January 2006

Epic Day in the Saddle

Eagle, ID — I need to get 20 hours in this week so I knew I had to do a “long” ride at least one

Base 3 Training

Eagle, ID — This past week was a good week training-wise. The prior week was a low-volume week as recovery from the Phoenix training camp. This

Elite Team Kickoff Meeting

Eagle, ID — Today we held our first elite team meeting. Almost everyone attended, except Klaas who was out of town (he said he’d bring a

Bye Max!

Phoenix, AZ — Today we’re leaving for cold Boise, ID. We’ve been staying with family friends from Heather’s youth. They’ve been great hosts and we really

Around the Mountain

Phoenix, AZ — Like yesterday, we headed out early to meet up with the Landis crew. On Sundays, they do the “Round the Mountain” ride. This

Ahwatukee Foothills

Phoenix, AZ — Ted and I did Landis Cyclery’s group ride today. Being a Saturday, this is the day they do loops around the Ahwatukee Foothills

Tortilla Flats

Phoenix, AZ — Yesterday we only rode an hour and half in anticipation of today’s ride, Tortilla Flats. This is one of my favorite rides down

Carefree and Barlett Lake

Phoenix, AZ — Today the three of us met up with Jim, whom we met on Sunday’s century. Jim lives way up north in Cave Creek.

Saguaro Reservoir

Phoenix, AZ — Today Ted and I headed out on our own while Heather attended to business. We rode out over Usery, then over to Saguaro

Casa Grande Century

Phoenix, AZ — Arizona is a popular place for cyclists and there were a number of Sunday ride options to choose from. The popular, Landis Cyclery‘s

Have bikes, will ride!

Phoenix, AZ — Here we are in warm, sunny Phoenix! My teammate Ted and I are anxious to get some good miles in. Heather will join

Ready for Phoenix

Eagle, ID — Tomorrow we’re headed to Phoenix for some warm weather training. Phoenix is a great place to train because it almost never rains, is at

The Flu!

Eagle, ID — When Heather and I returned from Utah, Heather was coming down with something. She ended up getting a major fever and a bad