River Road RR and Wix Brown RR, Cat 3 This is a late race report from March 5th & 6th races Course & Conditions River Road Road Race: 90km over 14 laps, another 4-corner, nearly-flat course with a lumpy false flat and a narrow road coming into the finish. Forecast was for sun and 14°C so I splurged andswapped … Continue reading Race Report: Spring Series Weekend #2
Race Report: Spring Series Weekend #1
Hougen East RR and Aldergrove Short RR, Cat 3 Courses & Conditions Opening race weekend of the Escape Velocity Spring Series. Hougen East Road Race: 80km over 4 laps of a pan-flat, four-corner course. Not the most exciting parkour but everyone will be twitchy to get the season off to a start. Aldergrove Short RR: 88km … Continue reading Race Report: Spring Series Weekend #1
2016 Early Season Kick-off
I just realized, this blog was intended to be a training & racing diary of my own progression through the 2016 season, but I haven't posted anything personal about my current status. Consider this a quick correction to that. Our local Spring Series road races kicks off this coming weekend, with some positive and negative changes … Continue reading 2016 Early Season Kick-off
Recovery: Part 2 – Stretching and Rolling
For my money, the ideal post-ride recovery looks something like this: Nothing happens before a shower. Wash the grime off first. Set the bathtub at full-cold and fill 'er up! Static stretch-down while the tub is filling. 30+ sec all muscle groups lower extremity and neck, upper back, shoulders Putter around on Strava Bathtub is … Continue reading Recovery: Part 2 – Stretching and Rolling
Diet Advice Fundamentals
Our team forum had a discussion pop the other day on diet & weight loss to improve W/kg. Of course, it got out of hand quickly with suggestions tending toward more extreme, flashy tactics such as; Don't eat on rides shorter than two hours Protein powder as meal replacement Go to bed hungry I cringe … Continue reading Diet Advice Fundamentals
Spare Cycles 