Category Archives: Biking
Cycling performance tips
I stumbled across Cycling Performance Tips while researching the accuracy of my Garmin Forerunner 305′s estimates of calories burned. Reading through Exercise Physiology – Energy Requirements of Bicycling was very enlightening for me. I understood many of the mechanics of … Continue reading
Scripps Poway loop again…
We did the Scripps Poway Parkway/HW67/Highland Valley/Palmorado loop again. This is the same ride as two weeks ago, so it was a good measure to see if my performance is improving. Good news is that I completed the … Continue reading
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Spinout
The general lack of sleep and the added stress from work had me seriously dragging. Simply put: spin sucked as can easily be seen from the training data. Blue line is speed, red is heart rate. Last week I spin … Continue reading
Work-training-life-balance
There has been a major clash with work and training this week. A number of high priority issues consumed much more time than they should and everything else suffered, including training and sleep. The nature of my job means that … Continue reading
Pictures from the Del Dios Ride
Lovely day, lovely ride…. Take a look at the rest of the pictures! Go Team!
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Del Dios
It was recovery week for the Vineman team, so we did the Del Dios ride with the Wildflower Olympic team. Goal was about 26 miles on the bike and then follow with a 30-45 minute run. We started out at … Continue reading
Tips for preventing back pain
One thing about triathlons is that sometimes you end up with a sore back after a long training ride or a brick workout. Being tucked in an aero position for a long time really tweaks my back and neck. Follow … Continue reading
Another double header: spin and swim
Tonight was spin followed by swim. The Lavaman team has already shipped their bikes to Kona and most fly out tomorrow, so tonight it was just a few of us working up an intense sweat. Coach Trent pulled out all … Continue reading
From Brett Cornwright: Group Cycling Etiquette
Brett Cornwright posted a great article with some great tips for how to do group rides. These are especially valuable for brand new riders as going on a ride with 30 or more cyclists can be rather daunting, but they … Continue reading
Clash of work and training…
Tonight is swim at La Jolla HS. But tonight I have to work late on some production changes for my company, so I am not going to go to swim. I will get back on track on Wednesday with Spin … Continue reading
