Blog
09
May
There’s a feeling of cold horror when the traffic parts in front of you, and a...
11
Jun
ACL Rehab Update
Here's a little update on the ACL rehabilitation process - and the generally risky situation for female dirt bike...
04
Jun
From Singapore to Chiang Mai
It’s Sunday and everyone’s out riding enduro except me. I sit in the shadowy office, trying to ignore the abandon...
04
May
Change your knobbies
The air is filled with flying termites. Last night, the rain fell softly for hours, waking up the baked earth and...
24
Apr
Water Wars & New Beginnings
It’s dark and the sound of frogs on the fish pond is deafening. All around me, cool dew is settling on the wild b...
11
Apr
The Soviet Hospital
It’s time to take my stitches out, so join me for a stroll back in time to the Cold War. The cheapest hospital in...
05
Apr
Blue Sky Convalescence
While Chiang Mai burns, I am convalescing under blue skies at the South China Sea.
02
Apr
Small Rant
I’m over it. It’s been one week since surgery and my tolerance for the suboptimal is going down. Cumulative frust...
30
Mar
Day Four
Day four, I have escaped. Through displays of spectacular enthusiasm for physical therapy and the light of day, I...
26
Mar
24
Mar
Knee Down
We take off from Chiang Mai in thick, bright haze. The heat wicks your breath away like a kick to the stomach and...
15
Mar
29
Oct
Back to my beginnings: Australia
I’m trying to sleep on the floor of Changi Airport, my head on my backpack, my arm draped over my helmet. I have ...
02
Aug
Injury
It’s been a while. I told you all about the hill climb, and nothing of the race.
20
Jun
My hands are shaking: my first enduro competition
My hands are shaking. I’m trying to squeeze my head under a tiny square of shade along with twenty four other dir...