‘Tis the season to find a team either for your first time or your 22nd. Applications are opening and recruiting is in full force. If this is your first time, it’s intimidating. There’s a ton of information, but no real concise way to use it practically. I remember when I decided to join a team,…
I didn’t know what I was getting myself into when I decided to ride with some of my pedal RACING teammates. Not long after we left the Start line, were we hammering it to the halfway point. My goal was to PR the ERock Century Ride, but I wasn’t expecting to go this fast. I…
Here are the notable rides and races I participated in this year. Karen Hornbostel Time Trial Series 04/06/2016: 6th place – 28:23.9 04/13/2016: 6th place – 28:01.0 04/20/2016: 5th place – 19:59.232 04/27/2016: 7th place – 28:20.285 05/04/2016: 8th place – 28:01.720 05/12/2016: 5th place – 26:52.616 05/18/2016: 7th place – 27:26.0 Colfax Half Marathon…
I will start off this post with a warning; my nutritional approach differs greatly from the norm. You might be very surprised with what I suggest, and even more surprised how well it actually works. I don’t suggest anyone try a new approach without testing well before the day of the event, but I do…
The Great Aerobic Ketogenic Experiment, Week Six is in the books! This will be the final week I evaluate the experiment in such detail. I plan to continue tacking my progress daily, and will start providing monthly updates. It’s a lot of work to track all of these stats, and now that I have a strong baseline,…
I’m stats from last year’s events are essentially the same as Jared’s as we rode together, except for the Oktoberfest Triathlon. Elephant Rock 2015 (June 7, 2015) Miles: 101.59 Duration: 06:01.26 Average speed: 16.9 mph Triple Bypass 2015 (July 11, 2015) Miles: 118.4 Duration: 09:01:44 Average speed: 13.1 mph Copper Triangle 2015…
We were up before the sun at 4am: bags and bikes packed. I was nervous for the Elephant Rock Century Ride June 7, 2015. Less nervous than last year, but still nervous. See, I took an entire month off the bike to travel through Europe, to “find myself,” but really, instead, I just found myself…
Last year Jessica and I rode in our first Elephant Rock. We opted for the Century option and trained our little butts off to get ready. We had a simple training plan, add ten miles to our weekend rides every week. This strategy was effective, it got us through, but this year we are taking…
For the fourth weekend in a row, I headed out to conquer Lookout Mountain. The plan was to do the climb twice, but the mountain had other plans. Jessica and I set out about 9am, the air was cool, but perfect weather for riding. We cruised along making our way to Lookout Mountain. We got…
It’s March, the weather is amazing, Let Spring Training Commence! The end of February was filled with snow, ice and crappy weather. I was anxious to get back on the bike, but was stuck inside on the trainer. Don’t get me wrong, I love to ride, even inside, but there is something about being outside on…