Giwiizhaamin

I'd Never Felt So Empty

Coming home after chasing bike dreams all summer left a pit in my heart, and I've been trying to make sense of it.

Sep 13 • 

Alexandera Houchin

July 2025

More than 13,000 miles of the Tour Divide Later

Reflections from my 5th Finish of the Iconic Tour Divide

Jul 29 • 

Alexandera Houchin

73

11

June 2025

Title This Later

Everything, and nothing.

Jun 3 • 

Alexandera Houchin

20

5

February 2025

Tour Divide

Letter of Intent for the 2025 Race

Feb 10 • 

Alexandera Houchin

6

January 2025

The Self-Supported Effort is the Pinnacle of Sport

Been working on this FOR FAR TOO LONG. Opinions inspired after reading William W. Warren's, History of the Ojibwe People

Jan 29 • 

Alexandera Houchin

34

5

December 2024

From Scarcity to Abundance

They asked me to write for them, and then told me I wrote about the wrong topic.

Dec 17, 2024 • 

Alexandera Houchin

10

4

Deliberate Practice

Impressions of Anders Ericcson's (and Robert Pool) work

Dec 16, 2024 • 

Alexandera Houchin

4

Week One

Training For the Tour Divide... Again

Dec 11, 2024 • 

Alexandera Houchin

3

October 2024

Updates from the F350

Driving across the country again

Oct 9, 2024 • 

Alexandera Houchin

4

1

July 2024

The Fucking Colorado Trail Yo-Yo

Illusive, and an obsession since 2018 (Wordy Letter of Intent)

Jul 26, 2024 • 

Alexandera Houchin

14

3

The Sangre Project

Sangre de Christos were calling, and I wasn't ready

Jul 17, 2024 • 

Alexandera Houchin

8

1

A Race is Won (or Lost) in the Days/Weeks/Months Before Race Day

A Bit of Writing from the Grand Loop.

Jul 11, 2024 • 

Alexandera Houchin

13

3