Jet plane… but first some pain:
So, leave for Cancun early tomorrow morning. 5 days off the bike, and well earned. Sure I’ll swim and paddle and play ping pong and walk a bit, but no structured training at all. But like I said, I earned it with a huge BASE 3b finalized with VO2max work on sat, 4.5 hours sunday, [...]
Read moreSponsor Announcement & Final Kit
It is with great pleasure that Threshold Cycling officially announces (and thanks!) its sponsors for the 2009 race season: Four Burgers Isagenix City Fresh Schwalbe GU Defeet Beljum Budder Greyhound Juice Rudy Project In the tough economic times of 2009 it would have been very easy for any of our sponsors to turn us down or walk [...]
Read moreSunday Stroll with a side of Roubaix
We had a great ride on an unusually mild February Sunday morning. The temp when I left the house was about 48F. I knew I probably wouldn’t be able to handle the additional 20 miles to/from my house so rather than ride out I opted to drive to Nahanton Park to meet up. Bake had [...]
Read moreOrganization of training, an anal-retentive approach:
I like to have a general plan for the year established by november. I then work in 3-5 week mesocycles which I plan early in the season, each meso cycle builds upon the one that proceeds it but is often adjusted as the race season wears on. My goals for each meso cycle are based [...]
Read moreSunday, Feb 1 recap
Out of bed at 6AM….. Cook myself an eggwhite and swiss cheese sandwich on wheat bread. Drink a tall glass of some weird V8 juice concoction. Get dressed for the 20 degree weather waiting to greet me when I walk out the door. Pack a bag, setup the bike, batten down the hatches and head [...]
Read moreHome Stretch… training updates
This is the home stretch, last 10 days before Mexico, gotta kill it.. but with a plan. Sunday was the TT and 30′ tempo. monday was 2 rides, mostly endurance pace outdoors. 3000kj total. legs = burnt toast. Tuesday: recovery commute and 30′ of soid core work. Today was 2×15′ with 90″ RI… more like [...]
Read moreBikers Don’t Jog
Stringer Bell: That’s good. That’s like a 40-degree day. Ain’t nobody got nothing to say about a 40-degree day. Fifty. Bring a smile to your face. Sixty, sh**, ni**as is damn near barbecuing on that motherf***er. Go down to 20, ni**as get their bitch on. Get their blood complaining. But forty? Nobody give a f*** [...]
Read moreThe BT WO – BASE 3
What does a January Base 3 break through (BT) workout (WO) feel like? look like? Sound like? Well, this is what I did today: After a great finish to week 1 of Base 3b (a forced rest period had me restarting Base 3) with 2 solid days outside with teammates followed by two days completely [...]
Read moreUpdates, upgrades, riding up grades and uppers:
Lots of good stuff going on in the Threshold Cycling world and it make me a very happy Train. Firstly: Chapeau! to everyone getting out there this weekend and braving the cold, salty roads and ignoring the lure of warm beds and warm bedmates. So, it’s been too long since I’ve posted about training so [...]
Read moreTaking a Moment to Stand Up
After three weeks of being stuck indoors or traveling, I finally made it outside for a ride! It was so unbelievable to be out and it didn’t help that I was on the verge of smashing any indoor riding equipment I own to little bits. Met up with a rather large group of Thresholders at [...]
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