Jan
02
2016
Well, Andrew wins the award for the rider who looks like he is the most likely to pass out and fall off of his bike! In all seriousness the dude just works hard, and gets at it. I know he doesn't have a ton of time to train, but...
Jan
02
2016
This is the training progression, and the play list, for this week's class. The progression is listed in the comments section, and feel free to pick your own music to motivate you through. The total work load time is listed in the brackets on the top line, (47:11), and...
Jan
01
2016
I worked through the early afternoon on New Year's Eve, and then had to attend to some bike repairs to get my ride ready for the 5:30 departure. As it got closer and closer to the 5:30 ride time, I lost more and more of my potential riding partners....
Dec
29
2015
The attached image is from my mileage / time build up through last Spring. As you can see I alternate 1 week on with 1 week off. This approach is atypical, and not what I would recommend for every rider, however, it works perfectly for me. As I stated...
Dec
28
2015
As cyclists we have very strong legs. With all of the time we spend pushing and pulling on the pedals it is the logical outcome. However, many of us spend all of our time pedaling, and not enough of it doing other beneficial training. One area that is often...
Dec
26
2015
I had planned on riding the Hickory Glen mountain bike trail last Wednesday night with a group of 5 of my friends. The plan fell apart as the potential rain turned into a realized down pour. There were still 2 of us considering attempting the ride, but common sense...
Dec
26
2015
We had a great turnout for class today, and added 5 more participants than the week before. We also had some special guests turn up. The guests were Ernie's kids, and they were plugging away on their Specialized mini fat bikes! When they were there they were spinning as...
Dec
26
2015
This is the training progression, and the play list, for this week's class. The progression is listed in the comments section, and feel free to pick your own music to motivate you through. The total work load time is listed in the brackets on the top line, (48:31), and...
Dec
22
2015
I went from a long ride in the cold on Sunday to two rides in the, not as cold, but certainly wet on Monday night and Tuesday morning. My buddy Paul was in town and staying with his folks up north, and I had to make the time to...
Dec
21
2015
I had 10 firm commitments, and 3 other maybes, for the ride I had put together for Sunday. When all was said and done we had 3 fat bikes, 3 cross bikes and 1 29er. We had 2:30 - 3:00 of easy rolling on tap, but the cold conditions,...