4 hours with Fat max done today, tight chain and dry roads! No better way to spend a Sunday morning. What did everyone else do?

Howdy y'all! My name is Austin and I'm located in Houston, Texas. I am 36 years old and am a father to a four year old. Professionally, I work within the electric power industry here in Texas as a regulatory policy expert. I come from a running background, but was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in late 2022. Spent most of 2023 recovering and trying to build back some base fitness, but found that running high mileage was too hard on my body. As a result, I dabbled in triathlon for a bit as a way to both maintain fitness and prove to myself that I could still do hard things post cancer. I really fell in love with cycling during the bike leg of a 70.3 in 2024 and haven't looked back since. I'm no longer interested in triathlon, but I do still occasionally run. My athletic focus now is almost completely on cycling and pushing myself to new heights on the bike. In 2025 I started racing in local crits across Texas and also competed in some gravel events. Looking forward into the early part of 2026, I'm focused on training for Unbound in late May.

Did you ride today? I was on a 90 minute zone 1 ride. I'd a lovely coffee stop mid way through

Z2 90 mins - I don’t do 6am - what have I become 😂😂

Hi everyone! I’m a cycling enthusiast from eastern Canada, a proud father of two, and excited to be here. My cycling journey started in the early 90’s, basically as MTBs were being born, with a Rocky Mountain Hammer. Since MTB trails were not yet a thing I used to explore hydro lines/ATV trails to see how far I would go. Then in the early 2000’s I lost touch with cycling. It wasn’t until just before the pandemic, after a 20+ year hiatus, that a group of friends invited me out to ride some actual MTB trails that I rediscovered my love of cycling. Now I love pushing my limits across several styles: enduro, XC, gravel, road, and even fat biking through snowy winter woods. This summer I had trained for a 430KM gravel race from tip to tip of Prince Edward Island. However, days before the race I ended up re-aggravating an old meniscus issue in a foot race with my son, forcing me to bail and missing my chance to see if I could pull it off. Luckily, I have landed a spot for Unbound this coming May. I am looking forward to working with Anthony, being apart of this group, and riding Unbound with several of you to prove that we AREN’T DONE YET!