Better late than never? Last year's blog post so I can start blogging 2013 and my switch from XC to Enduro racing. While my shoulder injury (see last post) put a damper in my 2012 racing it didn't stop us from traveling and riding with folks all over the world. Todd and I had a great time in Europe, we were able to spend more time with family across the USA and purchased a vacation rental in Durango, CO.  Details and pictures so we don't forget where we've been: 2012 May 6th Italy to Austria We left our amazing Italian farmhouse apartment in the Tuscan mountains where we had ..read more

What an amazing year. Again. The last two years were spent racing and training for cross-country (XC) races in Cyprus, South Africa, Italy, Czech, France, Germany, England, Belgium, Switzerland, and Austria. Given a domestic race schedule this year I was wondering if I would be a little bummed staying "home".  Nope! Enduro is a perfect fit for me, I love the technical and social aspect. I love that we can wear protection and are not throwing ourselves off technical features on a 17lb hardtail wearing nothing but lycra and a tiny 205gram helmet. I love that I have increased my skill mor ..read more

I Love Enduro!!!  If you haven't tried it you need to, so much fun.   I'm planning to attend three series this year: North American Enduro Tour (NEAT) http://naetmtb.com Big Mountain Enduro Series (BME) http://www.bigmountainenduro.com/ Enduro Cup http://endurocupmtb.com/ Both the NEAT and BME series contain 2 days of racing, between 5-7 timed stages per weekend. So far I have raced three enduro races, one from each series. 2nd this weekend at the BME #1 race New Mexico photo in Velonews by Daniel Dunn The Taos/Angel Fire race was held on great course ..read more

Upcoming Sessions:      March 2nd and 3rd at Sedona MTB Festival (free) March 9th: Sedona MTB Skills Clinic + Yoga $160, limit 6, details and sign up below co-ed March 2nd and 3rd Sedona MTB Festival (free) Huge thanks to Osprey Packs for sponsoring the Sedona rides again!! The first year of the festival I was the only one providing clinics and it caught on, last year there were many skills clinics and sessions to choose from. I will be bringing two other Durango coaches with me again, Lee Pausan and Ziggy Lanman were fun to work with last yea ..read more

2018 Changes - Wait. What? Ahh... A real job?? From This:  1st 2017 BME Opener Santa Fe (Glorietta) Bike Life Video in Durango: Professional Mountain Bike Racer Video:   http://www.adventurepro.us/articles/118-krista-rust-endurance-and-enduro To This:  Engineering and Production Manager (Operations Manager) Video:  https://youtu.be/eVVHO6s8V-k Winning the BME season opener and my final 2017 races in Mexico was a great way to end a race career. I have been lucky enough to race as a professional athlete for over 10 years, first XC then End ..read more

It's about time for group rides to start up in Durango. As soon as this last snow disappears we should be good-to-go. The Sedona MTB Festival had everyone getting bikes dialed for the year and the time change has everyone ready to ride. Huge thanks to Osprey Packs for sponsoring the Sedona skills sessions again!! The first year of the festival I was the only one providing clinics and it caught on, this year there were many skills clinics and sessions to choose from. I brought two other Durango coaches with me, Lee Pausan and Ziggy Lanman were so fun to work with and allowed us t ..read more

Racing and Travel I ended a great race season with an amazing October-December. Well an amazing year really, I won the Big Mountain Enduro Season Opener in Santa Fe and my final two 3-day races in Mexico. Oct 7th: 3rd in Final Angel Fire Fire 5 DH race Oct 15th: NICA Highschool Skills Clinics in Phoenix, AZ for 20 kids Oct 19th: Flew to Peru to ride for 8 days with PeruBiking.com. I can't wait to put a crew together to go back! A Peru tour with skills clinics would be sweet! Peru Biking Video I rode all these trails and then some. The guys went back out af ..read more

2017 was another busy and fun-filled year! #Vanlife While still based out of Durango I lived out of the van while on the road. Vanlife is a blast and adding gear to the van is part of the fun. This year I installed solar panels with a 40amp MPPT controller and monocrystalline panels (one rigid and one flex). Lots to learn here: RENOGY. I also added a Smittybuilt 12,000 lb waterproof winch with synthetic line and wireless remote control. There is no receiver made for the front of my van but I wanted to be able to move the winch from front to back depending on how I got ..read more

Oct 14th 6am Phoenix Clinic -- FULL Oct 14th 9am Phoenix Clinic -- FULL Oct 14th afternoon -- FULL Sunday Oct 15th afternoon: Sedona group clinic. ***Postponed till December, please contact for details k_rust@yahoo.com ***. Clinic Options One-on-one clinic per hour $55.00 USD Tucson Millie Rocks 4 hour group min 6 people $100.00 USD Tucson Prison Camp 4 hour group min 6 people $100.00 USD Phoenix Group 4 hour min 6 people $100.00 USD Sedona Group 4 hour min 6 people $100.00 USD City Tucson Phoenix Sedona Name(Attendee)/Date/Time/Trail Able to wheelie-drop off curb ..read more

Traveling, touring and racing in Mexico was an amazing experience.  For those who may be interested in creating a similar trip, I have documented what I really enjoyed, who to contact and ways I could have been better prepared. ...since I really didn't prepare at all, that last step wouldn't take much. With a three week break in my race/event/clinic schedule, I was able to head to Mexico Oct 24th-Nov 17th to race two enduro races and play tourist. With no time or knowledge with which to plan, I depended on Trail Quest to sort out all the details and guide me on great trails. Tour Gui ..read more