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  • The Ups and Downs of Training

    The Ups and Downs of Training

    So I talked about the ups and downs of cycling, and now a post about the ups and downs of training. We all wish we could blast through our workouts with 1000% energy and feel great afterwards, every time. But the reality is that our bodies can’t sustain that kind of effort over time. In…

  • The Ups and Downs of Cycling

    The Ups and Downs of Cycling

    A few months ago I bought a pair of Powercranks in an attempt to improve my cycling and even out some annoying power differences between my right and left legs. I have discovered some amazing results with these Powercranks, in that they have really awakened some new muscles for pedalling in that circular motion. These…

  • Energy Depletion, Winter Training Sucks

    Energy Depletion, Winter Training Sucks

    Training is back in full force as I ramp for the Honu Half Ironman on June 3 and Ironman Austria on July 16. But base building in the Bay Area winter can really suck. Today, I first went to swim at Foothill College and cranked out 4600 meters. It is now the beginning of my…

  • Training has BEGUN!

    Training has BEGUN!

    The season has begun and I am getting my bod out of cobwebs and back into shape. The first few workouts are a bit of a fine tuning – some of them I should be doing better at, but as the training season moves on, I should be getting better. Given that I actually had…

  • Powercranks Wow!

    Powercranks Wow!

    Wow. I did a first workout to try out. What a strange sensation! I attempted to get a rhythm down to warm up but failed miserably. So I pedaled until about 5 minutes at which time I finally figured out an interval which I could work out at. I moved up from 50 watts to…

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