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Hi I’m Nat
I’m a vagabond.
I travel the world on my bike. I race. I tour.
I sleep on couches.

Currently I am fulfilling a life long dream to be top amateur at Ironman … here are the 2008 results thus far. I’ve already qualified for IM Hawaii in my first race longer than the sprint distance!

Previously on Nat:
I went to University of Victoria for 2.5 years. I never decided what I wanted to study, so in 2000 I went to a training camp in Tucson AZ, with no car, no team, and no where to stay. The adventure kicked itself into high gear then. I’ve survived though, and through this diary I’ll let you see how it works.

I bike race full time but I’m not a pro. I was a pro once, but most of the amateur teams I’ve ridden for since then have had larger budgets…

Since 2000 I have worked less than 12 days a year, and never in my life have I had a job for longer than 2 months. If I need money I work, otherwise I don’t. As a result, I have no fixed address (see: Where I Sleep), no cell phone, and don’t always know where I will be sleeping next. I have some great stories from the scenario’s I get into and the friends (characters) that I meet along the roads.

From 2000-2002 I raced on the Kissena Cycling team based out of NYC. We had an apartment near the city, I had a garden. 2003-04 I rode for Trek VW New England.

2004 I was going to quit, so decided to ride Race Across AMerica (RAAM) and ended up setting a world record with the help of 3 other riders, and a fantastic crew.

2005 I returned to a Canadian Pro team, which I was excited about, but things never clicked, and over the winter I chose to spend my time bike touring… and now I’m here. Here are my bike results from when I was there.
Doing, what I do, which is everything and nothing all at the same time - so check it out.