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Gallery: Explosive Sunrise

A gallery: Explosive Sunrise – Bender Park, Oak Creek, WI Subscribe to the comments on this post

It’s been a busy week, but I should have some photos, ride reports, and weekly totals for you on Sunday. Until then, check out the re-broadcast of the US Cyclocross Nationals in Madison: Subscribe to the comments on this post

Cleaning House – Need Bike Parts?

Now that we’re getting closer to spring, it’s time to clean out the parts collection a bit. Check out eBay if you need any road, cyclcross, or triathlon stuff. Subscribe to the comments on this post

7 Rules for Snow Biking During Wisconsin Winters

I’m not sure why, but I couldn’t force myself to ride on the trainer today. I just had to get outside. So I layered on just about every piece of winter cycling equipment I own, and I hit the road. I ended up with about a 2 hour ride. My phone/GPS battery died about halfway [...]

My New Favorite Exercise

Thursday’s back mobility and hamstring exercises are courtesy of JK Conditioning and Fitness Training at Home. So the second site looks kinda dumb, but I have to say the “Swiss Ball Butt and Hamstring Busters” are my new favorite exercise. Seriously. Thoratic Spine Extension & Rotation 3×12 each side Chest Stick Mobilization 3×12 each side Wall Slides [...]

Road Bike, Road Tires, Road Pedals, Road Shoes, Clean Pavement.

Finally a few days of what feels like freedom. The snow, ice, and salt on the roads are gone, for the most part, so I could actually get a few decent road rides in without resorting to the mountain bike or keeping the cross tires on. I wasn’t really going for speed this weekend, but [...]

Back to the Trails!

I put in two more “mini-rides” on Wednesday and Friday, just to keep the legs loose and focus on good technique while riding nice and easy from a fitness perspective. Wednesday I took the cross bike (and cross tires) through Bayview, and Friday I was finally able to get back out on the Grant Park [...]

Periodized Training for Mountain Bike and Cyclocross Seasons

I’ve been working quite a bit lately on developing a year-round training plan that will help me maintain fitness from year to year and keep me motivated during the off season to stay active. While training for Ironman, we did a lot of periodization, which essentially incorporates strategic amounts of volume and intensity, along with [...]