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Today I did the Roan Moan 2011 Metric Century ride put on by the Bakersville Firestation. The ride is 62 miles of hills, including a Cat1 climb up to the top of Roan Mountain. It was the hardest thing I have done since my Ironman. The easiest part of the ride was much [...]
I’ve been taking a spin class every Wednesday evening at the Falconbridge O2 Fitness club. The instructor’s name is Jason, and he is simply fantastic. He makes each class feel like I’m racing in the Tour de France. And when I am tired and want to slack off, he’ll say just the right things [...]
I’ve been bummed since I found out that the “Blood Sweat and Gears” 100 mile bike ride is the same weekend as Kure Beach triathlon. I charted out the various race dates, and I think Mountains of Misery might fit into my schedule the best. And that ride ends with a Cat 1 [...]
After weeks of cold and snowy weather here in NC, we finally had a nice warm Saturday. So I headed out for a long bike ride. It was a fantastic day for a ride, too. About 8 miles into my ride, a female rider waved to me as she rode by in [...]
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 [...]
