Social validation is the new foundation of any fitness regimen. Some might find it annoying, others might find it inspirational, but at the end of the day tracking your fitness makes it easy for you to see trends and measure your progress. Strava is the ultimate in social media for cycling, find how how this Strava cycling…
As I look back at a year of cycling, it’s been a year of progress. I really can’t believe how far I’ve come and how many miles I’ve logged. To think that just a year ago I was training for my first cycling event. The thought of completing a century wasn’t even on the radar. And…
This past weekend Jared and I rode on our own. He rode the Santa Fe Century (tried to convince me to do it, but I was saving myself for the Elephant Rock) and I was riding solo. Naturally, I’m fine doing things alone and riding my bike felt no different. I figured I’d be fine….
We traversed many a great cities on our bike ride on Saturday: we started in Lakewood, took the Platte down to C470, up to Parker, into Denver, then over to Thornton and back down the Platte River. As it usually goes with Jared, we didn’t follow the map and ended up doing 12 more miles…
Our goal last weekend was to crank out 70 miles on the ol’ bikes. We started in Boulder and the plan was to ride up through Lyons to the edge of Estes Park. We took a “Before” picture, as you do when you train (right?). The ride started off fairly easy. Most of the hills…
You’re out there pedaling for hours at a time, working your ass off. You’ve earned some bragging rights! There are a handful of apps out there that can help you accomplish this. The Map My Ride iOS App has been around for a while and has continued to add new features over the years. It’s my…
