Articles

By Andrew “Lespy” L'Esperance

Maxxis Factory Racing’s Andrew “Lespy” L'Esperance recently joined FE athlete Rob Britton for a training epic along the California coastline, and we gotta say: It seems like they had way too much fun for it to have qualified as “training.”

With Jennifer Kurtz, PhD(c), CISSN, CSCS, EP-C

Jennifer takes a break from the lab to give us the dirt on September’s marathon XC Nats. She discusses the balance of training with the requirements of life as a non-pro and the real reward that we’re all chasing as endurance athletes.

By Brittany Peterson

Nike professional ultra runner Brittany Peterson describes the new perspective she’s gained on life and training after a complete rebuild during recovery from surgery.

With Shannon Koch

Shannon Koch rode into Augusta looking for gold. She found it. We had a conversation with the new Master’s crit national champion following her big solo move to take the stars and stripes.

With Ruth Edwards

After some strong results on dirt (podium at Leadville, win at Chequamegon, current top-three on the Life Time Grand Prix), Ruth Edwards is hanging up the knobby tires and returning to road racing.

By Griffin Easter

Though he’s previously bullied his way to individual stages at Rebecca’s Private Idaho, Griffin Easter never took the overall until the 2023 edition.

By Danny Summerhill

Danny Summerhill’s career has taken him around the world, but in 2023, he’s up against a challenge that’s new, even for him. After his recent win in Salt Lake, Danny discussed transitioning to sprinting and offered tips for the crit-curious.

By Hannah Otto

Hannah Otto won Leadville last year under less-than-ideal circumstances. She talks about how “finding your own winning moments” can help athletes – from amateurs to pros – keep rolling even when things are bleak.

By Hannah Otto

Last year, Hannah Otto won Leadville after having separated her shoulder a week earlier. This year, she shaped her build-up around the lessons learned from 2022, and she told us about her new training schedule and more.

By Heidi Franz

In this race report, Heidi gives us the dirt on how she planned for the race, fueled for the race, and rode the race to set herself up to win the damned thing.

By Rob Britton

Rob talks about transitioning from the tarmac of Europe to the gravel of North America.

By Kiel Reijnen

Place one of the individuals on your team as far up the results sheet as possible. That’s the goal in professional road racing. It’s simple, clean and easy to measure (of course doing so is complicated, full of variables, some controllable, others less so). That was my default mindset as I transitioned from road racer to gravel privateer. It wasn’t until some “bad luck” struck during Unbound last year that I realized how flawed dragging that approach around with me really was.