Love that the data elves at Strava were able to put together a nice little recap to my biking in 2015! My proudest: 75,000+ feet climbed 14 Queen of the Mountains Kind of makes me want to get out there, ride harder and surpass my stats in 2016! http://2015.strava.com/video/RwzYG51 Did the Strava elves bring you… Read More 2015 Strava Review
*Sigh!* It’s raining here in San Diego, which means no training – no matter how much I want to. Yes, yes, yes… plenty of you may be able to get out there and train throughout the year. I love seeing your pictures of riding in the snow. But it’s been getting <50F in the morning… Read More Rainy Days = No Training
It’s soooo much easier to get more time in the saddle if I’m not working… funny how that works – but I’m sure I’m not the only one! This Thanksgiving weekend was perfect for getting saddle time. EJ and I headed out to Sedona for some great mountain biking. It’s certainly one of our favorite… Read More Training is easier without Work
At a bit of altitude (5000ft) and much more technical than my normal rides – Sedona is the perfect place to push my limits. In truth, I was really happy when we were sitting around the fire pit, talking to guys from the Vail, CO area who race regularly – and even they admitted that… Read More Sedona Riding
After a 7 hours drive from San Diego, we’re here! Lovely Sedona… where we’ll be riding and hiking (and eating) all weekend. Couldn’t get in a log ride yesterday – but we certainly were able to get in at least a short ride!! More to come!
After a dismal week of no riding last week, I’m back in action this week! Commuting, night rides with EJ and exploring a new trail was in my line up this week. It was great…. ok – well maybe not those early morning BRISK rides… Yesterday we headed up to Mt Laguna to explore some… Read More Back in Action!
It amazing how getting back to basics can not only improve performance, but open your eyes to some BAD habits. As many of you know, between now and Christmas – it’s all about strength. So yes, plenty of hills and a few weight training sessions this week (and oodles and oodles of patience). Overall,… Read More Back to Basics
That’s what I need to do. My week started off pretty good, in terms of riding – but then puttered out quickly. I’ll have to admit, I’m great at my weekend workouts – but my weekday workouts really suffer. After work I tend to just ‘punch out’ the workouts. That was certainly my Tuesday workout…… Read More Need to overcome weekday laziness
Yes. After every workout, I check my Strava account… checking to see if I did better today on a certain segment, what’s my placement, how many miles did I log, etc, etc… Now that I’m ‘focusing’ on my fitness – shouldn’t I have a goal? The coach in me tells me that my first goal… Read More Strava, Challenges and Goals
By now, we’ve all seen the studies that tout the benefits of regular cardiovascular exercise. The one that always catches my eye is the “increased in cognitive function and memory.” Although I’m no where near the age of testing this theory… I’ll for now believe that it’s true. All those punchy old women, that walked… Read More Getting Stupid
The Rambling Biker 