Jesse Jakomait's guest appearances

Jesse Jakomait

The Adventure Stache

Lynsey Dyer

Rebecca Rusch

Chris Cosentino

Chris Burkard

Sean Hopkins

Dave Hagen

Matt Phillips

Tim Johnson

Payson McElveen

Kelly Halpin

Tommy Caldwell

Mark Twight

Sasha Digiulian

Abi Robins

Justin Williams

OwlTail

Jesse Jakomait is a bikepack racer and SRAM design engineer who holds the record on the Colorado Trail. He broke the record on his fifth attempt in 2015, completing the 562 mile route from Durango to Denver with over 75,000 feet of climbing in just under five days, beating the previous record by more than eight hours. To achieve this, he rode for 23 hours at a time, sleeping a total of three hours throughout the whole race. In this interview, Payson talks to Jesse about his years’ long quest to conquer the infamous trail, and why he kept coming back in spite swearing it off for good after his first attempt. They compare their experiences with route—Payson having made his first (unfinished) attempt last month—and the debilitating injuries they both faced at various points along the way. They talk about the puzzle-solving component of bikepack racing, and how Jesse used his engineering expertise to his advantage by creating an algorithm to cut down on gear and supplies as much as he possible could. They talk about the vivid hallucinations that he experienced during his record breaking run, when sleep deprivation led to terrifying visions of pelican attacks and enormous stuffed deer. They also talk about the extent of his years’ long obsession with the trail that consumed him to the point of recklessness, and why he finally decided to step away from the sport for the foreseeable future. Instagram: @theadventurestache

<p>Jesse Jakomait is a bikepack racer and SRAM design engineer who holds the record on the Colorado Trail. He broke the record on his fifth attempt in 2015, completing the 562 mile route from Durango to Denver with over 75,000 feet of climbing in just under five days, beating the previous record by more than eight hours. To achieve this, he rode for 23 hours at a time, sleeping a total of three hours throughout the whole race. In this interview, Payson talks to Jesse about his years’ long quest to conquer the infamous trail, and why he kept coming back in spite swearing it off for good after his first attempt. They compare their experiences with route—Payson having made his first (unfinished) attempt last month—and the debilitating injuries they both faced at various points along the way. They talk about the puzzle-solving component of bikepack racing, and how Jesse used his engineering expertise to his advantage by creating an algorithm to cut down on gear and supplies as much as he possible could. They talk about the vivid hallucinations that he experienced during his record breaking run, when sleep deprivation led to terrifying visions of pelican attacks and enormous stuffed deer. They also talk about the extent of his years’ long obsession with the trail that consumed him to the point of recklessness, and why he finally decided to step away from the sport for the foreseeable future. </p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theadventurestache/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@theadventurestache</a></p>

Jesse Jakomait, Colorado Trail record holder