I start every one of these update posts with something along the lines of “whoa is it already [insert month here]?!?!” I’m getting predictable enough that if this were someone else’s blog, I would probably make fun of them. So, I’m not going to say that this time, except, just kidding, I totally am, because WTF HOW IS IT MARCH WHAT IS HAPPENING. But forget March, we’re here to talk about February.

Despite being only a confusing 28 days long, February was a big month. Lots of stuff happened. For starters, I changed the name of this blog to better reflect my focus on riding and racing bikes. I also starred (if you can call it that) in a little Valentine’s Day bike edit that Macky and Sean and I put together. It was featured on Pinkbike and got 38,000 views, plus 15,000 more on Vimeo/Youtube/FB. Yeeeeeek that is WAY more people than have ever wandered onto this website. Am I famous now??!?! I’m allowed to ponder this because no less than THREE (THREE!!!) strangers recognized me from the video. Whatttt.

Watch the video below:

February was also a big month for me because it was so singularly focused — life really was all about the bike. Contrast that to January, where we spent half the month traipsing around Southeast Asia, riding mopeds and eating Pad Thai. I’m not saying that our training was super structured (or structured at all, for that matter), just that we rode A LOT. 333.2 miles to be exact. And when we weren’t riding or eating, we were probably hanging out with bike people, talking about bikes or watching bike movies.

There was also a certain amount of silliness…

And I have to say, there is something really awesome about this kind of life (although it doesn’t always make for the most gripping blog posts). I am so grateful to have the time and the resources this year to actually dedicate most of my time to what I want to be doing. Last year at this time I was still trying to figure my shit out and agonizing over where I wanted to spend my energy — writing, riding bikes, trying to find a job? Now I’ve made up my mind and, as usual, I’m significantly happier having made that decision. I’m starting the year with 60 park laps, a lot of miles and a much stronger confidence in my ability to navigate a bicycle down a mountain. February was challenging, but ultimately rewarding, with lots of fun and ridiculousness tossed in there.

And here’s our little VLOG from the month: