2013 California Spring Training Camp Recap

Whew! The 2013 edition of Spring Training camp has come and gone. Scheduled immediately after the Sea Otter Classic in beautiful Monterey, the camp was a short 4 day training block that took riders up and down the central coast.  We enjoyed some beautiful scenery, the weather was perfect, and the climbing was tough!… Continue »

Barry-Roubaix 2013 Race Recap

Being that this race was about 3 weeks ago, this post is long overdue!  I starting typing it up, then just got sidetracked and busy with everything else that I completely forgot to circle around and finish this one up! I forgot my Garmin at home too, so can’t share… Continue »

Get a bike fit!

The best investment you can make in your cycling experience is to get a bike fit.  You can have all the aero equipment in the world, but if you can’t get the most power out of your fit or even worse are restricting your breathing, that expensive equipment and hard… Continue »

How to train in the winter

Winter official hits Chicago! Today was the first day that it actually felt like winter.  Temperatures stayed single digits most of the day, and with the notorious wind that Chicago has it was below 0 for the better part of the day.  To say it sucked, is an understatement. So… Continue »

Should Endurance Athletes lift weights?

When it comes to endurance athletes and weight lifting, there’s usually 3 frames of thought: Hmmm, NO.  Endurance athletes should be training for their sport (swim / bike / run). Yes, but only light weights – little pink dumbbells – and high reps. Yes, lift heavy stuff. Personally, I find… Continue »