Category: Training
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The Tour de Cullman
I am excited to be able to participate this year in the annual Tour de Cullman – an informal training ride, race, and party put on by Carson Glasscock and the Cullman Cycling Club. Check out the topocreator.com map I made. I’ll report back on Sunday about all the fun!
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2009 Year-end review season stats
Definitely my best season ever thanks to a growing strong team, some good luck, and a lot of hard work! Here is the summary statistics for my 2009 season racing as a cat 1 for one of the top amateur teams in the South. This year I am reporting my statistics from January 12 –…
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Almost there…end of the season epic
I traditionally close out my seasons with an epic ride. This year’s ride was a beautiful ride in the mountains of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. From my time racing and riding at Clemson University, I spent a lot of time in those mountains. One of my favorite descents is the descent out of…
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Biking across the country
Not exactly the same as biking all the way across the country, but I am getting to enjoy a number of spectacular rides during our trip out west to give a presentation at a conference, to visit friends and family, and to race the Cascade Cycling Classic. Here’s some highlights from our trip so far:…
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Tuesday World Championships
Affectionately called “Tuesday Worlds”, these rides exist all over the country. I remember from my days at Clemson University the Donaldson Center Tuesday World’s. When we were particularly crazy, my teammates and I would ride from Clemson to the start of the ride (about 50 miles), and then ride the intense training race (about 50…
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Guntersville Training Race
Excellent, fun training race on Sunday in beautiful sunny, warm spring conditions. Around 20 of us started the Cat A race, and Darryl and I immediately animated things by taking turns attacking. A few miles into the race, the selection was made — consisting of eight riders. Each lap we lost riders from the break…
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Birmingham to Chattanooga – well, almost!
I had my longest training ride of the year today. Kristine was meeting some friends in Chattanooga for a lunch get-together, and my parents had volunteered to take the kids for the night – sooo what’s a crazy cyclist to do … bike to Chattanooga!!! That was the plan, and it went pretty well but…
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Birmingham to Chattanooga – well, almost!
I had my longest training ride of the year today. Kristine was meeting some friends in Chattanooga for a lunch get-together, and my parents had volunteered to take the kids for the night – sooo what’s a crazy cyclist to do … bike to Chattanooga!!! That was the plan, and it went pretty well but…
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Quick update
Well – lots has been happening even if I haven’t been able to update this blog much recently :-(. So here is a quick update of what has been going on with me and cycling: We just got back from a two week mission trip to Nicaragua in which I also had the opportunity to…
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Quick update
Well – lots has been happening even if I haven’t been able to update this blog much recently :-(. So here is a quick update of what has been going on with me and cycling: We just got back from a two week mission trip to Nicaragua in which I also had the opportunity to…