only won, but also set a course record in the women's division with a total distance of 460.8 miles! This year Meaghan also competed in the NorthCape4000, a 4550km (for the 2019 route) self-suppo…

By Seth DuBois

By Seth DuBois

Ben Handrich is an ultra-endurance athlete for Northwest Competitive Adventure. This year Ben Handrich participated in his first self-support ultra-endurance mountain bike race, the BC Epic 1000 (bcepic1000.com), where he tied for fourth! In this episode Ben discusses his preparation for this race and his experiences during it. To follow any of Ben…

By Seth DuBois