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12 mile hike on 2-16-17 in Great Smoky Mtn National Park one hour circuit class plus the bike ride home on 2-20-17

low 500’s on all of them (501-519)

held 352 for 40 minutes inside….did this inside as its hard to find a 40 minute non-stop road around here

Mile 300,000 at the entry sign on my way out of the park today. Took almost 37 years. Includes over 200 centuries, longest one day ride of 225, longest two days at 335 (includes the 225), longest week at 535 (includes 470 on the Blue Ridge Parkway), most in a month 1500+, most in a

RECOVERY: THE KEY TO IMPROVEMENT IN CYCLING  By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. If you want to become stronger and faster and have greater endurance, you need to exercise so intensely on one day that you damage your muscles and feel sore on the next day – and then train at a reduced intensity for as many days

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe,  deserve your love & affection.  ~Buddha For most of the amazing people with whom I have the pleasure to work with, there is no critic on earth that could be harder on them than they are on themselves.  According to them, rarely have they done enough,

averages: 527, 547, 544, 541, 550, 553, 554, 559, 558, 556, 555, 566, 562, 574, 564….554 avg

A Simple Test for Proper Aerodynamics and Bike Fit By Laurin Stennis, MSW, LCSWLaurin Stennis is co-owner of Cycling Specifics, a cycling resource center in Carrboro, NC, dedicated to pro- fessional bicycle fittings and custom bicycle design and sales. Certified by both Serotta and F.I.S.T. as a bicycle fitter, she is also a USAC Licensed

Understanding and Dealing with Pain and SufferingGuy Thibault, Ph.D., scientific advisor to the Canadian Cycling Association; associate professor, Department of kinesiology, Université de MontréalLaurent Vicente, Ph.D. student, Université Laval, QuébecYou’ll have noticed, of course, that pain and its alter ego, suffering, are at the very heart of what cyclists talk about. Riders who can really