4th in My First 100 - High Cascades 100 Mile Mountain Bike Race

Hey everyone! We're Eric Lagerstrom and Paula Findlay, and we started That Triathlon Life! This is the story of Eric's first ever 100 mile Mountain Bike Race. The High Cascades 100 mountain bike race is in Bend, Oregon, where we live, and offered a simple way to give this totally new format a try.
All bike details, fueling details, and some race course footage are included in the video!
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[@lewisgeyer1440]

Yes, more race breakdowns. Keep them short and sweet. Great job!

[@ccuellar6212]

Phone/headphone zombies are the worst. Glad you came away with no injuries.

[@joanneleyva4942]

Yes! Please do more race breakdowns on all your off road adventures. Great job on a freaking hard, long, hot race! Bend's mountain bike trail system is hands down the best. Kudo to COTA for making it that way!

[@jakewinters972]

I love this format. I think hearing a pro talk through their thinking gives a lot of insight!

[@jillglasgow7231]

Yes! Thanks for sharing this Eric! Love the cinematic stuff but love these too every now and then. Super cool race.

[@annegregoire-duclos8379]

Never too much race recap. Keep them coming 😁

[@frankwinters3732]

Yes, we love the bike stuff.

[@Mike.A.]

Eric, loved this recap and congrats on the 4th! All around amazing looking event and experience👍

[@troyharrison8246]

LOVE THIS FORMAT - keep them coming! Well done!!

[@timgwaltney5770]

Love this…. Nothing is better than your normal style this was an excellent change. I do not ride off-road but loved the detail.

[@kevincashatt7040]

Dude! Crushed this race with such limited experience. Can’t wait till next year’s report.

[@chrisroyston3769]

Congrats on the race and surviving the crash!

[@shammond10]

I really enjoyed the race coverage, please do some more.

[@BenjaminBriu]

Yes, lov it! Keep it going! Yea gopro!

[@robertschwabenbauer3656]

Great video, Eric! Thank you, Paula, and That Triathlon Life for all the great videos, information, and inspiration. Cheers

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

Our pleasure! Thanks for watching!

[@bcrruns1085]

Awesome video! You are a pro athlete and a pro creator. Well done on your race and the breakdown.

[@Shoopy98]

Eric, you’re the fricken bomb. Love the TTL content and pod so much. Thanks for all you do for the community. Ride on!

[@jorgiaaaVDS]

Love this style of video! Would love to see Paula do one like this too. I find the nutrition breakdown so fascinating also - great job!

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

Thanks! Have you listened to our podcast? This is really similar to what we do after races there :)

[@jorgiaaaVDS]

@@ThatTriathlonLife I’ll check it out! Thanks :)

[@mslade2011]

Fantastic vid! The look on your face after 100 miles looks like me after 20!

[@vaughanayson4392]

Great vid ...keep them coming !

[@jhiaaa]

Love this format! Congrats Eric!

[@cdnnurse01]

Well done congratulations

[@kellysiffin5620]

Congrat. Nice vid. Nice recap. Great soundtrack. 🎉🎉🎉

[@geoffrey5278]

Fun to see something a little different!

[@landontfarnworth3972]

Yes come out again!!

[@HouseOfShanks]

I dig it, nice recap

[@rbcism]

Awesome race and loved the recap!!!

[@r0bv123]

Awesome ride and recap vid Eric! I was the volunteer in the end putting water in your bottle. Good to see you and Paula out there plus Wattie and Heather too later. Maybe Ring of Fire (half the distance of HC) is in your schedule if your planning more MTB endurance races? Cheers!!

[@Lifeafter35]

Awesome video Eric.

[@southwestendurancecolorado22]

Way to Get Some! Congrats!!

[@blakesimmons35]

Love it! Do more so we can live vicariously through you!

[@clintrobison5236]

Yeah, do these

[@teaguemurphy9462]

Love the race recap! I think it is the perfect combination of detailed information and storytelling to show your experience inside the race. I definitely think it could replace the podcast recaps in some format. I did miss more of the cinematic Warren Miller-type storytelling so if you could somehow weave both formats together or leave them separate that would be great.

[@philipcoomber1548]

Fantastic job...well done Eric...

[@WellsPetras]

Very cool Eric..was nice to listen to the podcast and then watch this video for what that is worth.

[@MarceloG..]

I just love mt biking. So adding this makes the channel so much better. Any breakdown on the proposal anytime soon? haha. Congrats to both of you!!

[@Rover4387]

Yeah I like this content. Mainly because I love the MTN bike/xterra content you provide. Off road tri > road tri

[@coachbradmitchell]

Great content/recap - keep them coming. (in addition to everything else you two do!)

[@scboulder1985]

Way to go to make top 5.

[@jerrystewart6673]

Yes. More please. And that kit design looks so good!

[@ibanezjp]

I did my first 137K gravel race, mostly inspired by your videos around Bend and the amazing places where you train. Thanks you for your hard work with the videos.

[@samcornu]

Yes more, super interesting for other athletes.

[@vancejohnson6661]

Loved this!

[@dragonchicken96]

Love the format !!!

[@mudslingerevents1354]

Nice work! Solid recap

[@michaeleagles530]

Excellent Eric! Congrats!

[@reagan.wallis]

Loved the race break down, Keep em coming!!! Thank you

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

Right on, will do!

[@jasonrehor7691]

Loved the race breakdown!!!

[@samlunger8777]

YES! Dig it. Want more. Great insight! Chapeaux! Very impressive effort! Cheers!

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

Great! Thanks for the feedback 🤙

[@chrisblanchard4938]

That’s was a great video

[@eddygielens4239]

Hi Eric, Congrats for this result, next time on the box.

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

Heck yeah 🤘

[@brianrandolph7573]

Thanks Eric, I dig the breakdown!

[@MrAlexLandry]

Great video!

[@shaunamckimmie5830]

This was awesome! Congratulations!

[@ryanking1460]

Love the insight!

[@AndrewPawley11]

Like this a lot.

[@BaylorSig81]

Great vid as always!

[@perthtriathlete5572]

Like this video style

[@DanielGarcia-lm8rz]

Very interesting blog. Thanks and congratulations ❤

[@billtalleyrealestate2966]

Nice toolboxes. A real "Garage Mahal".

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

A slow work in progress. Gotta love a home depot year end sale :)

[@1519Spring]

This was a good video given your constraints. Would enjoy more.

[@beverleynoble190]

That was great! Well done

[@facelesssman]

Great stuff!!!!

[@davesslowgt]

Awesome job.

[@Shimamba]

It’s always great to see a race recap! This was perfect.

[@elizabethhead8534]

Cool insights! Great job🎉

[@marvinakins6874]

Nice job! Liked this type of report.

[@garyfalls8240]

HEY ERIC- THANK YOU SO MUCH for this awesome race breakdown! Please do more of these!!!

[@katykessinger9617]

I love race recaps

[@tabithawills4389]

Love a race breakdown 👌. We usually only hear them on the pod, but this was great!

[@MrSonicCharge]

Great recap 👏 Good to see some raw videos alongside the polished ones.

[@gregglendy2002]

I like that race recap format on the vlog. It was cool to have visual to have a sense of what the course and aid stations were like. Great job on the race! The incident with the air pod dude had to be super frustrating. Cheers!

[@wave1performance]

Incredible job!

[@MarcinFitness]

Great video. Your stories are always interesting. We are asking for more videos like this one, if you can.

[@petebarber6778]

awesome, thanks

[@michaelmontalvo5757]

Eric, great job! Would love more race breakdowns!

[@mikewadley4407]

Looking forward to seeing more like this!

[@jenniferhamlet4838]

Amazing job Eric!!!🎉

[@G3TSH1TD0N3]

Love the breakdowns on races. Great job

[@demariajeansebastien6839]

Great episode, good job dude

[@Grit2Greatness]

Yes! Loved this breakdown and learned a lot from your experience! Thanks Eric and congrats on an excellent race 🎉

[@geoffbadger9597]

I liked it Eric. Keep them coming. Sounds like you have a plan for improvement on the next one.

[@francisdanieldonovan5674]

love all the off road content! good job!

[@Aaron_Turnbull]

Loved this style race breakdown!!

[@JOTAGOMEZ23]

Gran carrera, Eric!!👌💪👏👏

[@kaoserdnase]

More race recaps from the pod father please

[@Zinger666]

All of your videos are awesome!!

[@davidhaythorn5983]

Finally caught up ,hate being late to the vlog' anyway here and present finally, great video a slight diversion from the usual TTL vlog's and a great insight into long distance mountain bike racing. And I note the use of the very British Precision fuel and hydration. Great people who even go out of their way to help even us never has bean's with race day nutrition. By the way their chews are awesome, it takes me so long to chew through them you forget how much whatever your doing is hurting. Happy I am back on track with the videos, stay safe both, see you next week, much love from the UK.

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

Better late than never! Thanks for coming around :) PF is great, I’ve known Brad for ever and they just send me whatever I need, no strings attached. Love how they roll and sodium was clutch for this race 👍

[@davidhaythorn5983]

@@ThatTriathlonLife Yes well I suppose Yours is a bit cheaper than mine? Lol. It is great stuff, they are always helpful as I say even for us everyday age group athletes. I also have every single trucker, beanie, neck buff, soft flasks, they do. take care TTL See you next week, and hope I won't be late.

[@janoberst2675]

This is great

[@thestreakpodcast]

Very excellent video.

[@ElevationEveryWeekend]

Would love more MTB content! I got to test the new SRAM GX transmission AXS recently and was really impressed. Curious to hear more on those wheels as my XC bike is due for an upgrade. I tried the Precision gel for the first time this week on a long ride and it was really good and effective. Keep ‘em coming!

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

I used to be a shimano fan boy, but everything I’ve used from SRAM the last couple years has been so dialed, I don’t miss the former one bit. Once the embargo is up, wheel details 👌

[@brittanykopke6133]

I definitely enjoyed the race breakdown especially the talk of nutrition and cooling strategy. Great work

[@loganwills1814]

This was dope dude! congratualtions on 4th! I'm new to the community thanks to my partner. Huge fan of TTL what you got going on here. Definitely gets me amped and inspired to explore the outdoors!

[@coach_craig_chronicles]

definitely badass

[@seanvonlost]

Yes dude! I dig it. I liked that you had to mention that you "typical do more cinematic videos" just in case people had issues with this video. I like it all honestly, especially if its the difference between pushing out a video and not.. just because it's not cinematic and wildly beautiful footage. I think videos like this provide more insight into you as a person and make the more thought-out videos with amazing cinematography even more amazing and valuable.

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

Thanks man! I like to experiment and never get in a rut with doing the same thing, but sometimes people just prefer the same stuff so it’s familiar and you know what you’re in for.

[@ursweidermann]

Great performance, fantastic to the point video - feels like having been there. Loved the sprint of Sam or Wattie to the finish line. Thanks for sharing the details!

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

Sam always goes 11/10 she’s great

[@borismarkus2520]

Interesting you’re doing this as I’ve kinda said once I’m done with tri’s I wanna do off-road events. Thanks for giving insight

[@amyknibb7740]

Eric, congrats! I am not much for mountain biking, but you made everything sound super cool! Also going to take a couple of your nutrition hacks into consideration for my next race! Hope you are recovered. Can’t wait for the next video!

[@wesleybrown1821]

Nice! Enjoyed the breakdown. You got grit! Both kinds in this video lol

[@prestonrish5299]

I watch most of the shows and this one was great

[@ThatTriathlonLife]

Right on, thanks for that 🙏