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Marji Gesick Bike Check - Fun Times Ahead
I've failed to achieve a belt buckle (finishing the Marji under 12-hours) three times on purebred XC race machines, so it's time to bring...
Casey Griesemer
Sep 13, 20235 min read
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Shoot I forgot. A 3-week summary.
Eh, sorry 'bout that. Hey all, sorry about forgetting to post anything for the last few weeks. It’s been busy, but thankfully, with the...
Casey Griesemer
Sep 12, 20233 min read
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Sometimes it Just Feels Good To Win Something
As mentioned many, many times before in this blog, I like to ride and race bikes. I’m certainly not the fastest guy around, and I’m not...
Casey Griesemer
Aug 23, 20233 min read
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Sleepy Days, Tireless Nights
Sorry it's been a week since my last blog. I've been tired. There are some misconceptions about the phrase “relationships are hard”....
Casey Griesemer
Aug 14, 20233 min read
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Anotha' Bike Race Blog, Read All About It!
Yet another blog where I type about what I know best, bike racing. I’ve done hundreds of bike races and don’t want to think about what...
Casey Griesemer
Aug 4, 20234 min read
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Mum's the Word - Racing in the Underground
Is it really an underground event when there's a website and course maps? Kinda. We live in the age of the internet, long gone are the...
Casey Griesemer
Jul 31, 20232 min read
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Sunday Scaries? No. Housesitting Downies.
The ‘Sunday Scaries’ have been tossed around as a term that exudes dread before the coming Monday of work-related tasks. I’ve mostly...
Casey Griesemer
Jul 28, 20233 min read
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Fairwell Festivus for All of Us
Without counting the Northwest Tune Up, I haven’t been to a music festival for a long time. The last one I recall going to had been the...
Casey Griesemer
Jul 25, 20232 min read
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It's Tour Season
Or as I like to call it, doing less work than normal season. Every morning, I open up Tiz Cycling, close out a few pop-up ads, and watch...
Casey Griesemer
Jul 19, 20232 min read
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Northwest Tune-Up Round Up
Hey, that was a lot of fun. Thanks, Bellingham. This weekend, in the small-ish city of Bellingham, Washington, the second edition of the...
Casey Griesemer
Jul 17, 20233 min read
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The Lake Effect
I’m not sure if you’ve heard, but I like to ride my bike around lakes. Big lakes, small lakes, it doesn’t matter. If there’s a lake, I’ll...
Casey Griesemer
Jul 12, 20232 min read
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A Full Day Of Wuh Oh Er Keh
It’s funny how a new job works, and I’ve had many, but they always start the same way. The last time I counted, I think I was at 23 jobs...
Casey Griesemer
Jul 11, 20232 min read
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The Stubbornness of Injuries
I got injured again. But to be honest, I expected it to happen. I had just ridden my bike from Bellingham, Washington, to Cambridge,...
Casey Griesemer
Jul 10, 20233 min read
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Being the First Bikepacker of the Year Through (Most Of) Middle America
Check out the full write-up on Pinkbike.com.
Casey Griesemer
Jul 7, 20231 min read
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The New Jay Oh Bee
Hey, friends! I got a job! Funny story, getting a job these days is. Except, instead of being funny, it's a monotonous and...
Casey Griesemer
Jul 7, 20232 min read
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How To Handle a Layoff; The Seven Stages of Corporate Grief
I’ll get to the beef of it, I was laid off from Eddie Bauer a little over a year after starting as one of their content writers. It was...
Casey Griesemer
Feb 24, 20237 min read
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