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Time Trial Season, so far

So we’ve had 7 time trials at Cleves and the state championship already this season. Oddly enough I rode my best time at Cleves so far this year on the second week when I snuck into the 21’s at 21:58. My two slowest have been the last two weeks at 22:38. The second week was […]

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First Time Trial of 2010

So does all of your winter training, all of those tempo efforts, steady states, and power intervals hammered in the basement while watching “Shawshank Redemption” for the tenth time, come down to your results in the first race of the season? Thankfully, no. Its a long season and the first event should be used as

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Changes in Training for 2010

I like to update my training every year not only to keep it interesting but also to take my time trial performance to new levels, hopefully. Here are a few things I’m doing for 2010: 1. Visit a Sports Psychologist: Dr. Barbara Walker at the Center for Human Performance is one of our QCW team

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Riding the Blue Ridge Parkway

Along with my brother Tom and friend Dan Waite, I recently spent 5 days riding the Blue Ridge Parkway from its northern start in Waynesboro, VA to it terminus in Cherokee, NC. Starting on Monday, September 21 and ending on Friday September 25, we spent 30 hours and 39 minutes completing the 470 miles and

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Favorite Indoor Cycling Songs

I’ve been teaching an indoor cycling class for two years at the Cincinnati Sports Club as of mid-October. In that time, I’ve made 80+ different cd’s ranging form 45 to 80 minutes using over 1400 different songs. Here are some of my favorite. keep in mind that these are good songs to ride to but

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