My work buddy named Steve gave me a set of Roller Trainers. OMG, what a great workout. It forced me to engage my core, keep a high cadence and high speed, good pedal stroke, and minimal upper body movement. Basically, forced me to have good form. I videotaped my first try at it. The first [...]
Richard Armstrong is one of the pro triathletes who led the Inside Out Winter trainer spin classes. I always asked alot of questions during the spin classes, often about bike technique. During the very last class, we had a conversation about bike position, and he said I would benefit by having my saddle more forward, [...]
I rode my bike today, 51 miles altogether. It was hard, windy, hilly and cold. I wanted to be done after about an hour or so. I pressed on, determined to ride three hours in preparation for the Cary Duathlon. I felt out of shape and kept wondering how on earth did [...]
I pulled out my old mountain bike – the one I used for my very first tri season – and had a go at some snow riding. First I rode up and down the flat part of my street, just to test it. It was slippery, but as long as I controlled my speed, it [...]
After weeks and weeks of freezing cold temperatures, we finally had a nice warm Saturday for a long bike ride! Yay! I set out on my newly resurrected road bike for a 40-50 mile bike ride at about 1:30 pm. Kind of a late start, but I thought I had a few hours left of [...]
