Amateur endurance athletes enter into competition for many reasons and in all cases our actions getting there speak volumes about our desires, work ethics and sometimes
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On a recent ride I was thinking about my riding experiences of the last 12 years and reminiscing on what I have enjoyed the most about
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Earlier this week my friend Darryl at the Loving The Bike Blog posted on their Facebook Page posted an interesting question for one of his friends.
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Are you tired of being called obsessed or even crazy for being a dedicated cyclist. I know I am! Continue reading
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When I started to train with a purpose and structure I had one real goal in mind – “Get into the mix!’ I just wanted to be involved in that part of the race where athlete’s are responsible for the outcomes of races and not just there to sit in or forced to struggle. Continue reading
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A recent blog post stated that investing training time on a fixed gear bike is not helpful to a competitive cyclist. The usual claim I see with riding a fixie is that it will help you develop leg speed. I can think of several other ways to do this with out the use of a fixie’. My favorite would be to train on rollers in the off season as well as neuro-muscular focused intervals on a trainer or the open road. Continue reading
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If you have been riding on the open roads for 6 months or longer I am sure you have had an unfavorable encounter with a motorist. I hope you have come out the other side with zero injuries. Continue reading
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So I decided it was time to get out and participate in a group ride. Several of my teammates and I decided to ride out to the Ford Iron Man bike course Sunday and cheer on some friends and watch some spectacular athletes in action! Continue reading
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