I talk to myself out loud.
Dead. Fucking. Last. I joke about that. Have, at least. Right before the whistle blew or the counter said, “Go,” I’d joke and say, “DFL is better than DNF.” Dead Fucking Last is better than Did Not Finish. I laughed it off because I never thought that’d be me. When my teammates or people I…
Last Sunday, January 22, I attended a Clinic at Wheat Ridge Cyclery: “Base Training and Nutritional Periodization” by Presented by Steve Acuna B.S. Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Metabolic Specialist and Nutrition Coach. This is what I learned: Base Training Base training is physiological training in that your focus is on increasing: Mitochondria Density Increase the…
Two weekends ago I laid on a table, knees dangling, back arching for seven hours to get my knees tattooed. If I wasn’t a cyclist, I don’t think my body or my mind would have had the stamina to last. In seven hours, I can ride 100 miles unassisted. This was a different pain but…
Imagine being on a fixed-geared bike on a velodrome track, knowing that if you tried to stop pedaling, you’d flip over your handlebars and probably hurt yourself pretty good. That’s what Chris told us as he taught us how to ride on the velodrome track with our fixed-geared bikes. The sun radiated off the track…
Dear Deadbeat, At the Red Rocks Gran Fondo last Saturday, I realized what’s on the inside of you will come out, eventually. Whether that be sadness, happiness, anger, or fear, we all have things in our lives that inevitably makes us who we are. Some people have poison within them. Let’s be honest, we probably…
I’ve been working on a lot of self-development lately and a key principle of self-improvement is gratitude. I’ve taken a lot of things for granted and the first step is always acknowledging the problem. This past weekend I had an epiphany. Water is precious and alongside oxygen, is of the upmost importance to our survival,…
It’s no revelation that men and women’s bodies are built differently. Knowing this, one would guess that participating in a co-ed event means there are both men and women products, like jerseys, for instance. Last weekend Jared and I participated in the Bob Cook Memorial Mt. Evans Hill Climb. With the registration we also received…
Venus de Miles (the organized women’s bike ride through Longmont, Colorado) is named after the Greek sculpture, Venus de Milo, or Aphrodite de Milo. It’s a play on words but I can easily connect the two. Venus (and Aphrodite) is the goddess of love and beauty. The sculpture was found on the island of Milos…
Cycling isn’t just physically challenging, it’s a totally mental ride too. You need to train your mind as hard as your body because when it comes to rides like the Double Triple Bypass, your mind will want to give up before your legs. The first day of the Triple Bypass is 120 miles (it ended…
In light of Giro Rosa commencing today, Tour de France commencing July 2, and wishing I was a pro cyclist, I’m going to at least ride every day starting today, July 1 to July 24. GIRO ROSA This is considered the most important stage race for the Women’s WorldTour. The women race 9 stages with the…