Category: Training
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Everesting Mount Cheaha
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brian Toone (@kartoone76) Training for next year’s Race Across America is giong really well. One of my training techniques is to do “adversity” rides, where it’s not just the distance, but also the unknowns on the ride that add in a bit of mental training to…
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Everesting Karl Daly
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brian Toone (@kartoone76) Yesterday, I was able to everest Karl Daly in just under 19 hours doing 57.5 repeats. The exact everesting spot where I hit 29,035 feet of climbing is visible in this pic down near the telephone pole behind me, but I didn’t think…
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fi’zi:k ambassador
Very, very happy to announce that I’ve been selected to be a fi’zi:k ambassador. As a cycling adventure racing addict as well as a geeky computer scientist, how cool is it that I get to promote products specific for racers and competitive enthusiasts made by a company with all kinds of funky punctuation in their…
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To the beach (and back)!
We just got back from a really fun beach vacation … definitely the best beach vacation we’ve ever had. As long distance training, I decided to ride down to the beach via a route that would take me over Alabama and Florida’s highest points in a single, long ride. Kristine suggested that I also ride…
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Full stop – an unexpected mid-season break
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brian Toone (@kartoone76) “Family sunset walk tonight”, Sunday @ 6:44PM Quick summary: the cycling community is amazing, the Samford community is amazing, the UAB trauma center and all the workers there are amazing. My wife is incredibly amazing. My friends are amazing. I have determined from…
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Catching up on some epic adventures
Life has been busy and is about to get busier, but I’ve had some pretty crazy adventures I wanted to blog about. These are ordered below based on when they happened, so you can jump to any specific one with these links: American Flyers | Just a little commute | Grant ups and downs March…
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2013 Season Summary
Veloviewer.com – 20,485 miles ridden in 2013 compared to 20,744 miles ridden in the 2012 calendar year. Veloviewer.com – 2,594,511 ft climbed in 2013 … compared to 2,686,811 ft climbed in the 2012 calendar year. Veloviewer.com – 59 days and 33 minutes spent riding my bike in 2013 … compared to 59 days and 11…
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Wrapping up the year with the Festive 500
Finished #festive500 yesterday in the dark with temp down to -22.4 degF. Not ashamed to admit some tears were shed towards the end… perhaps this is how Andy Hampsten felt on that epic day in the 1988 giro. I have finished atop the leaderboard in several Strava challenges, but I am more proud of finishing…
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A cold day in Wisconsin
This is going to be a picture-less post … for the TLDR (too long, didn’t read) crowd, here’s a quick summary: it was really cold last night at the cabin we were staying in near Minong, WI. -36 degF to be exact! Kristine went skiing in the morning when the temp warmed up to near…
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A little bit of arctic adventure in the deep south
I took this picture of my frozen beard about 3 hours into my attempt to ride from Nashville home to Birmingham. I was actually quite warm except for my feet, which were very, very cold. Everything was fitting together perfectly for me to attempt this epic ride from Nashville, TN back home to Birmingham, AL.…