by Bill Plock | Feb 25, 2024 | Cycling, Jessica McWhirt
By Jessica McWhirt February 25, 2024–My only biking experience in Moab consists of riding through Arches National Park on the road back in 2015 and mountain biking the White Rim Trail in 2022. I have yet to do proper mountain biking in Utah, which is what Moab...
by Jessica McWhirt | Jan 10, 2024 | Cycling
By Jessica McWhirt January 10, 2024– I held the mic in my hands and leaned toward it. “Hi. I’m Jessica from Littleton, Colorado. I’m feeling really hot and anxious. I’m here because I think I use biking to run away from my mental health issues—from any issue,...
by Bill Plock | Mar 24, 2023 | Community, Cycling
By Jessica McWhirt Fountain Hill Az, March 2023–Somehow I let Marc convince me to register for the Cactus Cup 3-day stage race in Fountain Hills, Arizona. I can’t remember the last time I did a stage race, definitely not a 3-day mountain bike stage. I’ve done...
by Bill Plock | Oct 25, 2022 | Cycling, Jessica McWhirt, Mountain Biking
By Jessica McWhirt The White Rim Trail continued to elude me up to the morning of our big, one-day jaunt through the Canyonlands National Park. I set my alarm for 4:00 AM the morning of (what we were calling) “Rim Job 2022” and was both nervous and excited for the...
by Bill Plock | Sep 21, 2022 | Community, Cycling, Gravel, Jessica McWhirt
By Jessica McWhirt (follow all her stories at https://jessicamcwhirt.com I always get stuck between wanting to live in the moment and taking pictures and videos so I can remember what happened and then post it on social. I don’t do as much social media posting as I...
by Bill Plock | Mar 29, 2022 | Industry News
By Jessica McWhirt I’ve been researching for the past several weeks to find information for athletes with Migraine. But not only Migraine, athletes with fatigue and dizziness, and how to train and race while living with a chronic illness or disease. There are plenty...
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by Bill Plock | Oct 8, 2021 | Community, Jessica McWhirt, Training
By Jessica McWhirt I’m coming up on five weeks of no cycling or strength training. I thought this may help restore some energy by giving my body a break from stress. I thought it’d help slow me down. Maybe turn on my parasympathetic nervous system more and become more...
by Bill Plock | Nov 2, 2020 | Community
By Jessica McWhirt Winter’s coming. Which means it’s time to pull out the cold riding gear and put away summer gear. Or is it? Well, if you race on Zwift or ride indoors, you don’t have to switch out your riding clothes. And that’s one of the many reasons why I’m a...
by Bill Plock | May 11, 2020 | Featured
By Jessica McWhirt I lined up with 17 other Cat B women from my room for the USAC Zwift Race on the 6 Train Reverse route. My giant blue box fan turned to level 2 as I continued to pedal while the clock counted down. Racers chatted about Cat A’s racing the B category....
by Bill Plock | Aug 13, 2019 | Community, Featured
By Jessica McWhirt It’s been on every cyclist’s mind lately: Will I be next? We’ve seen an increase in cycling-related deaths in Colorado. Four deaths in July alone: Alex Bounds, 37, was killed by a dump-truck driver on South Marion Street Parkway in...
